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xi, [3], 429 pp. Illustrated with 15 plates, 5 of them hand-colored, of fishing tackle & flies. 7½x4¾, period calf, rebacked in modern calf tooled in gilt & blind, raised bands, morocco label. First Edition.

Francis was angling editor of The Field for 25 years, and according to James Robb (Notable Angling Literature), this was his best book: "For almost twenty years, Francis collected his material; he visited and fished nearly every river of note in the kingdom in search of information. The tangible result was a comprehensive manual... dealing with every known branch of fresh-water angling and set out in a practical and concentrated form." Westwood & Satchell p.98.