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HOOKED! FISHING MEMORIES
Written by George Melly.
Stock no. 1816647
Published by Robson Books. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

B/w photos of the author's fishing exploits. ISBN: 1861052758.

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RURAL SPORTS (2 VOLUMES)
Written by William B. Daniel.
Stock no. 2127953
Published by Bunny And Gold. Circa 1801. Almost very good condition.

2 volumes. Brown leather covers, gilt borders. B/w plates. Includes sections on dogs, plus fox and stag hunting, hare coursing. Rabbit, martin, badger and otter hunting. Angling, game shooting and waterfowl etc. Both volumes have been rebacked with new spines with raised bands; new endpapers, original boards and pages. Volume 1 No longer has its title page. All plates present. Volume 1 was published in 1801 and Volume 2 in 1802. Scuffing and wear to covers; heavy wear to corners. Foxing, browning and some margin marks.

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DEEP TROUT: ANGLING IN POPULAR CULTURE
Written by William Washabaugh; Catherine Washabaugh.
Stock no. 1815705
Published by Berg. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Angling in America. Blue pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 185973393X. Remains of small label to rear board.

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FISHING WITH THE FAMOUS
Written by Bob Buteux; Kevin Clifford. Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 2124060
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Limited Edition to 600 copies. Green cloth with gilt title box to front cover. Colour and b/w photos. SIGNED by Illustrator, this is Copy No. 556. Bump to bottom corner of front cover and one edge. Some light creasing to wrapper.

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A COLLECTION OF RIGHT MERRIE GARLANDS FOR NORTH COUNTRY ANGLERS
Written by Joseph Crawhall.
Stock no. 2123304
Published by George Rutland. 1864. Almost very good condition.

Green leather spine. Red cloth. And continued to this present year. Fifity copies printed on large paper. B/w illustrations. Words and music. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Scuffing to leather spine, with a bit of chipping. Bookplates to prelims. Browning and foxing to outer page edges.

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THE WAY OF A TROUT WITH A FLY
Written by G.E.M. Skues.
Stock no. 2122656
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

And Some Further Studies in Minor Tactics. 4th edition. Colour plates. ISBN: 0713607122. Wrapper is edge-creased with corner of front flap cut off.

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THE BRITISH ANGLER: OR A POCKET-COMPANION FOR GENTLEMEN-FISHERS
Written by John Williamson; et al.
Stock no. 2122549
1740. Good condition.

Leather binding. B/w frontis and some fold-out b/w plates. This book still has its original boards, but has a NEW spine and endpapers (recased). Scuffing and heavy wear, with a little loss to original covers. Some page browning and a little foxing. Lovely tight binding; where book has been rebacked.

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TROUTING IN NORWAY
Written by E.F. Burton. Illustrated by F.N. Burton.
Stock no. 2121840
Published by Simpkin, Marshall And Company Limited. 1st 1897. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles and fly-fish decoration to front cover. With illustrations from photographs by Lieut. F.N. Burton. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. A few small marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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A COMING OF AGE AN ANGLER'S SEARCH FOR SOLITUDE CONTINUES
Written by Stuart Harris. Illustrated by Adam Entwistle.
Stock no. 2121616
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st 2016. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Brown boards with gilt title to spine. Colour photos and some drawings throughout. Limited edition to 500 Hardback Copies. This is Copy No. 71 (bookplate stating this stuck to free front endpaper. Also Certificate SIGNED by author and Designer loosely inserted. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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FISHING LURES A PRACTICAL GUIDE
Written by Michael Veale.
Stock no. 1208265
Published by The Sportsman's Press. 1st 1992. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A helpful and informative handbook. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 12 colour plates. 113 pages. ISBN: 0948253584. A fine copy in pictorial wrapper which has slightly worn lower corners and light creasing at top edge.

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NORTH-COUNTRY FLIES
Written by T.E. Pritt.
Stock no. 2120449
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 2nd 1886. Almost very good condition.

12 plates, 11 of which are hand-painted illustrations from the author's own drawings, with particulars of the dressings and season of each fly. Book also contains chapters on fishing the Minnow, The Creeper, The Stonefly, and The Worn in clear water, with an extra plate showing the hooks necessary therefore. Second edition. This book has been expertly rebacked with original spine laid down. Plates are all present - but plate 4 is missing its tissue-guard. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; a few scuff marks. Bookplate to front pastedown. Ink stamp to half-title page. A few light margin marks and browning; a little foxing.

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THE FLY FISHER'S GUIDE
Written by Geo. C. Bainbridge. Illustrated by Geo. C. Bainbridge.
Stock no. 2119859
Published by The Fly Fisher's Classic Library. 1992. Nearly fine condition.

Bonded leather spine, with blue boards. Illustrated with colour plates representing upwards of forty of the most useful flies accurately copied from nature. An introduction by Tony Deacon. Small bump to base of spine. Contained in very good slip case that has some fading to a few edges.

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