WATER COLOURS: FURTHER RAMBLINGS OF AN ARTIST-ANGLER. By Maurice J. Pledger.

2013 1st edition. 4to paperback with flaps (190 x 246mm). Pp176. Full page colour paintings and b/w drawings by the author, pictorial end-papers.

Also issued in a Collector's Edition limited to 250 signed cloth-bound copies and a De Luxe edition of only 35 leather-bound copies. "The stories from Maurice's boyhood fizz with enthusiasm and there's no doubt that his early experiences and observations were the inspiration for his artistic life. However, what marks this book out as something special is the remarkable series of fish paintings, fish with so much natural beauty and grace that they almost swim off the page." Chris Yates in his Foreword to Maurice's previous book, While My Float's Still Cocked. "Fishing is about people, places, memories, events, tragedies, hope and elation. It's emotional and until you understand that you're not really an angler. You're just someone who happens to go fishing. The author of this book, Mole to his friends, gets it. He understands. And that's why this book is a delight... I envy Mole. He breathes life and vibrancy into his fish paintings as you will see in the colour plates. It's a precious gift that makes this book very special." Bob Roberts in his Introduction.