Author: The Rev. Richard Durnford
Title: The Fishing Diary 1809-1819 of the Rev. Richard Durnford of Chilbolton, Hampshire
Description: Winchester , Warren & Son, 1911. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the diary of a test fisherman, Richard Durnford. The first edition of these diaries, kept for a decade by the Rev. Richard Durnford from 1809 to 1819. Containing accounts of fishing during the author's travels, providing a fascinating insight into the 'difficulties and dangers of travelling in those days' (from Introduction) as well as an account of a test fisherman. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait in black and white, a coloured plate of a facsimile, and two further full page plates. Collated, complete. With half title.  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, light darkening to back strip. Previous ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper dated 1932 and 1970. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor faint spotting scattered to odd leaf, pages otherwise bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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