THE ANGLING ARTISTS. By Tony Meers.

2013 1st edition. 4to (190 x 245mm). Pp204. Colour and b/w photographs and illustrations throughout. Yellow boards, spine titled in dark blue. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies.

Contributions from many of angling's finest artists. Each artist is given an introduction to themselves and their work before going on to describe a few of their most memorable days by the water illustrated with many examples of their art. The contributors include: Bob Buteux, Tony Meers, Bernard Venables, Peter Rogers, Ted Andrews, Robin Armstrong, Paul Cook, Peter Curtis, Gareth Fareham, Andrew Field, John Grant, Trevor Harrop, Maurice Ingham, Keith Linsell, Mick Loates, David Miller, Robert Olsen, Maurice Pledger, Karen Sarkar, John Searl, Richard J. Smith and Denys Watkins-Pitchford "BB". This first edition was limited to 500 cloth-bound copies. A handsome book. The foreword is by Bob Buteux and the dust-wrapper illustration is by Reg Cooke.