Karen Hanmer

"The Art of Angling, or, Complete Fly & Bottom-fisher by Charles Bowlker Ludlow: H. Procter, 1814."

Year Created:  2022

Dimensions:  12.5cm h x 8.5cm w x 2cm d

Materials:  limp case of coho salmon parchment processed by the binder, pieced together with tackets of sockeye salmon dyed in cutch; Ruscombe Mill handmade paper endsheets; handmade paper label also tacketed on

 

The first edition of this classic work was published in 1747. This 1814 edition lacks the frontispiece, but includes a charming folk drawing of a fishing trip among several other ownership notations.

 

Available for purchase from artist: karen@karenhanmer.com

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