Travel and Trout in the Antipodes is journalist William Senior's account of his 1880 travels and trout fishing through Tasmania and New Zealand, written under his well-known angling pen name "Red Spinner." The Tasmanian section includes following his journey by mail coach down the Midland Highway from Launceston towards Hobart, stopping at roadside inns along the way — including, under his own spelling "Cambeltown," or Campbell Town... location of The Book Cellar, housed in the cellars beneath the old coaching inn Foxhunters Return.
Senior was a prominent English angling journalist and editor of The Field, and this book published in 1880 has been described by the Australian Fly Fishing Museum as the first book-length account of fly fishing in Australia.
Many more of our Tasmanian titles are yet to be listed online — see our full catalogues at justtassiebooks.com/catalogues.html.
BOOK DETAILS
- Hardcover book published 1880 by George Robertson (Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane)
- 315-pages
- Gilt titles on spine
CONDITION
Used and old but reasonable condition for its age. Cover worn at the edges and marked. Marks inside covers from glue of an old covering. Foxing. Pages tanned. Some dark brown stains on a couple of pages. Former owner's details written in the front. Please look at the photos and contact the bookshop directly for further details of condition.
DELIVERY & IN-STORE PICKUP
- Combined Shipping: Sourcing multiple titles for your Tasmanian library? The Book Cellar offers combined flat-rate parcel delivery across Australia. Secure your books using our online checkout, or phone the bookshop directly on 03 6381 1545 to coordinate multi-volume shipping.
- Free Instore Pickup: Located in Tasmania or travelling the Midland Highway? Select "Instore Pickup" at checkout to pay no postage and collect your items directly from the counter at The Book Cellar, underneath Foxhunters Return in Campbell Town.
|
