THE COMPLETE ANGLER; or Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish and Fishing.with the Lives of the Authors; and Notes, Historical, Critical and Explanatory. By Sir John Hawkins

2 volumes. First of the Edition, and the First Two Volume Edition. Tegg publishes the classic Hawkins edition of 1797. Two engraved portraits, vignette title pages, woodcuts in the text throughout. 16mo, 5 1/2" x 3 1/8", bound in full contemporary calf, the spines with triple gilt fillet rules separating the compartments, two compartments with dark green lettering labels gilt, central gilt devices to the remaining compartments. viii, 267; 284 pp. A pleasing copy of this rare printing, the bindings, text-blocks and hinges all in fine order, the volumes have been respined using the original dark green lettering labels.

Edizione: rare first two volume edition of one of the great books in english literature. first tegg edition. the complete angler is a great sporting book, and one of the most treasured works in the english language. walton's angler has been described as "full of wisdom, kindly humour, and charity; it is one of the most delightful and care-dispelling books in the language." "more than most authors he lives in his writings, which are the pure expression of a kind, humorous and pious soul in love with nature, while the expression itself is unique for apparent simplicity which is really elaborately studied art" (dnb).