The compleat angler or the contemplative man's recreation
Subtitle: Being a discourse of rivers, fish-ponds, fish and fishing. To which is added the laws of angling: with a new table of the particulars in this book
Contributors: Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662; Lombart, Pierre, 1612-1682
Edition: The third edition much enlarged.
Publisher: Printed by J. G[rismond]. for Rich. Marriot, at his shop in St. Dunstans Church yard, Fleet-street
Published: 1661
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Fishing; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Compleat angler; Contemplative man's recreation; Complete angler; Short discourse by way of post-script, touching the lawes of angling
Notes: Dedication signed: Iz. Wa., i.e. Izaak Walton.

The words "The compleat ... recreation." on title page are engraved in a decorative cartouche.

Printer's name from Wing CD.

The engraved illustrations are attributed to Pierre Lombart.

Running title reads: The complete angler.

Includes words and music to "The anglers song" set by Henry Lawes.

P. 215, page 2 of "The anglers song" is printed upside down to facilitate part singing.

"A short discourse by way of post-script, touching the lawes of angling" begins an unpaginated section on S1r.

Includes index.

Bookplate and monogram of Thomas Westwood.

Binding by F. Bedford.

Cf. The chronicle of the "Compleat angler" by Thomas Westwood, 1864, p. 10-11.

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), W663

Pforzheimer, 1050

Horne, B.S.  Compleat angler, 3

English short title catalogue (ESTC), R017830