CLERICUS [Pseud. William CARTWRIGHT] Rambles and Recollections of a Fly Fisher Illustrated. With an Appendix containing ample instructions to the novice, inclusive of fly-making, and a list of really useful flies. Chapman and Hall. 1854.
8vo. Original purple cloth with gilt fish vignette to front, gilt lettering to spine; pp. x + 155, frontispiece and 7 plates; spine a little dulled, previous owners' signature and inkstamp to front endpapers, internally very clean, very good.
First edition. Quaintly printed using the letter 'f' for 's', in the style of the Compleat Angler, this is a discursive collection of angling anecdotes.
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