THE YOUNG ANGLER. By W. Carter Platts.
(1940) 1965 3rd edition. 8vo (142 x 220mm). Ppviii,229 + 2pp ads. B/w frontispiece, b/w photographs and line illustrations. Red boards, spine titled in blue gilt.
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.
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Book Code
55121
| Author | Platts (William Carter). (1864-1944). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 55121 |
| ISBN | B0019MAT6S. |
| Book Description | Faint date stamp to front end-paper. Slight foxing to edges, internally very good. Lacks dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1965 |
| Publisher | Adam and Charles Black. The Young Sportsman's Library. |
| Place | London. |