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London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. First edition. Cloth. Good. 6.5" by 4" . Denys Watkins-Pitchford. The first edition of Denys J Watkins-Pitchford's celebrated book on carp fishing. The first edition, first printing of Dennis Watkins-Pitchford's celebrated fishing book, published under pseudonym 'BB.' Without the dust wrapper. Featuring chapters concerned with fishing techniques, the author's addiction with carps, and information on the carp.With illustrations in text by the author. Dennis Watkins-Pitchford was a British naturalist and illustrator, author of children's books under the pseudonym 'BB'. He was an expert fisherman with a gift for descriptive writing.  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally with bumping to head and tail of spine, back strip faded. Previous ownership ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good

Eyre & Spottiswoode. Good in Good dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy, an ex library hardback with the usual stamps, endpapers and page edges foxed, no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket which is creased and chipped at the edges and has minor loss at the spine ends. 180 pages, illustrations in the text .

London, 1970. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (H F & G Witherby 1970). Second Revised Edition. A VG copy in like D/W. This new edition of a famous fishing book has been revised and extended to include Richard Walker's record carp story

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. 1st edn. 12mo. Rebound in recent full green morocco with marbled endpapers (Fine). Pp. 178, illus with author's b&w woodcuts and diagram (no inscriptions).

Eyre & Spottiswoode. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (1950). First edition. 12mo., green cloth boards, lettered in gilt to the spine, with the publisher's logo also in gilt to the tail. With the original dust jacket illustrated by the author, who also provides the frontispiece and a vignette for every chapter of the book. pp. x, [ii], 178, [ii]; A very good copy, the upper board with a gentle push to a corner. The gilt a little dulled. Light impression marks on the front free end paper. The wrapper price clipped with a short, closed tear to the top edge of the front panel and mended to the reverse. The head of the spine with edge wear. One of BB's most celebrated non-fiction titles, popular due to his detailed technical knowledge of carp fishing along with his superb vignette illustrations that accompany what he is describing.   . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1950.