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enlarged. London, primed for G. Conyers al the Ring, and 

 J. and B. Sprint at the Bell in Little Britain. 1725. Price 6d. 

 front., pp. ii. 164. 24°. 



['I"his is a papillary reprint of the fourth edition, (4) tlie Hackney 

 river chapter hciii^' resumed. The new frontispiece is used, and 

 the cuts of fish are not from tlie blocks used in the first edition.] 



7. The compleat fisher : or, the true art of angling. Being 

 a clear and speedy way of taking all sorts of fresh-water fish 

 ...containing the. ..mystery of a compleat angler. To fish in 

 Hackney river, the best stands... there. By J. S., etc. The 

 si.xth eilitioii. London : printed for G. Conyers, at the Ring 

 in Little Britain. Price qd. (n. d.) front., pp. ii. 164. 24°. 



[ A paj^inary reprint as before. The old frontispiece reappears.] 



8. The compleat fisher : or, the true art of angling. Being a 

 clear and speedy way of taking all sorts of fresh-water fish... 

 containing the. ..mystery of a compleat angler. By J. S., etc. 

 The si.\lli edition. London : printed for G. Conyers, at the 

 Ring in Little Britain. Price 6d. (n. d.) front., pp. ii. 

 164. 24°. 



[A paginarj' reprint up to p. 60. The list of fishing stations is 

 here resumed. At the end is introduced " A song. To the Tune 

 of my Fatlier was born before me," commencing thus : 

 "Of all the Recreations wliich 



Attend on Human Nature ; 



Theie's none that is of so high a Pitch, 



Or is of such a Stature 



As is the subtle angler's life," etc. 

 This ballad differs both in the number of verses and in other 

 respects, from that in the Ro.xburgh collection entitled " The Royal 

 recreation of Jovial Anglers.'' (See Recreation). The new 

 frontispiece is used.] 



9. The compleat fisher : or, the true art of angling : being a 

 clear and speedy way of taking all sorts of fresh- water fish... 

 at the top, middle and bottom : baits natural and artificial ; 

 the several ways of angling. To which is added, an account of 

 the seasons and spawnmg time of each fish, and an account of 

 the principal rivers, the fish they produce, and the properest 

 place to angle for them in each river. Revised and corrected 

 by W. Wright and other experienc'd anglers. London ; Sold 

 by John Osborne at the Golden Ball in Paternoster Row ; and 

 John Herro, in Bellyard, Temple Bar. 1740. Price 6d. 

 Where may be had all sorts of Fishing tackle, wholesale and 

 retail, front., pp. ii. 164. 24° 



[At the back of the title is a recommendation of the work signed 

 b)' Wm. Wright, Wm. Andrews, Rob. Lewis, Phillips Brice, Rob. 

 Cole, T. Turner, Roger Filewood and J. Hollings, who say they 

 " have often admir'd it for the instructions herein contained ; but 

 upon experience have found several things, as oils, ointments, &c., to 



