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Illustrated from drypoints by Norman Wilkinson, quarto, pp (4), 91, some occasional thumbing and soiling, the last few pages bruised and slightly damaged at the fore-edge, a few corners lightly turned, green cloth, corners bumped, rather rubbed and marked, the spine very dull and lettering almos obscured. A good working copy.

1st edn. 4to. Original green cloth (lightly rubbed at edges - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 91, illus with 24 drypoints by Norman Wilkinson (no inscriptions).

Lovely 1st edition hardcover in green cloth with an almost moire pattern is ruled in dark green with green titles. Extremities bumped, lower tips just rubbed through. Tasteful b/w woodblock style fish and frog bookplate on multicolored green/pink endpapers of Arthur F. Mead. Endpapers and pages lightly age toned at periphery but no unsightly foxing. 91 pps of text plus 22 glorious full page dry point plates, on matte ecru stock same as the heavy gage text, all were pre-signed by the artist prior to publishing and are complete with titles, suitable for framing. Unclipped, original dust wrapper is chipped on the edges, spine panel completely missing but still displays well from the front with a large illustration of an angler sitting on a chair in the tall grass with his hook in the water, watching the waterline. An absolutely charming fireside companion for any real life or armchair angler (or anglerette). This book gives glimpses of the river and the rod from many standpoints, and Mr. Chalmers does not confine himself to the conventional. He is a catcher of coarse-fish equally with trout and salmon and much of his coarse-fishing has been done in the Thames. Norman Wilkinson's Dry points make the book a remarkable one, for it is seldom that an author and an artist, both of distinction, contrive so successfully to collaborate.

Illustrated from drypoints by Norman Wilkinson. Owner's name on back of front free end paper; a little light foxing; green cloth discoloured at foot of front board; dust jacket discoloured & worn, with tears & loss. Includes a double-page spread from The Field (1933) on flies by Chalmers, & a collection of press-cuttings of the series 'Angling Brevities' by Chalmers (1932) Used - Acceptable. Good hardback in Poor dust jacket

Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 23 fine plates, half-title and title very lightly spotted; original green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy. Collects a series of delightful essays on angling greatly enhanced by superb plates. Hampton, p.65.

A first edition, review copy of this beautifully illustrated work on fishing, presented to noted fisherman and Brighton police officer Jack Reece. A lovely work on fishing and angling, complete with excerpts, poems, and reminiscences.Written by Patrick R. Chalmers.The first edition of this work.Patrick Reginald Chalmers was a renowned Irish writer, who wrote in a number of different areas, including field sports, deerstalking and horse racing. He also was a regular contributor to 'Punch' magazine and 'The Field', and wrote much poetry, on such topics as war, Irish life, hunting, and fishing.Complete with twenty-four illustrated plates by Norman Wilkinson. Collated and complete.A review copy of this work presented by the publisher to Jack Reece, fishing enthusiast and former Brighton police officer. Not only was Reece an avid shark fisherman, he also happened to be head of Brighton's CID at the time of the IRA bombing of the Brighton Grand Hotel in 1984. Reece's police force was responsible for the capture of Patrick Magee, the perpetrator of the bombing, and collection of vital evidence that helped sentence him. This copy includes Reece's bookplate to the front free-endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with just some light shelf wear and slight darkening to the spine. Bookplate of Jack Reece to the front free-endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The odd light mark to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean. Very Good Indeed