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CHALLENGE OF THE TROUT
Written by Gary Lafontaine. Illustrated by Bill Elliott; Jeff Johnson.
Stock no. 1329359
Published by Mountain Press Publishing Company. 1st 1976. Very good condition.

Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. 243 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0878420584. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing to page edges. Slight musty smell to contents.

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SHRIMP & SPEY FLIES FOR SALMON
Written by Chris Mann; Robert Gillespie.
Stock no. 1329358
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Comprehensive Guide for Anglers & Flytyers. Large format. White boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations of flies throughout. 222 pages including index. ISBN: 187367452X. SIGNED by author by means of a dedication to front free-endpaper. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased/worn at edges.

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THE MASTERS ON THE NYMPH
Written by J. Michael Migel; Leonard M. Wright. Illustrated by Dave Whitlock.
Stock no. 1329357
Published by Robert Hale. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The use of nymphs in fly fishing for trout. Edited by Migel and Wright. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. Black boards, silver title to spine. 270 pages. ISBN: 0709053517. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is bright with just a little bit of creasing to spine and corners.

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THE COMPLETE FLY-FISHER'S HANDBOOK
Written by Malcolm Greenhalgh. Illustrated by Denys Ovenden.
Stock no. 1329356
Published by Dorling Kindersley. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Natural food of Trout and Grayling and their artificial imitations. A pratical guide to Essential Techniques. Glazed pictorial boards. 288 Pages (including index). Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0751304999. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly creased.

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SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: RESTORING SALMON TO THE TYNE
Written by Peter Gray; Michael Charleston.
Stock no. 1829641
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the amazing rebirth of the River Tyne, once almost dead, but now regarded again as England's finest salmon river. The focus of the book is the success of the Kielder hatchery. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 298 pages including index. ISBN: 9781907110207. A lovely copy. Very light scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper.

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CLASSIC RODS AND RODMAKERS
Written by Martin J. Keane.
Stock no. 1329355
Published by Winchester Press. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Teaching the reader how to identify a classic rod. Large format. Grey boards with silver title to spine. 246 pages (including index). B/w photos. ISBN: 0876911785. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to front free-endpaper. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped (with tape repairs on verso) and slightly faded to spine.

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POUL JORGENSEN'S BOOK OF FLY TYING
Written by Poul Jorgensen.
Stock no. 1329354
Published by Johnson Publishing Company Inc.. 1996. Very good condition.

A guide to flies for all game fish. Oblong format. Cardwraps. B/w photos throughout by the author. 261 pages (including index). ISBN: 1555660029. Sixth printing. Spine slightly bumped. Corner tips of covers and pages very lightly creased. Contents clean.

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THE DRY FLY NEW ANGLES: CHOOSING THE RIGHT FLY FOR THE MOMENT
Written by Gary Lafontaine. Illustrated by Gretchen Grayum.
Stock no. 1329353
Published by Greycliff Publishing Company. Circa 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 308 pages. B/w illustrations plus b/w photos by R. Valentine Atkinson et al. ISBN: 0962666300. 2nd printing. Spine and corners bumped. Some foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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DARK POOLS: THE DRY FLY AND THE NYMPH
Written by Charles Jardine.
Stock no. 1329352
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete syntheses of all trout-fishing techniques. Tips and advice on rivercraft, techniques and tactics from one of the top fly fishermen in the country. Highly informative on all aspects of river life, including conservation, in addition to the fishing aspect. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1852233966. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to half-title page. Slight marks to the prelims from the dedication ghosting through the pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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IN THE RING OF THE RISE
Written by Vincent C. Marinaro. Illustrated by Pearce Bates.
Stock no. 1329351
Published by Crown Publishers Inc.. 1st USA 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

USA Edition. A startling and penetrating look at trout behavior and riseforms. Large format. Green cloth with silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations and a few colour photos. 184 pages. ISBN: 051752550X. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge creased.

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TYING FLIES THE PARALOOP WAY
Written by Ian Moutter.
Stock no. 1329350
Published by The Countryman Press. 1st USA 2001. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From dries and emerges to spinners and wet flies. Each method is described in full with sequences of tying photographs. Pictorial glazed boards. ISBN: 0881505544. A bright copy contained in dustwrapper which is slightly faded to spine and worn to top of spine with tear to rear edge.

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TROUT AND SALMON FLIES OF SCOTLAND
Written by Stan Headley. Illustrated by Terry Griffiths.
Stock no. 1329349
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A useful book about contemporary fishing flies that work for anglers in Scotland today. Black boards, gilt title to spine. vi and 170 pages including index. 38 colour photograph plates by Griffiths. ISBN: 1873674260. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to front free-endpaper. Spine bumped. Light musty smell to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased. and slightly faded to spine.

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