The Lea and Dove Edition, being the 100th Edition of The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation: being a Discourse of Rivers, Fish-ponds, Fish, and Fishing. In Two Volumes.
Printed in the UK. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington. 1888. Edition de luxe. Leather over boards. Set of two volumes. Hardcover full leather (green morocco) over boards. Royal 4to. Pagination: volume I -- i-c, a-t, 118 pp; volume II -- 119-355 pp. Illustration: 54 b/w full-page photogravure plates with tissue guards (including portrait frontispieces) and about a 100 tipped-in, b/w wood engravings split between the two volumes. Part of a limited numbered deluxe print run of 250 copies, of which this copy is number 87. Signed by R. B. Marston (editor and publisher) on the edition page. Uniform binding. Six compartment spine with five raised ribs. Short title, authors, and volume number stamped in gilt in compartments two, three, and four respectively. Gilt monogram of the authors' initials stamped on the front and back boards. Gilt head. Deckled fore edge and foot. Gilt dentelle along the inside lip of the boards with a gilt double rule along the edges. Marbled endpapers. Two sewn-in green ribbon bookmarks. Paper label with bibliographical description in the top left of the front pastedown of volume I. Bookplate on the front pastedown of both volumes. Fore edge and foot have darkened. The text blocks of both volumes are slightly age toned with occasional foxing throughout. Generally they are clean, unmarked, and square with a strong binding. The boards and spines of both volumes are worn along the edges and crown/tail of the spine (rubbing off some of the gilt decoration), bumped and frayed in the corners, and rubbed with volume II showing more marks than volume I. Overall a charming set in good condition. Good. Item #67335
Price: $1,400.00