THE DIARY OF AN ALL-ROUND ANGLER: EXTRACTS FROM THE FISHING JOURNAL KEPT FOR OVER 60 YEARS. By Rev. Patrick Murray Smythe.
1956 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 218mm). Pp222. B/w photographs. Binding B. Red boards, spine titled in black.
THE DIARY OF AN ALL-ROUND ANGLER: Extracts from the Fishing Journal kept for over sixty years (1872-1935) by the Very Rev. Patrick Murray Smythe. Edited by [his son] Patrick C. Smythe. The author, "who was born in 1860, began his diary as a schoolboy when he recorded the capture of sixteen sticklebacks and a minnow ("I ate minnow") and made his last entry only a few days before his death in 1935". A detailed and entrancing diary, mostly referring to trout and salmon fishing on Scottish lochs and rivers.
THE DIARY OF AN ALL-ROUND ANGLER: Extracts from the Fishing Journal kept for over sixty years (1872-1935) by the Very Rev. Patrick Murray Smythe. Edited by [his son] Patrick C. Smythe. The author, "who was born in 1860, began his diary as a schoolboy when he recorded the capture of sixteen sticklebacks and a minnow ("I ate minnow") and made his last entry only a few days before his death in 1935". A detailed and entrancing diary, mostly referring to trout and salmon fishing on Scottish lochs and rivers.
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6353
| Author | Smythe (Patrick Murray). (1860-1935). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 6353 |
| ISBN | B001AW1NOY. |
| Book Description | Very good in poor dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1956 |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber. |
| Place | London. |