The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation

A smart, illustrated, reprinted edition of this work on angling from Walton and Cotton, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Privately printed for the Navarre Society. Illustrated with seventy-four wood engravings. A guide to angling, with chapters on observations on different fish, fishing for chavender or chub, trout breeding, fishing for trout and minnow, commentary on several rivers, ordering fish ponds, directions for making a line, arrangement of the fish, and much more. Written by Izaak Walton, an English writer best known for this work, and Charles Cotton, an English writer. Edited by John Major, a British writer and editor. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and marks to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities resulting in minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. Sunning to the spine and the edges of the panels. The odd mark to the panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good. …