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
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
Hurst & Blackett, c. 1948. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (a little faded at edges of boards - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 176, illus with b&w engravings by Denys Watkins-Pitchford (previous owner's near inscription on front endpaper). More
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
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
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
Constable & Co., 1946. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (some light marks on boards - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (partial loss at extrems - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 122, illus with 9 b&w plates (stain on fore-edge; previous owner's 1948 gift inscription on front endpaper)..... More
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
Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1946. 1st edn 2nd imp signed by author on title page. 12mo. Original gilt ruled gilt decorated red calf, all edges red (small nicks at head of spine - otherwise VG). Pp. xxii + 567, illus with woodcuts by author and diagrams (previous owner's neat ink inscription..... More
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
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
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
Swan Hill Press, 2000. 9781840371017. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xiv + 194, illus with b&w photos and coloured plates (no inscriptions). More
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
The Flyfishers' Club, 1984. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered black label on dark green cloth (faint spotting on top edge - otherwise Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. xi + 168, illus with b&w drawings by Rger McPhail (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper). More
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
Hart-Davis MacGibbon, 1974. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (covers a little soiled - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 288, illus with coloured and b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
Philip Allan, 1934. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth, top edge green (cloth a little faded at edges- otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. vii + 274 (previous owner's neat inscription on front free endpaper). More
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
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
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
Nick Lyons Books Winchester Press, 1972. 0832902438. 4to. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (edges a little worn and light creasing on covers). Pp. ix + 207, illus with coloured plates and b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 1981. 0806981466. 4to. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (light creasing on spine; minor edge wea). Pp. 189, illus with b&w drawings throughout (no inscriptions). More
Boydell Press, 1989. 9780851155227. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 158, illus with coloured plates and b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
Thomas Nelson, 1944. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (extrems worn), no dustwrapper. Pp. vii + 152, illus with woodcuts by Helen Munro and endpaper maps (no inscriptions). More
Vinton & Co., 1902. 1st edn. 8vo. Rebound in later half black calf, raised ribbed spine with title labels on marbled paper-laid boards (Fine). Pp. vi + 212 (new endpapers; no inscriptions), illus with b&w portrait frontispiece with tissue-guard, 4 further b&w plates and diagrams in text. More