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The Chronicle of 



Bagfter's Second 

 Edition, 1815. 2 



twenty-three, Norway one, Spain four, and Sweden five. 

 While, on the other hand, the United Kingdom yields, for 

 its quota, fix hundred and four, proving, if indeed fuch proof 

 were needed, how far more deeply than elfewhere both the 

 fport and its literature have taken root among us. 1 



To return to the c Compleat Angler,' we have now to take 

 note of Bagfter's fecond edition, ifiued in i8i5,and printed in 

 two fizes, octavo and royal octavo. 



The editorfhip, on this occafion, was confided to Mr. Henry 

 Ellis, of the Britifh Mufeum, and whom we havejuft cited as 

 the compiler of the firft lift of angling-books. His additions 

 to the rapidly accumulating body of notes are mainly biblio- 

 graphical and biographical, and require no fpecial comment at 

 our hands. 



A frefh feries of plates of fifh was given with this reprint, 

 and they are, in our opinion, fuperior to thofe of 1808. A 

 portrait of Walton, from the picture by Houfman as before, 

 was alfo added. 



1 The above ftatiftics are taken from a MS. copy of the ' New Bibliotheca 

 Pifcatoria,' revifed and greatly extended. The Englifh department, however, 

 includes the feries of works and pamphlets on the Fifheries. 



2 Title (preceded by fac-fimile title,) the fame as in the foregoing edition. 

 " London : Printed for Samuel Bagfter, in the Strand, by R. Watts, at Brox- 

 bourne, on the River Lea, Herts, mdcccxv." 



534 pages, including Index; 50 illuftrations. Publifhed at 1/. \s., and in 

 royal oftavo at 2/. zs. 



Valentine, 243, 13/., large paper. Cotton, 171, il. js., large paper. 

 Haworth, 917, 15/., large paper. Haflewood, with additional illuftrations, 

 4/., large paper, and with rare portrait by Bovi, &c, 61. 10s. Stace, lis. 

 Walfh, 78, 11/., large paper. Higgs, 51, 3/. 12s. Pickering, 15/. 



