"The Compleat Angler: Or the Contemplative Man's Recreation" 1937 Walton, Izaak

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WALTON, Izaak

[237] pp.

Privately Printed by The Caxton Press

1937

9 1/4" x 6 1/4"

Walton was born in … Read more WALTON, Izaak

[237] pp.

Privately Printed by The Caxton Press

1937

9 1/4" x 6 1/4"

Walton was born in Stafford and moved to London when he was in his teens in order to learn a trade. The Compleat Angler reflects the author's connections with these two locations, especially on the River Dove, central England, that forms the border between Staffordshire and Derbyshire in the Peak District. The book was dedicated to John Offley of Madeley, Staffordshire, and there are references in it to fishing in the English Midlands. However, the work begins with Londoners making a fishing trip up the Lea Valley in Hertfordshire, starting at Tottenham. See less