CARP: HOW TO CATCH THEM. By D. L. Steuart. Series editor Kenneth Mansfield.

(1955) later reprint. Small format. 16mo (94 x 164mm). Pp96. B/w illustrations. Light blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Dust-wrapper price, 5/- net.

One of the scarcer titles in this highly collectable series. Chapters include: Carp - description, feeding, bubblers, surface feeders, feeding temperature, best times to fish, hibernation, transportation; Where to find carp; Spawning and growth; Hook and ground-baits; Tackle; Methods; Night fishing; Crucian carp; Preservation and stocking. The appendix lists carp over 20lb caught on rod and line in the British Isles (with five more added in the 1967 reprint).