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FLY LEAVES AND WATERSIDE SKETCHES
Written by Gordon Mackie. Illustrated by Jane Vaughan-Wilson.
Stock no. 1329348
Published by Robert Hale. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An extensive collection of writings from Gordon Mackie, leading us into a world of fly-fishing adventure, mystery and debate. Largely anecdotal in nature, laced with humour, pithy comments and delightfully surreal happenings. Green boards, silver title to spine. Red endpapers. A few colour photos. B/w chapter footers. ISBN: 0709061447. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge creased and faded to spine.

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A FLY FISHER'S LIFE
Written by Charles Ritz.
Stock no. 1329347
Published by Crown Publishers. 1972. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Revised enlarged edition. Introduction by Arnold Ginrich, foreword by Ernest Hemingway. B/w photos. The author's experiences of fly fishing in the best fly waters of Europe, the United States and Canada. Green cloth, dark green title to spine. 285 pages. ISBN: 0517503476. Spine and corners bumped. Top edge of textblock is foxed else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, tear to lower corner of front panel is tape repaired.

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GOOD FLIES
Written by John Gierach. Illustrated by Barry Glickman.
Stock no. 1329346
Published by The Lyons Press. Circa 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Favourite trout patterns and how they got that way. Brown spine with cream title, green boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1585741396. 2nd printing. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents fine. Minimal fading to spine of wrapper and barcode sticker covering printed barcode.

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TROUT FISHING
Written by W. Earl Hodgson.
Stock no. 1329345
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1904. Very good condition.

Dark blue cloth, gilt titles and trout vignette to front. 8 colour plates. Reprint (with emendations and additions), May 1904. Spine and corners bumped. A few small, light spots to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Neat pencil writing to front endpapers. Endpapers and page edges foxed.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN STILLWATER FISHING
Written by David Jacques.
Stock no. 1329344
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713614706. Spine and corners bumped. Some page browning. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed with small tears at corners.

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A SUMMER ON THE TEST
Written by John Waller Hills. Illustrated by Robert Gibbings.
Stock no. 1329343
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1941. Almost very good condition.

Pale grey cloth with black title to spine. 7 wonderful b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby and spine slightly browned. Foxing to textblock.

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TROUT MADNESS
Written by Robert Traver.
Stock no. 1329342
Published by St Martin's Press. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

"Being a Dissertation on the Symptoms and Pathology of This Incurable Disease by One of Its Victims". Green cloth spine with gilt title (on orange title label). Green boards with small gilt vignette to front board. Blue endpapers. 178 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Endpapers lightly browned. Pale page browning else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is heavily foxed to flaps and on verso, is grubby and edge chipped with some loss, centre of spine has a 1" torn piece (present but torn).

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HOW TO DRESS SALMON FLIES: A HANDBOOK FOR AMATEURS
Written by T.E. Pryce-Tannatt.
Stock no. 1329341
Published by A. & C. Black. 1948. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

8 colour plates, 4 b/w plates and many b/w text illustrations. 248 pages (including appendix and index). Pale burgundy cloth with silver title to spine. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Contained in a tatty and grubby dustwrapper (some slight loss).

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NYMPHING STRATEGIES
Written by Larry Tullis.
Stock no. 1329340
Published by The Lyons Press. 2001. Very good condition.

The techniques needed to master this challenging facet of fly fishing. Preface by John Randolph. Cardwraps. 151 pages. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 158574266X. Slight rubbing to corners of covers. Name in ink inside front cover.

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SEX, DEATH, AND FLY-FISHING
Written by John Gierach.
Stock no. 1329339
Published by Flycatcher Books; Robinson Publishing. 1st UK 1995. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

An engaging, humourous and often profound examination of life's greatest mysteries. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 238 pages. ISBN: 1854872982. Spine and corners bumped. Pale grease(?) stain to lower half of covers and endpapers. Contents bright and clean. Grease stain also affects dustwrapper (only visible on verso and wrapper is slightly edge creased.

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JOHN GODDARD'S WATERSIDE GUIDE
Written by John Goddard.
Stock no. 1329338
Published by Unwin Hyman. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pocket reference to insects of rivers and lakes. How to identify them and choose the matching artificial. Colour photos. ISBN: 0044401795. Minimal bumping to spine. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge browned and rubbed, slightly faded to top of spine.

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WET-FLY FISHING TREATED METHODICALLY
Written by E.M. Tod.
Stock no. 1329337
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Fourth Edition. Dark green cloth, black title to spine, black title and decorations to front cover. B/w plates and text illustrations. 243 pages includes index. Plus four page press reviews to rear. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed, a few small, light marks to covers. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents are browned but clean.

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