Fraser Sandeman — Angling Travels in Norway

London, Chapman & Hall, LD. 1895. First edition. Cloth. A well illustrated first edition copy of Sandeman's travels and experience with fishing in Norway, with numerous photographs and coloured illustrations by the author. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four colour plates, five black-and-white plates, fifty-one in-text illustrations, and one folding table.The coloured illustrations depict salmon flies and were drawn by the author himself. 'Angling Travels in Norway' is a work by Fraser Sandeman that mixes elements of travel and exploration with the practical technicalities of fishing. Sandeman describes various districts, rivers, lakes and fish of Norway before giving hints upon various methods of angling and its requirements. He stated that this work would be of 'interest and service to naturalists and sportsmen&apos. Contents for Part I include headings such as 'Nets and Traps in the Fjords and Rivers', 'The Lakes of Norway', 'To Distinguish Between Trout and Smolt', and 'Upon Renting and Letting Salmon Rivers&apos. Contents for Part II are sketches of regions within Norway, including Surendal, Voss, and Nordland. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Cloth is bright, with some bumping to extremities and head and tail of spine. Very minor wear to cloth along joints. A few marks to boards. A bit of discolouration to top edge of boards, as well as spine. Foxing to paste downs. Internally, generally firmly bound, with a few pages loosening towards middle of text. Pages are bright and generally clean, with foxing to first and last few pages, and a few scattered spots. Folding table is in excellent condition, with no tears and some spotting to reverse. Very Good . Ill.: Fraser Sandeman. Very Good .