9780498018688 - Fly-fishing (7 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 159 pages; Description: 159 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes index. Subjects: Fly fishing. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 159 pages; Description: 159 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes index. Subjects: Fly fishing. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Very light wear to book and jacket.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). 1976 1st edition. 8vo (153 x 236mm). Ppxiv,233. B/w photograph and illustrations. Blue cloth, spine titled and decorated in black. Slight tanning to end-papers and edges but very good in slight rubbed and spine-faded dust-wrapper. Chapters include: Is fly-fishing worth it?; Are fish intellectual giants?; Fish - where to find them; What fish eat; The roll cast - neglected basic; Some thoughts on flytying; Nymphs - fishing and tying; The tubefly; This and that. "Using [this book] as a spring board, [the author] demonstrates that the fly fishierman, by becoming aware of the almost absolute dependence upon instincts by fish, can improve his fishing by knowning something about how fish use their inherent instincts in the battle for survival." Lake and river fishing, with some casting and discussion of fly-tying, nymphs, aquatic insects, proper wading, tricks for suspicious trout, fly rods and fly lines. .

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 159pp, unclipped colour photographic d/j which is torn and chipped in various places at the top and slightly at the bottom near the spine. D/j is faded in places. Shelf worn and rear of d/j is scuffed and marked. Colour and b/w illustrations, some shelf wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.