THE "COUNTRY LIFE" LIBRARY OF SPORT: FISHING. Edited by Horace G. Hutchinson. TWO VOLUME SET.
1904 1st edition - undated and probably a re-issue. 2 large 8vo volumes (148 x 235mm). Ppxx,526 and ppxiii,445. Colour plates of flies in volume one, b/w photographs and illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt titles to upper board and spine.
Volume One is a comprehensive work on game fishing with important sections on salmon fishing and the salmon fly by J.J. Hardy, dry fly fishing by F.M. Halford, and Norwegian salmon fishing by C.E. Radcliffe. A good and seldom-read chapter on sea-trout fishing by A.E. Gathorne Hardy, and another on grayling fishing by R.B. Marston. Volume Two is in three parts. The first includes chapters on tarpon by J. Turner-Turner, and mahseer by Hercules Ross. The second, on coarse fishing, has a number of chapters on pike fishing by A. Jardine, and on fishing for other species by R.B. Marston. The third section, on sea angling, is largely by F.G. Aflalo. The scientific chapters were contributed by G.A. Boulenger.
Volume One is a comprehensive work on game fishing with important sections on salmon fishing and the salmon fly by J.J. Hardy, dry fly fishing by F.M. Halford, and Norwegian salmon fishing by C.E. Radcliffe. A good and seldom-read chapter on sea-trout fishing by A.E. Gathorne Hardy, and another on grayling fishing by R.B. Marston. Volume Two is in three parts. The first includes chapters on tarpon by J. Turner-Turner, and mahseer by Hercules Ross. The second, on coarse fishing, has a number of chapters on pike fishing by A. Jardine, and on fishing for other species by R.B. Marston. The third section, on sea angling, is largely by F.G. Aflalo. The scientific chapters were contributed by G.A. Boulenger.
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Book Code
30050
Author | HUTCHINSON, Horatio (Horace) Gordon. (1859-1932), Editor. |
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Book Code | 30050 |
ISBN | B001RN0OOQ. |
Book Description | Some foxing and use, hinges slightly tender but a good-plus set. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1904 |
Publisher | Country Life. |
Place | London. |