xii PREFACE. 



Mr. Marston, of the "Fishing Gazette," Mr. Rutherford, of Kelso, 

 Mr. Anderson, of the Museum, Mr. Horace Cox, Mr. Abel Hey- 

 wood, Junior, of Manchester, Dr. Couch, of Bodmin, Mr. James 

 Jones, whose services have been unceasing, Mr. F. Madan, of the 

 Bodleian, The Rev. H. N. Ellacombe, of Bitton, Mr. William 

 Henderson of Ashford Court, the author of that delightful 

 book, " My Life as an Angler," Mr. Cooling, of Derby, whose 

 famous Derbyshire collections contain many angling treasures, 

 Mr. Spencer Walpole, late Inspector of Salmon Fisheries, 

 Mr. Thos. F. Brady, Inspector of Irish Fisheries, Mr. Archibald 

 Young, Commissioner of Scotch Salmon Fisheries, Mr. Rottjer, 

 Mr. Overall of the Guildhall Library, Mr. J. E. Harting, Mr. 

 Godfrey Turner, Mr. Farnworth, Mr. Axon of Manchester, Mr. 

 Richard Garnett, Mr. Alfred H. Huth, Lord Spencer, and many 

 other gentlemen who must excuse the specific mention which 

 their kindness merits. 



T. Westwood. 



Downshire Hill, n.w. Thos. Satchell. 



October, 3, 1882 



Postscript. — There are 3158 editions and reprints of 2148 

 distinct works here registered. The titles and dates of 2465 are 

 given from a personal examination of the books, of which the 

 Denison Collection yielded 1685, the British Museum 482, and 

 other London collections 348. We have accepted 104 on the 

 authority of various friends, possessing or having access to the 

 works described, and have taken 187, principally of Greek and 

 Roman writers, without examination from the Museum catalogue. 

 Of the books that have eluded us, we have given, on the authority 

 of Kreysig 10, Ellis 7, Pickering 13, Blakey 3, Russell Smith 19, 

 " The new bibliotheca piscatoria" 21, an annotated copy of the 

 same work 27, Kayser 67, Engelmann 9, Bosgoed 59 and Brunet 

 and the French bibliographers 49. No record has been preserved 

 of the remainder. The Parliamentary papers number 727 ; the 

 Acts of Parliament 341. These are not included in the above 

 enumeration. It may be here added that the first sheet of this 

 work was printed off in February 1881. 



