David charles newton abbot devon 1993 (24 risultati)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (192 x 247mm). Pp168. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Edges bumped but clean copy in like dust-wrapper. "As the title suggests, Advanced Stillwater Flyfishing is not a book for the beginner: it assumes that the reader is a reasonably competent and knowledgeable angler, and the essential items of kit are described only briefly. Traditional and innovative techniques and tactics, however, are covered in depth, and are based on the author's core philosophy of using the light line approach, combined with representing food items in the trout's diet. Instructional hints and tips, the product of many long hours on the water, are a feature of every section. Everything that the advanced flyfisherman needs to know about the trout's diet, rise forms, effect of weather conditions, retrieves, how to use the flies and various lines is described in details, often with examples from the author's personal experience. There is also a comprehensive section on trout flies, and a shortlist of the most useful patterns gives a detailed description of features and tyings." . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (192 x 247mm). Pp168. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults. Good-plus in dust-wrapper. "As the title suggests, Advanced Stillwater Flyfishing is not a book for the beginner: it assumes that the reader is a reasonably competent and knowledgeable angler, and the essential items of kit are described only briefly. Traditional and innovative techniques and tactics, however, are covered in depth, and are based on the author's core philosophy of using the light line approach, combined with representing food items in the trout's diet. Instructional hints and tips, the product of many long hours on the water, are a feature of every section. Everything that the advanced flyfisherman needs to know about the trout's diet, rise forms, effect of weather conditions, retrieves, how to use the flies and various lines is described in details, often with examples from the author's personal experience. There is also a comprehensive section on trout flies, and a shortlist of the most useful patterns gives a detailed description of features and tyings." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (192 x 246mm). Pp167. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use and fading to spine but very good, lacks dust-wrapper. An extremely useful book covering all aspects of legering on both stillwaters and rivers plus advice on how to tackle adverse conditions. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). (1988) 1993 revised edition. Large 8vo (160 x 241mm). Pp232. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations. Very good in dust-wrapper. "I make no apologies for the style or the bluntness of this book. There is no intentional rudeness to any particular person; I just care greatly about my subject and about the birds." Chapters include: The Falconry Centre; Birds used in falconry; Making a start; Aviary building; Captive breeding; Preventive medicine: Birds of prey and the law; Injured wild birds of prey; Is it for you?; Conservation; The future. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). (1988) 1995 revised edition. Large 8vo (160 x 241mm). Pp232. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. "I make no apologies for the style or the bluntness of this book. There is no intentional rudeness to any particular person; I just care greatly about my subject and about the birds." Chapters include: The Falconry Centre; Birds used in falconry; Making a start; Aviary building; Captive breeding; Preventive medicine: Birds of prey and the law; Injured wild birds of prey; Is it for you?; Conservation; The future. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (197 x 270mm). Pp189,ads. Colour illustrations by Philip Murphy, photographs. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in dust-wrapper. "In the wake of the success of his first evocative anthology, Brian Martin has tracked down a further distinguished group of country folk who here recall their lives in surprisingly sharp detail. In their own colourful words, we learn of their personal trials and triumphs, from fighting in the trenches during the Great War to receiving the long-service medal from HM The Queen". Chapters include: Survivor of the trenches, Ned Turvey; Almost a fixture, Allan Cameron; Putting the Queen second, Tom Walter; Big Brother, Walter Waller; Fit as the come, Henry Whitfield; A life on two wheels, Fred Bayfield; rough and ready, Fred Ladhams, A proper Yorkshireman, Newton Hutchinson; A match for any poacher, George Cole; The likely lad, Ron Anthony; On the edge of paradise, Don Ford; Appropriately named, Harry Starling. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (192 x 247mm). Pp168. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "As the title suggests, Advanced Stillwater Flyfishing is not a book for the beginner: it assumes that the reader is a reasonably competent and knowledgeable angler, and the essential items of kit are described only briefly. Traditional and innovative techniques and tactics, however, are covered in depth, and are based on the author's core philosophy of using the light line approach, combined with representing food items in the trout's diet. Instructional hints and tips, the product of many long hours on the water, are a feature of every section. Everything that the advanced flyfisherman needs to know about the trout's diet, rise forms, effect of weather conditions, retrieves, how to use the flies and various lines is described in details, often with examples from the author's personal experience. There is also a comprehensive section on trout flies, and a shortlist of the most useful patterns gives a detailed description of features and tyings." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (197 x 270mm). Pp189,ads. Colour illustrations by Philip Murphy, photographs. Green boards. Label and tape-mark on end-paper o/w very good in dust-wrapper. "In the wake of the success of his first evocative anthology, Brian Martin has tracked down a further distinguished group of country folk who here recall their lives in surprisingly sharp detail. In their own colourful words, we learn of their personal trials and triumphs, from fighting in the trenches during the Great War to receiving the long-service medal from HM The Queen". Chapters include: Survivor of the trenches, Ned Turvey; Almost a fixture, Allan Cameron; Putting the Queen second, Tom Walter; Big Brother, Walter Waller; Fit as the come, Henry Whitfield; A life on two wheels, Fred Bayfield; rough and ready, Fred Ladhams, A proper Yorkshireman, Newton Hutchinson; A match for any poacher, George Cole; The likely lad, Ron Anthony; On the edge of paradise, Don Ford; Appropriately named, Harry Starling. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (200 x 272mm). Pp160. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in slightly used dust-wrapper. Ferox, charr, carp, wels & huchen in Europe; various uglies from the Amazon, Asian mahseer, African tigerfish and Nile perch. ".a clever mix of enthralling tales of fishing expeditions around the world, and hard, down-to-earth information on how to arrange the journeys themselves. John Bailey, an experienced and well travelled angler, has gathered together a unique team who recount some thrilling fishing adventures from Canada, Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. Great rivers such as the Ganges, the Nile and the Amazon are explored; there are tales of epic battles with some of the most dramatic species - the mahseer, the Norwegian salmon, the porbeagle shark - from the Arctic to the Tropics." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). (1988) 1993 revised edition. Large 8vo (160 x 241mm). Pp232. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine unread copy in dust-wrapper. "I make no apologies for the style or the bluntness of this book. There is no intentional rudeness to any particular person; I just care greatly about my subject and about the birds." Chapters include: The Falconry Centre; Birds used in falconry; Making a start; Aviary building; Captive breeding; Preventive medicine: Birds of prey and the law; Injured wild birds of prey; Is it for you?; Conservation; The future. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (192 x 246mm). Pp167. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults, slight use / slightly shaken but good-plus in dust-wrapper. An extremely useful book covering all aspects of legering on both stillwaters and rivers plus advice on how to tackle adverse conditions. .…

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1988). (1988) 1993 hardback reprint. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp190,ad. B/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. ".the focus of this book is to inform the reader of many new and different techniques. Lofting, wing flapping, more thoughtful displays of decoys, and a greater adaptability on the part of the sportsman, are all part of this new pattern." Chapters include: The pigeon shooter and the pigeon; The hardware; Bits and pieces; Decoys; Flapping and lofting; Hides; Tactics and deployment; Farmers and permission; Roost and flight shooting; Stray feathers; Seven pigeon days; Pigeon pie by Angela Humphreys. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (192 x 246mm). Pp167. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use / slightly shaken but good-plus in dust-wrapper. Signed on the end-paper by the author. An extremely useful book covering all aspects of legering on both stillwaters and rivers plus advice on how to tackle adverse conditions. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (192 x 246mm). Pp167. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in spine-faded dust-wrapper. An extremely useful book covering all aspects of legering on both stillwaters and rivers plus advice on how to tackle adverse conditions. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (192 x 246mm). Pp167. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w line illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. An extremely useful book covering all aspects of legering on both stillwaters and rivers plus advice on how to tackle adverse conditions. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (200 x 272mm). Pp160. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good copy with unobtrusive spotting to rear of dust-wrapper. Ferox, char, carp, wels & huchen in Europe; various uglies from the Amazon, Asian mahseer, African tigerfish and Nile perch. ".a clever mix of enthralling tales of fishing expeditions around the world, and hard, down-to-earth information on how to arrange the journeys themselves. John Bailey, an experienced and well travelled angler, has gathered together a unique team who recount some thrilling fishing adventures from Canada, Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. Great rivers such as the Ganges, the Nile and the Amazon are explored; there are tales of epic battles with some of the most dramatic species - the mahseer, the Norwegian salmon, the porbeagle shark - from the Arctic to the Tropics." . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (199 x 269mm). Pp192. Colour plates by Alastair Proud, photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Boards & inside of dust-wrapper slightly damp-stained. Good copy in dust-wrapper. Thirty-eight species of geese, ducks and swans are studied, "with a close look at the bird's history and conservation., the very latest details of distribution and population, plus sections on habitat, identification, behaviour, breeding, food and migration." Sections each on: Mute swan; Whooper swan; Bewick's swan; Greylag goose; Bean goose; Pink-footed goose; White-fronted goose; Lesser white-fronted goose; Canada goose; Brent goose; Barnacle goose; Egyptian goose; Shelduck; Mallard; Wigeon; Teal; Pintail; Gadwall; Garganey; Shoveler; Mallard; Red-crested pochard; Pochard; Tufted duck; Scaup; Eider; King eider; Steller's eider; Harlequin; Long-tailed duck; Common scoter; Velvet scoter; Goldeneye; Barrow's goldeneye; Smew; Red-breasted merganser; Goosander; Ruddy duck; Vagrants and escapes. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (199 x 269mm). Pp192. Colour plates by Alastair Proud, photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Various minor faults else very good in slightly faded dust-wrapper. Thirty-eight species of geese, ducks and swans are studied, "with a close look at the bird's history and conservation., the very latest details of distribution and population, plus sections on habitat, identification, behaviour, breeding, food and migration." Sections each on: Mute swan; Whooper swan; Bewick's swan; Greylag goose; Bean goose; Pink-footed goose; White-fronted goose; Lesser white-fronted goose; Canada goose; Brent goose; Barnacle goose; Egyptian goose; Shelduck; Mallard; Wigeon; Teal; Pintail; Gadwall; Garganey; Shoveler; Mallard; Red-crested pochard; Pochard; Tufted duck; Scaup; Eider; King eider; Steller's eider; Harlequin; Long-tailed duck; Common scoter; Velvet scoter; Goldeneye; Barrow's goldeneye; Smew; Red-breasted merganser; Goosander; Ruddy duck; Vagrants and escapes. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (199 x 269mm). Pp192. Colour plates by Alastair Proud, photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Bumps to boards but good-plus in a slightly used dust-wrapper. Signed by the author. Thirty-eight species of geese, ducks and swans are studied, "with a close look at the bird's history and conservation., the very latest details of distribution and population, plus sections on habitat, identification, behaviour, breeding, food and migration." Sections each on: Mute swan; Whooper swan; Bewick's swan; Greylag goose; Bean goose; Pink-footed goose; White-fronted goose; Lesser white-fronted goose; Canada goose; Brent goose; Barnacle goose; Egyptian goose; Shelduck; Mallard; Wigeon; Teal; Pintail; Gadwall; Garganey; Shoveler; Mallard; Red-crested pochard; Pochard; Tufted duck; Scaup; Eider; King eider; Steller's eider; Harlequin; Long-tailed duck; Common scoter; Velvet scoter; Goldeneye; Barrow's goldeneye; Smew; Red-breasted merganser; Goosander; Ruddy duck; Vagrants and escapes. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (192 x 248mm). Pp167. B/w photographs and illustrations, bibliography. Dark red boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use but very good in like, slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. "With the correct outlook and approach very big river fish can be caught consistently by any angler who is prepared to invest the necessary time and effort." Here is how to do it. Lucid explanations with many good photographs and diagrams. Chapters include: Ecology; Recognition; Location; Tackle; Bait; Winter fishing; Summer fishing; Roach (by Peter Stone); Pike fishing; Care of big fish; Appendix: Records; Bibliography. The foreword is also by Peter Stone. . …

Condizione: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 4to 11'' x 8¼''. ISBN 0715300563. Contains 128 printed pages of text with colour illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [Technique & Materials].…

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, navy end papers. 4to. 11½'' x 9¼''. Contains 128 pages showing over 40 stunning new needlepoint designs inspired by traditional Icelandic patterns, borders and flowers; sampler motifs; knights and mythical beasts and much more. Includes clear large scale charts for all the designs. Well illustrated with colour photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0715399888 ICELAND (Ísland, Icelandic).…

Condizione: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Folio 11½'' x 8½''. Contains 128 printed pages of text with colour illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Double SIGNED by the Author to the front free end paper 'To Vandra, With all good wishes, Happy Painting! Ray' and SIGNED 'Ray Campbell Smith'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 071539956X ART [Technique & Materials].…

Condizione: Near Fine. Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card covers. 8vo 6'' x 6'' 128 pages. ISBN 0715391860. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. NEEDLEWORK & TEXTILES.