The compleat angler: . or, contemplative man's recreation. in two parts. Containing, I. A large and particular account of rivers, fish-ponds, fish, and fishing: written by [...] Mr. Isaac Walton. II. The best and fullest instructions how to angle for a trout [...] By Charles Cotton, [...] Carefully and correctly published, from the best editions, [...] By Moses Browne, [...].
Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683)
Category
Books
Date
1750
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3078155
Summary
Bibliographic description
xiv,[2],312,[8]p., [19] plates . ill..,music . 12mo.. Ms. inscriptions on front flyleaves: Lot 1503. 1st edition. A newspaper cutting advertising the printing of this title and dated in manuscript 1750-1 is pasted to the front flyleaf.. Provenance: Oval armorial bookplate on vellum; lettered in gilt Joseph Haslewood [i.e.: Joseph Haslewood (1767-1833)] [Franks 14038].. Binding: Green morocco; gilt and blind rolled and ruled to form a border; spine gilt tooled (fish and de Worde device tools); spine lettered in gilt directly onto leather: 'The complete angler by Browne'; the tools identify this as a binding by J. Gosden.
Makers and roles
Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683) Moses Browne (1704-1787) Charles Cotton (1630 - 1687)