The Compleat Angler (1973)

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The Compleat Angler (1973)
Folio Society
Science & Nature

The Compleat Angler (1973)

Izaak Walton
Edition year 1973
Binding Cloth
Weight 1 Kg
Dimensions 22.8 × 14.8 cm

Edition details

The Compleat Angler. A photolithographic reprint of the 1962 edition. Bound in brown cloth with a design in gold. Pale brown endleaves. Transparent plastic dust-jacket. 22.8x14.8cm. Folio Press and J.M. Dent

About the book

Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler is a classic seventeenth-century work combining fishing instruction with reflections on nature and rural life. Written largely as a dialogue between anglers, the book offers practical advice while celebrating rivers, countryside, friendship and quiet contemplation. Its appeal extends far beyond fishing, making it one of the best-loved works of English pastoral prose. First published in the seventeenth century, it remains admired as much for its gentle literary charm as for its place in the history of angling.

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