FISHING IN TIME: THE HISTORY OF THE LEINTWARDINE FISHING CLUB. By Barney Rolfe-Smith.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2011). 2011 1st edition. Paperback issue. Large 8vo paperback (170 x 240mm). Pp237. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, maps. Fine unread copy. One of only 300 numbered paperbacks. This is the story of The Leintwardine Fishing Club; named after the fishery it leased and the nearby village. One of the oldest fly-fishing clubs in the country and one of the most exclusive, the names of Lord Breadalbane, Lord Coventry, the Earl of Dudley, and Lord Northwick just some of the distinguished members listed from the county families of the Welsh Marches, the Midlands and London, alongside the local folk of Leintwardine. This is not just the story of great men of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. It is also the story of the influence of the loyal river-keepers and bailiffs and others from Leintwardine village who served the Club over the years. It is a tale of the social intercourse between two Herefordshire estates and the Club members in their efforts to maintain and secure the continuance of a highly regarded Club for well over 160 years. The book draws upon a great deal of unpublished material, including the earliest known set of printed rules for a fishing club in this country, and providesa privileged insight into the workings of a fishing club which hitherto hasremained an enigma to both local people and angling historians. Includes biographical details of 172 past members; and Appendices which include Archdeacon William Lea's description of A Day at Leintwardine (c1865), extracts from Lord Coventry's Leintwardine fishing journal and an essay on the "The Grasshopper." Total edition - 400 copies: 100 hardbacks and 300 paperbacks. .…