WALTON IzaakMareMagnum
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8vo., Second Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, decorative and printed titles, printed title-vignette, facsimile of title of first edition, 3 engraved plates of flies, and 39 woodcut illustrations (including 19 of fish and 6 of tackle) in the text, some very light dust-soiling; original mid-green cloth elaborately blocked in blind, green top, yellow endpapers, neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, new paper label on backstrip, an attractive copy in sympathetically restored publisher's binding. Fitzgibbon's charming edition was first published in the previous year in Ingram's 'Illustrated Library'. It includes a biographical sketch of Walton condensed from Hawkins' edition of 1797. Westwood & Satchell term this 'a pretty and useful edition'. Westwood & Satchell, p.232.
8vo., Second Edition thus, with a portrait frontispiece, decorative and printed titles, printed title-vignette, facsimile of title of first edition, 3 engraved plates of flies, and 39 woodcut illustrations (including 19 of fish and 3 of tackle and 3 of flies) in the text; strongly bound in contemporary full calf, sides with double frame border in blind, neatly rebacked in calf to style, back with brown leather label lettered in gilt, marbled edges, doublures tooled in blind, marbled endpapers, corners mildly rubbed, a very good, clean copy. Fitzgibbon's charming edition was first published in the previous year in Ingram's 'Illustrated Library'. It includes a biographical sketch of Walton condensed from Hawkins' edition of 1797. Westwood & Satchell term this 'a pretty and useful edition'. Westwood & Satchell, p. 232.
8vo., Third Edition thus, with frontispiece, title-vignette, 3 plates and illustrations in the text; pale green cloth, boards and backstrip elaborately blocked in blind, backstrip lettered in gilt, primrose endpapers, expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a bright, clean, crisp copy. Includes Fitzgibbon's 'Advertisment' and the sketch of Walton's life. Coigney 75; Oliver 72; Westwood & Satchell p.233.
8vo., First Major Edition, with copper-engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved title-vignette, 13 fine copper-engraved plates (including 2 of music scores) and 77 woodcut illustrations and decorations in the text, some light offsetting from frontispiece to title, some very light and inoffensive spotting to some margins, neat later nineteenth century inscription on blank preliminary; most attractively bound in mid-nineteenth full speckled brown calf, boards with decorative gilt frame border, back with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second compartment with black leather label framed and lettered in gilt, all other compartments elaborately ruled and tooled in gilt, marbled edges, gilt doublures, marbled endpapers, joints lightly rubbed, short splits in joints at head and tail (but binding wholly sound), an attractive copy of a perennial classic in period binding. The first Major edition is based on the fifth edition of 1676, the last published during Walton's lifetime, and printed by Nicol at the Shakespeare Press. Major's typically extensive notes occupy pp.395-406. The plates are engraved by Cook and Pye from the old drawings by Wale which had been 'greatly heightened in the effect, by the pencil of Mr. Frederick Nash' (W&S). Coigny 23; Oliver 23; Slater p.28; Westwood & Satchell p.225.
2 vols. in 1., 16mo., Second Tegg Edition, with an engraved frontispiece [of 2], 2 engraved title-vignettes, and 30 woodcut illustrations (the majority of fish) in the text, endpapers lightly age-stained; strongly bound in nineteenth-century full speckled calf, sides with gilt frame border, very neatly rebacked in calf to style, back with four raised bands, second compartment with red leather label ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments ruled in gilt, a very good, bright, crisp copy. WITH THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGRAVED ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE OF RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN [NOT THE PLAYWRIGHT] ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. Includes the lives of the authors. A reprint of the 1797 Hawkins edition with neat woodcuts designed by W. Harvey and engraved by Williams and Thompson. Tragically, this copy wants the engraved frontispiece to Part I. Coigney 22; Horne 33, Westwood & Satchell p.226.
pp. lxii, 316 (1). Illustrated with wash drawings and engravings. Partially unopened. Folio. Designed by George Macy; printed by Aldus Printers; set in , the design by Bruce Rogers on the Janson type face; on Worthy Special Paper. Bound by Russell-Rutter Co. in decorated blue paper boards, backed in ivory calf gold. The spine slightly rubbed. Heavy slipcase, sunned and cracked at edges. Number 794 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist. A nice copy of this wonderfully entertaining English classic. It would make a great gift for any fisherman. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W38
8vo., with coloured frontispiece, title-vignette, 11 coloured plates, monochrome illustrations in the text and pictorial endpapers on green stock; green cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, green top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. High quality facsimile reissue of the original edition of 1931.
8vo., with very numerous illustrations in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With personal bookplate on front free endpaper. Good quality facsimile reissue of the well-known 1897 edition in which New's delightful illustrations are complemented by Le Gallienne's extensive introduction and biographies. Westwood & Satchell (Supp) p.256 (recording the 1897 edition).
Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1982, in-16, br. edit., pp. 379, [1].
224 p. + 12 Illustrations by Arthur Rackham in color. 4to. Original green full cloth binding, that should be restored or replaced. End papers illustrated. Top edge gold. XLib. Coigney 314. First Ameri can edition with these plates. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUN2C
8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured illustrations in the text; decorative boards, a very good, bright, clean copy in publisher's board slip-case, the latter lightly age-worn at extremities.
4to (285 x 230 mm), xvi, 167pp., edition de Luxe limited to 250 copies signed by the artist, and numbered, of which this is no. 218, 25 coloured tipped-in plates with printed tissue guards, endpapers a little spotted, neat former owner's bookplate to front paste-down, orig. publishers full vellum, lettered and decorated in gilt, lacks ribbon ties, uncut, t.e.g. a nice copy.
50 pages. Reproductions of many black and white photos. Diagrams. Map. "Prepared to meet an ever-increasing demand from people in all parts of Canada and the United States, as well as abroad, for non-technical information on this major B.C. industry." - Foreword. Topics include: history, varieties of Pacific salmon, spawning migration, methods of catching, canning, government inspection of canned salmon, salting, smoked salmon, science in the fisheries, the value of fish in the human diet, comparison of the composition and food value of salmon compared to other foods. Author was Provincial Assistant Commissioner of Fisheries. Printed upon glossy stock. Minor pen mark atop map on page 35, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding tight. A sound vintage copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean crisp tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked, torn or creased, with slight indent to front. 128pp. Fishing with light tackle offers to the angler an enormous amount of variety and is unlike other forms of angling. This book takes the reader through all types of fishing from single-headed baitcasters to carp rods. It covers outfits used, types of fish, current strength, tackle weights, reels, legering, beachcasters and much more practical information. Illustrated.
8vo., First Edition thus, with very numerous photographs, illustrations, diagrams and plans in the text, and decorative endpapers; original pictorial green cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 795 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST (THIS COPY NO.128). First published in 1983.
28 pages. Features: Betty Lee - "How I kicked the movie habit"; The Homesteaders - they opened up the west (photo-illustrated pioneer anecdotes); Nice one-page colour-photo ad for the 1977 Ford Pickup Trucks features red and white model in manly fishing locale; The Bank of Beaux Arts - Since 1972 it's been given $1 million/year to purchase contemporary Canadian art and rent it to other government departments; Rewards of a Word Dealer - Novelist R. Lance Hill; Bedtime snack recipes. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Features: The Moonlighters - who they are and what they do, and why they need the money; Facts for Fatties - and for thinnies who don't want to become Fatties; The Now Dictionary - new cool words; The ten best fishing lures and why they work so well - Rapala, Arbo-Gaster, Johnson's Silver Minnow, The Mepps, Williams Whitefish, Eppinger Daredevle,Arbogast Jitterbug, Canadian Wiggler, Panther Martin, Jig-Fly; The Manhunt Ends - Part 2 of a 3 part story of the murder of Gerry MacDonald and Ken Vallee on the Almonte Road not far from Ottawa; The fastest brush in the East - Montreal's Claude Langevin can finish three paintings in a day; Maggie Grant; Doug Wright's Family. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Centerfold held by one staple else a sound copy. Book
Features: Dief - Hail and farewell; Colour full-page ad for the Chevy Vega; The artistry and derring-do of Paul Kane - he went west in 1845 'with no companions but my portfolio and a box of paints'; Maggie Grant; Look East - Gorgeous photos of Samantha Jones in Asian garb; How to be a fishing hero to your family - especially if you don't know much about it and don't want to spend a bundle; Unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece (original tissue guard present), a plate (original tissue guard present) and numerous illustrations (many full-page) in the text, free endpapers lightly browned; original green cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, upper hinge cracked (but binding entirely sound) else a very good, bright, clean copy. With 10pp of trade advertisements (many illustrated) at end. The frontispiece and plate are by A W Cooper. Very scarce. Hampton, p.211.
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece depicting flies, and 4 plates in monochrome, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; green cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. Scarce, especially in this condition.
8vo., Second Edition, on laid paper, with coloured lithographed frontispiece (original tissue guard present; the guard offset as intended), 8 plates in monochrome and 17 illustrations in the text, half-title and blank preliminaries very lightly spotted; original coarse-grain red cloth, sides ruled in gilt, back lettered in gilt and blocked with a pike motif, gilt top, bevelled boards, uncut, black endpapers, a remarkably well-preserved bright, clean, crisp copy in wholly unrestored contemporary themed binding. With 2pp of publisher's advertisements at end and contemporary binder's ticket of Burn & Co on rear paste-down. Lovely copy of the second edition of this angling classic, first published in 1865. AN UNUSUAL COPY IN THAT THE FRONTISPIECE IS COLOURED, WHEREAS HAMPTON STATES MONOCHROME. A third and final edition followed in 1876. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Hampton, p.222; Westwood & Satchell, pp.168-9.
First edition, xii, 140pp., 6 coloured plates, illustrs., in the text, orig. cloth, d.w. a nice copy.
Roy. 4to., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece, 3 fine coloured plates in collotype, 8 plates in monochrome and numerous illustrations in the text, small neat inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, covers lightly faded else a bright, clean copy. Accessible edition of the fishing classic first published as a signed and limited edition of 195 copies in 1931. Contributors include Skues, Van Dyke, Radcliife, Ransome, Calderwood, Plunket Greene, Griswold and others. Sheringham was fishing editor of 'The Field' magazine; Moore provides a chapter on chub on the fly.
4 works in 1 vol., 8vo., Seventh Edition, the four divisions separately titled and paginated, with a frontispiece, 23 plates and over 320 illustrations and diagrams in the text; original plum cloth, upper board with blind frame border enclosing title and author lettered in gilt, gilt back, backstrip lightly sunned (but all lettering wholly legible) else a very good, bright, clean copy. With trade advertisements throughout. The work comprises Division I: Angling for Coarse Fish. Fifth Edition, revised Courtney Williams; Division II: Angling for Pike. Tenth Edition, revised Courtney Williams; Division III: Angling for Game Fish. Seventh Edition, revised Courtney Williams; Division IV: Angling in Salt Water. Sixth Edition, revised Arthur Bell. A very nice copy of 'the most widely read work on angling in the world' (Publisher's Note). Hampton p.75.
8vo., with frontispiece and very numerous woodcut illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; original green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers, hinges tender (but binding entirely sound), a very good, bright, clean copy. With advertisement at front and 20pp catalogue at rear. 'A very complete book on late-nineteenth century angling methods (Hampton)'. Contains sections on Coarse Fish, Pike, Game Fish and Salt Water. Sound copy of a substantially enlarged nineteenth-century angling classic first published in 1888. Hampton, p.74.
