THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE ROACH. By Dr Mark Everard. Deluxe leather edition.

2006 1st edition. Large 8vo (162 x 250mm). Pp436. B/w photographs and illustrations throughout, bibliography. Dark green quarter leather over light green pictorial cloth, marbled end-papers, silk marker ribbon. Edition limited to 90 signed and numbered copies.

"The most comprehensive book on the roach ever attempted. Some might say (not without justification) that it is a work of obsession. But roach can become an obsession. This book covers virtually every aspect of the roach. It starts with a natural history of the fish, moves on to successful angling techniques and fishery management, before considering technology, research, art, gastronomy and literature. It is written to inform, to pique the curiosity, to serve as a ready reference, and to broaden appreciation of this fascinating fish". A superb and wide-ranging monograph containing everything you might want to know about the roach. This handsome limited edition, quarter-bound in Morocco goatskin over pictorial cloth boards, is one of the most attractive of the fine books produced by the Medlar Press.