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A River Never Sleeps.

Book Title : A River Never Sleeps.
Author : Roderick L. Haig-Brown
Type :Standard FFCL edition
Price: £79.00

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Few books have captured the haunting world of rivers and of the sport they provide as well as A River Never Sleeps. Roderick Haig-Brown  writes of fishing not just as a sport, but also as an art. He knows moving water and the life within it - its subtlest mysteries and perpetual delights. He is a man who knows fish lore as few people ever will, and the legends and history of a great sport. Month by month, he takes you from river to river, down at last to the saltwater and the sea: in January, searching for the steelhead in the dark cold water; in May, fishing for bright, sea-run cutthroats; and on to the chilly days of October and the majestic run of spawning salmon. All the great joy of angling is here: the thrill of fishing during a thunderstorm the sight of a river in freshet or a river calm and hushed, the suspense of a skillful campaign to capture some half-glimpsed trout or salmon of extraordinary size, and the excitement of playing and landing a momentous fish.

A River Never Sleeps is one of the enduring classics of angling. It will provide a rich reading experience for all who love fishing or rivers.

This edition has an Introduction by Nick Lyons and an Afterword by Thomas McGuane.

Roderick Langmere Haig-Brown was born in England in 1908 and lived most of his life on Vancouver Island, Canada along the banks of the Campbell River. He died in 1976.

  • 352 pages
  • Black and white illustrations by Louis Darling
  • Fully bound in deep green leather
  • Gold blocking to upper board
  • Gilt titles to spine
  • Contrasting burgundy cloth slipcase
  • Edition limited to 600 copies

Also available in a standard hardback trade edition priced at £19.95.

Coch-y-Bonddu Books have many other editions available including, occasionally, the scarce first edition.
 A River Never Sleeps.
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