Dean Sage Copy
Der vollkommene Angler ... herausgegeben von Ephemera und übersetzt von I. Schumacher.
Hamburg: P. Salomon & Co, 1859.
First edition in German and first foreign language edition. 10 woodcut engravings. xii, 308 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Dean Sage Copy. Bound in contemporary half green morocco and marbled boards. Bookplate of Dean Sage (with 1942 Parke Bernet bill for lot 493 laid in). Some toning of spine, minor traces of wear. Fine Coigney 76; Horne 75; Oliver 74; Westwood & Satchell, p. 233; Litchfield, p. 41. Item #240236
A rare and notable edition of Walton’s classic, the first foreign language and the first German edition, in a translation by I. Schumacher from the 1853 London edition. Horne and Coigney both note the persistent rarity of this work.
With outstanding provenance: from the library of sportsman and collector Dean Sage.
Price: $15,000.00 Free International Delivery
