{"product_id":"rising-fish-catching-trout-from-taupo-to-the-bay-of-plenty-by-r-dickinson","title":"RISING FISH: Catching Trout From Taupo to the Bay of Plenty by R. Dickinson","description":"\u003cp\u003eRISING FISH: Catching Trout From Taupo to the Bay of Plenty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby R. Dickinson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small cloth board hardcover \u003cbr\u003ePublished: Whitcombe and Tombs 1956, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 145 w x 225 h x 10 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 111\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/2606\/0255\/U342\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eDetails mid-20th-century New Zealand trout fishing, covering dry-fly techniques on the Tongariro River and the history of the Bay of Plenty region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCovers the angling landscape from the 1930s to the 1950s. Dickinson was notable for advocating the use of the dry fly on the historic, heavy waters of the Tongariro River, which at the time were strictly dominated by large wet flies and hallowed lures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond fishing techniques, the book is highly distinct for a chapter dedicated to Dickinson's close personal friend, the renowned and controversial Māori prophet Rua Kenana Hepetipa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images, fold out map and fine line drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo dust jacket—first image for illustrative purposes only.\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent, remains of dust jacket fixed to end paper, pages clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce\u003cbr\u003eSee our other listings on the subject and by this author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452848652580,"sku":"A5\/2606\/0255\/U342","price":49.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3918113137047401908.jpg?v=1790020566","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/rising-fish-catching-trout-from-taupo-to-the-bay-of-plenty-by-r-dickinson","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}