THE ANGLER'S CAST. By Capt. T.L. Edwards and Eric Horsfall Turner.

1960 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 242mm). Pp239. B/w photographs and illustrations. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt.

Casting technique and advice covering all disciplines - fly, sea, spinning, coarse fishing and tournament casting. Chapters include:- The cast through the ages; Trial and error; Velocity in the cast; The hands in the cast; The single-handed casts; The double-handed casts; Correction of casting faults; The sea casts; The South African super-casts; Roll casts: Spey and double-Spey; The casts of the freshwater bait angler; Fancy casts; The fly line; The spinning line; Reels; Rods; Tournament weight casts; Tournament fly casts; Tournament fly lines; Tournament organization; The beginner's guide to tackle; The maintenance of tackle; Personality parade.