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The Chronicle of 



Third Edition, 

 1661. 2 



Mr. Bindley, the eminent book- collector, was of opinion 

 that perfect copies of the fecond edition are rarer even than the 

 firft, and we believe he was right. The book, neverthelefs, 

 does not command the fame high prices. 1 



The third edition was ifTued in 1 66 1 . Some copies are dated 

 1664, but are of the fame impreflion, no other variation 

 being difcoverable. Strangely enough, however, moft com- 

 mentators, from Sir John Hawkins downwards, and moft 

 compilers of Angling-book Lifts (Ellis, Pickering, and others), 

 aflbciate the bulk of the edition with 1664. 



Although the work is ftated, in the title page, to be cc much 



1 Haworth, 895, 3/. l$s. Milner, 152, 61. l$s. Higgs, 36 and 37, 

 3/. 1 5/. and 3/. gs. Cotton, 160 and 161, 3/. 6s. and 4/. 6s. Valentine, 

 229, 5/. 5/. Pickering, firft fale, morocco, 303, 7/. 10/. (Seven copies were 

 difpofed of at Pickering's fecond fale, but of thefe five were imperfect.) NafTau, 

 pt. ii., 906, 2/. 2s. Bindley, pt. iii. 1933, 2/. 10s. Towneley, pt. i., 804, 

 2/. 15/. Jadis, morocco, 61. ^os. Heber, pt. viii., title inlaid, 3/. Utterfon, 

 morocco, 61. 12s. 6d. Gardner, 2327, 2/. \js. 



2 " The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being 

 a Difcourfe of Rivers, Fifh-ponds, Fifh and Fifhing. To which is added The 

 Laws of Angling : with a new Table of the Particulars in this Book. The 

 third Edition, much enlarged. 



'* London, Printed by J. G. for Rich. Marriot, at his fhop in St. Dunjlans 

 Church-yard, Fleet-ftreet, 1661." 



Sigs. A 2 to S 8, in eights. 14 preliminary pages ; body of the work 255 

 pages, and I blank. Laws of Angling and Table (8 leaves) unpaged. 



Haworth, 897, 1/. Milner, 153, 4/. js. Higgs, 38 and 39, 3/. 15/. and 

 2/. \zs. Valentine, 230 and 231, 2/. 6s. and 2/. gs. Walfh, 89, 3/. \6s. 

 Pickering, firft fale, 304 and 305, 4/. and 3/. $s. Taylieure, 233, 2/. 6s. 

 Haflewood, 1 498 and 1499, 3/. 16/. and 2/. y. 6d. Jadis, 4/. y. Skegg, 

 3/. 6s. Utterfon, 3/. 13/. 6d. Gardner, 2/. \%s. Blifs, 3/. 



