THE OSPREY SPECIMEN GROUP ...AND FRIENDS. Edited by Rosie Barham and Terry Doe.

# 2014 1st edition. Large 8vo (180 x 252mm). Pp360. Colour photographs, colour illustrations by Chris Turnbull. Black textured paper-covered boards, silver-gilt osprey motif and titles to upper board, spine titled in silver-gilt.

# A collection of coarse fishing tales written by a wide variety of authors and anglers. "This book is dedicated to Osprey Specimen Group records officer Simon King, who sadly passed away in August 2013 after a short battle with cancer. To mark his memory, Osprey Specimen Group members, and their angling friends, have produced this collection of fishing stories which we hope you will enjoy." Contributions from Bob Hornegold, Mark Walsingham, Miles King, Tony Gibson, Chris Ball, Paul Stapley, Neill Stephens, Ray Taylor, Jim Morson, Chris Turnbull, Ryan Burton, Paul Moulder, Mike Lyddon, Daryl Close, Sam Meeuwissen, Dave Loftus, Richard Borley, Warren Gill, Gary Newman, Bob Morris, Clive Bradley, Phil Buckingham, Peter Akehurst, Simon King, Bob Kitchener, Joe Royffe, Tony Pithers, Martin Bowler, Tony Meers, Lee Tebble, Christian Barker, Chris Yates, Mark Salt, Gary Newland, Len Arbery, Graham Elliott, Barry Shipman, Bob Buteux, Jerry Hammond and Chris Nicolaou.