HARDY'S BOOK OF FISHING
William Heinemann, 1971. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth, top edge brown (VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - in protective cover). Pp. 304, with illus (no inscriptions). More
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THE PAINTED STREAM A River Warden's Life.
J.M. Dent & Sons, 1985. 071081349X. 1st edn. 4to. Original gilt lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. 157, illus throughout with author's coloured and b&w plates (no inscriptions). [Account of author's work as river bailiff on River Tavy on Dartmoor.]. More
SPLIT-CANE AND SABLE A Book of Fish Men and Nature.
J.M. Dent & Sons, 1988. 9780460047456. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered plum coloured cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 145, illus with coloured and b&w plates and with b&w drawings (no inscriptions). More
FROM WATER TO NET.
David & Charles, 1991. 0715394681. 1st edn. 4to. Original black lettered brown cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 160, illus throughout with coloured & b&w photos (no inscriptions). [Coarse fishing for carp, pike, barbel, roach, tench, perch, bream & giant ferox trout]. More
CATCHING SALMON AND SEA-TROUT
Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1958. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth, top edge green (VG), dustwrapper (rather chipped and worn with partial loss on lower cover - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. xxii + 210, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
BRITAIN'S BIGGEST SALMON The Classic Accounts of Georgina Ballantine's Record Salmon.
Little Egret Press, 2005. Limited numbered edn (700 of 200) signed by illustrator. 8vo. Original gilt lettered quarter morocco on marbled paper-laid boards, all edges gilt (VG). Pp. 17, with b&w illus by Tom O'Reilly and decorative endpapers (no other inscriptions). More
SEVENTY YEARS' FISHING.
Smith Elder & Co., 1906. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt decorated blind-ruled blue cloth (page edges and prelims spotted - otherwise VG). Pp. 308, illus with b&w frontispiece) (previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down; no inscriptions). More
SPORTING TACTICS FOR COARSE FISH
Herbert Jenkins, 1962. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 156, illus with b&w drawings in text (no inscriptions). More
CONFESSIONS OF A CARP FISHER
Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. 1st edn. 12mo. Rebound in recent full green morocco with marbled endpapers (Fine). Pp. 178, illus with author's b&w woodcuts and diagram (no inscriptions). More
ANGLING FOR COARSE FISH A Practical Work on Fishing for Roach Perch Barbel Chub Dace Carp Eels … [&] ANGLING FOR PIKE A Practical and Comprehensive Work on the Most Approved Methods of Fishing for Pike or Jack…
L. Upcott Gill, 1888. 1st edn. 2 vols bound in 1. 12mo (7¼ x 5 ins). Contemporary gilt lettered half calf (VG). Pp. [vi] + 132 [&] viii + 96, illus with 2 b&w plates and figures in text (previous owner's neat inscription in contemporary hand on front prelim and..... More
ANGLING FOR GAME FISH A Practical Treatise on the Various Methods of Angling for Salmon and Sea Trout Moorland Chalk-stream…[&] ANGLING IN SALT WATER A Practical Work on Fishing with Rod and Line in the Sea from the Shore Piers Jetties...
L. Upcott Gill, 1889. 1st edn. 2 vols bound in 1. 12mo (7¼ x 5 ins). Contemporary gilt lettered half calf (top corner of upper board worn - otherwise VG). Pp. viii + 134 [&] viii + 112, illus with 2 b&w plates and figures in text (previous owner's neat..... More
NYMPHING A Basic Book.
Harrisburg: Stackpole Books, 1979. 0811710106. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (page edges lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (nicked and rubbed at head of spine and at top corner of upper cover - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 192, illus with b&w drawings by Robert H. Pils..... More
FISHING NOWADAYS Where and How to Fish
Adam & Charles Black, 1951. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (slightly worn at head and tail of spine, top edge dust stained, fore edge lightly spotted), dustwrapper (partial loss at head and tail of spine and wear at extrems - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp..... More
BY LOCH AND STREAM Angling Sketches.
Herbert Jenkins, 1922. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black decorated green cloth (VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. ix + 300, illus with 16 b&w plates (previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down; no inscriptions). More
MY ROD MY COMFORT
Putnam, 1957. Reprint. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (page edges lightly spotted and faded at head and tail of spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (tanned at edges with small tears - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 78, illus with 5 full page wood engravings by J. Gaastra..... More
FALKUS AND BULLER'S FRESHWATER FISHING A Book of Tackles and Techniques with Some Notes on Various Fish, Fish Recipes, Fishing Safety and Sundry Other Matters
Cresset Press, 1992. Tall 8vo. Original laminated pictorial boards (VG), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. 525, illus with coloured and b&w plates and illus in text (no inscriptions). More
THE CHANGING RIVER
Victor Gollancz, 1982. 0575029676. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (fore edge very lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG, price clipped). Pp. 158, illus with b&w frontispiece and b&w plates (previous owner's neat gift inscription on front free endpaper; pages a little musty). More
A FISHERMAN'S ANGLES.
Country Life, 1931. 1st edn. 4to. Original green cloth (lightly rubbed at edges - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 91, illus with 24 drypoints by Norman Wilkinson (no inscriptions). More
THE FLYFISHERS' An Anthology to Mark the Centenary of the Flyfishers' Club 1884-1984.
The Flyfishers' Club, 1984. Limited numbered de luxe edn (29 of 85). Tall 8vo (9½ x 7¼ ins). Original half calf on green buckram cloth, raised-ribbed spine with gilt lettered label, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers with gut-eyed salmon fly inset in front paste-down (near Fine), lacks slipcase. Pp. xi..... More
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FLY-DRESSING [&] FLY-DRESSING II
David & Charles, 1978 [&] 1985. 2 vols: Volume I (2nd imp 1978) and Volume II (3rd imp 1985). 8vo. Original gilt lettered cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. 240 [&] 248, illus with coloured plates of flies and b&w drawings by Derek Bradbury (previous owner's neat inscription..... More
CULTURE AND DISEASES OF GAME FISHES
University of California Press, 1967. 1st edn 5th printing. 8vo. Original silver decorated turquoise cloth (top page edges spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (covers tanned and marked; edges worn - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. x + 332, illus with b&w drawings in text (previous owner's neat inscription on..... More
TWO ANGLERS Practical Advice from Major to Minor
Country Life, 1933. 8vo. Original decorative red cloth (top edge dust stained - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. vii + 215 (previous owner's neat inscription on front free endpaper). More
NATURE DETECTIVE
Victor Gollancz., 1978. Limited numbered 1st edn (83 of 100) signed by author. Tall 8vo (10 x 7½ ins). Original gilt decorated blue cloth (boards lightly marked and small nick at top edge of upper cover), slipcase (VG). Pp. 256, illus with b&w photos and drawings (no other inscriptions)... More
SEA TROUT FISHING A Guide to Success.
H.F.& G. Witherby, 1995. 2nd edn revised later printing. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 448, illus with coloured and b&w photos and line drawings (previous owner's gift inscription on front endpaper). More
LA BIBLE DU PÊCHEUR DE TRUITE DE MER
PEL, 1982. 2nd edn revised. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - otherwise VG in protective cover). Pp. 444, illus with coloured and b&w photos and line drawings (no inscriptions). [French text]. More