BEST, Thomas

[186] pp.

B. Crosby and Co.

1804

The Sixth Edition

7" x 4 1/4"

Bound by Root & Son for Charles E. Lauriat Co Boston

A Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling- Confirmed by Actual Experiences and Minute Observations to Which is Added the Compleat Fly-Fisher is a fly-fishing book written by Thomas Best, first published in London in 1787.

Although the first part of A Concise Treatise is a general angling work that provided little new information when it was published, the second part of the book--The Complete Fly-Fisher was one of the earliest how-to books on the subject of fly fishing and artificial fly making. The book proved to be extremely popular and useful, being issued in thirteen editions from 1787 to 1846.