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THE NATURE OF BARBEL
Written by Nick Giles; Chris Yates.
Stock no. 1323001
Published by Perca Press. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cardwraps. Colour photos and some b/w illustrations. 176 pages. Helping us to more clearly appreciate and understand the fish. ISBN: 0954323904. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. A few slightly sticky marks to rear cover.

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AN OBSESSION WITH CARP
Written by Dave Lane.
Stock no. 2139606
Published by Laneman Publishing. 1st 1998. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with gilt title to spine. Limited edition. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1901717038. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; a little damp marking along bottom edges of covers. Foxing and marks to outer page edges, which are also a bit browned. Wrapper is edge-creased with some marks and a little damp to verso.

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FLY FISHING: THE NORTH COUNTRY TRADITION
Written by Leslie Magee.
Stock no. 2139602
Published by Smith Settle Ltd.. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Fold-out map to centre. 218 pages, including bibliography and index. ISBN: 1858250250. SIGNED by author to half-title page. Bumping to spine and corners. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine and some marks.

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OLD FISHING LURES & TACKLE
Written by Carl F. Luckey; Russell Lewis.
Stock no. 2139524
Published by Krause Publications. Circa 2010. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. 8th edition. Identification and Value Guide. ISBN: 9781440212819. Some browning and marks to outer page edges.

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ANGLING IN BRITISH ART THROUGH FIVE CENTURIES: PRINTS, PICTURES, BOOKS
Written by Walter Shaw Sparrow; H.T. Sheringham. Illustrated by Norman Wilkinson; Ernest Briggs; et al..
Stock no. 2135850
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1923. Very good condition.

Large format. Black leather spine and corners; raised bands to spine with brown/red title block; gilt title. Brown cloth. With a foreword by Sheringham. 200 illustrations, 39 in colour. Foxing throughout the book and to outer page edges. A few plate pages have margin tears, but still present and complete.

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RHYMES OF FLOOD & FIELD
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 2135684
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Limited to 1500 copies. B/w illustrations. Brown cloth spine, red/brown covers. Uneven darkening/browning to spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Some pages appear uncut.

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WITHIN THE STREAMS
Written by John Hillaby.
Stock no. 1822291
Published by Harvey And Blythe. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

An angling career from a home town canal to the Hebrides. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w chapter headers. Text block lightly browned. Boards nice and clean albeit slight (very slight!) fading to top front edge.

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ANGLING ON LOMOND
Written by Bill McEwan; Billy Connolly.
Stock no. 2135152
Published by Albyn Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Foreword by Billy Connolly. A compendium of Loch Lomond lore which will prove an indispensable companion to all who venture with rod and line upon its waters. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps & illustrations plus a few colour plates. 228 pages plus local interest adverts to rear. Fold out map to rear pastedown. ISBN: 0284985643. Bumps/knocks to spine and corners. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Some mis folding to fold-out piece to rear pastedown. Wrapper is price-cut with browning and some chips and nicks.

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ALL ABOUT CARP FISHING
Written by Peter Mohan.
Stock no. 1320071
Published by Angler's Mail. 1970. Fair condition.

An Angler's Mail special byt the secretary of the British Carp Study Group. Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. B/w photos. Covers are grubby and creased. Pencil writing to rear cover. Damp stains at lower corners of pages. Some brown staining to lower edges of front cover and first 6 pages. A scarce item.

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FLY-DRESSING II
Written by David J. Collyer.
Stock no. 2133078
Published by David & Charles. 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0715381458. Bumping and a bit of fading to spine. Wrapper spine is faded.

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CONFESSIONS OF A CARP FISHER
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2132692
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Green cloth. Gilt title to spine. B/w scraperboard illustrations. SIGNED by author/illustrator to title page. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is lightly worn to edges, with a few tiny nicks; some foxing.

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THE KING CARP WATERS
Written by Chris Ball.
Stock no. 2131849
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black cloth covered boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. This is the story of the major carp waters stocked by Donald Leney - the man who introduced 'king' carp into Britain. ISBN: 1852237260. Bump to base of spine. Wrapper has some edge-creasing and is faded to spine.

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