THE FISHERMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK. Compiled by "BB". Illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, F.R.S.A., A.R.C.A. Foreword by Ian Niall.

(1945, 1993) 2020 reprint. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppxii,212. B/w illustrations by "BB", decorative end-papers, introduction by Ian Niall. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.

This is Merlin Unwin's reprint of the White Lion edition of 1993. A selection of the best from the original collection, published in this edition in a larger format, with a new foreword by Ian Niall. The articles are arranged into the following sections: Fish and fishing; Salmon; Trout; Coarse fish; Tench; Barbel; Perch; Roach; Bream; Pike; Chub; Sea fishing; Fisherman's haunts. The numerous contributors include, Rupert Brooke, Isaac Walton, 'BB', Percy Lubbock, H.T. Sheringham, G.E.M. Skues, Major Kenneth Dawson, Edmund Blunden, W. Earl Hodgson, Eric Taverner, Lt.-Commdr H.C. Norton, Alexander Barclay, Neville Bostock, Charles St. John, Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald, Sir Edward Grey, F.M. Halfor, Frank J. Barker, Francis Francis, J.L. Webb, Victor James, 'Red Spinner', Mr. D. Bateman, J.C. Cornish, George A. Birmingham, H. Plunkett-Greene, and many others.