Rod and Line signed by Arthur Ransome first edition 1929

Ransome, Arthur (1884-1967). Rod and Line: Essays, together with Aksakov on Fishing. London: Jonathan Cape, 1929.

First edition, signed by Arthur Ransome to the title page. Octavo. 286 pp., followed by two pages of advertisements. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Original russet cloth, spine lettered in gilt, in the original dust jacket, retaining the price of 7s. 6d. net. Mild bumping to corners and a previous owner's name to the front free endpaper; otherwise internally clean, without foxing or browning. Jacket spine toned, with discolouration towards the top of the front panel and minor edge wear. Tape repairs or reinforcement to the reverse at the head of the spine and foot of one flap. A very good copy in a very good jacket.

Ransome's collection of fifty fishing essays, originally published in the Manchester Guardian, combining practical observation, recollections of fishing companions and reflections on the pleasures and frustrations of angling. Concludes with Aksakov on Fishing, here published for the first time. A rare signed first edition retaining its original jacket.