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[000075] Cooper, John R.. The Art of The Compleat Angler. Duke University Press 1968 Durham, NC, First Edition. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Green Cloth. Izaak Walton. Fine / Near Fine. critical study of "the political,social,religious,literary,and stylistic aspects of the Angler. 200 pp. Index. Bibliography. Book is Fine. Slight fading to dust jacket spine otherwise the DJ is Fine. Bruns C-164. $12.50

[001155] Martin, Stapleton. IZAAK WALTON AND HIS FRIENDS. ill. Full-page Plates. New York: E.P. Dutton, Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Vellum & Cloth. Izaak Walton. Good+ No date (1902?).Biography of Walton and short sketches of his friends. 19 plates. Gilt-lettered quarter vellum & green cloth. "This book is written chiefly with a view to bring out the spiritual side of Walton's character. I cannot find that anyone before me has attempted to do this. Walton was (to borrow a splendid phrase) a "God- intoxicated man" and to ignore this fact seems fatal to any right estimate of his character and life." Soiled spine with some spotting to top portion of front green cover. Slightly untrimmed on side-edge. Top edge gilt.Free endpaper with owner's name and address(Rev. Fr. G. C Shearer McKay, St. Luke's Rectory, 77 Brentwood Street, Waldens, Massachusetts. Linden 1944) in black felt ink, runs slightly through to opposite side. Otherwise interior is Very Good +. 263 pp. Index. Scarce. Bruns M-61. $65.00