£1,375
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs | 659
Auction: 22 September 2021 at 11:00 BST
The Complete Angler. London: H. Kent, 1701, 12mo, engraved plates, several crudely coloured, green calf gilt; The Complete Angler. London, 1760. First Hawkins edition, 8vo, 2 copies, engraved plates, contemporary calf, some spotting, one copy rubbed, the other rebacked, corners worn; The Complete Angler... John Hawkins... second edition. 1776. 8vo, engraved plates, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners repaired, some offsetting & spotting; The Complete Angler... John Hawkins... third edition. 1775. 8vo, 2 copies engraved plates, contemporary calf, one rebacked retaining spine, head of title repaired, a little dampstaining; the other lacking 4 plates and one leaf; The Complete Angler... John Hawkins... fourth edition. 1784, 12mo, engraved plates, contemporary calf, spotting, rubbed; The Complete Angler... Sir John Hawkins... fourth edition. 1784, engraved plates, Sir John Hawkins' copy, inscribed by C.S. Hawkins, 19th century calf, plates, some spotting; The Complete Angler.. John Hawkins... sixth edition. 1797, 12mo, half-title, contemporary calf, rebacked; another copy. 1797. 12mo, tree calf by C. Kaltoeber with his ticket, joints splitting; another copy, 1797,12mo, modern quarter calf; The Compleat Angler. 1824, small 8vo, red cloth; The Compleat Angler. [S. Bagster, 1810], 3 copies,12mo, engraving on title, 2 in contemporary calf, one rubbed; one copy uncut with original buff card covers bound in, modern dark green calf, gilt; and 8 others; sold not subject to return (22)