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191 - (Fishing) - OLIVER (Peter). A New Chronicle of the Compleat …
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(Fishing) - OLIVER (Peter). A New Chronicle of the Compleat Angler. New York & London, 1936 (Reprint, 2005). In-8, [1 f], XV pp, [2 ff], 302 pp, 32 plates, publisher’s cloth binding. A very detailed bibliographical description of the first edition and the 283 reprints of *The Compleat Angler* published between 1653 and 1935. Several indexes. - MANLEY (J.J.). Literature of Sea and River Fishing. London, W. Clowes, 1883 (Reprint, 2001). 8vo, [4 ff], 160 pp, publisher’s cloth. Petit Catalogue no. 963. This book had never been reprinted. - WOOD (Arnold). A Bibliography of “The Complete Angler” by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton. Being a chronologically arranged list of the various editions and reprints from the first edition MDCLIII until the year MCM. New York, 1900 (Reprint, 2002). In-8, [3 ff], 204 pp, [1 f] (errata), grey cloth. In 1653, Izaak Walton, known as ‘The Father of Angling’, published *The Complete Angler* (the French translation of which is *Le parfait pêcheur à la ligne ou la récréation de l’homme contemplatif*). This work was a great success and went through numerous editions. In 1676, Charles Cotton expanded it with a second part. This bibliography lists, describes and reproduces the title page of all known editions. Albert Petit’s catalogue of works on fishing includes several editions of *The Complete Angler*, including the extremely rare first edition, but not this bibliography, which is impossible to find. - PETIT (G. Albert). *Catalogue of the Fishing Library of Mr G. Albert Petit*. Paris, 1921 (Reprinted 1996). In-8, 296 pp, paperback. This collection of over 2,200 books was due to be sold at auction, but a collector acquired it prior to the sale and the catalogue was largely destroyed. It is virtually impossible to find and constitutes the most comprehensive French bibliography on the subject. Reprint produced in a small print run. - PERNOUD (Charles). Aquatic Insects and Artificial Flies 1496–2000. A bibliographical reference handbook. The author, 2001. In-8, paperback. 489 pp. A print run of 400 numbered copies (no. 348).
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About the sale In preparation – The Jean-Paul Delon Bookshop Collection, Part I (Bibliography – Scholarship – Bibliophilia)
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