WALTON, Izaak.

THE COMPLEAT ANGLER; or, The Contemplative Man’s Recreation, Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing, not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers

Cambridge, (MA): Riverside Press for Houghton Mifflin Co., 1909. “Reissue of the first edition of 1653 carefully reproduced with the typographical errors” (Coigney), 1/440 copies (this #154), designed by Bruce Rogers. 16mo (6 3/8 x 4 ¼ inches). (18), 263, (2, music), 266-302, (2, imprint and limitation statement) pp. Six engravings of fish, two pages of music, piscatorial tailpiece at end of text. Coigney 248. Original textured brown boards, printed paper spine label. Foxing to the outer margin of one leaf, but a very good copy, without the publisher’s slipcase. Item #67845

Price: $175.00