CHALK STREAM ROACH: THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE. Compiled and illustrated by John Searl. De luxe edition.

Published by Published by the author. The Art of Angling, Ringwood, Dorset. 2007

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2009). 2009 1st edition. 8vo (177 x 237mm). Ppxxiv,187. Colour and b/w photographs, sepia illustrations by John Searl. Half green leather over green watered-silk boards, spine titled in gilt, two raised bands, silk marker. In green cloth slipcase. Fine copy in slipcase. No. 21 of the de luxe edition, limited to 100 numbered leather-bound copies. Title-page signed by the author. Laid in is the limitation notice from the book launch, signed & numbered by the author. This book covers all aspects of fishing for chalkstream roach, with much material by "some of the most successful roach anglers ever to have fished these wonderful rivers in the history of the sport, with a truly amazing tally of two and even three pound roach to their credit. Every aspect and style of roach fishing has been covered, from trotting and stalking in Summer and Autumn, to traditional bread-fishing in Winter. All of the major chalkstreams have been covered [each] by an angler who has specialised on a particular river. Most of these anglers will be very familiar to the reader [they include] Dave Steuart, Dave Howes, Ron Smith, Mark Wintle, and of course John Searl." Includes a Foreword by Peter Wheat and an Introduction by John Bailey. John Searl was an artist, angler and proprietor of The Art of Angling gallery in Ringwood, Dorset. This book was published for the author by John Mason in a total edition of 1000 copies, of which 100 were bound in leather by Ludlow Bookbinders. .…

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Title
CHALK STREAM ROACH: THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE. Compiled and illustrated by John Searl. De luxe edition.
Author
Searl (John). (1949-2013), Compiler and Illustrator.
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Published by the author. The Art of Angling, Ringwood, Dorset. 2007
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PAUL MORGAN IS A LEADING DEALER in scarce, out-of-print & new books on fishing and field sports. Paul has developed this business over more than forty years. His business, Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., carries the world's largest range of books on fishing and field sports, sporting guns and dogs, deer, big game hunting & falconry. Coch-y-Bonddu Books is also a noted publisher of fine sporting works, as well as being the custodian of the famous Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint. Under Paul's editorial direction, the list of titles available under both his Coch-y- Bonddu Books imprint and the Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint grows by the month. Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., incorporated in the United Kingdom, Company No. 04636991. Registered address: 15 Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8AG. Business and correspondence Address: 13 Heol Pentrerhedyn, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8DG.…

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