A HISTORY OF THE FISH HOOK: AND THE STORY OF MUSTAD, THE HOOK MAKER. By Hans Jorgen Hurum.

(1976) 1977 1st US edition. Hardback issue. 8vo (175 x 252mm). Pp148. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Mustard brown cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.

"The story of the hook is traced from the caveman of a million or more years ago to the fisherman of today. ...Much hitherto unpublished material [and] a fascinating collection of illustrations". The modern history of the hook is told from the point of view O. Mustad and Son, the Norwegian hook manufacturers. Still widely regarded as the best book on the subject.