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New York / London: Paddington Press Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 1978. Hard Cover. 8vo 0709205139 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks.352 pages clean and tight. THE ANGLER'S COMPANION is a treasury of the finest fishing writing of all time. It contains a rich and entertaining variety of angling stories, anecdotes, poems and articles by an impressive array of the world's great writers. Here is the lore and tradition; the skill and passion; the anticipation and joy; the humor and pathos of the world of angling. It is not surprising that so diverse a sport has inspired such an abundance of literature. There are famous fishing stories such as R. D. Blackmore's "Crocker's Hole," which have become classics of the genre. There are humorous tales from Rudyard Kipling and Henry van Dyke. There is a wealth of lore and tradition from such great anglers as Izaak Walton and H. D. Thoreau. And there… Read More