THE YOUNG ANGLER. By W. Carter Platts.
(1940) 1955 reprint. 8vo (143 x 221mm). Ppviii,227+ 4pp ads. B/w photographs and line drawings. Cream boards with upper board vignette and spine title in red.
A good all-round introduction to angling - flyfishing, coarse, salmon, trout, grayling, perch, pike, roach, barbel, boat and pier fishing, rock and surf fishing, big game fishing and a chapter on the sea and the fly rod. Aimed at a newly mobile audience who had perhaps only fished locally but who could now visit more or less anywhere by train.
A good all-round introduction to angling - flyfishing, coarse, salmon, trout, grayling, perch, pike, roach, barbel, boat and pier fishing, rock and surf fishing, big game fishing and a chapter on the sea and the fly rod. Aimed at a newly mobile audience who had perhaps only fished locally but who could now visit more or less anywhere by train.
£4.00
Availability:
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Book Code
40554
| Author | Platts (William Carter). (1864-1944). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 40554 |
| ISBN | B0013K7H8O. |
| Book Description | Boards slightly bumped, spine slightly faded, slight browning to end-papers. Good-plus in torn dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1940 |
| Publisher | Adam and Charles Black. The Young Sportsman's Library. |
| Place | London. |