A TROUT FISHER IN SOUTH AFRICA

First Edition: `15 pages, photographic frontispiece: 'Four Rainbows' and 8 photographic plates, 7 pencilled outlines of fish, original blue cloth titled gilt on the upper cover and spine - the cloth is faded and frayed at the spine, some light foxing.

Contents: I. Early Days, II. My First Big Fish, III. Rainbow versus Brown, IV. Rainbows and Migration, V. Flies, VI. Fine and Far Off, VII. Wading, VIII. Seasons, IX. A Crowded Hour, X. Success, XI. Some Observations, XII. Notes from my Diary, XIII. Six Seasons’ Record, XIV. Outlines of Fish.

With ownership signature of  Cullis Hamilton Relly (the father of Gavin Hamilton Relly), former chairman of Anglo American. It includes the signature of Hamilton Relly and a label from Ogden Smiths, St. James’s Street, London and the details of a fishing rod (Trout Rod, “Royal Sovereign”, Built Bamboo, 5¼ oz. 8 ft.) that Relly must have bought from them. This label includes the same Relly signature. Both father and son were avid fishermen. Gavin was noted for his fondness for salmon fishing, tracking his hobby across world-renowned destinations like Scotland and Patagonia.  His passion extended into fly fishing. He was known for his love of the sport, which he balanced alongside his demanding corporate life at Anglo American.

Curtis (Paul) Fishing Wider Margins, A History and Bibliography of Angling in Africa, Platanna Press, 2015, pages 90/93.