connett eugene virginius (6 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardback. No dust jacket.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Good condition book. Bound in library card covers. A good copy. Good condition is defined as: 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. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1993). (1937) 1993 edition. Ppxxiv,71. illustrations. Volume also includes STRAY SHOTS by Roland Clark. Gilt decorated bonded leather binding. Fine, with some offsetting. ~. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1961). 1961 1st edition. Small 8vo (132 x 197mm). Ppxviii,117. Two b/w plates of flies, b/w illustrations. Red boards with gilt trout motif to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Gift inscription to end-paper, a little browned. Good-plus in rubbed and marked dust-wrapper. Eugene Virginius Connett III "was the founder of The Derrydale Press and the author of numerous books, most all of which are concerned with angling and shooting. Published in 1961, [this book] was the author's last book. Told with grace and affection, [it] is the distillation of a lifetime of trout fishing and close observation."Eugene Virginius Connett III "was the founder of The Derrydale Press and the author of numerous books, most all of which are concerned with angling and shooting. Published in 1961, [this book] was the author's last book. Told with grace and affection, [it] is the distillation of a lifetime of trout fishing and close observation." Chapters include: Introductory remarks; Instincts of trout; Experience teaches; The senses of trout; The eyesight of trout; The trout's outlook; The trout's view of a fly; Vision in the dark; A trout's table manners; The reader's reward; About fly tying. A good book on the senses and instincts of trout. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1935). (1933) 1935 1st UK edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp224 + 24pp ads. B/w plates by Ralph L. Boyer, b/w photographs and illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight browning to edges, gift inscription to front end-paper else good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. Delightfully portrayed thoughts and experiences on trout fishing in Britain and America. Chapters include:- The fly rod; Lines and reels; Flies; Accessories; Clothing; Casting the fly; Hooking and playing; Some observations on dry fly fishing; Some observations on wet fly fishing; Angling close-ups; Making the most of trout waters; Some thoughts of an idle angler; The instincts of trout; The trout and an angler look at each other; In the tail of the flat; The Willowemoc; Random casts; Concerning some large brook trout; Magic hours; Reflections on English chalk streams; The Wye, Herefordshire; A conservative trout stream. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). 1948 1st edition. Large 8vo (154 x 242mm). Ppxiv,549. B/w plates of paintings, b/w photographs. Blind-stamped publisher's logo to red cloth, gilt titles and list of authors' names to spine. Slight use, slight foxing to edges, rear end-paper corner-clipped but good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. "Chapters by: Gerald M. Livingston, Gladys F. Harriman, John Scofield, Robert McLean, Francis J. Squires, Arthur W. Lindsey, Chetwood Smith, Walter Roesler, Paul Bakewell, III, Prentice Talmage, David Wagstaff, Edward H. Carle, Lewis F. Gingery, Henry L. Ferguson, J. Gould Remick, Leon F. Whitney, Raymond Hoagland, William F. Brown, Edward J. Loring, Muriel W. Jarvis, Theodore A. Rehm, D.B. Ruskin, and Thomas W. Merritt. Illustrated from paintings by Edwin Megargee and from photographs. The book begins with a chapter each on: The Background; Heredity in hunting dogs; Scent. A chapter each is then devoted to each of numerous breeds, arranged in the following parts: Bird dogs; Retrievers; Spaniels; Hounds. Each part also has two or three chapters on field trials and training and handling. .