Patrick R. Chalmers — A Fisherman&Apos;S Angles
London, Country Life Limited, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this abundantly illustrated work on fishing and angling. The first edition.In the publisher's original green cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 23 plates by Norman Wilkinson, an English artist who specialised in marine art. He created several propaganda posters for the British government during the world wars and invented dazzle camouflage to protect Allied ships from submarine attacks during World War I. Collated, complete.A lovely work on fishing and angling, complete with excerpts, poems, and reminiscences.Written by Patrick R. Chalmers, 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. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light fading to spine with light bumping to the head and tail. Small sticker to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Norman Wilkinson. Very Good Indeed .