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Green cloth/slight Fade. Condizione: Good Pl;us. No Jacket. An intersting photographic book. Can't help but wonder if this photographer is lousy or what. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 300 pages, w/photo illustrations. A story of acclimatization of trout in New Zealand. Full cloth exterior very lightly soiled. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. "First published 1938" is only statement, toning with light foxing/soiling to edges of text block with a former owners name stamp to top edge - same former owners name stamp to front paste down - light foxing to front/rear end papers with some scattered to pages through book, mylar enclosed dj shows edge wear with some scuffing to folds and chips to corners - 3/8" tear with small chip top left and 1/8" tear bottom center of front panel - small chip top right of rear panel - 3/4" wide x 11/2" deep piece missing to top and chipping to bottom edge with fading to spine, illustrated with black & white photographs.

Hardcover. Bottom corners lightly bumped; endpapers and outside margin of some pages foxed; otherwise very good condition in worn dust jacket. ]. 163p. Illus. Frontispiece.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good +. No Jacket. First American. 299 pp. Interspersed with black & white photographic plates between the signatures. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. B & W Photo Plates (illustratore). First Edition. Copyright Date: 1938 12mo, Green Cloth, , PP.163,

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. hardback, 8vo, beige cloth lettered red on silver to spine, spine discoloured, corners bumped, brief gift inscription to previous owner o/w a good copy, no dust jacket, b&w plates, 299pp.

Condizione: Good. 1945. Second and Revised Edition. 160 pages. Dust jacket over yellow cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Notable foxing to boards. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Notable foxing. Heavy tanning to spine. Light rubbing and marking all over.

Condizione: New. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1946). (1938) 1946 2nd revised edition. 8vo (130 x 197mm). Pp160. B/w photographs, map. Yellow cloth, spine titled in black. Cloth quite stained, name to end-paper. Good only without dust-wrapper. The life stories of two trout, one in England, one transported to New Zealand, originally published in 1938 under the title, "Speckled Nomads". .

Condizione: New. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1938). 1938 1st edition. 8vo (133 x 210mm). Pp299. B/w photographs. Light stone cloth, spine titled in red & silver. Marks and wear to cloth, browning to edges and end-papers. Good copy only, without dust-wrapper. The life stories of two trout, one in England, one transported to New Zealand, with some information on the history of acclimatization. .

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A Very Good Copy of this Book no Dust-jacket,includes over 30 illustrations,8vo 299pp First Edition.

Condizione: New. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1946). (1938) 1946 2nd revised edition. 8vo (130 x 197mm). Pp160. B/w photographs, map. Yellow cloth, spine titled in black. Slightly foxed. Good-plus in used but intact dust-wrapper. 8s.6d. net. The life stories of two trout, one in England, one transported to New Zealand, originally published under the title, "Speckled Nomads". .

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 2nd Edition. The book has an ownership stamp to the ffep and the usual war time economy tanning. The jacket has a little dulling down, is price clipped and has tiny amounts of edge wear.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good ++. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dustjacket. Photographs By Author (illustratore). First Ediion. 53 pages + B&W plates. No dustjacket. Age-dulled mid-green hardback binding with moderate wear to spine-ends and boards' corners, with some colour-fading to front boardand spine and spine-junctions.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Illustrated (illustratore). VG++++/no dust jacket. Brown cloth hardcover with gold lettering and designs. 1936. J. B. Lippincott co. Former owners name and address on front endpaper with normal toning to pages. Volume XXIV of the Londsdale library, Many wonderful illustrations. A very nice copy.

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1936). 1936 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 220mm). Pp263. B/w photograph plates, illustrations. Full buckram, Lonsdale monogram to front board, spine titled in gilt. Ex-library copy with various stamps (including one to upper board and bottom edge), hinges tender, some use. Good. Lacks dust-wrapper. "In putting a book before the public whose matter has been founded on careful observation and research work in the field and the laboratory, it is hoped that many problems which some fishery owners and clubs have to meet may be simplified. A special effort has been made to utilize 'everyday' terms where possible, the scientific names being used only to avoid confusion with identification. With the ever-increasing army of anglers, and the consequent demand for first-class fishing, many derelict streams have suddenly gained a new significance in the eyes of their owners; if not - they should have done so." Chapters include: The natural food of trout; The natural supply of food; Characteristics of good trout water; The weed problem; The mud problem; Stocking; The hatchery; Diseases of fish; Predators and competitors; Pollution; Brief general notes on fishery work repairs and management; Mud, and the flavour of trout and salmon; The rainbow trout; Non-sea-going salmon; Stocking with salmon; The improvement of salmon rivers; The making of lies; Artificial spate. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). 1948 1st edition. 4to. Ppvi,53. B/w photograph plates. Cheaper bright green cloth, trimmed a fraction smaller than other copies seen. Cloth slightly stained and used. Good. Lacks dust-wrapper. A 1940s photographic record of trout, coarse fish and waterside natural history. This appears to be a later or remainder issue in a slightly different cloth binding. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). 1948 1st edition. 4to (192 x 255mm). Ppvi,53. B/w photograph plates by the author. Light green buckram, spine titled in gilt. Cloth faded, lacks front end-paper. Good. Lacks dust-wrapper. A 1940s photographic record of trout, coarse fish and waterside natural history. .

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 'Water Symphony: Fishing With a Camera' by H. E. Towner Coston. Eyre and Spottiswoode 1948 first edition. Very good in slightly edge frayed dust jacket with a little sunning to the spine.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). 1948 1st edition. 4to (192 x 255mm). Ppvi,53. B/w photograph plates by the author. Light green buckram, spine titled in gilt. Name to end-paper, slightly browned, slight fading to boards but good-plus in poor dust-wrapper. A 1940s photographic record of trout, coarse fish and waterside natural history. .

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1936). 1936 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 220mm). Pp263. B/w photograph plates, illustrations. Full buckram, Lonsdale monogram to front board, spine titled in gilt. Ex-library copy but relatively clean and tidy. Good. Lacks dust-wrapper. "In putting a book before the public whose matter has been founded on careful observation and research work in the field and the laboratory, it is hoped that many problems which some fishery owners and clubs have to meet may be simplified. A special effort has been made to utilize 'everyday' terms where possible, the scientific names being used only to avoid confusion with identification. With the ever-increasing army of anglers, and the consequent demand for first-class fishing, many derelict streams have suddenly gained a new significance in the eyes of their owners; if not - they should have done so." Chapters include: The natural food of trout; The natural supply of food; Characteristics of good trout water; The weed problem; The mud problem; Stocking; The hatchery; Diseases of fish; Predators and competitors; Pollution; Brief general notes on fishery work repairs and management; Mud, and the flavour of trout and salmon; The rainbow trout; Non-sea-going salmon; Stocking with salmon; The improvement of salmon rivers; The making of lies; Artificial spate. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). 1948 1st edition. 4to (192 x 255mm). Ppvi,53. B/w photograph plates by the author. Light green buckram, spine titled in gilt. Cloth faded and slightly used. Good. Lacks dust-wrapper. A 1940s photographic record of trout, coarse fish and waterside natural history. .

299pp. 8vo. Numerous black & white photo plates. Blue cloth Apparent 1st Edition. Near Fine/no dj.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition.

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 299pp, illustrated, slight browning, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Good dustwrapper. wrapper browning and edges frayed.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). 1948 1st edition. 4to (192 x 255mm). Ppvi,53. B/w photograph plates by the author. Light green buckram, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in slightly frayed, tape-repaired dust-wrapper. A 1940s photographic record of trout, coarse fish and waterside natural history. .

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 90 b/w Illustrations (illustratore). 1st. dj w/small closed tear, in mylar; from library and with siged bookplate of Charles Krom, author, fisherman,fly-tier; 263 clean, unmarked pages. Signed By Notable.