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worth, say, in 1993? Mr. Westwood, in 

 1883, puts the value of a fine perfect copy 

 at " from ^70 to .80, or even more." 

 Now (1893), as we have just seen, the 

 price asked is .235, and as much as 

 ^310 has been paid. 



In the description of the second edition, 

 Mr. Westwood, in his Chronicle of " The 

 Compleat Angler" says : "The success of 

 Walton's first essay in angling literature 

 seems to have stimulated him to increased 

 effort in preparing the second for the 

 press. The work was, in fact, all but re- 

 written; more than one-third was added 

 to its original bulk, and many improve- 

 ments were introduced into it. The inter- 

 locutors are three in this edition : Piscator, 

 Venator (who takes the place of Viator 

 we are sorry to lose Viator), and Auceps. 

 The chapters are twenty-one in number, 

 the type, however, being larger than in 

 the previous edition." 



Respecting the 



ILLUSTRATIONS IN WALTON'S BOOK, 



Mr. Westwood says : " The first edition 

 contains engravings of the trout, pike, 

 carp, tench, perch, and barbel (to the 

 second are added plates of the bream, eel, 

 loach, and bullhead). The engraver is 



