Literature of Sea and River Fishing (International Fisheries Exhibition, London 1883)

First Edition. (Genuine FIRST EDITION, not the facsimile reprint!) First printed in London by William Clowes in 1883 for the International Fisheries Exhibition. (Besterman 2206). A scarce title, this bibliography of sea and river fishing describes 500 works with some discussion of each title. Divided into chapters which include The Bibliography of Fishing Literature-Catalogues etc.; Authors on the Sea and River Fishing before the Introduction of Printing; Authors on the Sea and River Fishing from the Introduction of Printing into England; Izaak Walton-His Literary Contemporaries and Successors to the End of the Century XVII; Authors on Fish and Fishing in Century XVIII; Authors on Fish and Fishing in Century XIX; and The Periodical Literature of Sea and River Fishing, the book also outlines the history of the literature of the subject. pp. vi, 160 #0519 (Bookplate on fpd, initials on prelim.)