A FISHERMAN'S TESTAMENT. By Bernard Venables. First edition.
1949 1st edition. 4to (188 x 250mm). Pp120. B/w drawings by the author. Maroon boards with blind-stamped trout vignette on front.
Written during the Second World War as "an exercise in nostalgia, a refuge from a very unpleasant period". A collection of the author's delightful reminiscences; on the mayfly, dry fly at Fairford, tench, perch and chub, the upper Towy, failure at Blagdon, pike, and more.
Written during the Second World War as "an exercise in nostalgia, a refuge from a very unpleasant period". A collection of the author's delightful reminiscences; on the mayfly, dry fly at Fairford, tench, perch and chub, the upper Towy, failure at Blagdon, pike, and more.
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33783
| Author | Venables (Bernard Percival). (1907-2001). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 33783 |
| ISBN | B0066QXKL8. |
| Book Description | Boards bowed and stained, owner's bookplate, foxing to end-pages and edges. Good only. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1949 |
| Publisher | Adam and Charles Black. |
| Place | London. |