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A CREEL OF WILLOW
Written by W.H. Canaway.
Stock no. 1329270
Published by Michael Joseph Ltd.
1st
1957.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A book for fishermen, but also for those who cannot understand fishermen at all! Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 231 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Heavy foxing and a slight musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper (design by J.S. Goodall) is price-cut, browned and edge worn/chipped with slight loss.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
- TROUT
GOOD FISHING IN THE CATSKILLS: A COMPLETE ANGLER'S GUIDE
Written by Jim Capossela.
Stock no. 1329269
Published by Backcountry Guides.
3rd
2002.
Nearly fine condition.
Third Edition. Detailed information on tactis and more specifics on stream access. Cardwraps. 221 pages. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0881505080. A few small marks to textblock else fine.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
- TROUT
- AMERICA
DRY-FLY FISHING
Written by R.C. Bridgett.
Stock no. 1329267
Published by Herbert Jenkins Limited.
1922.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth, black titles and borders. 2 colour plates. B/w photos and illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Small indentation to lower edge of front cover. Name plate to front pastedown. Foxing to contents.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
THE COMPLETE FLY TIER
Written by Reuben R. Cross.
Stock no. 1329265
Published by Freshet Press.
1971.
Very good condition.
Cream buckram cloth with gilt title to spine adn vignette of a fly to front cover. Blue endpapers. 169 pages. Illustrated with b/w diagrams and photos. Gilt to spine is slightly rubbed and vignette to front cover is also rubbed. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty else contents are fine.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
THE BEDSIDE WILDFOWLER
Written by Colin Willock.
Stock no. 1829272
Published by Andre Deutsch.
1st
1966.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Edited by Willock. A collection of gems and rarities of fowling literature resulting in this anthology, liberally bestrewn with notes and comments by its editor and lavishly illustrated with drawings and plates in b/w. Lilac cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 216 pages. Some fading to spine. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block lightly browned else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and rubbed, rear panel is a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- WILDFOWL
- SHOOTING
SNAFFLES ON RACING AND POINT TO POINTING
Written by John Welcome; Rupert Collens.
Illustrated by Snaffles.
Stock no. 1829241
Published by The Lambourn Press.
1st
1988.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Snaffles work gives an accurate and interesting development of point-to-poinnting and steeplechasing between 1907 and 1953. Large oblong format. Colour & b/w illustrations. 159 pages. ISBN: 0951369709. Light fading to front board. Heavy foxing to top edge of text block, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to front panel and is scuffed, creasing to top edge of rear panel.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- HORSE RACING
- ART
FISHING FOR PLEASURE AND CATCHING IT
Written by E. Marston; R.B. Marston.
Stock no. 1328902
Published by T. Werner Laurie.
1st
1906.
Very good condition.
And two chapters of angling in North Wales by R.B. Marston. Green patterned cloth with dark green title and pattern to front, gilt title to spine. 152 pages. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink (long but very neat) to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and a little browning to front endpaper.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- WALES
THE TALE OF A WYE FISHERMAN
Written by H.A. Gilbert.
Stock no. 1828866
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd..
1st
1929.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The history of the River Wye from a fisherman's point of view, from early times until the abolition of fresh-water netting. Light brown cloth boards, black titles. B/w photos. vii and 160 pages including index, plus 8 page Methuen's general literature list to rear. Pale fading to lower edge of boards with some rubbing of edges. Text block is browned and heavily foxed. Some scattered foxing to contents, mainly to margins. Blue dustwrapper is very browned (discoloured) and grubby, spine is scuffed, top & tail of spine and corners worn with a chip to top of spine.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- WALES
- WYE VALLEY
- FLY FISHING
- SALMON
THE BIRDS OF ESSEX: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY
Written by Miller Christy.
Stock no. 1828260
Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd..
1st
1890.
Almost very good condition.
Essex Field Club Special Memoirs Vol II. Red cloth boards, black titles and owl vignette to front. 162 woodcut illustrations, two plans and a frontispiece. Chapters include Hawks & Hawking; Wild Fowl Decoys and Wild-Fowling. SIGNED by author to verso of front endpaper ('with the author's kind regards'). Boards marked, spine faded and frayed at top. Corners a little worn. Joints starting to crack. Text block browned. Foxing to prelims. Hinges pulled but binding tight. A few marks to ontents mainly to margins. Contents are lightly browned.
AN OBSESSION WITH CARP
Written by Dave Lane.
Stock no. 1327674
Published by Laneman Publishing.
1st
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Red boards with gilt title to spine. Limited edition. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1901717038. Spine bumped. Small mark to rear free-endpaper else contents fine. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly edge creased/rubbed.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
- LIMITED EDITION
THE SAVAY CHRONICLES
Written by Keith Jenkins; Clive Williams; Mike Wilson; et al.
Illustrated by John Harry; Ian Webber.
Stock no. 1327663
Published by Freebird Publishing.
1st
2013.
Fine condition.
A history of one of England's most famous carp lakes. Imitation antique leather binding. Colour photos. Folded map to pocket on front pastedown. ISBN: 9780957231221.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
- COARSE FISHING
FOX POOL
Written by Rob Maylin; et al.
Stock no. 1327661
Published by Bountyhunter Publications.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Stories from many of the great carp anglers of our time. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 304 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0951512706. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine bumped. Pale page edge browning. Dustwrapper is edge worn, small tear to top of spine at rear edge and crease to rear flap.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
- COARSE FISHING