A. B. Austin — An Angler&Apos;S Anthology

London & New York, Country Life Limited, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A delightful anthology of verse and prosaic writings relating to fishing, illustrated with plates by Norman Wilkinson. With the writings of such authors as Dame Juliana Berners, Gervase Markham, Izaak Walton, Oliver Goldsmith, Eri Parker, R. L. Stevenson, Joseph Addison, John Buchan, Andrew Lang, William Scrope, Edmund Blunden, John Milton, Charles Kingsley, Leigh Hunt, John Webster, Michael Drayton, and countless others.Collected by A. B. Austin.Illustrated from drypoints by Norman Wilkinson.With a gift inscription, 'To Peter, with love + best wishes, from Joyce, 22nd July 1937&apos.An excellent first edition of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart; a little bumped to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Gift inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Norman Wilkinson. Very Good Indeed .