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birds in the sky, etc., rich pictoral doubles inlaid in 

 biscuit and other colored morocco showing scenes con- 

 nected with Walton's life and "The Angler." Photo- 

 graphs of these doubles are inserted in each volume. 



After the various editions of "The Angler" naturally- 

 come other books by Walton, or books concerning him 

 and his works. A little 12mo. volume in original old 

 brown calf, uncut, has on its title-page, the initials "I. 

 W." and throughout the book are fifteen manuscript cor- 

 rections and additions in the same precious autograph. 

 It is a first edition of "The Life of Dr. Sanderson, by 

 Izaak Walton, London, 1678," and was a presentation 

 copy from him to "Jn. Merewether," whose autograph 

 appears on the bottom margin of the title-page. 



Walton wrote the preface to "Thelma and Clearchus," 

 a pastoral romance by John Chalkhill, London, 1683. A 

 new edition was published in 1820 by C. Whittingham. 

 Following the preface are the verses of Tho. Flatman 

 "To my worthy friend Mr. Izaak Walton on the publica- 

 tion of this poem." At end, in place of "finis" is a de- 

 lightful touch: "And here the author died and I hope 

 the reader will be sorry." 



The first bibliography of "The Angler" was "The 

 Chronicle of The Compleat Angler" by Thomas West- 

 wood, London, 1864. The library owns two copies of 

 this, one, the ordinary edition, the other, one of twenty- 

 five copies printed on large paper. This was a presenta- 

 tion copy to Rev. H. N. Ellacombe, the author of 

 "Shakespeare as an Angler," and has inserted two signed 

 autograph letters to him from Westwood, a list of the 

 various editions of Walton's "Lives," in his autograph, 

 and a slip of "Errata." 



A second edition of this was issued in 1883. Only two 

 hundred copies were printed. It contained notes and 

 additions by Thos. Satchell. This edition is very scarce 

 though not generally known to be so. In a copy of 

 "Twelve Sonnets and an Epilogue in memoriam, Izaak 

 Walton, Obiit 15th, December, 1683," by T. Westwood 

 (only twenty copies printed), presented to Elliot Stock, 



