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Language: English
Published by Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1999
- Softcover
- Used
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- Title
- Compeat Angler
- Author
- Walton, I.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- 45230125
- Signed
- 12/14/2023 7:25:11 AM
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1853261807
- ISBN 13
- 9781853261800
- Edition
- 1702538711.
- Series
- Book 1 of 10: Classic British Angling Library
- Seller catalogs
- 1, 9781853261800, U
This text, a classic work on fish and fishing, is a combination of manual and meditation. The personality of the author pervades the shape and nature of the book. It follows the journey of a fisherman Piscator, a huntsman, Venator, and a fowler, Auceps, as they travel up the River Lea.
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Review
'infused throughout with good fun and good sense' (Simon Redfern, The Independent)
'a fascinating snapshot of 17th-century England...far more of a page turner than I ever dared hope' (Trout Fisherman)
'splendid introduction' (Land and Business)
'a fascinating snapshot of 17th-century England...far more of a page turner than I ever dared hope' (Trout Fisherman)
'splendid introduction' (Land and Business)
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