Beschreibung:

Walton (Izaak & Charles Cotton). The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, edited and arranged by R. B. Marston... and containing a reprint of the Chronicle of the Compleat Angler, a bibliographical record of its various editions and imitations by T. Westwood and T. Satchell, 2 volumes, ‘The Lea and Dove [100th] edition’, London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1888, half-titles, photogravure frontispieces, 51 photogravure plates only (of 52, lacking plate 31 'On the "Sow," near Walton's House in Shallowford'), 3 maps, 94 wood-engraved vignettes, a little light spotting, bookplates of Sir Alexander Stone, top edge gilt, later dark green half morocco by Ramage, London, spines with raised bands, lettered in gilt with fishing emblems stamped in gilt to compartments (spines faded to brown), small monogram in gilt of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton's initials to upper covers, 4to, together with The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Mr Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert and Dr. Robert Sanderson by Izaak Walton. To which are added, the autographs of those eminent men, now first collected; an index and illustrative notes, London: John Major, 1825, engraved frontispiece, 10 engraved portraits and plates, a few on India paper, wood-engraved illustrations, occasional light offsetting, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, all edges gilt, later green full morocco by Riviere and Son, upper cover with piscatorial scene in gilt, spine with raised bands, lettered in one compartment, ruled in gilt to others (spine faded to brown), 8vo (Quantity: 3) Provenance for first work: Sir Alexander Stone (1907-1998), Scottish bibliophile (bookplate), second work W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate). First work limited edition 304/500, signed by the editor.