(Fine Bindings - Riviere & Son) The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert Author: Walton, Izaak Place Published: London Publisher: Printed by Tho. Newcomb for Richard Marriott Date Published: 1670 Description: [12], 88, 79, 140 [i.e. 140], 104 pp. Copper-engraved portrait frontispiece. (8vo) 17.7x10.5 cm (7x4"), finely bound by Rivière & Son (stamp-signed on front free endpaper) in red morocco, covers bordered with French fillet and sawtooth pattern, raised bands, spine stamped in gilt, gilt dentelle inners, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. First collected edition. Celebratory lives of Izaak Walton's favorite men. Walton's claim to fame is, of course, his Compleat Angler; he and Henry Wotton in fact often fished together. Bookplate of John William Pease, rear pastedown with vellum armorial bookplate of the second baron Wardington. ESTC R15317; Wing W671; Lowndes IV, 2829. Condition: Spine and front cover darkened and soiled, minor wear to joints; top margin trimmed close touching headlines, light browning and rare spotting (but affecting title and frontispiece); overall an attractive copy, near fine. Item#: 359438 Headline: Izaak Walton' Lives, 1670 finely bound
(Fine Bindings - Riviere & Son) The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert Author: Walton, Izaak Place Published: London Publisher: Printed by Tho. Newcomb for Richard Marriott Date Published: 1670 Description: [12], 88, 79, 140 [i.e. 140], 104 pp. Copper-engraved portrait frontispiece. (8vo) 17.7x10.5 cm (7x4"), finely bound by Rivière & Son (stamp-signed on front free endpaper) in red morocco, covers bordered with French fillet and sawtooth pattern, raised bands, spine stamped in gilt, gilt dentelle inners, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. First collected edition. Celebratory lives of Izaak Walton's favorite men. Walton's claim to fame is, of course, his Compleat Angler; he and Henry Wotton in fact often fished together. Bookplate of John William Pease, rear pastedown with vellum armorial bookplate of the second baron Wardington. ESTC R15317; Wing W671; Lowndes IV, 2829. Condition: Spine and front cover darkened and soiled, minor wear to joints; top margin trimmed close touching headlines, light browning and rare spotting (but affecting title and frontispiece); overall an attractive copy, near fine. Item#: 359438 Headline: Izaak Walton' Lives, 1670 finely bound
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