THE TALE OF A WYE FISHERMAN. By H.A. Gilbert. Second edition.
(1929) 1953 2nd edition. 8vo (138 x 204mm). Pp224. B/w photographs, end-paper maps. Green cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.
The story of the Wye salmon fisheries - rod and net, legal and otherwise; the Rebecca Riots, the Wye Fisheries Association, etc. This second edition "...has been greatly enriched by a chapter on the methods of Robert Pashley, who has fished the Wye since 1906 and in one year, using for the most part a trout rod and small flies, killed 678 salmon." (Ransome). "...re-illustrated with photographs especially taken by Mr Wren Howard... revisions and two additional chapters having brought it as near up to date as humanly possible."
The story of the Wye salmon fisheries - rod and net, legal and otherwise; the Rebecca Riots, the Wye Fisheries Association, etc. This second edition "...has been greatly enriched by a chapter on the methods of Robert Pashley, who has fished the Wye since 1906 and in one year, using for the most part a trout rod and small flies, killed 678 salmon." (Ransome). "...re-illustrated with photographs especially taken by Mr Wren Howard... revisions and two additional chapters having brought it as near up to date as humanly possible."
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12198
| Author | Gilbert (Humphrey Adam). (1886-1960). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 12198 |
| ISBN | B001AW019W. |
| Book Description | Slightly faded, good-plus. Portion of rear panel missing from quite used dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1953 |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape. |
| Place | London. |