Book Description Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2020). 2020 1st edition. 8vo (157 x 241mm). Ppviii,360. B/w photographs, b/w vignettes, bibliography. Blue boards, printed in black and white, issued without a dust-wrapper. Fine new copy. Issued without a dust-wrapper. Tom Fort gives an account of the history of fishing in Britain and of the various species fished for in British waters. "From cunning Neolithic traps and carefully engineered medieval ponds to territorial Highland lairds and the evolution of the sport of angling, this history of fishing spans thousands of years and ends with a poignant call to protect the underwater world from the modern horrors of industrial fishing and farming." Chapters include: In from the sea; Night harvest; A passion for ponds; An angle on fishing; Fur and feather; The ascendancy of the laird; For the masses; Salmon on ice; A gentleman's club; Wye wizardry; While life lasts; Salmon plunder; Vanishing act; Death and transfiguration; Growing up; The spring; Epilogue. A good read for any thinking angler and countryman. . Seller Inventory # 51049

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Casting Shadows: Fish and Fishing in Britain

Fort, Tom

Published by William Collins (2020)

ISBN 10: 0008283443 ISBN 13: 9780008283445

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Book Description hardcover. Condition: New. Shipped from the UK within 2 business days of order being placed. Seller Inventory # mon0000259823

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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Since prehistoric times, people have netted, lured and speared fish for food. This lyrical, richly evocative history follows the development of commercial and sport fishing across the UK. It records centuries-old traditions from Scotland to the Severn, describes the habits and lifecycles of species such as salmon, trout, pike and eel, and calls for their protection from industrial fishing and fish-farming. Seller Inventory # 533639

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