Stella & Rose's Books

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.

Buy now for £38.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

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.

Buy now for £130.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

THE R.N.V.R.: A RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT
Written by J. Lennox Kerr; Wilfred Granville.
Stock no. 1829640
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A lively and provocative story of how a small band of amateur volunteers grew into the major part of the world's greatest navy. Navy blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 304 pages including index. Text block lightly browned, minor foxing. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small closed tears (no loss), scuffed and a little grubby.

Buy now for £20.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

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.

Buy now for £30.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

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.

Buy now for £48.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

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.

Buy now for £12.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

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.

Buy now for £18.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

ART & MADNESS
Written by Sophie De Sivry; Philippe Meyer.
Stock no. 1829638
Published by Editions Du Sectant Bleu. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

'Two studies that help us understand that madness is the unfurling of a consciousness which has been prevented, either by malformation or cerebral injury, from tasting the creative freedom engendered by a brain in full possession of all its powers.' Large format. Black cloth boards, red titles. Colour illustrations. 123 pages. Board corners lightly bumped. Fingermarks to black endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

Buy now for £16.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

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.

Buy now for £13.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

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.

Buy now for £18.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

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).

Buy now for £30.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

THE STORY OF GRASS-TRACK RACING 1927-49
Written by Robert Bamford; Dave Stallworthy.
Stock no. 1829634
Published by Tempus. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Grass-track racing, the sister sport of speedway. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 160 pages. ISBN: 0752424068. Very minor scuffing to rear cover else a lovely copy.

Buy now for £22.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List