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A32790 The angler's vade mecum, or, A compendious, yet full, discourse of angling discovering the aptest methods and ways ... for the catching all manner of fresh-water fish ... : together with a brief discourse of fish ponds, and not only the easiest but most palatable ways of dressing all sorts of fish ... / by a lover of angling. Chetham, James, 1640-1692. 1681 (1681) Wing C3788; ESTC R23536 82,686 193

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