The complete angler
Subtitle: or, Contemplative man's recreation; being a discourse on rivers, fish-ponds, fish and fishing. In two parts
By: The first written by Isaac Walton; the second by Charles Cotton. With lives of the authors, and notes, historical, supplementary and explanatory, by Sir John Hawkins
Edition: 7th ed., with improvements and additions, both of matter and plates
Publisher: Printed for S. Bagster
Published: 1808
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
Subjects: Fishing; Early works to 1800; Fishes
Other titles: Contemplative man's recreation
Work titles: Compleat angler
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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