GONE FISHING. By William Nathan. Woodcuts by Kenneth Lindley.

1960 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 216mm). Ppxii,212. B/w woodcuts by Kenneth Lindley. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

Reminiscences of fishing days: bass, mullet and whiting in South Wales, pike, tench and trout. Chapters include: A dream of fair trout; The provincial carp-fisher; Salmon and sentiment - a Cardiganshire episode; Oakflies and black magic; Talking shop; The West Pier, Swansea; The mullet man; Contemplation and the gentle art; Gower holidays; Purists; Fishing in the Metropolis; Esox Lucius, villain; Obsession, a story (old style); The pond on Hampstead Heath; The marsh; Women and fishing; Bass; Nostalgia in London; Aspirations; Brief encounters; Gentle passions, a story (modern style); On being watched by children; The road to the Sussex Ouse; The tench and I; Night lines on Swansea Beach.