Inscriptions in old Angling books

[Mr B]

I love old Angling books and nothing pleases me more to read an the words penned In passed times.
I think of why the book given and under what circumstances.
I always look up the address and see if the house is still there if there was an address in the book.

Below are two of my books.
Be interested to see others.

Mr B

[Mr B]

And one more.
Mr B

[Pallenpool]

A splendid idea - let’s hope there will indeed be a few more to show - I do not have many - if any - but I will have a rummage around and see what’s what.

[Fredline]

I agree. Purists hate inscriptions but I think they make an edition very personal. Here are a couple to add to the thread.

[Duckett]

I like an inscription. Sadly, none of my small number of angling books have one!

[Barbelseeker]

C F Tunnicliffe - a superb artist - and very excelled in all nature's life. I have several books which are illustrated by him. It always amazes me how one can be so skilled. I also like Lucy Dawson - Dogs - Rough and Smooth - how one can capture the essence of a dog in a few pencil line is beyond belief.

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I have the 1937 copy - bought it to prevent another person buying it. He was going to break it up and sell the individual pictures. Sacrilege

Sorry to have gone slightly off topic.

[Champ]

I am lucky enough to have a first edition Confessions of a Carp Fisher by BB.It has a pen inscription in it.Which reads B.J. on his Unbirthday.Oct 11 1955
from Gary.

[Mr B]

Lovely, all great comments, and keep them coming.
Really nice to see the photos, love em! Thanks
I didn’t realise that purists didn’t like that sort of thing.
The BB book is very interesting, as is our friend Duckett who hasn’t got many books!
Lovely dog too I wish I was that artistic!
Looks like a little Lakeland type?
And the two that I didn’t post last time.

Mr B

[Tonytoned]

I bought this book from a bookshop in Lyme Regis with a lovely inscription inside. I would presume it was written when the book was purchased in 1972.

I love finding old inscriptions in books. It's part of there history. But collecters don't seem to like that.

I have a few more with inscriptions to which I'll post later.

This is a nice thread

[Tonytoned]

Here's another two. I know one isn't fishing related but had to show.






This person must have been very well liked after 60 years of service. The amount of time spent on this beautiful artwork must have taken a while. I can't find anything relating to the 7th. But there is to the 8th and 24th.




And from one brother to another.

I especially like the BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES AND THEIR EGGS by T. A. Coward