APHRODITE'S CARP
Written by John Langridge
Published by The Medlar Press
in 2006
ISBN: 9781899600441
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
- LIMITED EDITION
APHRODITE'S CARP
Written by John Langridge.
Stock no. 1330985
1st.
2006.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A complete history of Britain's favourite fish. Purple cloth, white and gilt titles. Black endpapers. 272 pages. A few b/w photos and illustrations. Limited edition of 500 copies. ISBN: 9781899600441. Light dents to top edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed. This copy is NOT numbered.
Front cover
Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword by Chris Yates
- Preface
- PART ONE: OF AGES
- Chapter 1 All Along the Silk Route
- Chapter 2 Let's go Fossiling!
- Chapter 3 For the Love of Carp
- Chapter 4 Japan: Nishikigoi in Old Niigata-ken
- PART TWO: OF ANIMALS
- Chapter 5 The Physical Carp
- Chapter 6 The Carp Kings
- Chapter 7 Weird and Wonderful Carp
- Chapter 8 Aquaculture
- UN Register of International Introductions
- Recipes
- PART THREE: OF ANGLING
- Chapter 9 Carp Catchers All
- Chapter 10 Carp Books
- Chapter 11 Carp Waters
- Chapter 12 The Bivvy Approach
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index