LIFE-HISTORY AND HABITS OF THE SALMON, SEA-TROUT, TROUT, AND OTHER FRESHWATER FISH. By P.D. Malloch. First Edition.

1910 1st edition. 4to (190 x 257mm). Ppxvi,264. B/w photographs, brown end-papers. Grey cloth, b/w photographs to upper board, spine and upper board titled in gilt.

P.D. Malloch was the manager of the Tay Salmon Fisheries Company, a well-known fishing tackle dealer and designer, and a renowned angler, winning many flyfishing competitions. In this book, Malloch has "endeavoured to clear up many points relative to the history of salmon and trout which have until lately remained a mystery...From a study of the scales the age of a fish can be arrived at, and with the help of the numerous illustrations the reader will be able to refer any fish to the particular run to which it belongs, to ascertain its weight and age, and how often it has returned to fresh water". Chapters include: The salmon; Sea-trout; Habits and history of the brown trout; Loch Leven trout; The grayling; The char; The pike; The perch; The tench; The stickleback; The minnow; The common eel; Rainbow trout; Monstrosities; Hybrids; Vendace; Gwyniad; The powan of Loch Lomond; The flounder; Allis shad; The lamprey; The loach.