FIFTY YEARS ON THE TEST. By C. Ernest Pain.

1934 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 226mm). Ppxii,198. B/w photograph plates. Binding A. Light green blind-ruled cloth with spine titled in gilt.

Reminiscences and experiences of fishing on the River Test around the turn of the century. "Mr. Pain's knowledge of England's most famous trout stream covers the whole history of modern angling and his interest in all aspects of it, including hatching, stocking, food supply, pests and keepering, gives his book a peculiar value." (The Observer).