CARP TALES: A COLLECTION OF HUMOROUS STORIES. Edited by Paul Selman. Illustrated by Pete Curtis. Stories by Jim Gibbinson, Rod Hutchinson, Julian Cundiff, Fred J. Taylor, Tim Paisley, Chris Ball, Kevin Clifford, Derek Stritton, Bill Cottam and Paul Selman

1998 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 239mm). Pp136. B/w photographs, illustrations by Pete Curtis. Maroon boards, spine titled in gilt.

Humorous carp fishing tales from some of the very best carp angling writers. "The reader is taken on a hilarious journey of incident, of disasters and joys abroad, of stroke-pulling and downright lunacy, and many characters met along the way. Each chapter is brilliantly illustrated by talented artist Pete Curtis with cartoons and fine atmospheric drawings, as well as with originial black and white prints." Chapters include: Frankly Scarlett, I don't give a lamb! by Jim Gibbinson; It's an ill wind by Rod Hutchinson; I remember by Julian Cundiff; A trilogy of carp tales by Chris Ball; Fragments in time... moments in people by Tim Paisley; Frank by Fred J. Taylor; Norfolk naughties and Neville by Kevin Clifford; A shot in the arm and a dump in the skip! by Derek Stritton; The session from Hell by Bill Cottam; Just a typical Harefield session by Paul Selman.