WADE THE RIVER DRIFT THE LOCH: ANGLING IN SCOTTISH WATERS. Compiled by R. MacDonald Robertson.
1948 1st edition. 8vo (147mm x 222mm). Ppxvi,176. B/w photographs. Light blue cloth with dark blue spine-label titled in gilt.
"In compiling this work ...I have endeavoured to divert from the usual practice as far as possible ...and conduct my friends on a sporting tour of the Highlands where ...sport is not taken too seriously, and at the same time, offering one or two useful hints on the theory and practice of casting a line on our Scottish waters". Salmon, sea trout, brown trout and a chapter on the freshwater eel. Most of the chapters were written by the editor but there are contributionsfrom other authors, including a chapter "The Brig o' Dun Salmon" by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford.
"In compiling this work ...I have endeavoured to divert from the usual practice as far as possible ...and conduct my friends on a sporting tour of the Highlands where ...sport is not taken too seriously, and at the same time, offering one or two useful hints on the theory and practice of casting a line on our Scottish waters". Salmon, sea trout, brown trout and a chapter on the freshwater eel. Most of the chapters were written by the editor but there are contributionsfrom other authors, including a chapter "The Brig o' Dun Salmon" by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford.
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28440
Author | Robertson (Ronald MacDonald). |
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Book Code | 28440 |
ISBN | B0007IWCQU. |
Book Description | Small label remnant to fep but good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1948 |
Publisher | Oliver and Boyd. |
Place | Edinburgh. |