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Sale 467: Rare Books & Manuscripts (#467) 11/17/2011 11:00 AM PST Closed
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Lot #6 The Complete Angler...

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$187.50

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Heading:

(Angling)

Title:

The Complete Angler...

Author:

Walton, Izaak & Charles Cotton

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

John Major

Date Published:

1824

Description:

lviii, 416 pp. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece, other plates, vignettes in text. (8vo) 18.7x12 cm. (7½x4¾"), later tan calf, spine gilt red leather label. Second John Major Edition, Large Paper Issue.

Large paper issue with plates in a proof state on India paper, mounted. Westwood and Satchell, p. 225.

Condition:

Front board detached, spine chipped and partially detached; an occasional spot of foxing; internally very good.

Item#:

220749

Headline:

The Complete Angler 1824 Large Paper Edition
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