The item that you are viewing corresponds to the book ‘The Fisherman’s Guide to Game Fishing’.
This is a hardback first edition published in 1979 by Marshall Cavendish
and collates together some of the Game Fishing articles originally published as
part of the ‘Fisherman’s Handbook’ magazine series. 8vo (155 x 226mm); ISBN: 0-8568-5643-6.
The book contains colour photographs and illustrations throughout. The book’s 144 pages are split into the following sections:
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Species
o Salmon
o Brown trout
o Rainbow trout
o Sea trout
o Trout rearing
o Trout records
o Salmon disease
·
Equipment
o Salmon rods
o Reservoir rods
o Brook rods
o Fly reels
o Fly lines
o Wet fly lines
o Leaders
o Dry flies
o Wet flies
o Salmon flies
o Fly tying
o New trout patterns
o Tube flies
o Sea trout flies
o Fly boxes
o Gaffs and tailers
o Game fishing clothing
·
Techniques
o Basic fly casting
o Roll and Spey casts
o Wet fly fishing
o Chalk stream fishing
o Reservoir fishing
o Salmon fishing
o Sea trout fishing
o Fly fishing afloat
o The evening rise
o Trout autopsies
Please note that this book is ex libris and has some ink
stamps associated with the first few pages. Specifically, a clumsy attempt to
remove the check in/out insert has resulted in some damage to the first page. A
large (130 mm x 50 mm) rectangular section has been excised from the bottom
edge of the same front page. The book itself is quite loose around the spine,
although all pages remain firmly attached. The book still comes with its
original non-price-clipped dustwrapper which is in a good overall condition,
with some slight yellowing and limited wear. The dustwrapper is now protected
by a removable clear cellophane cover. Each of the book’s green cloth boards
remain in a good clean condition, with some light sun fade to their upper and
lower edges. The top and the bottom of the spine is a little bumped and each of
the board’s non-spine corners have some rounding associated with them. Internally,
the book’s pages remain in an ok condition with some yellowing and thumbing. Please study my accompanying images for more details on this book’s
overall condition.
This book comes from a non-smoking and pet-free
household.
Thanks for looking and good luck.
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