"A Summer on the Test" 1930 Hills, John Waller

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HILLS, John Waller

[271] pp.

w/ 12 plates

Philip Allan & Co. Ltd

1930

Second Edition

9 1/4" x 6 … Read more HILLS, John Waller

[271] pp.

w/ 12 plates

Philip Allan & Co. Ltd

1930

Second Edition

9 1/4" x 6 1/4"

Tales of fishing on Britian's most famous trout river.

A classic work on fly-fishing, with beautiful descriptions of the English countryside.

Written by British politician and fishing expert Major John Waller Hills.

The second edition of this work.

In the work, Hills offers advice from the point of view of an experienced trout fisher. The author fished in many rivers, but he considered the Test to be the greatest trout river in the world.

Illustrated by Norman Wilkinson, a British artist, who was known for being a marine painter. He invented dazzle painting, which was used to protect merchant shipping in the First World War.

Containing twelve illustrated plates, collated and complete. See less