SEA FISHING. By John Bickerdyke. With contributions on 'Antipodean and Foreign Fish' by W. Senior, 'Tarpon' by A.C. Harmsworth, 'Whaling' by Sir H.W. Gore-booth, Bart. [A volume in] The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes.

1895 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 195mm). Ppxx,562. Illustrated with b/w plates after paintings and text engravings by C. Napier Hemy, W.W. May, R.T. Pritchett, and from photographs. Binding B. Decorative brown cloth, printed in black, blue, white and gilt, with design of a sportsman's study on upper board, uniform with other titles in the series.

With contributions on "Antipodean and foreign fish" by William Senior, "Tarpon" by A.C.Harmsworth and "Whaling" by Sir H.W.Gore-Booth, Bart. A hugely comprehensive and entertaining guide to sporting sea angling in the 1890's. Chapters include: Introductory - charts, tides etc; Round the British and Irish coasts; Whippings, servings, knots, hooks, and sundry wrinkles; Baits; Fly fishing in the sea; From land and pier; Sea fishing from small boats; Sea fishing from yachts and large fishing boats; The ocean fishing rod; Low-water shell fish and conger hunting, prawning, and shrimping; Surface-feeding sea fish; Flat-sided and flat-backed fishes; Cod, haddocks, whiting, bream, conger, sharks, etc; The sea fisher in foreign parts; Tarpon fishing in the Gulf of Mexico; Whaling.