The Complete Angler. Edited by John Major
by Walton, Izaak and Charles Cotton
London: D. Bogue, Fleet-Street and H. Wix, New Bridge-Street, 1844. The Sixth (titled 4th) Major Edition. With 12 steel-engraved plates and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. li, 418, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8voo. Contemporary full pebbled green morocco, boards with double gilt fillet border, dentelles gilt, t.e.g. St. Paul's School bookplate and blindstamp on title page; inner hinge... Read More
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The Complete Angler, or Contemplative Man's Recreation …
by Walton, Izaak
London: Printed for James Smith, 1822. First Smith edition. 15 engraved plates, with four extra-illustrations. Pp. [i]-lx, [1]-388. 1 vols. 8vo. Full polished calf gilt. Nicely rebacked to style. Very good plus (some very light foxing). First Smith edition. 15 engraved plates, with four extra-illustrations. Pp. [i]-lx, [1]-388. 1 vols. 8vo. Sometimes referred to as the Gosden edition.... Read More
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The Compleat Angler
by Walton, Izaac
Bedford Park Chiswick: The Caradoc Press, 1905. First Caradoc Press Edition, no. 68 of 350 copies on paper. Illustrated title-page, frontispiece portrait by H. Geo. Webb. Printed in red and black. 1 vols. Small 4to. Bound in full olive green morocco gilt with angling motifs on spine and boards, upper board with fine inset color portrait miniature of Walton,... Read More
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The Compleat Angler 1653-1967. A New Bibliography
by (Walton, Izaak) Horne, Bernard S.
Pittsburgh: The Pittsburgh Bibliophiles, 1970. First edition. One of 500 copies, noted in ink "Printer's Copy. Color frontispiece portrait of Walton, 28 figures. xx, 350, [1], pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition. One of 500 copies, noted in ink "Printer's Copy" Color frontispiece portrait of Walton, 28 figures. xx, 350,... Read More
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The Complete Angler, or the contemplative man’s recreation … edited by John Major
by Walton, Izaac, and Charles Cotton
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1866. First Little, Brown edition, one of 100 copies printed at the University Press: Welch, Bigelow & Co., Cambridge. Illustrated with 12 steel engraved plates (including facsimile of the 1653 title page), title leaf vignette and 74 wood engravings by Henry Marsh in text. Title page printed in red and black. xiv, 445 pp.... Read More
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The Complete Angler, or Contemplative Man's Recreation ... In Two Parts ... With The Lives of the Authors, and Notes Historical, Critical, and Explanatory. By Sir John Hawkins
by Walton, Izaac
London: John, Francis, and Charles Rivington, 1784. Fourth Hawkins edition. Engraved frontispiece, portrait of Cotton facing title to part II, 14 engraved plates (including music), and numerous engraved vignettes of fish in the text. Pp. lxxxii, 268; xxxiv, 111, [10, index]. 1 vols. 8vo. Nineteenth-century sprinkled calf, richly gilt spine with raised bands, green leather labels lettered in gilt,... Read More
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The Complete Angler …
by Walton, Izaac
London: John C. Nimmo 14, King William Street Strand, W.C., 1885. First Nimmo edition, Number 67 of only 120 copies for the English market. Extra-Illustrated with 50 steel plates, 6 original etchings, 2 portraits, 74 engravings on wood 10 handcolored engravings of flies. Printed by the Ballantyne Press. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Contemporary navy blue morocco, spines emblematically stamped... Read More
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The Complete Angler of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton
by Walton, Izaak
London: John Major, 1824. Second Major edition, large paper issue. Frontispiece, 14 engraved or etched copperplate on India proof paper, and 77 woodcuts in the text. [viii], 416pp. 1 vols. 8vo (7-3/4 x 4-3/4 inches). Bound in contemporary full green pebbled morocco, a.e.g., pink endpapers. Aboiut fine. Second Major edition, large paper issue. Frontispiece, 14 engraved or etched... Read More
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The Complete Angler; Or, Contemplative Man's Recreation. With the Lives of the Authors. By Sir John Hawkins
by Walton, Izaak
London: Printed for Samuel Bagster, in the Strand, 1808. Mercier and Chervet Octavo edition (imprint on half title verso and at foot of p. 512). Engraved half title present. Illustrated with 32 engravings by Audinet (15 plates, 17 small fish in text), 2 musical engravings, 2 woodcuts. 512 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Late nineteenth century tan polished calf. Early... Read More
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The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation
by Walton, Izaac
London: Printed by T. Maxey for Rich. Marriot, 1653. First edition. Engraved cartouche of fish on title, ten engraved vignettes of fish in text, two engraved pages of music. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Nineteenth-century dark green morocco, gilt, gilt spine with raised bands and citron morocco labels, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., by BEDFORD. Final leaf neatly repaired at outer margin,... Read More
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Rules and Regulations of The Walton and Cotton Club. Instituted 19th March 1817. Revised 8th April 1840
by (Waltoniana) [Pickering, William, Editor]
London: Privately Printed by [C. Whittingham, Printer] for [William Pickering], 1840. First edition, one of only 33 copies. Frontispiece, decorative borders printed in red, historiated initial letters, illustrated. [24] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Bound in full green morocco, some toning to spine, else fine. Bookplate of Arnold Wood, Walton bibliographer. First edition, one of only 33 copies. Frontispiece,... Read More
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Chefs-d'Oeuvre de L'Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1889
by Walton, William and others
Philadelphia: George Barrie, Publisher. Paris Barrie Frères, Rue Scribe 19, 1889. Edition de Luxe. This copy is printed for Mr. James C. Packer Sunbury, Pa. 75 [of 125] hors texte plates in color and monochrome; engravings throughout the text. 9 vols. Folio, 18 x 15 inches (approx.). Blue cloth spine and white blind-stamped paper over boards. Each livraison is... Read More
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The Army and Navy of the United States, from the Period of the Revolution to the Present Day
by Walton, William
Philadelphia: George Barrie's Sons, Publishers, 1895. First edition. Edition Deluxe #5 subscribed for by Henry L. Collins. With 44 hand-colored plates by W.S. Allen , J.O. Davidson, etc & mounted india-proof plates within text. Folio. Each part in cream linen backed blue printed boards, with each fascicle in grey printed wrappers. Fine. First edition. Edition Deluxe #5 subscribed... Read More
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Darien; or, The Merchant Prince. A Historical Romance
by Warburton, Eliot
London: Colburn and Co., Publishers 13, Marlborough Street, 1852. First edition. [iv], 319; [ii], 314; [ii], 304 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Bound in original quarter blue cloth and boards, paper labels, slightly chipped (vol. II with significant loss), uncut, endpapers renewed; very good. First edition. [iv], 319; [ii], 314; [ii], 304 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Historical novel based... Read More
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Hunting Songs, &c. By R.E.E. W-Esq
by Warburton, R. E. Egerton
Chester: Printed for J. Seacombe, 1834. First edition. Hand-colored lithographic frontispiece, title page vignette, 12 handcolored lithographic plates, Lith. Crane, Chester, and numerous hand-colored vignettes in text. 47 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original purple cloth. Slightly faded, nick at center of spine. Very good plus. Bookplate. In red half morocco and cloth slipcase and chemise. First edition. Hand-colored... Read More
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Letters from a late Eminent Prelate to One of his Friends
by [Warburton, William]
New York: Printed for E. Sargeant, 1809. First American edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary American speckled sheep, red morocco spine label. Some foxing to title-page, else a beautiful, near fine copy. First American edition. 1 vols. 8vo. These letters were addressed to Richard Hurd, Bishop of Worcester and were first printed by Hurd for the benefit of Worcester... Read More
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[Dutch Gap Canal and group of soldiers including an African American solider at the left holding a rope]
by (Civil War)
1865. Unmounted albumen half stereoview. 3-1/16 inches square. Unmounted albumen half stereoview. 3-1/16 inches square. Located on the James River in Chesterfield County, Virginia, the canal's 1864-65 construction was initiated by Union forces during the American Civil War to bypass a meander loop of the river around a peninsula known as Farrar's Island which was controlled by Confederate artillery.... Read More
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Tennessee Letters
by (Civil War)
N. P., 1863. 8 pages. 1 vols. 8vo. Single text gathering only. Tears along spine and corners, tear into text on first leaf without loss, some light wear, previously folded, else very good with a manuscript notation “File 4 (d)” in upper margin. 8 pages. 1 vols. 8vo. Very Rare. Contains the text of three letters by “Bob”... Read More
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Battle of Williamsburg. General Hancock's Charge May 5 1862. [Chromolithographic print]
by (Civil War)
Chicago: Kurz & Allison, 1893. 18 x 25 inches. Matted. 1 vols. Some chipping at margins, else fine. 18 x 25 inches. Matted. 1 vols.
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News by Telegraph
by (Civil War)
[Rockland, Maine: Rockland Gazette], 1862. Printed broadside in three columns. 13 x 9-1/4 in. Old folds, else fine. Printed broadside in three columns. 13 x 9-1/4 in. Broadside reporting events of the Civil War, including the surrender of Fort Macon, N.C., General Butler's advance on New Orleans, and an unfounded report on the fall of Wilmington (it would... Read More
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The New-York Times ... April 15, 1861 ... Fort Sumpter [sic] Fallen
by (Civil War)
New York, 1861. 8pp. Map of Fort Pickens and Pensacola on the front page. Folio. Disbound. Very good. 8pp. Map of Fort Pickens and Pensacola on the front page. Folio. This historic issue of the New York Times, published two days after the fall of Fort Sumter, details the bombardment and includes a printing of President Abraham Lincoln's... Read More
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Album of clipped signatures of Union and Confederate officers, Civil War songsheets and a few unmounted cdvs
by (Civil War)
Vp, 1865. Approx. 290 clipped signatures, approx. 48 songsheets (many illustrated and printed in colors) and approx. 10 photographs (cdvs removed from their mounts). Each autograph and photograph mounted recto and verso within the album, the songsheets generally tipped in. Oblong small folio (7-1/2 x 11 inches). Black leather, worn. Approx. 290 clipped signatures, approx. 48 songsheets (many... Read More
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The New-York Times ... April 10, 1865 ... Union Victory! Peace! Surrender of General Lee and His Whole Army
by (Civil War)
New York, 1865. 8pp. Small illustration of an American flag at the top left. Folio. Old folds, minor soiling and staining, else very good. 8pp. Small illustration of an American flag at the top left. Folio. An historic issue of the New York Times, published the day following Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox, including the correspondence between... Read More
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Battle of Wilson's Creek. Aug. 10 1861. [Chromolithographic print]
by (Civil War)
Chicago: Kurz & Allison, 1893. 18 x 25 inches. Matted. 1 vols. Some chipping at margins, else fine. 18 x 25 inches. Matted. 1 vols.
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The Voice of the Clergy ... Protest ... As an effort to sustain, on Bible principles the States in rebellion against the government, in the wicked attempt to establish by force of arms a tyranny under the name of a republic, whose 'corner stone' shall be the perpetual bondage of the African, it challenges their indignant reprobation .
by (Civil War)
Philadelphia, 1863. Broadside. Signed in print by Bishop Alonzo Potter and 105 clergymen. 18-3/4x12-1/2 inches. Linen-backed and mounted within a folio cloth binding. Provenance: General Theological Seminary (perforated stamp on the broadside, other markings in the vol.). Broadside. Signed in print by Bishop Alonzo Potter and 105 clergymen. 18-3/4x12-1/2 inches. In 1863, Bishop John Henry Hopkins of Vermont... Read More
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