A RIVER NEVER SLEEPS. By Roderick L. Haig-Brown. 1946 First US Edition.
1946 1st US edition. 8vo (150 x 217mm). Ppviii,352. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Beige cloth, spine titled in green, green illustration of fish on upper board.
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
61313
| Author | Haig-Brown (Roderick Langmere). (1908-1976). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 61313 |
| ISBN | B0006EUXLQ. |
| Book Description | Lean to spine, hinges tender, rather stained and worn boards, name to end-paper, pages browned. Reading copy only, lacks dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1946 |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Company. |
| Place | New York. |