The compleat fisher: or, the true art of angling. : Being a clear and speedy 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, or Bottom: Baiting of the Ground, and Night Baits, Oyls, and Ointments, Baits Natural and Artificial: 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. To Fish in Hackney River, the best Stands, and how to make the best Tackling to Fish there. By J. S. a brother of the angle.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Smith, John, active 1684-1704.

Series:

• Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

• True art of angling

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Fishing--Early works to 1800.
• Fishing.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages,164 pages : illustrations ; 18⁰

Edition:

The fourth edition, enlarged.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for G. Conyers at the Ring, and J. and B. Sprint at the Bell in Little-Britain, 1716.

System Details:

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• text file

Notes:

• J. S. = John Smith (Wing).
• First published in 1696 as 'The true art of angling'.
• Price from imprint: Price 6 d.
• Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
• Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N28008.

Access Restriction:

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