The Complete Angler, or Contemplative Man’s Recreation

London: Samuel Bagster, 1815. The Second Bagster Edition, LARGE PAPER COPY. Illustrated with 50 engravings, including frontispiece portraits of Walton and Cotton, 8 full-page copperplate engravings by Audinet after Wale; 6 plates by George Greig after John Linnell, 2 plates of fishing tackle and music; numerous text engravings. 514, [20, index] pp. Printed by R. Watts, Broxbourne. Bound without advertisements. 1 vols. 8vo (9-1/8 x 5-5/8). Contemporary calf, early rebacking with angling motifs to spine. Some light spotting and foxing throughout, some offsetting from plates. Bookplate. Very good. The Second Bagster Edition, LARGE PAPER COPY. Illustrated with 50 engravings, including frontispiece portraits of Walton and Cotton, 8 full-page copperplate engravings by Audinet after Wale; 6 plates by George Greig after John Linnell, 2 plates of fishing tackle and music; numerous text engravings. 514, [20, index] pp. Printed by R. Watts, Broxbourne. Bound without advertisements. 1 vols. 8vo (9-1/8 x 5-5/8). An attractive large paper copy of the Second Bagster edition of Walton’s great angling pastoral. Coigney 21