CARP SIDE OF THE MOON. By Pete Springate.

2012 1st edition. 4to (185 x 258mm). Pp398,ad. Colour and b/w photographs, diary-extract end-papers. Green boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.

"This book has been a long time coming. I'm sure you'll agree. Pete Springate is not known as 'Sir' for nothing; it is a sign of the affection and respect that his peers have for him, and in this, the first of three volume of his life in carp angling, you will see how he earned that respect." The second volume of Pete Springate's autobiography, New Moon Rising, was published in Spring 2014 (our stock number 29264) and the final volume is due later in 2015. This book, the first volume, is already out-of-print. Chapters include: Days with Uncle Bert; Spreading my wings; Obsessive carping disorder; Running amok; A Yeoveney dream; A change of plan; In search of space; Wraysbury One - the start of a love affair; The coming of the hair; Redmire - at last; Changing fortunes; A year of contrasts; A winter of rivers and Redmire; A dream come true; Farewell to Redmire; Just rewards; Moving experiences; Winds of change; A fork in the road; Shifting currents; New horizons - what next?