With five pages of publishers advertisements at rear.
First published in 1653 by Richard Marriot in London. Walton continued to add to it for a quarter of a century. It is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse. Published by Penguin Books in 1939.
Binding Note
Paperback book with a wrap-round jacket. Yellow paper covers. Both jacket and upper cover bear a black and white wood-engraving by Gertrude Hermes. Spine lettered in black: "The Compleat Angler. Izaak Walton. 238."