| Archaeology - 1895 - 546 pages
...in the Mercurius Politicus of May 19 : — • " There is newly extant, a Book of 18d. Price, called the Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation,...Fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most anglers. Printed for Richard Marriot in St. Dunstans Churchyard." In another paper it stated it was written... | |
| Pickering & Chatto - 1895 - 268 pages
...impressions of the engravings, 8vo, une copy m boards, ios 6d 2006 Walton (Isaac) *The Complete Angler, or Contemplative Man's Recreation, Being a Discourse...Fishing, not unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers. 1653. (Reprint in excellent facsimile by W. Grigg$, 1882}, i2mo, cloth, 73 6d 2007 Walton (Isaac) and... | |
| Izaak Walton - Fishing - 1896 - 386 pages
...ANGLER . All rights reserved V ' I ' J i 7 COMPLEAT ANGLER or the CONTEMPLATIVE MEAN'S 'RECREiATION : being a ^Discourse of FISH and FISHING not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers : by IZAAK WALTON. A New Edition edited with an Introduction by ANDREW LANG, and illustrated by EJ... | |
| John Bartlett, Louise Rankin Albee - Fish-culture - 1896 - 946 pages
...[The fisheries exhibition literature, vii. 4.]) Also another edition. •Ang. 6.55 [Walton, Izaak. The compleat angler; or, The contemplative man's recreation. Being a discourse of rivers, and fish-ponds, and fish, and fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most anglers. 2d ed., much... | |
| Temple Scott - Books - 1896 - 460 pages
...a London auction room for £210. The size of that copy was 5/ff by 3! inches. 5399. Walton (Izaak). THE COMPLEAT ANGLER; or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation : being a discourse of rivers and fish-ponds, and fish and fishing. Not unworthy the perusal of most anglers. The Second Kdition,... | |
| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1897 - 694 pages
...book in hand from Wellfleet to Truro and catch all the sea changes. NY Times. Compleat Angler, The ; or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation; being a Discourse...Fishing not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers. By Izaak Walton. A new edition edited with an introduction by Andrew Lang, and illustrated by EJ Sullivan.... | |
| Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1897 - 548 pages
...from Monday, May gth, to Monday, May i6th, 1653: " The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Matfs Recreation, being a discourse of Fish and Fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers, of \ 8 pence price. Written by Iz. Wa. Also the known Play of the Spanish Gipsee, never till now published... | |
| Isaac E. Page - Fishing - 1898 - 206 pages
...would not be right to withhold a copy of the original title of this wonderful book. Here it is : — THE COMPLEAT ANGLER, OR THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION....FISHING, NOT UNWORTHY THE PERUSAL OF MOST ANGLERS. Simon Peter said, I go a-fishing : and they said, We also go with thee. — John xxi. , 3. LONDON :... | |
| Pickering & Chatto - Antiquarian booksellers - 1899 - 396 pages
...morocco, extra silk lining*, (a few headlines slightly shaved) £285 191 ANGLING.— Walton (Isaac) The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation,...Fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers. London, T. Afaxey, 1653. Reprint by Baxter of the first edition sq. I2mo, boards 15» 192 Another,... | |
| Leslie Stephen - Great Britain - 1899 - 476 pages
...Hint, of the Order of the Garter). Walton was sixty when in 1653 he published his immortal treatise, ' The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation....Fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers . . . London, Printed by T. Maxey for Richard Marriot in S. Dunstans Churchyard, Fleet Street,' 8vo.... | |
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