Chetham james (9 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Ski Chalet Cookbook. Full of easy recipes for groups of hungry skiers. Ideal for self-catering ski holidays for families and large groups. Plenty of money-saving recipes to get the most from your holiday funds.It tells the story of one family and their purchase of a new Ski Chalet in the French Alps 'off the plan'. The location of the proposed ski chalet was only an alpine meadow full of wild flowers when James McBride, the author saw it in the late Spring of 1989. The story of his stormy relationship with the developer Max Bochaton 'Zees means Pussycat en Anglais', reveals both exasperation, humour and affection, until finally there is grief as Max comes to a premature end.The book is dedicated to the memory of Max Bochaton. He was 'an incorrigible rogue' who was always upsetting the local residents of the scenic Vallee d'Abondance in Haute-Savoie, but at his funeral there was not a dry eye in the house.He was sorely missed - not least by the local Gendarmes. who would now have to devote their attention to stopping other errant motorists on the mountain roads.Max was a brilliant car-driver (early Paris-Dakar Rally entrant etc) and on those dangerous alpine roads he was King. He may have been over the top, but he never went over the edge.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2005). (1700) 2005 facsimile edition. 8vo (150 x 214mm). Ppviii,326,10. With facsimiles of woodcuts. Dark blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth & edges dusty & slightly stained. Good. The author, not named, was James Chetham. "Or, a compendious, yet full discourse of angling: discoveries of the aptest methods and ways, exactest rules, properest baits and choicest experiments for the catching all manner of fresh water fish. Together with a brief discourse of fish-ponds, and not only the easiest but most palatable ways of dressing all sorts of fish. Whether belonging to rivers, or ponds; the laws concerning angling, and the preservation of such fish. 1700, third edition. .…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorJames McBride - born in Chester, UK, the oldest of four sons. Always wanted to fly aeroplanes for a living since he was a little boy. On leaving school he worked as a Nurse, then had a career change in his twenties. Jo.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2005). (1700) 2005 facsimile edition. 8vo (150 x 214mm). Ppviii,326,10. With facsimiles of woodcuts. Dark blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good copy with Chetham's Library compliments slip laid in. The author, not named, was James Chetham. "Or, a compendious, yet full discourse of angling: discoveries of the aptest methods and ways, exactest rules, properest baits and choicest experiments for the catching all manner of fresh water fish. Together with a brief discourse of fish-ponds, and not only the easiest but most palatable ways of dressing all sorts of fish. Whether belonging to rivers, or ponds; the laws concerning angling, and the preservation of such fish. 1700, third edition. .…

hardback. Zustand: Poor. No Jacket. hardback, third edition, small octavo, old worn blind tooled calf, upper board detached but present, obvious evidence at attempted stitching repair, lacks all before the title page and the frontis and plate. Corners rubbed with small marginal loss, loss to the bottom corner of the final two leaves. [vii], 326 [viii] pp. As a candidate for rebinding.…

Zustand: Good. Second Edition. G : in good condition. Later (1838) binding & eps. Cover rubbed and faded. Slight foxing. Water stain to final pages. 160mm x 100mm (6" x 4"). [vi], 326pp, [x]. . Discovering the Aptest Methods and Ways, Exactest Rules, Properist Baits, and Choicest Experiments for the Catching All Manner of Fresh Water Fish. . There are no plates with this book. 19th Century cloth binding with gilt titles to spine.…

The enlarged third edition of this charming work on freshwater fishing, originally published in 1681 and illustrated with an attractive engraving of twelve fish species. James Chetham (1640-1692) was a Lancashire estate-holder and businessman, best known for this 'informative and influential account which established his reputation as a leading authority on angling' (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography). Third edition, enlarged; 1 double-page engraved plate, integral advertisements on the final leaf of the text, 20th century bookplate of Robert Mobrawy, light spotting and toning of the contents and a little offsetting from the plates, contents trimmed a little close to the top edge of the text; late 19th-century green half morocco, spine gilt in compartments with flower tools, marbled endpapers, red speckled edges, binding slightly rubbed, an excellent copy; 326 pp plus 10-page index. Provenance: Robert Mowbray (bookplate).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 180 numbered to 166 pages, table + appendix, bottom margin corner of title page and 1st page some loss with neat repair, loss to date on title and 1 word on verso of 1st page. 10 pages have contemporary notes in a neat hand, some age browning, last 4 pages old water stain to upper margin, overall a vg copy recently bound in full old style specked calf. "Cheatham's prefaces are in diogenes vein, curt and caustic, he escapes from the category of manual makers., and takes rank as one of the original writers on the sport. he is indebted to his forerunners but acknowledges it; he improves on their systems and calls attention to the fact. He is never servile nor plagiaristic always honest, sometimes a little surly" Westwood and Satchell 60.…

Third Edition, ?Very Much Enlarged?; issue (a) with phrase ?illustrated with sculptures? in contemporary panelled calf, plain spine, foot of spine chipped, sprinkled edges, with the later booklabel of Commander E.R. Lewes. 8vo, (157 x 94mm), pp. [viii], 326, [10], with the two engraved plates, bound facing each other after the preface, tears through text on B3 and B7, with no loss but rather fragile, the chapter on ponds (Chapter 38, pp. 243-251) marked up by an early owner, An attractive copy in an elegant, contemporary binding, of this important early fishing manual. First published anonymously in 1681, Chetham?s detailed account of the art of fly-fishing reveals a wealth of personal experience and skill and is written in a clear, concise and frequently witty manner. Chetham?s study covers all aspects of the sport, including observations on the most commonly encountered fish, the different lines to be used, descriptions of the dub-flies to be used each month and instructions on protecting the fish and their habitats. Chetham also includes instructions for the dressing of different types of fish as well as numerous recipes for the baking, roasting, frying, broiling and stewing of the catch, together with instructions for such delights as ?eel pye? and the recipe for ?an excellent French bread to eat fish with? ?Chetham?s prefaces are in Diogenes? vein, curt and caustic; he escapes from the category of manual makers, and takes rank as one of the original writers on the sport. He is indebted, indeed, to his forerunners, but acknowledges it; he improves on their systems, and calls attention to the fact. He is never servile, nor plagiaristic, always honest, sometimes a little surly? (Westwood & Satchell p. 60). One of two editions of 1700, this is a paginary reprint of the second edition of 1689. This issue has the phrase ?illustrated with sculptures? on the title-page and has the two engraved plates, each with six fishes and carrying the imprint ?Printed for William Battersby at Thavies Inn Gate near St. Andrews Church in Holborn? Seven of the fourteen errors listed in the errata of the second edition have been corrected. Copies of this work are seldom found in such good condition but are frequently rebacked or rebound and wanting one or both of the plates. Other than a couple of small tears, this is an excellent copy internally and externally. Wing C3791; Westwood and Satchell, Bibliotheca Piscatoria, pp. 59-60.…