THE ILLUSTRATED ANGLER. The classic text of Trevor Housby and original paintings by Charles Jardine.

1996 1st edition. 4to (226 x 284mm). Ppv,128. Illustrated with original colour paintings by Charles Jardine. Purple boards, spine titled in gilt.

Trevor Housby's final book, he passed away during its production. Descriptions of game fish species - salmonids, big-game fish, and saltwater flyrod quarry. "Each chapter concentrates on a particular catch and the skills, techniques and rewards associated with fishing for it. Each is illustrated by the world-renowned artist and flyfisherman Charles Jardine, who has remarkably portrayed each fish in its natural environment and captured the spirit and challenge of the sport for it. ...The result is a lavish and enthusiastic book that can be read for inspiration for future fishing expeditions, as a 'dream' record of the great big-game fish that the angler may never get to fish for, or enjoyed simply as a stunning collection of colour painting by a celebrated artist." Chapters include:- Rainbow trout; Brown trout and sea trout; Great Lake trout; Char and American brook trout; Grayling - the lady of the stream; Atlantic salmon; Northern pike; Black bass; Tiger fish; Nile perch; Bluefin tuna; Sailfish; Black marlin; Blue marlin; Broadbill swordfish; Shark; South American dorado; Saltwater fly-fishing; Bonefish; Wahoo; Permit; Tarpon; The making of a young angler.