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enlarged. London, printed for G. Conyers at the Ring, and 

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

 front., pp. ii. 164. 24. 



[This is a paginary reprint of the fourth edition, (4) the Hackney 

 river chapter being resumed. The new frontispiece is used, and 

 the cuts of fish are not from the 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 

 sixth edition. London : printed for G. Conyers, at the Ring 

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



[A paginary 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 sixth edition. London : printed for G. Conyers, at the 

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

 164. 24. 



[ A paginary 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 Father was born before me," commencing thus : 

 " Of all the Recreations which 



Attend on Human Nature ; 



There'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 Roxburgh 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 spawning 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 

 by 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. 



