The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation. being a Discourse of Rivers, and fishponds, and Fish, and Fishing. Not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers

London: Printed by T.M. for Rich. Marriot, 1655. The Second edition much enlarged. Engraved piscatorial vignette on title page and ten small copperplate engravings in the text. 1 vols. 12mo. Bound in mid-19th-century green roan, tooled in blind. With a nice angling bookplate of the Rev. H. J. Cotton with signature "JHCotton" at the top of the plate. Title laid-down on thin card and lower margin trimmed at the foot (no loss) and with a small hole in the blank area below the vignette and slight tears across the center repaired. Lightly browned, a few spots. Closely trimmed at the head and fore-edge affecting top line of text on A11v, A12r and a few headlines, final or initial letters touched on the fore-edge of B6r, F6r, I3r, I5r, I6r-v, K8r, L2v, L3r, L4r, L6r, O3v, the music on O5v-O6r, Q4v, Q5v, Q6v catchword on G5v, snout of the fish on K6r and P6r touched. The Second edition much enlarged. Engraved piscatorial vignette on title page and ten small copperplate engravings in the text. 1 vols. 12mo. Attractive copy of the second edition of Walton’s Angler.

Rare: Sir John Hawkins in the Preface to his 1760 edition of the Angler, said “The Second Edition I have never seen.”. Coigney 2