African Fly-Fishing Safari by Karl & Lesley Lane

African Fly-Fishing Safari (First Edition in Dust Jacket, Illustrated)

A Husband-and-Wife Fly-Fishing Journey from Zambia to the Cape, Richly Illustrated in Colour

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: African Fly-Fishing Safari
• Author: Karl & Lesley Lane
• Editor: Brenda Brickman
• Publisher: Struik Publishers (a division of New Holland Publishing (Pty) Ltd), Cape Town
• Publication Date: 2003
• ISBN-13: 9781868728404
• ISBN-10: 1868728404
• Edition Details: First Edition. Edited by Brenda Brickman.
• Binding: Publisher's grey illustrated hardcover boards with a pictorial inset and title, issued with a dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Large, roughly square illustrated coffee-table format, 176 pages. Richly illustrated with colour photographs, including double-page spreads.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Good (G)
• Exterior / Boards: The grey publisher's boards with pictorial inset and title are clean, with no obvious damage. The spine of the jacket is clean. Corners and edges show no obvious wear.
• Interior: The pages are clean and bright, with colour photographs and text throughout. No foxing or markings. The front inner hinge at the endpaper is torn along its length, with the cloth and board edge exposed and ragged, so the front board is not fully secure. A buyer should regard this as a notable flaw.
• The Dust Jacket: Present. The jacket is clean and glossy, with a few light creases and small marks, including a small crease on the back panel. A barcode sticker is on the back. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.

Synopsis & Historical Value

African Fly-Fishing Safari, published by Struik in Cape Town in 2003, follows Karl and Lesley Lane on personal fishing journeys across southern Africa. Freshwater and saltwater waters are covered, from Zambia to the Cape and from the Indian to the Atlantic Ocean.

The book is not a manual. It is an atmospheric, anecdotal account, with witty text and many evocative colour photographs, including double-page spreads. The rivers, lakes and coastal lagoons it visits, such as the Zambezi, make it as much a travel companion as a fishing book.

Saltwater fly-fishing in Africa has had comparatively little exposure in print, which gives this title a place on the shelf of any collector of Africana outdoor literature and sporting books.

Author Profile: Karl & Lesley Lane

Karl and Lesley Lane have spent most of their careers in wildlife conservation, and worked together for almost ten years in a government conservation agency. They live in Mpumalanga's Lowveld and have fished since childhood.

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