THE COMPLETE ANGLER by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton and WALTON'S LIVES by Izaak Walton

Two separate volumes dated 1824 and 1825.

1824 THE COMPLETE ANGLER BY WALTON AND COTTON, extensively embellished with engravings on copper and wood, to which are added AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY; THE LINNAEAN ARRANGEMENT OF THE VARIOUS RIVER FISH DELINEATED IN THE WORK AND ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES. Second edition published by JOHN MAJOR, FLEET STREET. 416pp, good tight binding, aeg. Green leather boards with ornate gilt decor to front and rear. Original spine relaid, raised bands with gilt titles and date. Externally rubbed and bumped  to corners. Internally some light spotting and foxing. Claret ffep lightly soiled, gilt runner trim to reverse edge of boards. Frontispiece of Izaak Walton.

1825 THE LIVES OF DR JOHN DONNE, SIR HENRY WOTTON, MR RICHARD HOOKER, MR GEORGE HERBERT AND DR ROBERT SANDERSON To which are added THE AUTOGRAPHS OF THOSE EMINENT MEN, now first collected ; AN INDEX AND ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES. Published by JOHN MAJOR, FLEET STREET. 503 pp, good tight binding, aeg. Green leather boards with ornate gilt decor to front and rear. Original spine relaid, raised bands with gilt titles and date. Externally rubbed and bumped to corners. Internally some light spotting and foxing. Claret ffep lightly soiled, gilt runner trim to reverse edges of boards. Frontispiece of Walton and the autographs.