The Universal Angler, Made so, by Three Books of Fishing. The First Written by Mr. Izaak Walton; The Second by Charles Cotton Esq.; The Third by Col. Robert Venables. All which may be bound together, or sold each of them severally.; [The Compleat Angler & The Experience'd Angler]
by WALTON, Izaak, Charles COTTON, and Robert VENABLES
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London: Richard Marriott, 1676. hardcover. very good(+). Three parts bound in one volume. [28], 275, [11]; [5], 111, [2]; [12], 96, [6] pages. Some copperplate engravings throughout. Very thick 12mo, handsomely rebound in recent full beige blind-stamped morocco with red leather spine labels. Pages generally rather clean but some age toning and browning at edges, and some ink spotting on fore-edge along with contemporary inked title "Compleat Angler"; Walton's frontispiece with small hole and chipped edges. London: Richard Marriott, 1676. A lovely copy.<br/> <br/> The fifth edition of Walton/Cotton's Compleat Angler, and the fourth edition of Venables' Experience'd Angler.<br> <br> Part. I: Izaak Walton. "Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fish-ponds, Fish & Fishing". Engraved piscatorial title-page, 10 small engravings of fish, 2 pages of music + 10 pages titled "A Short Discourse by Way of Post-script, Touching the Lawes of Angling". <br> <br> Part II: Charles Cotton. "Being Instructions How to Angle For a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream". <br> <br> Part III: Robert Venables. "The Experience'd Angler: Or, Angling Improv'd. Being a General Discourse of Angling". Engraved illustration facing title, and 10 engraved plates, including some of the same as in first part.<br/> <br/>
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- Argosy Book Store (US)
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- Title
- The Universal Angler, Made so, by Three Books of Fishing. The First Written by Mr. Izaak Walton; The Second by Charles Cotton Esq.; The Third by Col. Robert Venables. All which may be bound together, or sold each of them severally.; [The Compleat Angler & The Experience'd Angler]
- Author
- WALTON, Izaak, Charles COTTON, and Robert VENABLES
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good(+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Richard Marriott
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1676
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