The complete angler, or, Contemplative man's recreation
Subtitle: being a discourse on rivers, fish-ponds, fish, and fishing : in two parts
By: the first written by Mr. Izaak Walton ; the second by Charles Cotton, Esq. ; to which are now prefixed the lives of the authors ; illustrated with cuts of the several kinds of river-fish ... and notes historical, critical and explanatory
Publisher: Printed only for Thomas Hope ... and sold by him and Sackville Parker, at Oxford, Richard Matthews, at Cambridge, and Samuel Trimmer, at Derby
Published: 1760
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Fishing; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Contemplative man's recreation
Work titles: Compleat angler
Notes: Second part has separate t.p.

Edited by Sir John Hawkins.

"Some account of the life and writings of Charles Cotton, Esq." (p. [iii]-xlviii) is by William Oldys.

Signatures: A⁸ a-b⁸ c⁴ B-2K⁸ 2L⁴.

Plates engraved by W. Ryland and H. Roberts after S. Wale and others.

Includes bibliographical references.

Horne, B.S. Compleat Angler, 9

ESTC T84919

Bequest; Mary Hyde Eccles; February 2004; 2003J-EC221.

Bequest; Mary Hyde Eccles; February 2004; 2003J-EC220.

Gift of Daniel B. Fearing, June 30, 1915.

Gift of Daniel B. Fearing, June 30, 1915.

Ownership inscription of D.S. Clerke; from the Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson.

Unidentified armorial stamp on covers; bookplate of R.B. Adam; from the Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson.

Bound by Blackwell. A cutting containing the life of Sir John Hawkins is inserted.

Bound in contemporary full calf (rebacked), spine stamped in gilt.

Bound in later full green morocco, stamped in blind, edges gilt; front free endpaper detached.