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Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: FAIR. Pages and covers are tanned. Old dampstain to lower edge of covers and text block. Spine is not creased. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight. 152 pages. Humorous stories about fishing and fishermen. Additional info or photos on request.

Cloth. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Printing. 287 pp. with index and glossary. Brown cloth. Illustrated with B&W drawings and photos and color plates. Boards slightly warped; light edge wear. Binding tight, text clean. Gibson, Colin (illustratore).

Condizione: Good. 1961. Published in Penguin Books. 152 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. tanning to pages but in good sound condition.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Good Jacket. First Edition. . Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Illustrated by Colin Gibson. First Edition. Previous owner's ink inscription. Water mark in the corner of the back board Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.…

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Acceptable Jacket. First Edition. First Edition. The jacket is worn with archive tape repairs on the inside and a scuff on the front (not shown in some stock images). Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. White buckram gilt, DW, 8vo., xv, 235 pages. One of 250 numbered copies, nicely printed and bound. This copy, like many, is not signed as called for. Faint ghosting to the front board from DW, else a fine copy in a lightly soiled DW, in archival mylar.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Good Jacket. . Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Penguin Books, 1961. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good.

hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. hardback, octavo, a tightly bound copy with clean and unmarked contents. the price clipped dust jacket has some small losses and therefore good only. Illustrated in b&w. coloured plates, 288pp.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Signed by Author(Unverified).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. First Edition. Dw has wear/tears/sl chips to extremeties, with small loss to tail of spine, faint surface marks to cover, scar line to fore-edge, cello repair to some edges - mainly to verso of dw, but one is visible to tail of spine, price-clipped. Now in protective removable premium grade clear film wrap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 132 pages. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Limited edition of 1000 copies. This copy has a few very faint spots to outer closed page edges, otherwise a nice copy. John Yale (illustratore).

Condizione: Good. 1st ed. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing. Previous owner signature to paste down.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Ppvii,132 + 4pp ads. B/w photograph plates. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Tanning to edges and spine of cloth, browning to edges. Good copy, lacks dust-wrapper. Discusses the methods of the day; fly and threadline techniques for trout, salmon and seatrout, followed by suggested areas to fish. The book "is divided into three main parts: the catching of trout, salmon and sea trout; with chapters on coarse fishing and 'The Fishing Visitor to Britain.' The author points out that fishing is constantly changing and that while in some places it is much better than it was previously, in others it is much worse; his three chapters illustrating this. are one of the most interesting features of the book." Chapters include:- On fishing as a sport; To those thinking of "taking-up" fishing; Fly-fishing on Scottish, Northern and Western rivers; Thread-line fishing for trout and chub, and the use of a live minnow; Natural fly-fishing; Fishing with a rubber dinghy; Some suggestions on where to fish; Spring fishing with fly and bait; The artistic use of a thread-line reel for salmon; Some suggestions about where to fish; Day-time fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing with a small minnow or lobworm for sea trout in Shetland, West Highland rivers, and elsewhere; Evening and night fishing for sea trout with a fly; Some suggestions as to where to fish for sea trout; On coarse fish and the study of quietness; On fishing in Britain for the visiting angler. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp288 + 4pp ads. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies & baits (from Hardy Brothers), b&w photographs, and with 80 b&w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth stained, spine slightly shaken, gift inscription to fep. Reading copy only, lacks dust-wrapper. A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read. . …

Condizione: Good. DJ may have small chips, toning and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1953). 1953 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 207mm). Pp142. B/w cartoon illustrations by H.M. Bateman. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth faded and stained, slightly shaken. Lacks dust-wrapper. A reading copy only. Humorous stories about fishing and fisherman, illustrated with Bateman's delightful cartoons. "From the July Crawlers, who haunt the streams of Wessex, to the fabulous Deep Purple Waders of the North, from the Lightning Fly-Tiers to the Giant Carpers - all the species are described here with wit, knowledge, and an engaging humour." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). (1951) 1954 "Reprinted with corrections." 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp288. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies & baits (from Hardy Brothers), b&w photographs, and with 80 b&w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight marks to cloth, slight browning to edges and end-papers with owner's name. Good-plus, lacks dust-wrapper. A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1961). (1953) 1961 2nd edition. Small 8vo paperback (110 x 180mm). Pp151 + ads. B/w drawings by John Verney. Penguin Paperback No. 1621. Slightly browned and used. Good-plus. Humorous stories about fishing and fisherman. The first edition was illustrated with cartoons by H.M. Bateman. This Penguin edition is newly illustrated with equally delightful drawings by John Verney. "From the July Crawlers, who haunt the streams of Wessex, to the fabulous Deep Purple Waders of the North, from the Lightning Fly-Tiers to the Giant Carpers - all the species are described here with wit, knowledge, and an engaging humour." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp288 + 4pp ads. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies & baits (from Hardy Brothers), b&w photographs, and with 80 b&w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Various minor faults, some browning and use but good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Ppvii,132 + 4pp ads. B/w photograph plates. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. End-paper excised, some foxing. Good-plus in poor, tape-reapaired dust-wrapper . Discusses the methods of the day; fly and threadline techniques for trout, salmon and seatrout, followed by suggested areas to fish. The book "is divided into three main parts: the catching of trout, salmon and sea trout; with chapters on coarse fishing and 'The Fishing Visitor to Britain.' The author points out that fishing is constantly changing and that while in some places it is much better than it was previously, in others it is much worse; his three chapters illustrating this. are one of the most interesting features of the book." Chapters include:- On fishing as a sport; To those thinking of "taking-up" fishing; Fly-fishing on Scottish, Northern and Western rivers; Thread-line fishing for trout and chub, and the use of a live minnow; Natural fly-fishing; Fishing with a rubber dinghy; Some suggestions on where to fish; Spring fishing with fly and bait; The artistic use of a thread-line reel for salmon; Some suggestions about where to fish; Day-time fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing with a small minnow or lobworm for sea trout in Shetland, West Highland rivers, and elsewhere; Evening and night fishing for sea trout with a fly; Some suggestions as to where to fish for sea trout; On coarse fish and the study of quietness; On fishing in Britain for the visiting angler. . …

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Paperback Edition. First paperback edition. Originally published in the UK by Michael Joseph in 1953. The spine has some edge rubbing. Browning to the white panels on the covers with some staining to the front cover. The page edges are browned with some staining to the bottom edges. Scattered staining affecting the pages in the front half of the book with browning to the pages and small creases to the bottom corners of the last few pages. First printing. Illustrationed by John Verney. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Verney, John (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. 1st Edition. Presumed 1st ed. xii,198pp. Illus chapter headed drawings by C. Walter Hodges. Not a brilliant copy. The boards are stained particularly on the front. There is also some staining mainly confined to the pastes & ep's. There is the signature of a previous owner on the ffep. & the binding is sl. strained at the back. The bulk of the text is quite decent & overall this is a good reading copy of quite a scarce angling book.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Ppvii,132 + 4pp ads. B/w photograph plates. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in poor price-clipped dust-wrapper with chips from spine. Discusses the methods of the day; fly and threadline techniques for trout, salmon and seatrout, followed by suggested areas to fish. The book "is divided into three main parts: the catching of trout, salmon and sea trout; with chapters on coarse fishing and 'The Fishing Visitor to Britain.' The author points out that fishing is constantly changing and that while in some places it is much better than it was previously, in others it is much worse; his three chapters illustrating this. are one of the most interesting features of the book." Chapters include:- On fishing as a sport; To those thinking of "taking-up" fishing; Fly-fishing on Scottish, Northern and Western rivers; Thread-line fishing for trout and chub, and the use of a live minnow; Natural fly-fishing; Fishing with a rubber dinghy; Some suggestions on where to fish; Spring fishing with fly and bait; The artistic use of a thread-line reel for salmon; Some suggestions about where to fish; Day-time fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing with a small minnow or lobworm for sea trout in Shetland, West Highland rivers, and elsewhere; Evening and night fishing for sea trout with a fly; Some suggestions as to where to fish for sea trout; On coarse fish and the study of quietness; On fishing in Britain for the visiting angler. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp288 + 4pp ads. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies & baits (from Hardy Brothers), b&w photographs, and with 80 b&w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Browning and inscription to end-papers else good-plus in rather frayed dust-wrapper. A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1953). 1953 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 207mm). Pp142. B/w cartoon illustrations by H.M. Bateman. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth faded, good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. Humorous stories about fishing and fisherman, illustrated with Bateman's delightful cartoons. "From the July Crawlers, who haunt the streams of Wessex, to the fabulous Deep Purple Waders of the North, from the Lightning Fly-Tiers to the Giant Carpers - all the species are described here with wit, knowledge, and an engaging humour." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp288 + 4pp ads. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies & baits (from Hardy Brothers), b&w photographs, and with 80 b&w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Browning to end-papers else good-plus in chipped and torn but mostly complete dust-wrapper. A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read. . …

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1968). (1947) 1968 new edition. 8vo (148 x 223mm). Ppx,214. Two-tone illustrations by John Yale. Blue-green cloth, spine titled in gilt. An unnumbered copy from an edition limited to 1000 numbered copies. Slight stains to cloth, slight spotting to end-papers but good-plus in frayed and slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. Unnumbered, possibly a review copy. "An unusually distinguished book of fishing reminiscences which will be read by others than anglers for the excellence of its prose style, its recollection of many pleasant places in England, Scotland and in Australia, and its refreshing joie de vivre". Memories of Scottish salmon fishing, English trout and sea-trout, and Australian trout fishing, with mentions of Ceylon and New Zealand angling. Chapters include: 'Long ago'; The ringing reel; Bog-myrtle and peat; Far away; The valley of the minstrel; Shiel River; Ultima Thule; Halcyon; Perfect days - and nights; Envoy. .…