The Complete Angler; or The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers Fish-Ponds Fish and Fishing ... and Instructions how to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a clear stream. With original memoirs and notes by Sir Harris Nicolas. ...

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2 vols. London: Nattali and Bond 1860. Roy. 8vo. Contemp. full dark green oasis with gilt illust. borders on front & rear covers. Spines extra gilt in compartments and with raised bands. All edges gilt and inside dentelles. Marbled end-papers. With portr. engrv. full-page plates and text-illusts. Title-pages printed in red/black ink. Front hinge of Volume II weak but holding. Previous owners bookplate on front free end-papers. Foxing mainly at beginning and end of text otherwise a most handsome copy. Scarce.