ESQUIRE'S BOOK OF FISHING. Edited by Robert Scharff and the editors of Esquire magazine.

(1963) 1964 1st UK edition. 8vo (162 x 240mm). Pp285. B/w illustrations, cartoons. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. 30/-.

For all the people who only read Esquire for the fishing articles: a collection of the best, originally published between 1933 and 1964. The British edition contains more material than the American original. With an introduction by Arnold Gingrich. Chapters include:- Why go fishing?; Tackle and the fisherman; Lures for fish and fisherman; Idle pouching fellows; How the real fisherman catches his fish; A study in silver; Stream fishing is the greatest fun; Fishing for trout in Normandy; The world's most famous fish-pond; Deep-sea fishing for the big fellows; A trans-Atlantic salmon match; Favourite fishing spots of the world; Fishing in North America.