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A CREEL OF WILLOW
Written by W.H. Canaway.
Stock no. 1818636
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st thus 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Medlar Angling Classics No.4. A book for fishermen, but also for those who cannot understand fishermen at all! Green cardwraps. 196 pages. ISBN: 1899600426.

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COME FISHING WITH ME
Written by Peter Stone.
Stock no. 2131777
Published by Pelham Books. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards with silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0720706637. Small knocks to top and tail of spine. Page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with browning to spine. What appears to be a tape glue residue showing through to top of spine (wrapper possibly reinforced to top of spine on verso).

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FISHING DAYS
Written by Geoffrey Bucknall. Illustrated by Keith Linsell.
Stock no. 2131773
Published by Frederick Muller Limited. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Uneven fading to covers. Small piece of loss to top of wrapper spine.

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'ASK MAMMA'
Written by R.S. Surtees. Illustrated by John Leech.
Stock no. 1818393
Published by Bradbury & Evans. 1st 1858. Good condition.

Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. 13 Hand-coloured steel engravings, b/w wood engravings. 412 pages. Re-backed with original spine laid down and new endpapers. Board edges worn, boards grubby. Bookplate to front pastedown. All plates present. Binding worn but tight. A few grubby marks throughout.

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MOUNT AND MAN
Written by M.F. McTaggart. Illustrated by Lionel Edwards.
Stock no. 1818392
Published by Country Life. 2nd 1927. Very good condition.

Second, revised edition. Getting in the saddle of the horse! Red cloth boards, gilt titles. 26 b/w plates. Spine heavily faded but gilt still bright. Endpapers browned and a few foxspots to contents.

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RIGHT ROYAL
Written by John Masefield. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1318013
Published by William Heinemann. 1st thus 1922. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth, gilt titles and horsehead vignette to front. 4 tipped-in colour plates. A horse-racing poem. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Browning to endpapers, light foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some slight chipping with loss and a grubby mark with some slight surface paper damage to author's name on front panel.

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THE ANGLING TIMES BOOK OF THE WYE
Written by Leslie Baverstock.
Stock no. 1317918
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

All you need to know on how to get the best sport from this great and virtually unspoilt river. B/w photos. 192 pages. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0715382543. Spine bumped. Light page browning/foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and a little grubby to rear panel. Some foxing to verso of wrapper.

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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WING SHOOTING
Written by Alex Brant.
Stock no. 1317915
Published by The Lyons Press. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The ultimate handbook to a specialized sport. Blue spine with gilt title, beige boards. 238 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1592286488. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. A small (glue?) mark to lower edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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MODERN WILDFOWLING
Written by Eric Begbie.
Stock no. 1817962
Published by Saiga Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the sport, quarry species, guns and equipment, gundogs and cooking the bag are all covered in a clear and concise manner. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Colour illustrations of wildfowl. ISBN: 0904558762. Corners bumped. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Top edge of text block browned. Couple of colour illustrations are annotated to show the wildfowl is protected. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine and rear.

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MR. SPONGE'S SPORTING TOUR
Written by R.S. Surtees. Illustrated by John Leech.
Stock no. 2130945
Published by Bradbury & Evans. 1st 1853. Good condition.

Brown leather spine and corners; black title label with gilt title to spine. Red cloth covers. Hand coloured plates and b/w illustrations. Heavy wear with some chips and a little loss to spine and corners. Scuffing and grubby marks to covers. Front joint is almost entirely broken. Inscription in ink to prelims. Foxing throughout.

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MEMOIRS OF THE BELVOIR HOUNDS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2130942
Published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co.. 1867. Almost very good condition.

From Their Earliest Records to The Present Day. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and small vignette to front cover. Dedicated to His Grace The Duke of Rutland. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Marks to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and margin marks. Page edge creasing. Pencil annotations.

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REMINISCENCES OF A HUNTSMAN
Written by Grantley F. Berkeley. Illustrated by John Leech; G.H. Jalland.
Stock no. 2130938
Published by Edward Arnold. 1897. Almost very good condition.

Cream spine and corners (appears to have been rebound from original), with original brown title label laid down on spine. Colour and 8 b/w plates. Top edge gilt. A New Edition. Darkening and chipping, with some loss to spine and corners. Bumping to corners. Scuffing also to marbled covers. Bookplate to front pastedown. Names in ink to free front endpaper. Foxing and browning to outer page edges.

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