THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY: OR TALES OF DAYS WHEN FISH TRIUMPHED OVER ANGLERS. Edited by Merlin Unwin. First edition.

1991 1st edition. Large 8vo (175 x 245mm). Pp131. Wood engravings by Christopher Wormell. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt.

A good anthology with contributions from several notable authors including Brian Clarke, Sidney Vines, Chris Yates, Max Hastings, Neil Patterson, David Street, Conrad Voss Bark and Bernard Venables as well as a number of celebrities such as Jeremy Paxman and George Melly. Certainly one of the better collections of angling stories and complemented by the wonderful wood engravings of Christopher Wormell. Chapters include: The bass at the mere, Nigel Haywood; Last cast on Dal Harrald, Max Hastings; Too soon an age, Brian Clarke; the fish by the thistle, Sidney Vines; when all the world was young, david Street; Misadventure at Malindi, Julian Paget; Jilted by the queen, Chris Yates; Islamorada, Neil Patterson; Never trust a poacher, David Steel; Putting yourself on the line, David Profumo; Pool of the summer sheiling, Bruce Sandison; The trout that said thank you, Conrad Voss Bark; Over the volcano, Bernard Venables; Going for bust, Chips Keswick; Playing the April Fool, George Melly; One that should have got away, Jeremy Paxman; The monster of Clapham Beck, Laurence Catlow.