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APHRODITE'S CARP

Written by John Langridge
Published by The Medlar Press in 2006
ISBN: 9781899600441

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.

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Front cover

Cover of APHRODITE'S CARP by John Langridge

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