THE FISHERMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB
Illustrated by BB
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode
in 1945
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- ILLUSTRATED
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
THE FISHERMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1329866
1950.
Hardback.
Small format.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Something unique for all lovers of angling, a selection from some of the best descriptive writing in English, practical advice, unusual adventures, records, everything which can recall for fishermen the pleasures of their chosen sport. Illustrated thoughout with BB's dramatic woodcuts. 568 thin pages. Small format, 6.75" x 4.25" Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and vignette. Base of spine has slight shelf bumping/rubbing. Tiny mark to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper, which is also slightly browned. Dustwrapper is lightly browned (particularly to spine) and has some foxspots.
Front cover
Contents
- A sample of contents:
- The River at Earlham: Percy Lubbock
- Some Fishy Questions Answered: Marshall Hardy, Angling Ways
- Food For Men: A Few Recipes
- Spawning Salmon: Abel Chapman, Borders and Beyond
- A Shiel Salmon: Mrs Victor Hurst
- Behaviour of Otters: Major Kenneth Dawson, Modern Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing
- Trolling For Ferox: Chas. St. John, Wild Sports of the Highlands
- A Monster Trout from Lake Constance: Birch Reynardson, Sports and Anecdotes
- A Cotswold Trout Stream: Arthur Gibbs, A Cotswold Village
- The Incalcuable Grayling, H.T. Sheringham, An Open Creel
- Game, Fish and Coarse Fish Records (1944)
- Fishing For Carp: Ernest Phillips, Float Fishing
- Mr. Buckley's Record Carp Story: Albert Buckley
- A Brace of Tench: H.T. Sheringham, An Angler's Hours
- My Tench: "B.B."
- On English Ponds: "B.B."
- A Barbel on a Single Hair: Francis Francis, A Book on Angling
- Richard Jefferie's Fishing Expedition: The Amateur Poacher
- The Subtlety of Roach Fishing: Ernest Phillips, Float Fishing
- "Grandfather Bream": Edward C. Lock
- A Monster Pike: Frank J. Barker
- Snaring Pike: Richard Jefferies, The Amateur Poacher
- Two Chub: Mr. D. Bateman