Strike! by S. Schoeman

Strike! (Fourth Edition, 25th Anniversary Softcover)

A Revised and Enlarged South African Handbook of Coastal and Offshore Angling, with Maps and Illustrations

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Strike!: A handbook of coastal and offshore angling in South Africa
• Author: S. Schoeman
• Publisher: A.A. Balkema, Cape Town
• Publication Date: 1982
• ISBN-10: 0869611410
• Edition Details: Fourth Edition, revised and enlarged. Issued as a 25th Anniversary Edition.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound, with a yellow '25th Anniversary Edition' banner to the front cover.
• Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback), a thick volume with maps, drawings and photographs.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Good (G)
• Exterior / Wraps: The illustrated card wrappers show honest signs of use. The spine carries a visible vertical crease line with some rubbing, and the spine colour is slightly faded. The front cover has creasing, including a crease across the upper portion, and light scuffing. The corners and edges are worn and bumped, and the top edge of the back cover shows chipping or wear.
• Interior: The text block is intact and holding. The page edges are toned, with brown foxing and spotting along the fore-edge and top edge. There is occasional spotting to the endpapers and a small brown stain to one free endpaper. The paper shows light toning throughout. The text pages seen are clean.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Strike! is a handbook of coastal and offshore angling in South Africa, published by A.A. Balkema in Cape Town. This is the fourth edition, revised and enlarged, issued in 1982 as a 25th Anniversary Edition.

The book covers rock and surf fishing, boat and offshore angling, baits and tackle, and knots. It includes maps of fishing spots, together with sections on regulations and records, and an introduction by an ichthyologist.

Earlier editions of the title in the Balkema series set out chapters on angling generally, the growth of angling as a sport in South Africa, the different species of fish, big game fishing, and lagoon and estuarine fishing. As a working handbook of its period, it is a useful reference for collectors of South African outdoor and sporting literature.

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