Author:
WALTON Izaak
Title:
The Compleat Angler
Price:
£520.00
Year:
nd Circa 1909
Edition:
1st Asprey Publication
Publisher:
Asprey & Co Ltd
Summary:
(1 to 6) 9 ? 344, All edges gilt illustrations a facsimile of the title page of the 1st edition 17 woodcuts of 18 species of fish and a salmon fly in the text. In the appendix 3 pages ie natural flies' artificial flies and fly making. At the foot of page 335 imprint Printed By Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd at foot page 344 Printed By Cassell & Company Limited. Bound in a dark brown pebbled calf the boards with ornate gilt corner pieces within double ruled borders, the spine in 5 compartments with gilt title, 4 leaf centerpieces within decorative borders to remaining compartments. With inner gilt rolled tooling to the boards within double ruled borders. The head of the spine chipped light surface rubbing to spine edges. A A reprint of the 19th Cassell edition as Coigny 245. The Asprey edition NOT SEEN BY COIGNEY. Horne notes a copy examined at Virginia State Library in a different re backed binding lacking the original spine. Coigny visited Asprey's and no information 0n the book was available. Coigny 246 Horne 238
Ref:
23455
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