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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Paperback, 2011). (1992) 2011 1st edition thus. 8vo paperback (149 x 207mm). Ppx,137. Colour photographs of flies, colour & b/w photographs of flies, bibliography. Slight use but a very good second-hand copy. "Jim Wynne was a river keeper on the River Wharfe in the Yorkshire Dales between Addingham and Bolton Abbey for many years until his death in 1974. He was an expert angler and fly-tyer who, above all, dressed flies that would catch fish. Part One of this book introduces Jim Wynn and documents his unique collection of 50 wet fly and 53 dry fly dressings, recorded in two notebooks which came to light in 1992. Some of the flies are modifications of traditional North Country patterns, others were his own creations. Almost all show the innovative introduction of coloured tinsels and man-made fibres. Extensive notes comment on the use and origins of each pattern. Part Two discusses the North Country Style of fly fishing, surveys notable fly-fishermen on the River Wharfe and explores Wharfedale's landscape and geology." Appendices cover, mayflies, dry fly calendar, wet fly calendar, grayling flies, River Wharfe day ticket fishing. Originally published by the present editor's father, Tom Cross, in 1992. .…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 828 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 416 p. : illustrated (many in color) ; 32 cm. ; LC: CB351; Q914.031 H; Dewey: 914/.03/1 ; LCCN: 68-27730 ; OCLC: 272326 ; decorative brown cloth, in color pictorial dustjacket ; name on front endpaper ; wear to dustjacket ; price-clipped ; all illustrations fully referenced to their original sources ; Contents : The long dark.--The High Middle Ages.--Knights in battle.--The noble's life.--An age of faith.--Towns and trade.--The life of labor.--The life of thought.--The artist's legacy.--End of an era. ; Bishop was a Cornell University graduate who remained as Kappa Alpha Professor of Romance Literature. He was the author of several biographies, wrote a popular survey of French literature, and was known for his limericks and didactic verse, one of which, "How to Treat Elves", has the final quatrain: "It gives me sharp and shooting pains / To listen to such drool / I lifted up my foot and squashed / The God damn little fool." Here, Bishop brings a lucid and knowledgeable commentary on the Middle Ages ; large, heavy volume ; VG/G. Book. …