(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Fishing, Meditation, Philosophy, Religion).

The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton.
Published 1898, Boston by Little, Brown and Company.
465 pages. Text in English. Engraved frontispiece protected by original tissue guard, in-text wood engravings throughout.

Publisher's cloth binding, gilt title lettering, gilt spine & cover decorations, deckled edges.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.

Binding age worn, spine ends chipped with small fraying, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.

Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally.

Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 8" H x 5 1/4" W.

[B8711].