Angling Adventures in South Africa by J. H. Yates

First published in 1950, Angling Adventures in South Africa by J. H. Yates is an appealing piece of South African angling literature, combining the author’s fishing experiences with his own photographs and sketches. Published by Central News Agency Ltd., South Africa, the book runs to approximately 149–150 pages and includes a photographic frontispiece and a series of illustrated plates.

Yates records the pleasures, challenges and adventures associated with fishing in South Africa during the first half of the twentieth century. More than simply a practical fishing book, Angling Adventures in South Africa provides a period account of South African recreational angling, capturing the landscapes, waters and sporting traditions experienced by anglers of the era. The combination of personal narrative and original illustrations gives the work considerable character and makes it particularly interesting as a piece of South African sporting history.

Published in Johannesburg in 1950, this original hardcover edition of Angling Adventures in South Africa is now over seventy-five years old and will appeal to collectors of vintage fishing and angling books, South African sporting literature, Africana and outdoor history. Copies are increasingly encountered in the antiquarian and second-hand market, with examples retaining their original dust jackets generally commanding a premium. This copy is offered without a dust jacket but remains an attractive example in its original cloth binding.

Condition – Very Good

1950 hardcover in very good condition. The cloth boards and spine show light age-related wear and fading. Prior ownership inscription in ink on the endpaper. Foxing is present internally, consistent with the book’s age. No dust jacket present.