FISHING AND THINKING. By A.A. Luce.

(1959) 2001 2nd edition reprint. 8vo (140 x 209mm). Pp191. Illustrated with b/w woodcut chapter-heading vignettes. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. With a memoir of the author by his son, J.V.Luce.

Beautifully written anecdotes and reflections on trout, salmon and sea-trout fishing in Ireland. Chapters include: Spring salmon in the Dublin district; The Finney river; The mountain tarn; The gillie; The western lakes; A day on Lough Conn; Dapping and trolling; The spate river; The ethics of angling.