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MODERN TROUT FLY DRESSING
Written by Roger Woolley.
Stock no. 1329319
Published by The Fishing Gazette. 1939. Very good condition.

Second Edition. With many illustrations and dressings of over 400 flies. Small format. Brown cloth boards, gilt titles. Brown marbled endpapers. B/w illustrations. Covers are edge rubbed, slightly worn to top of spine, some scuffing to rear cover. Pale page edge browning else contents clean.

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ITCHEN MEMORIES
Written by G.E.M. Skues; Roy Darlington. Illustrated by Alex Jardine.
Stock no. 1329316
Published by Robert Hale. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A reissue of a classic of 20th century angling literature. 50 years angling on the Abbotts Barton fishery. Edition limited to 750 copies. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Introduction by Darlington. ISBN: 0709063725. This is copy no. 340. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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FLY-TYING DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS
Written by John Veniard. Illustrated by Donald Downs.
Stock no. 1329315
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour plates. 218 pages. ISBN: 0713612681. SIGNED by the illustrator with small illustration of a fly, dedication to previous owner. (Think the author was meant to sign it too but that bit is blank). Spine bumped. Very slight darkening to cover edges. Page edge browning. Slight foxing/browning to endpapers. Margins of colour plates are foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit browned to rear panel.

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A MODERN DRY-FLY CODE
Written by Vincent C. Marinaro. Illustrated by Pearce Bates.
Stock no. 1329313
Published by Crown Publishers Inc.. 1971. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Green endpapers. 269 pages. B/w photos and text illustrations. 3rd printing. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Name plate to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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TACTICAL FLY FISHING FOR TROUT AND SEA TROUT ON RIVER AND STREAM
Written by Pat O'Reilly.
Stock no. 1329312
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 269 numbered pages. ISBN: 1852232943. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine (top edge of textblock ever so slightly dusty). Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and creased with slight wear to top corners.

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THE FLYTIER'S CRAFT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
Written by Mike Shanks.
Stock no. 1329309
Published by Swan Hill Press. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The skills needed to tie a whole range of flies... Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams throughout. Colour photos. 151 pages. ISBN: 1853102377. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Pale page edge browning throughout. Small brown spot to page facing title-page. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and lightly browned.

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THE TROUT FLY DRESSER'S CABINET OF DEVICES
Written by H.G. Mcclelland.
Stock no. 1329308
Published by The Fishing Gazette. 4th 1919. Good condition.

Or, How to Tie The Flies for Trout and Grayling Fishing. Fourth Edition. Small format. Green cloth spine with green title, green paper boards. Eighty b/w illustrations. vii and 137 pages including index and advertisements to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Title on spine is rubbed. Covers are slightly grubby and there is a horizontal crease to the rear cover. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Rear endpapers browned. Some hinges cracked but contents still clean.

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GEAR & GADGETS: AN IRRESISTIBLE COLLECTION OF HARDY FISHING TACKLE
Written by Keith Harwood; Andrew Herd; David Stanley. Illustrated by Andrew Herd.
Stock no. 1329307
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An extraordinary reference work and a visual treat. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 128 pages. Colour photographs throughout by Herd. ISBN: 9781907110382. SIGNED by Andrew Herd to title-page. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges and lightly discoloured to rear panel.

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A FURTHER GUIDE TO FLY DRESSING
Written by John Veniard. Illustrated by Donald Downs.
Stock no. 1329306
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1980. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

2nd edition, revised text and an addendum. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. For this edition the text has been completely revised and has an addendum with many new patterns. Light blue cloth with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0713612479. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Old price erased from front free-endpaper (heavy pencil so still evident). Textblock is just a little grubby. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn and a little grubby.

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FLY DRESSERS' GUIDE
Written by John Veniard. Illustrated by Donald Downs.
Stock no. 1329305
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1976. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

4th edition. New edition completely revised. Colour & b/w illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 256 pages (including index). ISBN: 0713611855. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Faint damp stain to edge of rear cover. Textblock is slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is browned and edge worn, damp stain to fore-edge of rear panel.

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TRICOS
Written by Bob Miller.
Stock no. 1329304
Published by Rodcrafters Press, Inc. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A practical guide to fishing and tying tricorythode imitations and related patterns. Brown boards, silver titles. 205 pages. Some colour plates, many b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1890324000. SIGNED by the author to half title-page. Spine bumped. A couple of tiny black spots to covers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased and faded to spine.

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TELLING ON THE TROUT
Written by Edward Ringwood Hewitt.
Stock no. 1329303
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons. 1st 1926. Fair condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w plates and illustrations. viii and 166 pages. Covers are badly damp stained. Spine and corners bumped. Page browning to endpapers, foxing throughout. Dustwrapper is edge worn, browned to spine and lower half of spine is missing.

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