The true art of angling, or, The best and speediest way of taking all sorts of fresh-water fish with the worm, fly paste, and other baits, in their proper seasons
Subtitle: how to know the haunts of fish, and angle for them in all waters and weathers, at the top, middle, and bottom, baiting of the ground, and night baits, oyls, and oyntments, baits natural and atificial : the several ways of angling, to make oyl of asper, and many rare secrets never before made publick, containing the whole body of angling, and mystery of a compleat angler
By: by J.S., gent., an brother of the angle.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1535:16.
Publisher: Printed for G. Conyers ... and John Sprint ...
Published: 1696
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Fishing -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Best and speediest way of taking all sorts of fresh-water fish with the worm; Compleate fisher.; Complete fisher.; Best and speediest way of taking all sorts of fresh-water fish with the worm.
Notes: Third to eighth editions (1704-1730?) have title: The compleat fisher ... ninth to eleventh editions (1740-1750?): The complete fisher ... twelfth edition (1770): The true art of angling ...

Illustrated frontispiece.

Imperfect: pages cropped, stained and tightly bound with loss of print.

Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.

Wing S96

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1984. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1535:16)