Hey (S.A.)

THE RAPTURE OF THE RIVER:

the autobiography of a South African fisherman

Published: A.A. Balkema, Cape Town, 1957

Edition: First edition

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258 pages, [81 pages of plates]: illustrations (chiefly portraits, 1 as frontispiece). Skivertex, dust wrapper, frayed and rubbed along spine & edges with a small chip to lower edge, but unusually present.


Based on Hey's carefully kept fishing diaries. "If you only ever collect one [fishing] book, let it be RAPTURE OF THE RIVER. There will never be another that sums up the soul of South African fly fishing as brilliantly". Curtis. FISHING THE MARGINS, p. 113.

  • Jacket Condition: Good
  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 25,5 x 18,5 cm
  • Name: Select Books
  • Contact Person: David McLennan
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 021-4246955
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Credit card; EFT
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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