WATER COLOURS: FURTHER RAMBLINGS OF AN ARTIST-ANGLER. By Maurice J. Pledger. De luxe leather-bound edition.

2013 1st edition - de luxe issue. 4to (202 x 263mm). Pp176. Colour paintings and b/w drawings, hand-marbled end papers. Fully bound in iceberg blue leather with red and silver float vignette to upper board, all edges silver, silver spine titles and three raised bands, silk marker ribbon. Presented in a blue-green cloth-bound slip-case. Edition limited to only 35 signed and numbered copies, only 30 for sale.

Also issued in a Collector's Edition limited to 250 signed clothbound copies and a standard high-quality paperback edition. "The stories from Maurice's boyhood fizz with enthusiasm and there's no doubt that his early experiences and observations were the inspiration for his artistic life. However, what marks this book out as something special is the remarkable series of fish paintings, fish with so much natural beauty and grace that they almost swim off the page." Chris Yates in his Foreword to Maurice's previous book, While My Float's Still Cocked. "Fishing is about people, places, memories, events, tragedies, hope and elation. It's emotional and until you understand that you're not really an angler. You're just someone who happens to go fishing. The author of this book, Mole to his friends, gets it. He understands. And that's why this book is a delight... I envy Mole. He breathes life and vibrancy into his fish paintings as you will see in the colour plates. It's a precious gift that makes this book very special." Bob Roberts in his Introduction.