J M Dent & Sons London, 1985, 4to, Illust, 160pp, Original green cloth binding with d/j. Foreword by Sir Michael Horden. A River Wardens life on two of the most beautiful small rivers in England the Tavy and Walkham on Dartmoor. Armstrong was a river keeper, naturalist and wildlife artist. Charming watercolours and pencil sketches and text describing life, incidents and some of the characters like old Long John who at eighty five had never been caught poaching, of Jack 'Cracker' Smith the ageless farmer, the Brigadier, still fishing despite his failing eyesight and of Dave and George the authors colleagues with their droll observations of country life. illustrated by the author. Obliteration of an owners inscription on fep. - Fine
