The Complete Angler [And] the Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert, and Dr. Robert Sanderson [Finely Bound by Riviere & Son]

Walton, Izaak

Verlag: London John Major 1823, 1825, 1823

Beschreibung

1st John Major Editions. lx,411; xviii, 503pp. Octavo. Two volumes. Finely bound in full black morocco by Riviere & Son with discrete professional restoration to external hinges. Triple gilt fillet to boards. Double gilt fillets to edges of boards. Spine in 6 compartments; gilt titles in second compartment with remaining stamped elaborately in gilt. Date in gilt to foot of spine. Turn ins stamped elaborately in rulled and rolled gilt designs. Engraved bookplate of Augustine Healy to front pastedowns. Gift inscription on flyleaf of Angler. Some foxing, age-toning and offsetting from engravings internally, else tight with only light shelfwear to corners and edges of boards. A beautiful uniformly bound set of Walton's Angler and Lives, comprising the first John Major edition of each work. This is the large paper edition with numerous copper engravings on India paper and wood engravings throughout the text. Sumptiously bound in full black morocco by Riviere & Son, signed by the firm in both bindings. Walton's Compleat Angler is a classic of both Angling and English literature and his Lives a charming account of his subjects, some of whom were also friends. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 136043

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Complete Angler [And] the Lives of Dr. ...

Verlag: London John Major 1823, 1825

Erscheinungsdatum: 1823

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: fine