SPOTTY HERBERTS. Compiled by Andrew Herd.

Herd (Dr. Andrew N.), Compiler.

ISBN 10: 1899600329 / ISBN 13: 9781899600328

Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2004

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2004). 2004 1st edition. Small 8vo (128 x 190mm). Pp200. B/w illustrations, silk marker ribbon, bibliography. Maroon cloth, upper board titled in silver-gilt with black trout motif, spine titled in silver-gilt. Fine new numbered copy from an edition of 400 cloth-bound copies. An anthology of tales about fishing for trout (or Spotty Herberts). Contributions from Negley Farson, Arthur Ransome, David Scholes, John Waller Hills, Roderick Haig-Brown, John Gierach, F.M. Halford, William Caine, Edward Barder, Robert Traver, Ted Leeson, John Gierach, James Hill, Andrew Motion, Patrick Chalmers, Douglas Stewart, Sir Edward Grey, Ken Cameron, G.E.M. Skues, Ian Niall, J.W. Dunne, and poetry from Ted Hughes. Andrew Herd was an associate editor of Waterlog magazine. One of a total edition of 498 numbered copies (400 bound in cloth and 98 leather-bound in slipcase). . Seller Inventory # 20224

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Title: SPOTTY HERBERTS. Compiled by Andrew Herd.

Publisher: The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2004

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: new

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Some of the best stories of trout and trout fishing, with contributions from William Caine, J.W. Hills, Arthur Ransome, 'BB', Edward Grey, Haig-Brown, Ted Hughes, John Gierach, Andrew Motion, J. W. Dunne, Ted Leeson, Patrick Chalmers and others. 'I do not know what it is about this fish that inspires anglers to pursue it to the exclusion of all else, but if any sport can claim to be a religion, trout fishing, and specifically fly fishing for trout, has the best claim. As evidence I put to you that during the great colonisations of the nineteenth century, one of the first things settlers did was to plant trout in the local rivers, before attending to lesser priorities, like imposing the rule of law and bringing over their families. Which is why this anthology boasts such a concentration of Antipodean and American writers - some of whom, like David Scholes and Douglas Stewart, will be new to the majority of readers.' - Andrew Herd (from the Introduction)