HUGH FALKUS: A LIFE ON THE EDGE. By Chris Newton.

2007 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp328. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography, silk marker ribbon. Black cloth, spine titled in gilt. One of the first printing of 750 copies.

Hugh Falkus was a gifted and passionate writer, a compelling broadcaster and a mesmerising storyteller, as well as an inspiration to generations of anglers. His seminal work, Sea Trout Fishing - A Guide to Success, only recently having gone out-of-print after nearly half a century, firmly established him as the father of modern sea-trout fishing. Falkus's achievements were many and varied. He was a daring and highly competitive yachtsman, an outstanding sportsman and a talented actor, playwright and producer. In the 1960s his pioneering work in wildlife broadcasting earned him two of the greatest honours in the film-making business, The Prix Italia and the Blue Ribbon. A Life on the Edge tells Hugh Falkus's story for the first time, exploring his life, his works and his legacy and examining what made Falkus the man he was.