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1926. fifth edition. Fine. 14 19 6. Olive calf binding red title plates on the spine, Ornate gilt edging and emblem on both boards, embossed and gilt decoration on the spine. All edges gilt. Binding by Reviere & Son.Reprinted from fourth American edition An incredible reproduction – a jewel The Compleat Angler was first published in 1653, but Walton continued to add to it for a quarter of a century. It is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse; 6 verses were quoted from John Dennys's 1613 work The Secrets of Angling. It was dedicated to John Offkey, his most honoured friend. There was a second edition in 1655, a third in 1661 (identical with that of 1664), a fourth in 1668 and a fifth in 1676. In this last edition the thirteen chapters of the original had grown to twenty-one, and a second part was added by his friend and brother angler Charles Cotton, who took up Venator where Walton had left him and completed his instruction in fly fishing and the making of flies. Walton… Read More