PIKE AND PERCH. By William Senior ("Red Spinner," Editor of "The Field"), with chapters by "John Bickerdyke" and W.H. Pope, Cookery by A. Innes Shand. Fur, Feather and Fin Series.

(1900) 1996 new edition. 8vo (130 x 196mm). Ppxxxii,viii,279. New colour frontispiece by Rodger McPhail, b/w illustrations. Green boards, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 500 copies.

Volume 11 of the 12 volume edition of the New Fur, Feather and Fin series. This "Game Conservancy Edition" limited to 500 copies. This is an out-of-series, un-numbered copy. Natural history and sport. Another fine title in this excellent series. Chapters: The pike of fable and fancy; The pike of fact; Pike fishing in lakes; Small waters and typical days; Pike fishing in rivers; The ancient art of trolling; Some foreign relatives; The spinning bait and its tackle; Modern methods of spinning; Float-tackle and its uses; Paternostering and ledgering; Pike in trout waters; Perch and perch fishing; Artificial perch culture; The perch of the river; The perch of still waters; The cookery of the pike and perch. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species.