MODERN SEA ANGLING. By F.D. Holcombe.

(1921) 1923 2nd edition. 8vo (142 x 203mm). Ppx,310. B/w photograph plates and illustrations. Decorative blue cloth, upper board titled in black, spine titled in gilt and black. 7/6 net.

"Several works on sea angling have passed through my hands, but 'Modern Sea Angling' is in my judgment the most comprehensive and exhaustive that I have seen." (The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News). Chapters include:- Introductory; Rods, reels and lines; Traces, hooks and other gear; Mackerel; Bass; Coalfish and pollack; Grey mullet; Black bream; Red bream; Halibut; Shark; Tope; Hake; Cod; Ling; Conger; Skate; Wrasse; Haddock; Whiting; Flounder; Plaice; Dab; Pouting; Some other fish; Shore and pier fishing; On the choice of a fishing station; Where to fish: the English and Welsh coasts; Where to fish: the Scottish coast; Where to fish: the Irish coast; Some notable catches.