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SIDE-LINES, SIDE-LIGHTS & REFLECTIONS

by G.E.M. Skues

Published by J.B. Lippincott Company. 1st USA. 1932

Fair condition. Fugitive papers of the chalk-stream angler. Pale green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 473 pages including index.

Binding very worn to spine, split at both edges (possibly re-glued?) and browned. Some browning/foxing to edges of covers. Foxing to prelims and to textblock.

Stock no. 1329529

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Contents

  • PART I
  • OF DAYS & THINGS THAT WERE
  • I. AN ITCHEN RETROSPECT
  • II. TROUT FLY DRESSING AS A PROGRESSIVE ART
  • III. "MANY BOOKS OF THIS KIND FORMERLY MADE PUBLIC"
  • IV. SPECULATIONS ON THE ORIGINS OF FLY-FISHING
  • V. THE REDISCOVERY OF THE OBVIOUS
  • VI. A RESURRECTION
  • VII. THE BLUE-WINGED OLIVE & THE WELSHMAN'S BUTTON
  • VIII. BLUE-WINGED OLIVER
  • IX. WEST BY SOU-WEST
  • X. THE FIRST OF THE DRY FLY
  • XI. GEORGE SELWYN MARRYAT IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE MODERN DRY FLY
  • XII. THE PORTMANTEAU OR "GEORGE SELWYN MARRYAT - HIS BOOK"
  • XIII. THE MUSTARD ON THE PLATE
  • XIV. WILLIAM SENIOR'S FLY-FISHING EQUIPMENT
  • XV. A SPECULATION ON TROUT FLIES FOR THE USA
  • XVI. THE ORANGE QUILL & THE BWO
  • PART II
  • OF INTERESTING PERSONS
  • I. LOUIS BOUGLE
  • II. "COGGIE"
  • III. FOUR "FIELD" ANGLING EDITORS & AN ITCHEN WATER
  • IV. VMH
  • V. "DABCHICK"
  • PART III
  • VENI, VEDI
  • I. THE REVENGE OF TEH FINGERLING
  • II. WHITE THERE IS LIGHT
  • III. A TRUE TALE
  • IV. JUNGLE FISHING
  • V. "SOME" SHOTS
  • VI. THREE
  • VII. A PAIR OF BRACES
  • VIII. TWO EVENING RISES
  • IX. LOOK OUT FOR SQUALLS
  • X. THE RISING GENERATION
  • XI. NNE
  • XII. AS GOOD AS THREE MILES
  • XIII. CALL IT A DAY
  • XIV. "LARNING" EM TO BE TWOADS"
  • XV. DOGGEREL- SALMO NEFARIO
  • PART IV
  • THE BEASTLY ABROAD
  • I. BOSNIA - THE TURCO AS A FLY-FISHER
  • II. ERLAUBNITZ'THAL
  • III. NORWAY - THE STONE FLY & THE TROUT
  • PART V
  • FLY PAPERS
  • I. TROUT-FLY DRESSING ON THE CHEAP
  • II. AN APPEAL
  • III. THE ARRANGEMENT OF TROUT FLY-DRESSING MATERIALS
  • IV. AFTER HASSAM
  • V. OCCASIONALLY IT
  • VI. ROLLING WINGS FOR LITTLE RED SEDGE
  • VII. A TEAM FOR THE GRAYING
  • VIII. A SMALL OLIVE-GREEN BEETLE
  • IX. NOTES ON TRANSLUCENCY
  • X. EXTRACT FROM LETTER TO A TROUT-FLY DRESSER
  • XI. CONCERNING THE DRESSING OF NYMPHS
  • XII. NYMPHAL DRESSINGS 1931.
  • PART VI
  • MALICE
  • I. INTERGER VITA & THE NOVICE
  • II. MY LEASEHOLD TROUT
  • III. A REFORMED CHARACTER
  • IV. THE MEMBER FOR AMERICA & THE SURREY FOWLS
  • V. ON THE RESTORING OF MY SELF-RESPECT
  • VI. MAGNANIMITY
  • VII. ANGLING AS SHE IS WROTE
  • VIII. MCCASKIE'S GREEN CAT
  • IX. LAW REPORT
  • X. MORAL SUASION
  • XI. MY TROUT
  • XII. DOGGERREL - A PUNDITTY
  • XIII. CONCERNING TAILORS
  • XIV. LEFT BEHIND
  • XV. LARVA HEPATICA: OR PUTTING IT TO THE TEST
  • XVI. APOSIOPESIS
  • XVII. REVIEW: THE OMNISCIENT ANGLER
  • XVIII. NARROW ESCAPE OF A PROMINET ANGLER
  • XIX. THE SFC
  • XX. "SOME LETTER"
  • XXI. "WHAT FLY"?
  • PART VII
  • OF THEORYT & PRACTICE
  • I. IF ONE ONLY NEW
  • II. MIDGETS
  • III. MOONSHINE
  • IV. OF BABY PLATES & MARROW SPOONS
  • V. FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY CAST
  • VI. A SPECULATION
  • VII. TRANSLUCENCY
  • VIII. WHEN WEEDS ARE ADRIFT
  • IX. SHRIMPS
  • X. THE UNANIMOUS RISE
  • XI. THE USE OF THE NYMPH ON CHALK STREAMS
  • PART VIII
  • ABOUT IT & ABOUT - BEING TALKS ON VARIOUS TOPICS
  • I. THE RIPARIAN MIND
  • II. OF SPEECHMAKING & OF THE ALLEGED INVERACITY OF ANGLERS
  • III. QUALITIES OF A ROD
  • IV. POST-WAR ANGLING LITERATURE
  • V. ON ESTIMATES
  • VI. FLY-FISHING WRITERS & WIT
  • VII. LOCH TROUT FISHING WITH THE FLY
  • VIII. VARIETY
  • IX. WEATHER EFFECTS ON HATCH OF FLY
  • X. THE WAY OF A TROUT WITH A WIND
  • XI. FISHERMAN'S WEATHER
  • XII. VERMIN
  • XIII. HOOKING & HOLDING
  • XIV. THE FUMBLING OF IT
  • XV. MOONRISE & SPINNER-FALL
  • XVI. WEED-CUTTING EFFECTS
  • XVII. SOME PROBLEMS OF FLY LIFE
  • XVIII. MORAL INDIGNATION & TROUT FISHING
  • XIX. REFLECTION
  • XX. LIGHT RODS - FINE TACKLE
  • XXI. INCOMPLETE ANGLERS
  • XXII. MOST EMBARRASSING
  • XXIII. THE WHEEL FULL CIRCLE
  • XXIV. CHARITY
  • PART IX
  • ODDMENTS & DREAMS
  • I. SHOTS AT A TRANSLATION
  • II. TO INCOGNITA
  • III. DJINNY
  • IV. "GO SOFTLY"
  • V. FROM THE CLAY
  • VI "EVEN THE WEARIEST RIVER"
  • VII. "AS PANTS THE HART"

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