FISHING HUTS

THE ANGLER'S SANCTUARY

By Jo Orchard-Lisle

Small bump to base of spine otherwise a very good clean first edition hardback in very slightly shelf-worn dust-wrapper.

2008 1st edition. 4to (225 x 267mm). Pp192. Colour photographs throughout, maps. Red boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.

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"The author has scoured UK riverbanks from manicured Test to the wildest Hebridean bogland in search of the ideal fishing hut. Setting out with camera and a sunny disposition, she has travelled across the country to photograph huts of all sorts, from famous retreats like Isaak Walton's on the Dove and A.H.E. Wood's lavish headquarters at Cairnton on Dee to the merest tin bothy in the Highland wilderness. A remarkable variety of fishing hideouts are illustrated in over 270 colour photographs taken with the co-operation of riparian owners and angling clubs. Jo's diary of her journeying tells the story of the people and places encountered on the way and gives some of the history of the older buildings, like F.M. Halford's hut at Mottisfont or the Nissen hut at Broadlands on Test. The result is an extraordinary and fascinating book which provides enough fishing fantasies to last through the longest close season." (Publisher's blurb).

Contents include:- Foreword by Chris Tarrant; Introduction; Scotland (Argyll; The Northern Highlands; Lewis and Harris; Grampian and Eastern Scotland; Central and Borders); England (Northern England; Piscatoribus Sacrum; Southern England; The West Country); Wales (South and Mid Wales); Journey's end; Index; Acknowledgements.