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Perca
Press
is a small independent
publishing company
based in Dorset
which produces fine
quality angling
and natural history
books.
Perca
Press hard back
books,
all with durable
traditional sewn
bindings are cherished
by their owners
as they are produced
to exacting standards
with high quality
paper, text and
illustrations. The
' Nature of ' series
written by Nick
Giles is already
becoming collectable.
Dr Nick Giles
is a fisheries and
freshwater biologist
of 30 years experience
and is a keen game,
coarse and sea angler
(for instance, he
was Sky Sports Game
Angler of the Year
in 1998-1999). Nick
studied zoology
for his first degree
and fisheries science
for his Ph.D. After
a twenty year career
in university teaching
and research, for
the past ten years
he has run a successful
fisheries and conservation
consultancy. This
home-based business
specializes in game
and coarse fisheries
management, habitat
management and improvement,
river and lake restoration
projects, freshwater
ecology and conservation.
Trevor
Harrop,
formerly a London-based
professional printer
is now a freelance
artist and designer
living in Hampshire.
In addition to his
fine quality illustrative
and design work
for Perca Press,
he is available
for commissions.
The
original pencil
drawings and prints
by Trevor Harrop
from The Nature
of Trout and a selection
of other works are
available for purchase,
please contact him
for more details.
Trevor
can be contacted
and his web pages
can be viewed at
http://www.avondalegallery.com
The
first book published
by Perca Press was
The Nature of
Barbel (2002)
which was very well
received by critics
and anglers nationwide
and soon sold out.
The Nature of
Trout is available
now.
The Nature of
Barbel (2nd
Edition) is due
to be published
shortly.
The Nature of
Carp is in preparation
and is also due
for publication
shortly.
Books by other authors
are under consideration.
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