THE WORLD OF ANGLING. Edited by Richard Wills.

1969 1st edition. 4to (185 x 238mm). Pp128. B/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in black.

A good collection of articles, well illustrated with many black and white photographs. Contents include:- Pike... the most rewarding fish of all! by Bill Keal; Shore fishing, beach casting, pier and rock fishing by Derek Fletcher; My quest for barbel by Gwyn Williams; Match anglers are the trend setters by Billy Lane; A fishing rod is part of my luggage by Colin Willock; Big game fishing by John Goddard; In search of bigger tench by Frank Guttfield; Random fish tales by Richard Wills; All about hooks; A practical approach to fly fishing by John Neville; My country life by Tom Williams; The newcomer to angling... some expert advice by Peter Wheat; Carp fishing by Jack Hilton; Angling afloat by Winston Hall; Reintroducing Angela and a woman's eye view by John Ingham; Free-line run fishing by John Piper; If you catch a record fish by Peter Tombleson. Also includes a list of record fish, freshwater and salt, up to 1968.