The Complete Angler: or Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse on Rivers Fish-Ponds Fish and Fishing. In two parts. ... To which are prefixed The Lives of the Authors. And Notes Historical Critical and Explanatory. ...

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

London: Printed for John and Francis Rivington 1774-1775. Sm. thick 8vo. Later qtr calf. Raised spine bands. (lxxviii 304 lxviii x 128 8pp). With 2 copper-plate frontispieces 14 full-page engrv-plates and text-illusts depicting several kinds of river-fish and the implements used in angling. A fine early copy of this classic.