THRIFTY SALMON FISHING. By N.K. Robertson.

ND (1945) 1st edition. Small 8vo (127 x 190mm). Pp224. B/w illustrations by Manning, Barbara and Olivia Robertson, two maps, one folding. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. 8/6 net.

Mrs. Robertson's entertaining reminiscences, tales and tips; mostly about salmon fishing on the River Slaney in Ireland, especially on the stretch belonging to Huntington Castle, Clonegal. Chapters include: Thrift; The river; The beat; Bettering ourselves; "The Major's curl"; Rods and reeling; Flies, standard and basic; The fly-fisher; "The braw bug"; Baits, ancient and modern; Fights, diagrammatic; "Class"; The cabin; the house party; "A good example"; Lines, casts and nylon; Gear and gadgets; The Shannon fisheries; Shadow or shade?; Ourselves. Although this is an original work, it is based on material which originally appeared in The Field, Angling, and The Badminton Magazine.