The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish and Fishing...and Instructions How to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream, by Charles Cotton
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- London: Pickering, 1836
London: Pickering, 1836. hardcover. With Original memoirs and Notes by Sir Harris Nicolas. 2 volumes with rubricated titles. Beautifully illustrated with 61 engraved plates by various artists. [16], ccxii, [2], 129; [2], 131-436, [32]pp index, printed on thick paper. Small thick 4to,, handsomely bound in 3/4 green morocco, decoratively gilt spines, all edges gilt. London: William Pickering, 1836. Fine.
Considered to be one of the most beautiful editions of this classic title. The plates are engraved after works by Stothard, Inskipp, Sykes and many other prominent artists chosen by Pickering. "It has been the occasion for much extravagant admiration. The author of the Grollier Club check-list is moved to the extent that 'no finer edition of the Complete Angler will ever be published.' the illustrations have been admired and frequently copied." --Oliver 41; HBS 12305.
Considered to be one of the most beautiful editions of this classic title. The plates are engraved after works by Stothard, Inskipp, Sykes and many other prominent artists chosen by Pickering. "It has been the occasion for much extravagant admiration. The author of the Grollier Club check-list is moved to the extent that 'no finer edition of the Complete Angler will ever be published.' the illustrations have been admired and frequently copied." --Oliver 41; HBS 12305.