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PICTURESQUE VIEWS ON THE RIVER WYE
Written by Samuel Ireland.
Stock no. 579047
Published by R. Faulder; T. Egerton. 1st 1797. Very good condition.

Picturesque Views on the River Wye, From its Source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its Junction With the Severn Below Chepstow With Observations on the Public Buildings and Other Works of Art in its Vicinity. Map showing the course of the River Wye, 30 sepia aquatints plus b/w portrait plate of John Kyrle. xii + 159 pages + errata slip. Three-quarter brown calf binding, raised bands, gilt decorations and title to spine. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. 9" x 6.5". All plates present. Prelims foxed. No half-title but no evidence of any removal. Some pencil annotation. Bookplate of J. Arthur Hutton, the famous angling author, on front pastedown. Hutton wrote numerous books on salmon fishing and of particular relevance here given the book title are Wye Salmon and Other Fish; Rod-Fishing for Salmon on the Wye. Slight rubbing to spine. Overall a handsome copy.

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THE SPORTSMAN'S DIRECTORY
Written by John Mayer.
Stock no. 576175
Published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co.. 1838. Good condition.

Small format. Green cloth, gilt title and shooting vignette to front cover. The Sportsman's Directory and Park & Gamekeeper's Companion. Being a Series of Instructions in Ten Parts for The Chase in its Various Classes: Coursing, Shooting, Fishing, The Preservation of Game and Decoys, Selection and Training of the Pointer and Spaniel, Breeding Pheasants, Partridges, Rabbits Etc. With Copious Directions for Trapping and Destroying Vermin and Detecting the Operations of the Poachere. An Appendix Containing Numerous Valuable Receipts and Useful Abstracts of the Game Laws and the Laws of Coursing. 6th edition. viii + 181 pages. B/w illustrations. Rear free endpaper missing. Front joint cracked, rear joint broken. Contemporary name in ink to title page. Covers a little marked. Corners slightly worn. Page 97 has crayon scribble but text still readable.

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FLY-DRESSING MATERIALS
Written by John Veniard. Illustrated by Donald Downs.
Stock no. 572559
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1979. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w illustrations. Colour photos. ISBN: 0713616903. Dustwrapper: price-cut.

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FISHING FROM MY ANGLE
Written by Cyril Holbrook.
Stock no. 572566
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1988. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. Spelling out the value of the sport in the modern world, the benefits for the participants and the doors it can open. ISBN: 0715391240.

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CARP FISHING
Written by Tim Paisley.
Stock no. 572596
Published by The Crowood Press. 1989. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos. For the beginner and the seasoned fisherman. ISBN: 185223119X. Dustwrapper: price-cut.

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A FISHERMAN'S YEAR
Written by John Parsons. Illustrated by Garth Tapper.
Stock no. 572616
Published by Collins. 1st 1974. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fishing adventures in England and New Zealand. B/w illustrations. Dustwrapper: price-cut. Wrapper has one small internal tape repair.

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A SPORTSMAN'S LIFE
Written by Leigh Perkins.
Stock no. 572620
Published by Atlantic Monthly Press. 1st 1999. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

How the author built the Orvis company, the fly fishing and bird hunting outfitter. B/w photos. ISBN: 0871137577.

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MODERN SALMON FISHING
Written by Antony Bridges.
Stock no. 572674
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1969. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. B/w photos. ISBN: 0713609079. Dustwrapper: corners rubbed.

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A HOLIDAY FISHERMAN
Written by Maurice Headlam.
Stock no. 572693
Published by Christophers. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Book: book plate to front endpaper. Edge of textblock browned.

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LURES FOR GAME, COARSE AND SEA FISHING
Written by Taff Price. Illustrated by Robin Armstrong.
Stock no. 572697
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

The lure in its modern form, suitable dressings for different water conditions, various methods of lure fishing, which streamers to use and, in addition, presenting ideas from both the author's own and the experience of other present day anglers. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Colour plates, b/w illustrations. 197 pages including index. ISBN: 071361305X. Slight staining to covers.

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THE ANGLER'S NOTE-BOOK AND NATURALIST'S RECORD
No author listed.
Stock no. 572811
Published by William Satchell & Co.. 1st 1880. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles. Vignette to front and decorative borders. B/w illustrations. The Green Series Complete. Corners rubbed. Stain to top edge of one plate. All plates present. Small nibble to edge of rear cover.

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MODERN SALMON FISHING
Written by Antony Bridges.
Stock no. 572686
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1947. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work in the whole art and sport of fishing for salmon. B/w photos. Red cloth. Dustwrapper: corners rubbed.

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