THE LIFE OF ISAAC WALTON; INCLUDING NOTICES OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES

London: Septimus Prowett, 1823. Second Edition. With the personal bookplate of William Forbes Morgan on the front pastedown. William Forbes Morgan II [1879–1937]] was an American stockbroker, government adviser, political appointee, political executive, and businessman. Morgan served as Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee from 1936 to 1937. He was a personal friend of the Roosevelts, and his funeral was attended by both the president and the first lady. brown full-morocco leather, tamped in gilt; all edges gilt. Binding by Riviere & Sons (so stamped). A very nice copy. With two portraits & 18 engravings.. Very Good (covers very nice; little scattered foxing text; few scuffs front endpapers from bookplate insertion).