The compleat angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation : being a discourse of fish and fishing for the perusal of anglers / by Izaak Walton ; with Instructions, how to angle for a trout or grayling in a clear stream, by Charles Cotton ; and with an introduction by James Russell Lowell ; illustrated by Douglas W. Gorsline.
| Author/creator | Walton, Izaak |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Ltd. Editions Club, 1948. |
| Description | xlii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 33 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687. |
| Included Work | Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687 Instructions, how to angle for a trout or grayling in a clear stream. |
| Included Work | Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. |
| Included Work | Gorsline, Douglas W., 1913-1985, illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Limited Editions Club publisher. |
| Other author/creator | Aldus Printers printer. |
| Uniform title | Compleat angler |
| Portion of title | Contemplative man's recreation |
| General note | Issued in quarter pigskin and gray decorated paper over boards, the spine stamped and tooled in gold; in gray slipcase. |
| General note | Limited ed. of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator. |
| General note | Printed by the Aldus Printers. |
| General note | Issued in a slipcase. |