Lot 33
- 33
Chetham, James
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- The Angler's Vade Mecum; or, A Compendious yet full Discourse of Angling discovering the aptest Methods and Ways, exactest Rules, properest Baits, and choicest Experiments for the catching of all manner of fresh water Fish. London: for Thomas Bassett, 1681
- Paper, ink, leather
Small 8vo (6 x 3 1/2 ins.;153 x 92 mm). Title ruled in black, historiated initial; trace of worming in upper margin of last few leaves. Contemporary sheep, nicely rebacked. Cloth chemise and slipcase.
Provenance
Henry A. Sherwin (angling bookplate)
Literature
Wing C-3788 (giving priority to this imprint); Westwood and Satchell pp. 59-60
Catalogue Note
FIRST EDITION, published anonymously. "Chetham's prefaces are in Diogenes' vein, curt and caustic; he escapes from the category of manual makers, and takes rank as one of the original writers on the sport" (Westwood). An unusually nice example.