Fishing Dreams by T.T. Phelps / [Richard Adams] - 1949

London: Batchworth Press, 1949. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A first edition copy of this scarce mid-twentieth-century work on fishing, written by Thomas Tettrell Phelps, and illustrated throughout from photographs. A fascinating work on fishing, including chapters on fishing in Norway, Germany, and England, as well as information on salmon fishing, black trout, chalk stream, and more.The first edition of this work. Including two plates in colour, twenty-five black-and-white plates, and seven in-text illustrations. Collated and complete. Written by T.T. Phelps. Including a previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper: 'J.A. Bower'. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Externally, some light shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. A few ink marks to the boards. Previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. A few light spots to the first and last few pages, otherwise… Read More