[Rarebooks] FS: Saunders: The Compleat Fisherman, 1724

[Charles Agvent]

 From our upcoming annual Summer Miscellany Catalogue due to be posted on our 
home page within the next two weeks.  It will contain a variety of fine and 
unusual items, including interesting Americana, Autographs, Illustrated, 
uncommon Modern First Editions, and books on a variety of topics, such as this:

SAUNDERS,  James.  THE  COMPLEAT  FISHERMAN.  BEING  A  LARGE  AND
PARTICULAR  ACCOUNT, OF ALL THE SEVERAL WAYS OF FISHING NOW  PRACTISED
IN  EUROPE....  London:  W. Mears and S. Tooke  1724.  First  Edition.
...WITH  ABUNDANCE  OF  CURIOUS  SECRETS AND NICETIES IN  THE  ART  OF
FISHING,  AS  WELL  IN THE SEA, AS IN LAKES, MEERS, PONDS,  RIVERS  OR
BROOKES;  WHETHER BY DARTS, SPEARS, HARPOONS, NETS, HOOK AND LINE,  OR
ANY  OTHER WAY WHATSOEVER. MORE PARTICULARLY CALCULATED FOR THE  SPORT
OF  ANGLING.  WITH  DIRECTIONS FOR PREPARING THE  ANGLE  RODS,  LINES,
HOOKS,  AND  BAITS, PROPER FOR EVERY PART OF THE  SPORT  RESPECTIVELY;
AND  ALSO FOR THE ANGLER'S CONDUCT IN RIGHTLY APPLYING THEM. ALSO,  AN
ACCOUNT  OF ALL THE PRINCIPAL RIVERS, LAKES, &C. IN ENGLAND; AND  WHAT
KINDS  OF  FISH ARE MORE ESPECIALLY FOUND IN THEM. COLLECTED FROM  THE
BEST AUTHORS, AND FROM THE LONG EXPERIENCES OF.... Duodecimo (12mo: 3-
3/4"  x 6-1/4") bound in later full green morocco rebacked at an early
date  with  gilt rules and spine lettering, new endpapers,  all  edges
gilt;  [6],  234  pages.  Illustrated with  a  lovely  copper-engraved
folding  frontispiece showing fishermen on and by a river engaging  in
different  methods  of fish catching with depictions of four types  of
fish  above  them. From a public library with its small ink  stamp  at
the  bottom  of  the title and colophon pages as well  as  the  bottom
blank  margin  of the frontispiece; gilt call number at base of  spine
and  bookplate  removal  at  front pastedown.  Very  clean  otherwise.
Internally Near Fine in a Very Good binding.                   $900.00


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