THE SECRET CARP. By Chris Yates.

(1992) 2000 reprint. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppiii,171, + 1pp ads. B/w illustrations by Clare Yates, maroon end-papers. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Blue dust-wrapper with yellow-coloured carp and pale yellow title.

"The Secret Carp is a fishing book with a difference. As The Independent comments, it is one of the few books that manages to capture the real joy of fishing in such a way that even a non-angler could be seduced. It tells the true story of the events of a single day and night beside an English carp lake in high summer." Most certainly one of Chris Yates' finest books.