Author:
WALTON Izaak & COTTON Charles
Title:
The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Mans Recreation
Price:
£3500.00
Year:
1815
Summary:
2 volumes in 10 mixed editions of the 1815 Bagster and 1824 2nd Major edition. Also including small section from The Sporting Magazine, 4 pages the angler's poem, 14 pages mounted two to the page of Thomas Gosdens sporting buttons. The first 5 volume have an engraved title with Walton cartouche and volume number. The plates of various subjects including portraits views etc many of angling , sporting, fish and river related. Including 8 coloured engraved prints of various fish with a river, angling background with printed titles no imprint 4 comical angling watercolours circa 1820 in the style of Robert Frankland. 8 coloured lithographs drawn on stone by J Hitchens of angling resorts round London published by W.J Huggins marine publishers 105 Leadernhall Street, 7 in similar style by C. Bigot no imprint other than the address "3 Ball Alley Lombard St". A four-page strip panorama 2 strips to the page showing hunting shooting and angling scenes with fine contemporary colouring. Many coloured views of river scenes where an angler or anglers have been neatly added to the scene. Includes sporting engravings by Barlow Howlett Seymour Alken etc. Bound in a circa 1860s in a full red morroco by Eedy Binder 257 Tavistock St, some darkening to spine with light rubbing to edges. Tipped onto verso of the FEP of Vol 1 a hand written note describing the set and stating, from the library of Frederic Ouvry. Ouvry's Library was sold by Sotheby's in 1882 The Walton being lot 1460 described as very tastefully and extensively illustrated with rare portraits, views, plates of fish birds, insects, fishing and sporting subjects etc. Bound in a circa 1860s in a full red morroco by Eedy Binder 257 Tavistock St, some darkening to spine with light rubbing to edges. Tipped onto verso of the FEP of Vol 1 a hand written note describing the set and stating, from the library of Frederic Ouvry. Ouvry's Library was sold by Sotheby's in 1882 The Walton being lot 1460 described as very tastefully and extensively illustrated with rare portraits, views, plates of fish birds, insects, fishing and sporting subjects etc Vol 1-105 plates Vol 2- 132 Vol 3 129 plates Vol 4 152 plates Vol 5 136 plates Vol 6 123 plates Vol 7 131 plates Vol 8 116 plates Vol 9 130 plates Vol 10 154 plates
Ref:
20196
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