The Anglers Vade Mecum: Or A Compendious Yet Full Discourse On Angling, Third Edition, Illustrated with Sculptures And very much Enlarged
Author:
(CHETHAM James)
Year:
1700
Edition:
3rd
Publisher:
William Battersby
Summary:
(8) 326 pages, +( 7pp) table + ( ipp)advert for Books Printed for William Battersby, (ii) "Name of the FISH this books treat of", advert page 2 engraved plates showing 12 fish. Recent full brown speckled calf binding with plain calf inlays with floral blind stamped corner pieces, red title label. A very good clean copy in a fine binding. The preface dated 1688 with J.A Chetham at end, below the preface appears an advert for Will Browne fishing tackle. "Cheatham's prefaces are in diogenes vein, curt and caustic, he escapes from the category of manual makers. and takes rank as one of the original writers on the sport. he is indebted to his forerunners but acknowledges it; he improves on their systems and calls attention to the fact. He is never servile nor plagiaristic always honest, sometimes a little surly" Westwood Satchell 59 notes there are said to be two editions of the book. As Simpson Sale Part 1 Lot 191, Simpson suggests 3 editions of the book, and Westwood second copy a "later issue" collates complete as E.S.T.C R6629
Ref:
24151
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