| The Compleat Angler Contributor(s): Walton, Izaak (Author) |
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ISBN: 1443725382 ISBN-13: 9781443725385 Publisher: Hesperides Press OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: The Compleat Angler has been in print for over 350 years. Just a how-to book on fishing would not have created such a popular book. Walton's comments on how to catch and prepare numerous varieties of fish create a pleasant leisure read for any fisherman. His anecdotes are as fresh and contemporary today as they were in his century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Fishing - Sports & Recreation | Outdoor Skills |
| Dewey: 799.1 |
| Lexile Measure: 1210 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.46 lbs) 404 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This antiquarian text contains a detailed discourse on fish and fishing, with information on catching carp, bream, salmon, dace, and many other common fish. Complete with a wealth of useful, practical information, interesting and informative anecdotes, and a plethora of detailed illustrations, this volume will be of significant utility to the modern angler, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: 'The Conference Betwixt an Angler, a Falconer, and a Hunter, Each Commending his Recreation'; 'On the Otter and the Chub'; 'How to Fish for, and to Dress, The Chavender or Chub'; 'On the Nature and Breeding of the Trout, and How to Fish for Him'; 'On the Trout', et cetera. We are republishing this volume now complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing. |