The Complete Angler, Or Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-ponds, Fish, and Fishing. In Two Parts: the First Written by Mr. Izaak Walton, the Second by Charles Cotton, EsqS. Bagster, 1815 - 514 pages |
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