ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FISHING IN THE BRITISH ISLES. Edited by Michael Prichard.

1976 1st edition. Large 4to (235 x 305mm). Pp256. Colour photographs, b/w and colour illustrations by Dietrich Burkel, photograph end-papers. Green boards, spine titled in light blue.

Reg Righyni contributed the section on salmon, trout and grayling fishing, Allen Edwards on coarse angling, Ivan Marks on match fishing, Michael Prichard on sea fishing afloat and John Holden on sea angling from the shore. A large and well-illustrated introduction to all kinds of angling in UK waters, with a very good freshwater and sea-fish identification guide. Appended are tying illustrations of some of the most commonly used knots and a glossary of angling terms. The first edition is clearly dated 1976, however, later reprints all state that the book was first published in 1977.