BASS BUG FISHING and BERMUDA FISHING. (Two books in one volume). By Joe Brooks.

(1947/ND) 1992 combined edition. 8vo (160 x 230mm). Ppx,69;ix,161,ad. B/w photographs, illustrations. Blue-green bonded leather, spine and upper board titled and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, marbled end-papers, silk marker. Edition limited to 3,000 copies.

Brooks was a great exponent of fly-fishing and light-line spinning for saltwater fish. Here two of his scarcest books are brought together in one volume. "BASS BUG FISHING: a complete book on the technique of fishing with bass bugs and the methods of making them." Chapters include: Equipment; Bass Bugs and how to make them; How to cast a Bass Bug; fishing with Bass Bugs; Actual experiences with Bass Bugs; Odds and ends; Sportsmanship. "BERMUDA FISHING." This is a detailed guide to sea fishing in and off Bermuda. Chapters include: The fisherman's Bermuda; Equipment for Bermuda fishing; The angler in action - trolling, fishing the reefs and coral heads, inshore angling; Rare and strange fish; Statistics for anglers in Bermuda - including species and their seasons, and local records.