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of rivers, fish-ponds, fish, and fishing. II. Instructions how 

 to angle for a trout or grayling in a clear stream. Correctly 

 and very accurately published. (With draughts of all the 

 fish ; ornamented with a number of copper plates, and a great 

 variety of useful and copious notes.) By Moses Browne, 

 author of Piscatory eclogues, etc. The seventh edition, very 

 much amended and improved. With the laws that concern 

 angling. And an appendix, which shews at one view, the 

 proper rivers, haunts, baits, seasons, and hours of biting: 

 general directions, etc., for every fish that is to be angled for ; 

 alphabetically digested, in a method singularly useful, and never 

 yet attempted. With short rules relating to the tackle, baits, 

 several ways of angling, and weather improper and proper for 

 the sport. The whole comprising all that is valuable, instruct- 

 ing or curious, that has appeared on the subject. Peter saith 

 unto them,... John xxi. 3. London: printed and sold by 

 Henry Kent, etc. 17 S9- 12°. 



[Collation : frontispiece, pp. xxiv, 216 ; front., pt. 2 ; pp. 217-340, 

 viii ( Index), and 8 plates. The preface has been rewritten, the 

 "directions for the sport " have been distinguished by "particular 

 marks" and four new engravings also by Burgh have been added. 

 The plates used in the former edition have been re-engraved but the 

 artist's name is not attached to them. This is also the case with one 

 of the new plates.] 



The complete angler: or, contemplative man's recrea- 



tion. Being a discourse on rivers, fish-ponds, fish, and fishing. 

 In two parts. The first written by Mr. Izaak Walton, the 

 second by Charles Cotton, Esq.; To which are now pre- 

 fixed, the lives of the authors. Illustrated with cuts of the 

 several kinds of river-fish, and of the implements used in ang- 

 ling, views of the principal scenes described in the book, and 

 notes historical, critical and explanatory. London : printed 

 only for Thomas Hope, at the Bible and Anchor, opposite the 

 North Gate of the Royal Exchange, Threadneedle-street ; and 

 sold by him and Sackville Parker, at Oxford ; Richard Mat- 

 thews, at Cambridge ; and Samuel Trimmer, at Derby. 

 1760. 8°. 



[Collation : frontispiece, pp. Ivi, xxii, 304, portrait (Cotton), pp. 

 xlviii, iv, ii, iv, 128, viii (Index), 14 plates. Edited by Mr. John 

 (afterwards Sir John) Hawkins by whom is the life of Walton ; that 

 of Cotton is by W. 0[ldys]. The engravings, by Ryland from 

 designs by Wale, are dated 1759. This edition came into competition 

 with that issued by Browne m the previous year, and gave rise to 

 " sundry skirmishes and passages of arms between the rival editors." 

 Browne's charges of plagiarism appear unfounded. The annotation is 

 copious and has for the most part been retained in subsequent 

 reprints.] 

 The complete angler, or contemplative man's 



