A tale of travel and adventure, this novel is a pilgrims' progress, and a record of triumph against the odds.
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Seller: Weston's Book Haven, Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom
Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Good. EU ORDERS OVER EUR 150 REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO COVER IMPORT COSTS (GENERALLY 6-15% OF THE ORDER VALUE). WE WILL CONTACT YOU BEFORE ACCEPTING THE ORDER. ORDERS WILL BE REJECTED IF THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE IS NOT ACCEPTED. Seller Inventory # SOME-040626-009
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 4to (192 x 252mm). Pp320. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight lean to spine. A good copy in well used dust-wrapper. An enthralling tale of modern travel, adventure and fishing. Split into two halves, the first half of the book deals with the authors' rediscovery of the golden mahseer of both the Himalayan and southern Indian rivers. The second half recounts their trip in search of the goliath tigerfish of the Congo, coping with the hazards of the jungle, malaria and a variety of other life threatening situations along the way. Certainly a modern angling classic. Chapters include: Beginnings; Total immersion. Book One, Mahseer: Discovery; Initiation; A lost domain; Ramganga days; Shadow across the sun; A season in the south; Pilgrims; The watershed. Book Two, Goliath: The horror; Step in the dark; A region in the mind; With the current; Strange fever; Reluctant return; Into the lair; Afterword. . Seller Inventory # 24375
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 4to (192 x 252mm). Pp320. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight browning of edges but a very good copy in slightly used dust-wrapper. An enthralling tale of modern travel, adventure and fishing. Split into two halves, the first half of the book deals with the authors' rediscovery of the golden mahseer of both the Himalayan and southern Indian rivers. The second half recounts their trip in search of the goliath tigerfish of the Congo, coping with the hazards of the jungle, malaria and a variety of other life threatening situations along the way. Certainly a modern angling classic. Chapters include: Beginnings; Total immersion. Book One, Mahseer: Discovery; Initiation; A lost domain; Ramganga days; Shadow across the sun; A season in the south; Pilgrims; The watershed. Book Two, Goliath: The horror; Step in the dark; A region in the mind; With the current; Strange fever; Reluctant return; Into the lair; Afterword. . Seller Inventory # 34305
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Seller: Widney Manor Books, Solihull, MIDLA, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book is in very good condition. 320pp with b/w illustrations and photographs. Seller Inventory # 017583
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 4to (192 x 252mm). Pp320. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Corners slightly bumped o/w a very good copy in slightly used dust-wrapper. An enthralling tale of modern travel, adventure and fishing. Split into two halves, the first half of the book deals with the authors' rediscovery of the golden mahseer of both the Himalayan and southern Indian rivers. The second half recounts their trip in search of the goliath tigerfish of the Congo, coping with the hazards of the jungle, malaria and a variety of other life threatening situations along the way. Certainly a modern angling classic. Chapters include: Beginnings; Total immersion. Book One, Mahseer: Discovery; Initiation; A lost domain; Ramganga days; Shadow across the sun; A season in the south; Pilgrims; The watershed. Book Two, Goliath: The horror; Step in the dark; A region in the mind; With the current; Strange fever; Reluctant return; Into the lair; Afterword. . Seller Inventory # 61151
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 4to (192 x 252mm). Pp320. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Near fine in dust-wrapper. Laid in is a short hand-written letter from Paul Boote to "Michael". An enthralling tale of modern travel, adventure and fishing. Split into two halves, the first half of the book deals with the authors' rediscovery of the golden mahseer of both the Himalayan and southern Indian rivers. The second half recounts their trip in search of the goliath tigerfish of the Congo, coping with the hazards of the jungle, malaria and a variety of other life threatening situations along the way. Certainly a modern angling classic. Chapters include: Beginnings; Total immersion. Book One, Mahseer: Discovery; Initiation; A lost domain; Ramganga days; Shadow across the sun; A season in the south; Pilgrims; The watershed. Book Two, Goliath: The horror; Step in the dark; A region in the mind; With the current; Strange fever; Reluctant return; Into the lair; Afterword. . Seller Inventory # 822
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