ROACH: HOW TO CATCH THEM. By Capt. L. A. Parker. Series editor Kenneth Mansfield.

(1954) later reprint. Small format (95 x 165mm). Pp95. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue.

This is one of the earliest titles in the highly collectable 'How To Catch Them' series. Chapters include: Description - growth, habitat, hybrids; Things the angler should know - advice to beginners, compact equipment, one rod only, plumbing the depth, baits and ground-baits, reading a water, how to locate a swim, shadows; Tackle - rods, reels, lines, floats, hooks, shotting the cast; Methods - float fishing, ledgering, sunken line, long-trotting.