A RIVER NEVER SLEEPS. By Roderick L. Haig-Brown. 1946 First US Edition.
1946 1st edition. Ppviii,352. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Beige pictorial cloth, printed in green.
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
9314
| Author | Haig-Brown (Roderick Langmere). (1908-1976). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 9314 |
| ISBN | B0006EUXLQ. |
| Book Description | Ink annotation to p38 else very good in slightly used but tidy and complete dust-wrapper. Inscribed by James T Babb, Librarian Emeritus at Yale University. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1946 |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Company. |
| Place | New York. |