The true art of angling: or, The best and speediest way of taking all sorts of fresh-water fish with the worm, fly, paste, and other baits, in their proper seasons; how to know the haunts of fish, and angle for them in all waters and weathers, at the top, middle, and bottom, baiting of the ground, and night baits, oyls, and oyntments, baits natural and atificial: the several ways of angling; to make oyl of asper, and many rare secrets never before made publick; containing the whole body of angling, and mystery of a compleat angler. By J.S., gent., a brother of the angle.
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- The true art of angling: or, The best and speediest way of taking all sorts of fresh-water fish with the worm, fly, paste, and other baits, in their proper seasons; how to know the haunts of fish, and angle for them in all waters and weathers, at the top, middle, and bottom, baiting of the ground, and night baits, oyls, and oyntments, baits natural and atificial: the several ways of angling; to make oyl of asper, and many rare secrets never before made publick; containing the whole body of angling, and mystery of a compleat angler. By J.S., gent., a brother of the angle.
- Compleate fisher.
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- Imprint
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London: printed for George Conyers at the Golden Ring, and John Sprint at the Bell in Little Britain, 1696.
- Publication year
- 1696-1696
- ESTC No.
- R32405
- Grub Street ID
- 115117
- Description
- [8], 160 p. : ill. (woodcut) ; 24⁰
- Note
- Third to eighth editions (1704-1730?) have title: The compleat fisher .. ninth to eleventh editions (1740-1750?): The complete fisher .. twelfth edition (1770): The true art of angling ..
Illustrated frontispiece included in pagination and signatures.
After imprint: Price bound 6d.
Identified as Wing S96 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 1535.