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Hyphenation has been standardised.
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CONTENTS
CHAP. I.— When to provide tools and how to make them.CHAP. II.— Divers sorts of angling; first, of the fly.
CHAP. III.— Of the Artificial Fly.
CHAP. IV.— Of angling at the ground.
CHAP. V.— Of all sorts of baits for each kind of fish.
CHAP. VI.— To keep your baits.
THE
EXPERIENCED ANGLER;
OR
ANGLING IMPROVED.
J. Johnson, Printer, Brook Street, Holborn, London.
THE
EXPERIENCED ANGLER;
OR
Angling Improved.
IMPARTING MANY
OF THE
APTEST WAYS AND CHOICEST EXPERIMENTS
FOR THE
TAKING MOST SORTS OF FISH
IN
POND OR RIVER.
BY COL. ROBERT VENABLES.
“I have read and practised by many books of this kind, formerlymade public; from which, although I received much advantage, yetwithout prejudice to their worthy Authors, I could never find in themthat height of judgment and reason, manifested in this, as I may callit, Epitome of Angling.”
Isaac Walton.
LONDON:
SEPTIMUS PROWETT, OLD BOND STREET,
AND
THOMAS GOSDEN, BEDFORD STREET,
COVENT GARDEN.
1825.
TO HIS INGENIOUS FRIEND THE AUTHOR,
ON HIS
ANGLING IMPROVED.
Honoured Sir,
Though I never, to my knowledge, had the happinessto see your face, yet accidentally coming to a view of thisdiscourse before it went to the press; I held myselfobliged in point of gratitude for the great advantage Ireceived thereby, to tender you my particular acknowledgment,especially having been for thirty years past, notonly a lover but a practiser of that innocent recreation,wherein by your judicious precepts I find myself fittedfor a higher form; which expression I take the boldnessto use, because I have read and practised by many booksof this kind, BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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