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" And lightly on the dimpling eddy fling 

 The hypocritic fly's unruffled wing." The Anglers, Dial. 3. 

 Liverpool, 1816. 8.; 2nd. edit., with additions, Liverpool 

 [printed]; London, 1828. 8.; 3rd. edit, London, 1834. 8 -i 

 4th. edit., London, 1840. 8. 



[One of the text books of the fly-fisher. Twelve copies of the 

 first edition were in 4to., coloured with greater care, and published 

 at two guineas.] 



Baker ( Sir Samuel W.) The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia* 

 etc. London, Macmillan, 1867. 8. 



[Fishing: pp. 44 7 ; 2114; 2203; 225; 227230.] 



Bakhuizen van der Brink (R. C.) See BRINK. 



Baldi (Bernardino). Versi e prose. Venetia, 1590. 4.; ordi- 

 nate e annotate, Firenze, 1859. 8. 



[Baldi was born at Urbino, in 1553, an< 3 produced an esteemed 

 poem on nautical subjects and 17 eclogues, of which the third is on 

 fish. The seventh is also named " I pescator," but has only a nom- 

 inal claim to notice in this place.] 



Ballads. See "The ANGLER," "The female ANGLER," and 

 "The SHEPHERD'S daughter." 



Banks (Harry C.) [Angling cards]. Harding, Piccadilly, 

 [1880.] Sq. 8. 



[No title. A series of Christmas, etc., cards with burlesque 

 representations of anglers.] 



Barker (Thomas). The art of angling; wherein are discovered 

 many rare secrets very necessary to be known by all that 

 delight in that recreation. Written by Thomas Barker, an 

 ancient practitioner in the said art. Printed by R. H. and are 

 to be sold by Oliver Fletcher, near the Seven Stars at the west- 

 end of St. Pauls. Anno. Dom. 1651. 12. Reprinted: 

 London, Burn, 1820. 12. 



[A single copy of the reprint was on vellum and four on straw- 

 coloured paper. One hundred copies were printed.] 



Another edition: London, 1653. 4.; Reprinted: Leeds, 



Inchbold & Gawtrees, 1817. 4. 



[This edition was without the author's name. It is sometimes 

 annexed to copies of "The countryman's recreation," 1654. 4to. 

 The reprinted copies, we find from an advertisement, were 12 in 

 royal 4to., 6 in royal 8vo., and 100 in demy 8vo. They were pub- 

 lished by Robinson & Co., Leeds, and Longman & Co., London.] 



Barker's Delight; or, the art of angling; wherein are 



discovered many rare secrets very necessary to be known by all 

 that delight in that recreation, both for catching the fish, and 

 dressing thereof. The 2nd edition, much enlarged. 



"There is a time and season to every purpose under heaven. 

 Everything is beautifull in his time." Eccles. iii. I, n. 

 London, printed by J. G. for Richard Harriot and are to be 



