THE PASSIONATE ANGLER: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN GODDARD, F.R.E.S. By John Goddard.

2008 1st edition, 1st printing. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Pp235. Colour and b/w photographs, silk marker. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.

John Goddard is a master angler, expert entomologist, celebrated author and regular contributor to the angling press, but it is as a gifted fly fisherman and fly-tyer that he has really made his mark. In this autobiography, Goddard shares with the reader a lifetime of learning, angling expeditions and friendships. He recalls his early years, his time spent working for EFGEECO and reveals how his techniques have changed over time, his reasons for innovation and the subsequent creation of his original fly patterns. This book offers insight in to the mind of a fly fishing genius, and with a foreword written by Bernard Cribbins, it is sure to become a true angling classic. The title-page verso states, "This book is from the first printing of which 50 copies are bound in leather."