This celebration of trout combines childhood memories with literary history and biology with speculation. The age-old intrigue with the underwater world is examined and wondered at in this illustrated essay about the joys of fishing.
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This celebration of trout combines childhood memories with literary history and biology with speculation. The age-old intrigue with the underwater world is examined and wondered at in this illustrated essay about the joys of fishing.
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Seller's Description:
First edition (hardback). Oblong 4to (24cm by 30cm), xxii, 90pp. Illustrated throughout in colour by Alan James Robinson. Original green cloth, dustwrapper. The book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in good minus condition (several tears to the edges). The dustwrapper has now been put in a mylar cover to prrotect it. ISBN 0670823201.
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Robinson, Alan James. Good in Good jacket. Book ix-xxi, 90pp; foreword by Ted Hughes; d/j has edgewear, white title to spine; landscape format. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. "From conservation to superstition, entomology to ritual, this is a book that ranges across the spectrum of the world according to trout. It will appeal to the novice and expert alike, conjuring a vision of the magic that every angler knows a he casts his mind over the water. A combination of expertise and reflection, it is surely destined to become a classic of our times". with his interest in fishing. In Praise of Trout is a personal account of this passion, in this case trout fishing. It details types of trout, the characteristics of their habitat, and the methods used to catch them. However, it is more than yet another treatise on trout angling for devotees, since it is related in informal and anecdotal fashion with the easy skill of a writer, as well as the fervent passion of an angler.
