The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton / Arthur Rackham (Illust.) - 2000

Waltham Abbey, Essex, U.K.: Promotional Reprint Co. Ltd., 1992. Book. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Color illus. laminated boards. Very slight binding lean, short gift inscription on front flyleaf, otherwise as issued. 224 pp., illus. by Rackham w/ (12) full page color plates, additional b&w illus. in text. Color illus. dust jacket shows light shelf wear, now in mylar..

Philadelphia: David McKay. Very Good- with no dust jacket. c. 1931. Hardcover. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration; top edge gilt. 12 color plates by Rackham. Wear and tiny tears at edges of spine. Slight age-toning of pages. ; 224 pages .

David McKay. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1931. Hardcover. Publisher's gilt-titled cloth, TEG, pictorial endpages. Intro dated 1931; cp undated. Slight edgewear, corners gently bumped, pages lightly toned. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar has interior clear tape repairs to some tears, chipping, rubbing, soil, edge tears. 12 color plates include tissued frontis. ; quarto; 223,[1] pages .

London: George C. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1931. Hardcover. Good. RACKHAM, Arthur. 223 p. 26 cm. Frontispiece and 11 other colour plates. B&w line drawings. Illustrated endpapers. Grey cloth with gold print. Small label on front pastedown. Corners bumped, spine faded, pencil marks and small scuff on rear. Ink signature on half title. Some foxing, mainly to first pages. First published in 1653 by London publisher Richard Marriot, The Compleat Angler is here illustrated by Arthur Rackham, perhaps the greatest illustrator of the 'Golden Age' of British book illustration.

Philadelphia: David McKay Co, 1931. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Quarto, 12 color plates illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Near fine in a good or better dust jacket with several chips and tears.

1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good . In Good Dustwrapper. Large 8vo. - First Rackham Trade Edition - Gilt decorated board covers lightly faded, tanned and marked - Spine tanned and faded w/ ends crushed - Corners bumped and crushed - Gilt top edged text block faded w/ fore-edge and bottom edge toned and foxed - Endpapers unevenly toned w/ previous owner's name in pen to top corner front free endpaper - Margins lightly toned - Dustwrapper worn and tanned w/ edges rubbed and creased - Numerous tears and small sections missing to edges, corners and spine ends - Spine chipped and tanned - Book ow/ solid, clean and tight - 224 pages

London: George G Harrap, 1931. Fine Binding. Fine. 10" by 8". Arthur Rackham. A finely bound copy of Arthur Rackham's 'The Compleat Angler'. With a frontispiece, and eleven plates by Arthur Rackham. Collated, complete. During the "Golden Age" of British book illustration Rackham was one of its leading artists. Many of the works he illustrated were published in a De Luxe limited edition in addition to a smaller trade edition. This is a trade edition of Rackham's work, which has been beautifully rebound. Stylistically, Rackham"s illustrations reflected pen and India ink drawings. He used expressive line paired with a subtle use of watercolour to create his beautiful images.'The Compleat Angler' is Izaak Walton's best known work. It was edited and expanded by Walton for over a quarter of a century. The work is a celebration of fishing through prose and verse.The second part of this work is written by Walton's friend and fellow angler, Charles Cotton.With the original cloth from the… Read More