EXTREME PIKE. Compiled by Stephen Harper. De luxe leather-bound edition.

2014 1st edition. De luxe issue. 4to (190 x 244mm). Pp203. Colour photographs. Fully bound in black leather, upper board and spine titled in silver-gilt and red, illustration pasted to upper board, handmade end-papers, silk marker ribbon. Edition limited to 50 signed and numbered copies.

This is the de luxe leather-bound edition limited to only 50 signed and numbered copies. "Following on from the very successful Dream Pike of 2010, this book reveals another terrific collection of new and previously unpublished stories of very big pike, each in excess of 30 pounds, captured by a wide cross-section of anglers; some famous, some not so well-known. From waters across the length and breadth of the British Isles, as diverse as pits, lakes, reservoirs, trout waters, rivers, broads, meres, fens, draings, loughs and lakes; these stories are entertaining, educational, informative, revealing, funny, sad, shocking, riveting, and often, simply inspirational. They prove that with enthusiasm and determination, 'Extreme Pike' can be located and captured just about anywhere..." Published in an edition of only 800 cloth-bound copies and 50 leather-bound copies. Contributions from Tony Balfour, Malcolm Bannister, Nick Beardmore, Paul Belsten, Steve Biggs, George Biggs, Ady Brayshaw, Fred Buller, Wyndon Coole, Owen Figgis, Ian Forde, Richard Gostling, Mike Green, Terry Hazelwood, Pat Henry, Rick Knowles, Lionel Mills, Tom Mills, Jonathan Myles, Martyn Page, Keith Quantrill, Rob Sidell, Mark Skinner, Mike Slater, Dennis Smith, John Tate, Kev Taylor, Phil Wakeford, Pete Webster and Stephen Harper. The foreword is by Phil Wakeford.