THE YOUNG ANGLER. By W. Carter Platts.
(1940) 1944 reprint. 8vo (145 x 223mm). Ppviii,227+ 4pp ads. B/w photographs & line illustrations. Green cloth with upper board vignette & spine title printed in brown.
A good all-round introduction to angling - flyfishing, coarse, salmon, trout, grayling, perch, pike, roach, barbel, boat and pier fishing, rock and surf fishing, big game fishing and a chapter on the sea and the fly rod. Aimed at a newly mobile audience who had perhaps only fished locally but who could now visit more or less anywhere by train.
A good all-round introduction to angling - flyfishing, coarse, salmon, trout, grayling, perch, pike, roach, barbel, boat and pier fishing, rock and surf fishing, big game fishing and a chapter on the sea and the fly rod. Aimed at a newly mobile audience who had perhaps only fished locally but who could now visit more or less anywhere by train.
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Book Code
19960
| Author | Platts (William Carter). (1864-1944). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 19960 |
| ISBN | B06XJ5ZT73. |
| Book Description | Slight browning to edges and end-papers, spine faded else good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1940 |
| Publisher | Adam & Charles Black. The Young Sportsmans Library. |
| Place | London. |