- 833
(Walton, Izaak) — Arthur Duck
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description
- Vita Henrici Chichele, Archiepiscopi cantuariensis sub regibus Henric: V, et VI. Oxford, Joseph Barnes, 1617
- Ink, paper and cow
4to (7 1/8 x 5 1/4 in.; 180 x 130 mm). Errata leaf, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces; dampstaining on lower right corner. Contemporary English calf, gilt initials of Izaak Walton on panels, gilt tool on corners; title label renewed, uniformly rubbed, front cover detached, top of spine damaged.
Provenance
Izaak Walton (initials on binding) -- Bent Juel-Jensen (bookplate).
Literature
STC 7278; Jonquil Bevan, "Some books from Iza[a]k Walton’s library in The Library," 6th series, 2 (1980), pp. 259—263.
Catalogue Note
Izaak Walton's copy.
In his article, Jonquil Bevan does not mention the Duck but refers to a copy of Wadsworth's Copies of Certaine Letters, 1624, with Walton's signature on the title-page and the gilt initials on the binding.