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2 vols., 16mo (102 × 68 mm), pp. xii, 152; [ii], 149, [7] (adverts). Wood engraved frontispiece to each volume. Publishers’ blindstamped maroon cloth, spines attractively gilt, gilt edges, yellow endpapers. Spines sunned, bookplaates. A pretty copy.
The very scarce Tilt edition of the Compleat Angler, notable as the first with an American publisher’s name on the title. The frontispieces are by Ebenezer Randells, a pupil of Bewick.
Bibliotheca Piscatoria, pp. 229; Coigney 48.
£600.00
(equal to approx. US$950.09* or €742.03* for 22 May 2012)
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