MR. CRABTREE GOES FISHING: A GUIDE IN PICTURES TO FISHING ROUND THE YEAR. By Bernard Venables. First edition.
(1949) 1st edition. Oblong paperback (253 x 203mm). Pp96. Colour paintings and b/w cartoon strip illustrations by the author. Stiff card covers.
The most popular angling book of the 20th century. Wildly nostalgic to the over-forties, this book remains of great practical use. One of the key coarse angling books. This is the first issue with the advertisement for Pliquatic Natural Baits on the rear cover.
Published by The Daily Mirror. London.