A RIVER NEVER SLEEPS. By Roderick Haig-Brown. 1948 First UK edition.
(1946) 1948 1st UK edition. 8vo (139 x 205mm). Pp320. B/w vignettes by Stephen Russ. Brick-red cloth, spine titled in gilt.
Spanning the author's fishing life from his childhood on the English chalkstreams to the steelhead rivers of British Columbia. One of the great classics of angling literature and a marvellous read. Chapters include: About steelhead; A fish for Firmin; About pike; 'Where to fish'; House hunting; Picking favourites; H.M. Greenhill; Little lakes; Sea-run cutthroats; The big salmon water; Lewington's carrier; Pacific salmon; Buttle Lake; Dark on the water; Salt water I; Salt water II; Sachem River: Why fish?: First fall freshet; Top, bottom and middle; The riddle of the Oxhorn; Before I die; Fishing books; To know a river.
Spanning the author's fishing life from his childhood on the English chalkstreams to the steelhead rivers of British Columbia. One of the great classics of angling literature and a marvellous read. Chapters include: About steelhead; A fish for Firmin; About pike; 'Where to fish'; House hunting; Picking favourites; H.M. Greenhill; Little lakes; Sea-run cutthroats; The big salmon water; Lewington's carrier; Pacific salmon; Buttle Lake; Dark on the water; Salt water I; Salt water II; Sachem River: Why fish?: First fall freshet; Top, bottom and middle; The riddle of the Oxhorn; Before I die; Fishing books; To know a river.
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Book Code
61587
| Author | Haig-Brown (Roderick Langmere). (1908-1976). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 61587 |
| ISBN | B001AW3QJ4. |
| Book Description | Some browning to preliminary pages but a very good copy in unclipped dust-wrapper. Bookplate of angling author Sidney Spencer, and previous owner's inscription to front paste-down. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1948 |
| Publisher | Collins. |
| Place | London. |