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The compleat angler; or, The contemplative man's recreation, by Izaak Walton & Charles Cotton. Edited by John Major. Illustrated from engravings on wood by E. Fitch Daglish, F. Z. S.
- Title
- The compleat angler; or, The contemplative man's recreation, by Izaak Walton & Charles Cotton. Edited by John Major. Illustrated from engravings on wood by E. Fitch Daglish, F. Z. S.
- Author
- Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683
- Publication
- New York, E.P. Dutton [1927]
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| Text | Request in advance | F 19.27.5 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 367 p. plates (incl. front.); 26 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Contemplative man's recreation
- Complete angler
- Subject
- Fishing
- Genre/Form
- wood engravings (prints)
- Wood engravings
- Early works
- Gravures sur bois.
- Note
- Each plate accompanied by transparent guard sheet with descriptive letterpress.
- "John Major's edition was first published in 1823. This edition is reprinted from Major's ed. of 1889" ...
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-359) and index.
- Indexed In (note)
- Horne, B.S. Compleat angler, 1653-1967
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introductory essay / John Major -- Part I / [Izaak Walton] -- Part II, being instructions how to angle for a trout or grayling in a clear stream / [Charles Cotton] -- Linnæan arrangement of the fish.
- OCLC
- 4359079
- SCSB-11698966
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library