Harpoon at a Venture (In the Scottish Islands) - Gavin Maxwell - 1955 Edition

Harpoon at a Venture (In the Scottish Islands) – Gavin Maxwell – 1955 Edition

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First published in 1952 this is the 1955 Adventure Library edition of the first work by “Ring of Bright Water” author Gavin Maxwell.

Octavo, 254 pages with six maps, including in end papers 23 illustrations from photographs and eight illustrations in the text.

Maxwell had active service with the Special Forces in WWII. After the war he purchased the Isle of Soay off Skye in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. There he attempted to start a Basking Shark fishery … which failed due to lack of finance.

This book covers his exploits in that regard and provides a perfect picture of the Scottish Islands and the adventurous activities that ensue.

Gavin Maxwell with the Sharks before the Otter.

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Harpoon at a Venture (In the Scottish Islands) – Gavin Maxwell – 1955 Edition

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