Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 31st December 1888, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1819

SOME PRESS OPINIONS ON- THE HUNDREDTH EDITION OF THE COMPLEAt ANGLER . Edited by R . B . MARSTON . STRICTLY LTMITEbOKDITION" DB LUXE . ' 2 vols . royal 4 to . bound in Ml morocdo , £ l () . 10 s . DEMY QtfAETO EDITIONV 2 vols " . bound in half-morocco , £ 5 . os . * The noblest gift-book ' that has issued for many years . '—ST . JAMES'S GAZETTE , but * that Never the has book Walton will been be attractive more honoured . It will , . be •' . Amon one of g the collectors forms , therefore in which , the there work is no of question Walton will be most coveted . '—STANDARD . ..-..,. . - * 'These sumptuous volumes . ^ -SPECTATOR . ... ' A truly magnificent edition . '—FIELD . - - . ' This noble edition . ' -DAILY NEWS . most * So desirable well graced edition a book of Walton will be that in great has ^ ever deman been d among offered book to the collectors public , ' - and SCOTSMAN anglers . . It is the * But the book which claims our bept attention is the third upon our list , Mr . Marston ' s edition of " The Corapleat Angler have a . fault " . . . We grievous had almost , which said , alas these ! cannot volumes he amended art without There are a thousands fault ; but pon we thousands must correct of an ourselves glers to — wbotn they tbe edition possessi is limited on of such ! Let sumptuous us hope volumes that the would copies be will a lifelon fall g into joy ; such but for hands most only of the as m Izaak the w Walton oiifc is Would too costly have , and himself the I approved are fortunate . They enough are " to a dish place of these meat volumes too good 'upon for any their but shelves anglers " wil or honest prove both men . , " " t and - ^ SATURDAY ! We can only R hope EVIEW that . those wtio ¦ ¦ i Low ssued ' & The nearly Co ., sumptuous is two not hund merely red and the and finest magnificent fifty tribute years ago yet , edition but paid it to is the of in wide . " itsel The f and Comp a lasting treasure leat Angler popularity Of , ' ? printing , just of issued Izaak , binding by Walton the , house ' s book and of , illustra oris Sampson riually - known tion . master To the of reverent the gentle and art loving , this care new issue of Mr , henceforth . R . B . Mareton to be , one known of the as partners the " Lea in and the Dove publishing " edition nouse , is due , and . . a . . well Mr - . Harston standing ' s c introductory redit to all con notes cern , ed while in their full producti of valuable on . ' — information THE WORLD , are most , pleasant reading , and the two volumes axe a MBMMMMMMMMMMMrf - j , issuing * We under live in this an age title of from " editions the contemporary de iuxe , " and so press bewildering that it might nowadays seem is a the task succession of insuperable of costly difficulty and elegant to assign volumes , the prize the various for supreme competitors beauty , to our any award one of Mroxild them go . with If , however little hesitation , we were bound in favour to plrdnounce of the two a judgment splendid , erf Paris volumes as between ju-t published by Messrs . Sampson Bow < k Co ., in honour of a name dear alike to tbe lovers of the ' contemplative man ' s nineteenth Angler recreation " is and a century work to the by might student which well of the our consent older English literature to printing be represented . The industry " Lei and before and Dove publishing the Edition severest " ( th enterprise e 100 aesthetic th ) of * ' of The tri the bunal Compleat later of urtistic posterity excelle . For nce clear of illustration -cut beauty , it ot ! is typography a veritable , for triumph sober of richness tbe arts of which biuding have and co-operated decoration in , its for production lavish wealth . ... and No | among more magni us who ficent know tribute and appreciate has ever bee the n paid 4 < taste to " the of name good literature and fame will of an grudge English old Izaak classi THE c these than DAILY almost this , a royal TELEGRAPH nd there honour are * . ' . ! 4 Mr . B . B . Mar s ton , who edits the hundred ' i th editio n of " The Compleat Angler , " and whose . firm publish , the two handsome volumes in which it is contained , is in some most important particulars well qualified for his task . ' connects ' Mr . Marston them especially ' g volumes with in no the way scenery clash of with the Lea Mr . and Major D ' ove s or , he Mr has . Pickering in the matter ' s ; indeed of llluertration , as indicated broken by the new title ground which . j ? Tbe aim of Major and Pickering was to illustrate the incidents of the ' Compleat Angler , " -with more or less well-imag-incl and ifenre aome scen idea es irom of the the value pencil which of the hiB most fifty- prominent four photogravures artists of the of river day . scenery Mr . Marston will have goes a straight century to or nature two hence and the may sun be } the obtained woods by , the reflectin huts , the g how cotta gratifying ges , and it the would fishermen he to , us taken now when could Izaak we behold Walton similar spent repre long sentations days -by the of those riverside rural scenes in the , | time of Oliver Cromwell . ' ' ¦ . « ¦' . • • • • • • • • • acc every us ' tomed It Instance will to be the his seen views startling that aie Mr effects t aken . Emerson on of ligh dull lays t days and great , shade and stress their obtained soft on his and by ruder photographs delicate photographers tone not , if i being n some , grows touched cases upon 16 up at one by first the hand disappoints more . In they almost eyes are the looked maj at ori . ty Possibly of readers M , . but Banka we rt are ' s views not sure of the that Dove in future and Wye this , edition where tbe will scenery not be chiefly Sa grander sought , may for be the more great popular merit of with the , sober and simple scenes selected by Mr . Emerson on the banks of the Lea . predecessor 'All the worl the d will pronounce list of editions " that contained this magnificent in the ** Chronicle publication © r tiie Compleat is second Angler" in interest the late Thouiaa to no westwcod , so appositely reprinted at the end of the second volume . '—PALL MALLjGAZETTE . , _ , : , ( London : SAMPSQtf LOW , MARION , SEARLE & BIVINGTON , Limited , St . Dunstan ' s House , Fetter Lane , Meet Street , E . C .

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