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author:
SAMUEL, William,
title:
THE ARTE OF ANGLING.
year:
New.
description:
Full facsimile of the original work of 1577; a complete version in modernised text, and various articles on the work by Ron Coleby and other eminent bibliophiles. Nicely bound in bonded leather, top edges gilt, silk marker and housed in a cloth slip-case. This is a most fascinating edition of the rarest angling work - only one copy is known to exist. It is the work which Isaac Walton cribbed/plagiarised to write his "Complete Angler" in 1653. This is an essential volume for all angling collections. This edition is limited to 950 copies.
price:
£70.00
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7 January 2009