"Muriel Foster's Fishing Diary" 1980 FOSTER, Muriel

"Muriel Foster's Fishing Diary" 1980 FOSTER, MurielFOSTER, Muriel On September 16, 1913, at Little Loch Broom in Scotland, Muriel Foster made the first entry in her fishing diary, unaware that she was a pioneering fly fisherwoman. Her fascinating illustrated log, continued for thirty five years and first published long before todays resurgence of enthusiasm for fly fishing, is a unique addition to the literature. Exquisite sketches many in full color of fish, lures, birds and other wildlife, and of

FOSTER, Muriel

On September 16, 1913, at Little Loch Broom in Scotland, Muriel Foster made the first entry in her fishing diary, unaware that she was a pioneering fly fisherwoman.  Her fascinating illustrated log, continued for thirty-five years and first published long before today’s resurgence of enthusiasm for fly-fishing, is a unique addition to the literature.  Exquisite sketches---many in full color---of fish, lures, birds and other wildlife, and of her dogs, add charm and immediacy to her reports of fishing expeditions, her insights and poetry, and her observations about the countryside she loved. 

Muriel Foster, whose pictures were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, was a lifelong artist, naturalist, and fisherwoman in Scotland and in Cambridgeshire and Wiltshire, England.

The Viking Press

1980

5 1/8" x 10 5/8"

Fine

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Foster's generously illustrated fishing log features detailed four-colour drawings of fish, fishing lures, birds, and other animals, accompanied by the British naturalist's poems and observations.