The first edition of this famous work was published in Worcester around 1758 under the authorship of Richard Bowlker, the father, while in the second and all proceeding editions it is the son, Charles who lays claim to the book. In the preface to this fifith edition he writes, "I have been a practitioner in this Art almost 30 years ..." Charles Bowlker was considered the most skilled fly-fisher of his time and this guide, which ran to numerous editions up to at least 1839, became one of the most widely-read of its type. He died at his home town of Ludlow, Shropshire, on New Year's Eve, 1779.
Fifth edition. 12mo. xi + 118pp + one Swinney advertisement leaf at the end. Frontispiece depicting a a fisherman rodding in a fish whilst precariously sat on a rocky bank beneath an gnarled oak. The style of the printing is interesting, with the first word of the following page being aired at the bottom of the preceeding page. Contemporary calf, neatly rebacked with five raised bands, gilt. A very clean copy both inside and out. [W&S, p39]
- Date
- 1788
- Publisher
- Birmingham: printed by/for M. Swinney
- Author
- BOWLKER, Charles
£220.00 (Code: 2038)
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