The compleat angler or the contemplative man's recreation. : Being a discourse of rivers, fish-ponds, fish, & fishing. To which is added, the laws of angling: with a new table of the particulars in this book.

The fourth edition, much corrected and enlarged.

London : Printed for R. Marriot, and are to be sold by Charles Harper at his shop, the next door to the Crown near Sergeants-Inn in Chancery-lane, 1668.

[16], 255, [17] p. : ill. (copper-plate engravings), music ; (8vo)

Dedication signed: Iz. Wa., i.e. Izaak Walton.
The words "The compleat ... recreation." on title page are engraved in a decorative cartouche.
The engraved illustrations are attributed to Pierre Lombart.
Running title reads: The complete angler.
Includes words and music to "The anglers song" set by Henry Lawes.
P. 215, page 2 of "The anglers song" is printed upside down to facilitate part singing.
Includes index.
"A short discourse by way of post-script, touching the lavves of angling" (caption title) begins an unpaginated section on S1r.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1986. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1733:19)

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), W665
Horne, B.S. Compleat angler, 4
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 1051
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R226664

Great Britain -- England -- London.

W665

190108. Cropped, affecting headlines and direction-lines. Provenance: bookplate of H. C. L. Morris