Traditional Fishing Boats of Britain & Ireland de Smylie, Mike - 2011

Stroud: Amberley Publishing, 2011. Book. Fine. Soft Card Cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 352 pages, 910g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs and drawings. Mike Smylie introduces us to the background of the once great fishing fleets that sailed British waters and looks at the catches and markets for fish, before setting round the coast describing each fishing boat design, introducing them to the reader, explaining how each design suited its local environment, as well as telling us the story of the fishing industry in each locality..