The complete angler: . or, contemplative man's recreation. Being a discourse on rivers, fish-ponds, fish, and fishing. In two parts. The first written by Mr. Izaak Walton, the second by Charles Cotton, Esq. Illustrated with upwards of thirty copper-plate cuts [...] Engraved by Mr. Ryland. To which is now prefixed, the lives of the authors. And notes [...] By John Hawkins, [...].
Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683)
Category
Books
Date
1766
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3077624
Summary
Bibliographic description
lvi,xxii,303,[1];xlviii,iv,ii,iv,128,[8]p., [31] plates . 8vo.. Ms. inscription on front flyleaf: Lot 1506.. Provenance: Oval armorial bookplate on vellum; lettered in gilt: Joseph Haslewood (Franks 14038) [i.e.: Joseph Haslewood (1767-1833)]. Seal armorial bookplate; trimmed, gothic lettering: Charles Winn Nostell Priory. Franks 32246. [i.e.: Charles Winn (1795-1874)].. Binding: Green morocco; gilt ruled and rolled to form a border; panel stamp [possibly emboss?] on upper and lower boards: upper board: portrait of Izaac Walton in elaborate border; lower board: portrait of Charles Cotton in elaborate border; both plates signed: Bound by J. Gosden, 107 St. Martin's Lane; spine gilt tooled (tools of fish and de Worde device); lettered in gilt directly onto leather: 'The complete angler Gosden's illustrations.'.
Makers and roles
Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683) Charles Cotton (1630 - 1687) Sir John Hawkins (1719-1789)