The Universal angler
Subtitle: made so, by three books of fishing : the first written by Mr. Izaak Walton, the second by Charles Cotton Esq., the third by Col. Robert Venables : all which may be bound together, or sold each of them severally.
Contributors: Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.; Van Hove, Frederick Hendrick, 1628?-1698, engraver.; Vaughan, Robert, 17th cent., ill.; Venables, Robert, 1612?-1687.; Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683.; Marriot, Richarch, bookseller.; Roycroft, Thomas, d. 1677, printer.; Jolley, Thomas, former owner.; Auchincloss, Charles C., former owner.; Gallup, Vernon, donor.; Fly Fisherman's Library.; Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Collection.
Publisher: Printed for Richard Marriott, and sold by most booksellers
Published: 1676
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Fishing -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Compleat angler.; Experienc'd angler.
Notes: Head-pieces, initials.

Includes printed marginalia.

Signatures: [pi]², A-T⁸, U⁴ (U4 blank); A⁴, B-H⁸; [pi]1, A-G⁸, H⁴ (A2, H4 blank).

Page 280 in pt. 1 misnumbered 276; p. 287-288 in pt. 1, p. [1] in pt. 2 and p. [1], [5]-[6] and [103]-[104] in pt. 3 are blank.

Each pt. has separate signatures and paging and special t.p., with imprints, respectively: London : Printed for R. Marriot, and are to be sold by Charles Harper ..., 1676.--London : Printed for Richard Marriott, and Henry Brome ..., 1676.--London : Printed for Richard Marriot, 1676.

Main title within double-rule border.

The upper half of the special t.p. to pt. 1 is blank, wanting the title proper; an added special t.p., with engraved title proper (through "Part i.") within illustrative cartouche, and letterpress imprint "London : Printed for Richard Marriott, 1676" was perhaps intended to cancel the special t.p. in this issue, or to provide the separate issue with an engr. title proper, to be mounted at top.  No copies so bound, however, have been found, and both leaves are therefore included in this collation.  The special t.p. to pt. 2 has engr. monogram (Walton and Cotton's initials); pt. 3 has added illustrated engr. special t.p. by F.H. Van Hove after Robert Vaughan.

Printer's name (Thomas Roycroft) from Pforzheimer catalogue.

Wing, W666.

Pforzheimer, 1052.

Westwood & Satchell. Bib. piscatoria, p. 219.

WSU MASC copy has armorial bookplate of Thomas Jolley Esqr. F.S.A. on front pastedown.

WSU MASC copy has bookplate of Charles C. Auchincloss on front free endpaper.

WSU MASC copy has annotation on verso front free endpaper: "This copy was bought at 'Somerbys' Sale ... May 27 '69".

WSU MASC copy donated by Vernon Gallup.

WSU MASC copy is: 002-123047508.
Table of contents: title: The compleat angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation. Part i. : being a discourse of rivers, fish-ponds, fish and fishing. The fifth edition much corrected and enlarged / written by Izaak Walton.; title: The compleat angler. Part ii. : being instructions how to angle for a trout or grayling in a clear stream / [Charles Cotton].; title: The experienc'd angler, or, Angling improv'd : being a general discourse of angling ... The fourth edition much enlarged / by Col. Robert Venables.