GAME FISHES OF INDIA AND ANGLING. By Dr. Raj Tilak and Uma Sharma.

1982 1st edition. 8vo (146 x 226mm). Ppxiv,304. B/w photographs and illustrations, extensive bibliography. Green cloth, upper board and spine titled in white.

A concise account of the game fishes of India followed by a detailed section on angling for them. Includes a large and useful bibliography. Nomenclature and taxonomy, the carp family including a lot of material on mahseer, catfish family, trout in India, snake-headed fishes, game fishes and multi-purpose dams, fish sanctuaries, brief history of fishing in the world and India, tackle, bait and its uses. Books published in India are generally not as strongly bound as those published in the West. This book, although new and unused, may be rather bumped. This is to be expected and these books are not returnable for any reason related to condition.