A Bibliography of "The Complete Angler" of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, Being a Chronologically Arranged List of the Several Editions and Reprints, from the First Edition MDCLIII until the Year MCM

Arnold Wood

Verlag: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1900

Beschreibung

[vi], 204, [1] pp. + engraved frontispiece and title page; 4to, illustrated, half parchment, paper sides, gilt title on spine, gilt title with decoration stamped on upper cover (and blind stamped on the lower cover), edges untrimmed. Illustrated with 86 photo-engraved reproductions of title pages. Engraved frontispiece of Izaak Walton after the portrait by Jacob Huyman and signed in pencil by T. Johnson. Elaborate title page engraved by Edwin Davis French ("Here is ample text arranged on panels and cartouches which do not encroach in any way with the scroll decoration, but rather appear to float upon it, for it is nothing more nor less than conventionalized water; ripples and swirls sweep over the page, half obscuring the water plants, and from the midst two wonderful dolphins peer out upon the reader, and bear out the significance of the title" [Edwin Davis French: A Memorial - His Life, His Art, p. 29]). No. 96 of 120 copies finely printed by the De Vinne Press on Van Gelder handmade paper. A fine copy, the pages immaculate, with a few toned areas on the spine and slight toning on covers. Part of original slipcase present (broken, with front, rear, and lower panels) and which has kept the covers clean. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2239

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Bibliography of "The Complete Angler" of ...

Verlag: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1900

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers