SPECIMEN ANGLING BY DESIGN. By Martin Hooper.

1993 1st edition. Large 8vo (170 x 242mm). Pp176. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations by Martin Elliott and John Searl. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.

Stalking specimen coarse species, by a noted expert, mostly on the Dorset Stour and Hampshire Avon. Much useful information and advice as well as many anecdotes from the author's own experience. Certainly one of the very best specimen angling books. Pike, carp, barbel, roach, tench, chub, eels, as well the occasional grayling. There are two black and white illustrations by John Searl, the black and white chapter heading vignettes and attractive dust-wrapper illustration are by Martin Elliott.