THE BOOK OF THE ROACH. By Greville Fennell (of "The Field"). Second Edition.
(1870) 1884 2nd edition. 12mo (110 x 167mm). Ppviii,118 + xiv pp advertisements. Green blind-stamped cloth with roach in gilt on upper board.
The earliest coarse fishing monograph and one of the very few books devoted solely to roach fishing. "Artist, naturalist and angler...wrote on fishing in The Field 1853 to death; contributed to Fishing Gazette under name of `Creel', and other sporting papers..." (Boase). "As a young man, Fennell succeeded best in comic painting, but later in life was fonder of landscapes...He was a member of the `Field' staff from the commencement of that paper in 1853, and wrote week after week in it on fishing subjects...contributed a paper called `Curiosities of Angling Literature' to Mr. Cholmondeley Pennell's Fishing Gossip, 1866. This is a discursive attempt at the humorous style in writing on angling topics..." (DNB).
The earliest coarse fishing monograph and one of the very few books devoted solely to roach fishing. "Artist, naturalist and angler...wrote on fishing in The Field 1853 to death; contributed to Fishing Gazette under name of `Creel', and other sporting papers..." (Boase). "As a young man, Fennell succeeded best in comic painting, but later in life was fonder of landscapes...He was a member of the `Field' staff from the commencement of that paper in 1853, and wrote week after week in it on fishing subjects...contributed a paper called `Curiosities of Angling Literature' to Mr. Cholmondeley Pennell's Fishing Gossip, 1866. This is a discursive attempt at the humorous style in writing on angling topics..." (DNB).
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29507
| Author | Fennell (John Greville). (1807-1885). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 29507 |
| ISBN | B001RX0ONW. |
| Book Description | Very good copy. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1884 |
| Publisher | Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington. |
| Place | London. |