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WALTON, Izaak (1593-1683). -- THORPE, James (1876-1949), illustrator. The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation… London, New York, and Toronto: Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. [1911].
4to. (Closed tear to final leaf professionally repaired). 25 mounted color plates. Original full crushed brown morocco stamped and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut (spine sunned, discreetly rebacked preserving original spine). Provenance: early ownership gift inscription on limitation page.
FIRST THORPE EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 99 of 250 copies SIGNED BY THORPE. Coigney 250.