2 volumes, 4to. Half-titles, titles printed in red and black, engraved headpieces and illustrations throughout, numerous engraved plates. Contemporary green morocco gilt, spines in 5 compartments with 4 wide raised bands gilt, gilt-lettered in 2, the rest gilt, edges gilt (some light wear to joints, spine ends, and corners). 

The First Nicolas edition. "One of the best, possibly the very best of...[the 146 editions of The Compleat Angler published between 1836 and 1901] was the superb edition edited by Sir Harris Nicolas for Pickering with engravings after Stothard, Inskipp and others" (Percy Muir, Victorian Illustrated Books, 1971, p.21).