Stella & Rose's Books

THE RIVER HOBBLER'S APPRENTICE: MEMORIES OF WORKING THE SEVERN AND WYE
Written by Alan Butt.
Stock no. 1329715
Published by The History Press. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

A vivid insight into the forgotten world of the river hobbler, a unique trade and one which he learnt at the end of its days. The river hobbler paid no taxes and made a living by working whatever was available on and around the river. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780752451381. Spine faded to rear edge. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Minor crease to vertical edge of prelims. Contents clean.

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BRUNEL'S TUBULAR SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER WYE
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1329709
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1976. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wrap booklet. 500 printed. B/w photos. Reprint of the 1856 pamphlet with additional illustrations and notes. ISBN: 090027834X. Some light foxing to rear cover. Light vertical crease to the margin of the fold-out plate at the back of the book. Contents fine.

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ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS: THE STORY OF BRITISH MILITARY BRIDGING
Written by J.H. Joiner.
Stock no. 1829812
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The use and development of British military bridging from Edward I's invasion of Wales in 1282 to up-to-the-minute operations such as support for the United Nations' intervention in the Balkans. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xix and 476 pages including index. ISBN: 0850527880. A lovely copy!

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PRESENTATION
Written by Gary A. Borger. Illustrated by Jason Borger.
Stock no. 1329539
Published by Tomorrow River Press. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blending all the skills of fly fishing into one cohesive angling strategy and offering information of great value to all experience levels. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 319 pages. Colour photos plus b/w diagrams. ISBN: 0962839256. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Foxspot to front free-endpaper. There is browning to the wrapper spine.

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BROOK AND RIVER TROUTING
Written by Harfield H. Edmonds; Norman N. Lee.
Stock no. 1329532
Published by Smith Settle. 1st thus 1997. Very good condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles. Reproduced in Facsimile from the Standard Edition published privately in 1916 by the Authors. ISBN: 1858250862. Some light marks to covers. Contained in matching slipcase which is slightly scuffed at edges.

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KEEPER OF THE STREAM
Written by Frank Sawyer. Illustrated by Charles Jardine.
Stock no. 1329530
Published by Unwin Hyman. 1st PB 1987. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w illustrations. The life of the river and its trout fishery. ISBN: 0047990392. Covers edge rubbed. Rear spine edge is slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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PRESENTATION
Written by Gary A. Borger. Illustrated by Jason Borger.
Stock no. 1329525
Published by Tomorrow River Press. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blending all the skills of fly fishing into one cohesive angling strategy and offering information of great value to all experience levels. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 319 pages. Colour photos plus b/w diagrams. ISBN: 0962839256. Spine slightly bumped and corners slightly rubby. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and rubbed.

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CATSKILL RIVERS: BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN FLY FISHING
Written by Austin M. Francis. Illustrated by John Manikowski.
Stock no. 1329522
Published by Winchester Press. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A kaleidoscopid, poignant journey through the annals of American angling, from its origins to the present, laced with anecdotes and stories, graced with over 110 b/w photographs and nine beautifully illustrated river maps. Large format. Beige cloth spine with gilt title, beige boards. 258 pages including index. ISBN: 0832902829. Spine slightly bumped. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Very pale browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit grubby and creased at spine.

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THE BATTLE OF THE SELLE: FOURTH ARMY OPERATIONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT IN THE HUNDRED DAYS 9-24 OCTOBER 1918
Written by Peter E. Hodgkinson.
Stock no. 1829782
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

This book considers a relatively unknown series of actions of the victorious Hundred Days of 1918: the operations at the River Selle. A detailed account of the fighting and infantry tactics deployed, and an analysis as to why the Fourth Army's 'weapons system' struggled to be effective. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 328 pages including index. ISBN: 9781911512639. A lovely copy!

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THE BEAVERKILL: THE HISTORY OF A RIVER AND ITS PEOPLE
Written by Ed Van Put.
Stock no. 1829725
Published by The Lyons Press. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two hundred years of angling tradition on The Beaverkill, in the heart of the New York Catskills. Trout fishing. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. xii and 298 pages including index. ISBN: 1585746916. Covers a little scuffed. Contents clean.

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A GUIDE TO RIVER TROUT FLIES
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1829724
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive collection of 400 patterns to cover all possible river types and conditions. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 185223167X. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and a little grubby.

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A PARTICULAR LUNN: ONE HUNDRED GLORIOUS YEARS ON THE TEST
Written by Mick Lunn; Clive Graham-Ranger.
Stock no. 1829723
Published by Unwin Hyman Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The River Test is the most famous chalkstream in the world. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photographs. xii and 157 pages. ISBN: 0044405731. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed, corners of boards lightly bumped. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, a little grubby, worn at corners.

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