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The Life of Isaac Walton; including Notices of His Contemporaries.
de [IZAAK WALTON]. ZOUCH, THOMAS:
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Half-title, engraved frontispiece, and 19 other plates, with imprint of Thomas Gosden, title with vignette, engraved text illus.; vi+93pp. 8vo (8.25 x 5.25in) orig. calf gilt, by THOMAS GOSDEN [1780-1843], worn, scuff on Walton's face, rebacked, retaining orig. spine, hinges strengthened, a.e.g., A well-printed biography of Walton in a scarce and interesting binding. The front cover has a central blind stamp with a portrait of Walton surrounded by decorations of fishing trophies, below the 'Anglers greeting' at foot 'Bound by T. Gosden St Martins Lane', the rear cover is similar but with a portrait of Charles Cotton. and below 'The Boathouse'. There is a similar binding of this work in the British Library : Davis 262. Gosden specialised in binding sporting books.
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- The Life of Isaac Walton; including Notices of His Contemporaries.
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- [IZAAK WALTON]. ZOUCH, THOMAS:
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- Septimus Prowett, 1823. walton cotton angling angler fishing hawkins river gosden
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
