THE ANGLER'S COMPANION. By Bernard Venables. 1959 reprint.

(1958) 1959 reprint. 4to (188 x 253mm). Pp224. Colour and b/w illustrations by the author, bibliography. Textured brown cloth, spine and upper board titled in gilt, gilt vignette of perch and weeds on upper board.

A compendium of angling information; designed, written and illustrated by Bernard Venables. What could have been a dry collection of facts about the anglers' fishes, rivers, tackle, flies and methods, is lifted to a much higher level by Venables' beautiful prose and evocative illustrations. One of the delights of modern angling literature.