Izaak Walton' Lives, 1670 finely bound
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Author: Walton, Izaak
Title: The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert
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 RiviĆØre & 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. ESTCĀ R15317; Wing W671; Lowndes IV, 2829.
Author: Walton, Izaak
Title: The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert
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 RiviĆØre & 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. ESTCĀ R15317; Wing W671; Lowndes IV, 2829.
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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.
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Izaak Walton' Lives, 1670 finely bound
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