(London: William Pickering, 1825).

FIRST EDITION IN THE "DIAMOND SERIES" AND THE SMALLEST COMPLETE PRINTING OF THE COMPLETE ANGLER EVER ATTEMPTED. THE COMPLETE ANGLER is a great sporting book, and one of the most treasured works in the English language. Walton's ANGLER has been described as "full of wisdom, kindly humour, and charity; it is one of the most delightful and care-dispelling books in the language." "More than most authors he lives in his writings, which are the pure expression of a kind, humorous and pious soul in love with nature, while the expression itself is unique for apparent simplicity which is really elaborately studied art" (DNB). Item #33761

First Edition Thus, "Diamond Series" and the SMALLEST COMPLETE PRINTING of The Complete Angler ever undertaken. Illustrated throughout with cuts within the text. 32mo, 8.4 x 4.5 cm., bound in contemporary decorated calf, the covers with fine art-deco designs in gilt and coloured calf, the spine panel fully gilt with raised bands and a black morocco lettering label gilt, marbled endleaves. xvi, 314, [4. notes and index] pp. A well preserved copy, the text-block in very good order, the volume sometime restored at the back using the original spine panel.