THE GREAT SALMON BEATS. By Crawford Little.

1989 1st edition. 4to (193 x 247mm). Pp238. Colour & b/w photographs, maps, illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

"This authorative, evocative and beautifully illustrated book offers a complete picture of sport with salmon, the king of fish, on beats of the great salmon rivers of the United Kingdom. (Included are) the salmon's life cycle, and its exploitation and complex relationship with man past, present and future. The traditional tackle and (fly-fishing) techniques and those men who have influenced the development of the sport. Most beats on the great salmon rivers employ ghillies, and their relationship with their 'gentlemen', as well as their fascinating work, is fully described."