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be superfluous." The places round London for angling, noticed in 

 the work, are worth attention.] 



10. The complete fisher : or, the true art of angHng. Being 

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

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

 London. Sold by Joseph Fisher, facing Tom's Coffee-house in 

 Cornhill ; and John Herro, in Bell yard, Temple Bar. 1740. 

 Price 6d. Where may be had. etc. 'front., pp. 164. 24°. 



[Turner and Hollings are omitted from the names appended to 

 the recomm-endation. 'l"he ballad is also omitted.] 



11. The complete fisher: or the true art of angling... 

 Revised and corrected by W. Wright and other experienc'd 

 anglers. London : printed for J, Hazard and J. Wright, 

 fronting Stationers-Hall ; and sold by Jo-hn Herro, in Bell- 

 yard, Temple Bar. [Price 6d.] Where may be had. Right 

 Kirby's hooks ; and fishing tackle, wholesale and retail, (n. d.) 



front., pp. ii. 164. 24°. 



[ The title is the same as no. 9. ,The "Address to the Reader" 

 begins: "This book has pass'd several editions. We have ofter^ 

 admired it. ..we therefore. ..recommend it as the most practical book 

 for all young anglei-s, Wm. Wright " and seven others as in No. 9, 

 The new frontispiece is iised. The baUad is replaced.] 



12. The true art of angling : being a clear and speedy way 

 of taking all sorts of fresh-water fish... London, printed for 

 Onesimus Ustonson, 1770. pp.vi, iii. 12°. 



[ The title as in No. 9. Uston.son was the "successor to the late 

 Mr. John Herro" in his tackle-shop at 48' Belly an! , Temple Bar, 

 The preceding edition has been followed but other songs accompany 

 the ballad: "The milk-maid's song," " The milk-maid's mother's, 

 song," "Corydon's song " and " The new angler." The alleged rarity 

 of this edition is without foundation. Copies are found in almost 

 every sale catalogue of angling books. All the eJitions contain 

 eight rude woodcuts of tish : those in the earlier and later editions 

 being the same, while those in the 5th edition are from other blocks. 

 We are not aware of any later edition of the book except that issued 

 by Alexander Hogg in 1802 under the title of "The new and 

 complete angler," by "Richard Pollard Esq. of Clapton." See 

 Pollard (R.). W"e are reluctant to leave the authorship among 

 the " mysteries of angling literature " without an attempt to solve 

 the enigma. Premising that the little book is not a mere compi- 

 lation but possesses a distinct individuality and character of its own, 

 we may state that a short treatise on angling appeared in 1684 in a 

 volume entitled "Profit and pleasure united, or the Gentleman's 

 Magazine, by J. S.," which in a subsequent edition (1704) is attri- 

 buted to "J. Smith, Gent." This "Art of angling" opens in a 

 similar strain to " The true art " and contains sentences recording 

 personal experiences in the preparation of the angler's equipment, 

 v/hich. are nearly identical in both works. We have quoted one 

 passage in our note to " Profit and pleasure," (see J. SMrrn), which, 

 unless it be found in any antecedent writer, would lead us to believe 

 that both treatises are by the .same hand.] 



