(2007) 2007 1st English edn. Published by the author. Bremen. Lge 4to. Pp301. Colour photographs, pictorial eps, silk marker with bamboo tag. Full leather. One of only 30 such copies. Mint in Tonkin cane slip-case. Signed by the author.
Notes: Very detailed account of all aspects of split-cane rod-building with many excellent pictures of the materials, tools and the process itself. Lists of tapers of many of the best rods ever built. Includes a detailed account of the history of the bamboo rod and its makers. The author is a well-travelled enthusiast who has picked the brains of many emminent rod-builders and anglers, as well as having built up an excellent record of his own as a split-cane rod builder. Even though the author is German, he works in feet and inches and all dimensions are so given in this book. In the course of his researches, the author interviewed any and every rod-builder he could find. A CD is included at the back of the book, containing interviews with many notable makers. Originally published by the author, in German, as Edle Ruten aus Bambus, "Game (lit. 'noble') rods from bamboo canes". "My goodness, what a book! I have read much, looked at all the photos - which are truly wonderful - and studied your design ideas. Very well done, is about all I can say. Your book is a great addition to the literature, and to the craft, and I suspect that many people will begin to incorporate your ideas into their rods. Nice going! Hoagy B. Carmichael". This is one of the first 30 copies of the 1st edition in English, bound in brown goatskin and presented in a handsome slipcase made from Tonkin cane by the author.
