FISHING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: WITH A CHAPTER ON TUNA FISHING AT SANTA CATALINA. By T.W. Lambert.
1907 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 220mm). Ppxvi,136,iv pp advertisements. Dark green cloth, titled in gilt on spine and upper board, bevelled edges, patterned end-papers.
A good early record of fishing for steelhead and Pacific salmon in the Thompson, Fraser and Campbell Rivers, rainbow trout fishing in Kamloops, Shuswap and the mountain lakes of British Columbia, and tuna fishing at Santa Catalina. The author, a medical doctor who lived in British Columbia for twelve years, foresaw the conflict between fisheries and the commercial interests of forestry and mining and suggested government-funded conservation efforts.
A good early record of fishing for steelhead and Pacific salmon in the Thompson, Fraser and Campbell Rivers, rainbow trout fishing in Kamloops, Shuswap and the mountain lakes of British Columbia, and tuna fishing at Santa Catalina. The author, a medical doctor who lived in British Columbia for twelve years, foresaw the conflict between fisheries and the commercial interests of forestry and mining and suggested government-funded conservation efforts.
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58066
| Author | Lambert (Thomas Wilson). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 58066 |
| ISBN | B001AW0I4A. |
| Book Description | Cloth slightly rubbed and stained, inner hinges tender. A previous owner has crossed out his address each time he moved house! A good copy only. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1907 |
| Publisher | Horace Cox. |
| Place | London. |