Fine Books & Manuscripts, including The Ronald K. Siegel Collection
Thu, Jun 1, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 309
WALTON, Izaak (ca. 1593-1683). -- COTTON, Charles (1630-168...
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
WALTON, Izaak (ca. 1593-1683). -- COTTON, Charles (1630-1687). The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Man?s Recreation. Edited by Sir Harris Nicolas. London: William Pickering, 1836. FIRST NICOLAS EDITION, LARGE PAPER ISSUE of ?one of the best, possibly the very best of...[the 146 editions of The Compleat Angler published between 1836 and 1901] with engravings after Stothard, Inskipp and others? (Percy Muir, Victorian Illustrated Books, 1971, p. 21). Satchell also hails it as being ?one of the handsomest publications of modern times, an ornament to the Angler?s Library, unique of its kind, and perhaps destined to remain so?. RARE IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHER?S BOARDS. Coigney 44; Satchell, p. 14.
