THE BOOK OF THE GRAYLING: BEING A DESCRIPTION OF THE FISH, AND THE ART OF ANGLING FOR HIM, AS PRACTISED CHIEFLY IN THE MIDLANDS AND THE NORTH OF ENGLAND

PRITT, Thomas Evan (1848-95)

Published by Goodall and Studdick, 1888

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First trade edition, ie, not in large paper. Royal 8vo (10 x 6.5 ins); pp 64 + [2] adverts. Illustrated with a folded coloured frontispiece of "An October Grayling", and two further coloured plates (one of flies and one of floats and the dorsal fin of a grayling), all behind tissue-guards, after drawing by the author. Three engraved headpieces and a tailpiece at end of text. Publisher's dark red cloth binding with bevelled edges, spine slightly discoloured with gilt titles, front with triple blind rules and a quotation in gilt from Walton to on upper board. Dark grey coated endpaper. Tips of corners worn and ends of spine slightly rubbed. A few scattered spots of to upper board. A VG+ copy. The standard work on North Country grayling fishing. T. E. Pritt's timeless classic on the subject of grayling and the fishing of grayling. Pritt drew from a long and rich Northern English tradition of fly-fishing in the limestone rivers and streams of Yorkshire. Many of the methods and techniques he describes are still to be found in use today. Pritt was born at Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire in 1848. A banker by profession, he moved to Leeds in 1874 and soon became a key figure in the community of North Country fly-fishers. Seller Inventory # 18211

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE BOOK OF THE GRAYLING: BEING A ...

Publisher: Goodall and Studdick

Publication Date: 1888

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

Book Type: Book