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SAUNDERS, James. The Compleat Fisherman. Being a Large and Particular Account of all the Several Ways of Fishing now practiced in Europe; with abundance of curious Secrets and Niceties in the Art of Fishing… London: for W. Mears and S. Tooke, 1724.
12mo (152 x 89 mm). (Some spotting or browning). Engraved folding frontispiece (some browning or spotting). 19th century half morocco, marbled sides, spine in 6 compartments with raised bands, gilt lettering in second, gilt devices in remainder (some light wear at corners and near crown). Provenance: Dean Sage (booklabel), noted collector and sportsman.
FIRST EDITION by the “first angling author who mentions silk-worm gut” mentioned on p. 92 (Westwood & Satchell, p. 189).