...mind, and greatly relished a day's fishing. In 1053 he gave to his countrymen the first edition of " The Compleat Angler ; or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation : being a Discourse of Fisli and Fishing," in fonn of dialogue, with pictures of the tront, pike, carp, tench, perch, and...

...Korn, Breslau, 1785. WAGNER. Der vollkommne Fischer. Breslau, 1762. *t WALTON'S ( ISAAC, of Stafford) COMPLEAT ANGLER ; or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation,...Fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers. I2mo., Lond., 1653 ; tsd edit., I2mo., Lond., i6S5;t3<J edit., Loud., 1664 ^ 1 4th edit., I2mo.. Lond.,...

...period, either English •a Scottish." Papingo is the Scotch for peacock. Compleat Angler, The : " or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation ; being a discourse...Fishing, not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers." The famous treatise by IZAAK WALTON [1693 — 1683) ; published in 1653. The original âtle page bore...

...facsimile reprint of the first edition, 12mo. cloth, 7s C,d 'Stock, 1877 3646 [WALTON and COTTON.] THE COMPLEAT ANGLER, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a discourse of Rivers, Fish-ponds, Fish, and Fishing. To which is added the Laws of Angling The fourth Edition, much...

...Angler, frontispiece, and head and tail pieces, neatly printed, 12mo, cloth, 3s 1864 WALTON (Izaak), The Compleat Angler ; or, The Contemplative Man's...Fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most anglers, crown 8vo, boards, 4s 6d 1878 Reprinted from the first edition of 1653. WALTONI AN A — Inedited remains...

...page of " The Perfect Diurnal," published in London, a modest advertisement, which read as follows : "The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation,...Fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most anglers ; of eighteen pence price. Written by Iz. VVa. Also the known play of the Spanish Gipsee, never till...

...published for the succeeding year: "There is published a Booke of Eighteen-pence price, called The Complete Angler, or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation, being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. Not unworthy of perusall. Sold by Richard Marriott in S. Duns/an' s Churchyard, Fleet street." It was certainly...

...9th, to Monday, May 16th, 1653 : — " The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Eecreation, being a discourse of Fish and Fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers, of 18 pence price. Written by Iz. Wa printed for Richard Marriot, to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstan's...

...subject in a work commonly called "The Compleat Angler." The title page of the first edition reads: "The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation....Fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers. London : Printed by T. Maxey for Rich. Marriot, 1653." The title-pages of a few of the numerous editions...

...one English book, of course, which stands first on the angler's shelves is good old Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation....Fishing, not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. This delightful specimen of seventeenth century good humor Mr. Bartlett possesses in no less than fifty-five...