michael shephard (74 Ergebnisse)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 239mm). Pp118. B/w photographs, bibliography, end-paper maps. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Some use and spotting to top edge, but good-plus in spine-faded dust-wrapper. A good guide to river and stillwater game and coarse fisheries in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Hampshire, Wilstshire and Dorset, with plenty of anecdotes and advice as to techniques. "Michael Shephard, an angler and fishing writer of great experience, discusses not only the famous rivers such as the Tamar, the Exe, the Torridge, the Taw and Avon but also a great many smaller streams which provide marvellous days. He ranges widely over the lakes and reservoirs, some famous like Blagdon and Wimbleball, but many others not so well known. Besides giving a wealth of information on where to fish and how to get there, Michael Shephard gives advice on reliable flies which can be fished at various times. He vividly recalls red-letter days on rivers and lakes and discusses the behaviour of fish found in the region, providing a detailed and vastly entertaining guide to the fishing in this beautiful part of Britain." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 239mm). Pp118. B/w photographs, bibliography, end-paper maps. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. A good guide to river and stillwater game and coarse fisheries in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Hampshire, Wilstshire and Dorset, with plenty of anecdotes and advice as to techniques. "Michael Shephard, an angler and fishing writer of great experience, discusses not only the famous rivers such as the Tamar, the Exe, the Torridge, the Taw and Avon but also a great many smaller streams which provide marvellous days. He ranges widely over the lakes and reservoirs, some famous like Blagdon and Wimbleball, but many others not so well known. Besides giving a wealth of information on where to fish and how to get there, Michael Shephard gives advice on reliable flies which can be fished at various times. He vividly recalls red-letter days on rivers and lakes and discusses the behaviour of fish found in the region, providing a detailed and vastly entertaining guide to the fishing in this beautiful part of Britain." .

Shephard, Jennifer M. / Kosslyn, Stephen Michael / Hammonds, Evelynn Maxine, ed. The Harvard sampler: liberal education for the twenty-first century. Edited by Jennifer M. Shephard, Stephen M. Kosslyn, Evelynn M. Hammonds. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2011, xiii, 366pp., very good dust-jacket, original price $29.95, very good black half-cloth with brown boards. CONTENTS: Enhancing religious literacy in a liberal arts education through the study of Islam and Muslim societies / Ali S. Asani -- American literature and the American environment : there never was an "is" without a "where" / Lawrence Buell -- The Internet and Hieronymus Bosch : fear, protection, and liberty in cyberspace / Harry R. Lewis -- Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution : pattern, process, and the evidence for evolution / Jonathan B. Losos -- Global history for an era of globalization : an introduction / Charles S. Maier -- Medical detectives / Karin B. Michels -- The human mind / Steven Pinker -- Securing human rights intellectually : philosophical inquiries about the universal declaration / Mathias Risse -- What is morality? / T.M. Scanlon -- Energy resources and the environment : a chapter on applied science / John H. Shaw -- Interracial literature / Werner Sollors -- "Pursuits of happiness" : legacies of the American revolution / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. ISBN 9780674059023.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1957). (1955) 1957 reprint. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in silver and gilt. Boards very faded, edges browned. Good only. Lacks dust-wrapper. This is a book for beginners, for the benefit of youngsters who have no knowledgeable parent or friend to start them off in the right direction. "The frontispiece depicts trout, salmon and grayling, but the book deals in the main with coarse fish and fishing methods. It does this commendably." (Angling, August 1955). Chapters include:- Where to find your fish; Rod and tackle; Running water; Trotting; Still waters; Fly-fishing; Wet-fly; Spinning. .

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Hardback in good condition- with jacket. Pages in good clean condition.

hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy, blind embossed address stamp if a previous owner to the front free endpaper otherwise with clean and unmarked contents. The pictorial dust jacket with some tears and loss, now protected in a non-adhesive archival film sleeve. Illustrations, 128pp.

hardback. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. hardback, third printing, 6 1/2" x 3 3/4", a tightly bound copy, previous owner name obscured with ink, an unmarked text but with some mild foxing. Price clipped pictorial dust jacket has general edge-wear and some loss at the head of the front panel, Illustrated, 95pp.

hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a tightly bound copy with clean and unmarked contents, the dust wrapper with some minor edge wear and now protected in a non-adhesive clear film sleeve. Illustrated, 240pp.

hardback. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. hardback, third printing, 6 1/2" x 3 3/4", a tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text but with some mild foxing. Price clipped pictorial dust jacket has general edge-wear and closed tears, Illustrated, 95pp.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1952). 1952 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp240. B/w photographs, decorative end-papers. Grey cloth, spine titled in gilt, green motif of angler casting to upper board. Well used. Good only. Lacks dust-wrapper. In the series, "The Sporting Scene," edited by William Luscombe. Encouraging ruminations on a wide range of angling experiences. Includes material on bream, barbel, carp trout, pike, tench, perch, grayling, salmon, and various scenarios where each might be encountered. Chapters include: On being an angler; Bottom-fishing; Fly-fishing; Roach fishing; 'The fearfullest of fishes'; so catch your bream; Fishing for barbel; Fishing the weir; The appeal of the carp; Angling competitions; Trout fishing; Tench fishing; Perch fishing; The gamest fish of all; Grayling fishing; Worming; Salmon fishing; Fishing in flood water; Pollution. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1954). (1954) later reprint. Small format (94 x 164mm). Pp95. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Various minor faults (boards faded with slight damage, fading, foxing / tape marks). Reading copy only, lacks dust-wrapper. Part of the excellent and highly collectable 'How To Catch Them' series. Chapters include: Description and habits; Tackle - rods, reels, lines, casts and hooks, floats, other tackle; Baits; Methods of fishing with bait - long trotting, fishing without float, dapping, ledgering, landing the fish; Fly fishing - tackle, casts, dry flies, wet flies, using the dry fly, where to cast, using the wet fly; Chub in cold weather. An appendix lists 'some notable chub'. .

Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright with no markings, 128pp with illustrations by A.J. Smith. Poor DJ, heavily taped with loss btm front.

Zustand: Good. Book will have been read but remains in excellent condition. Clean and tight binding. Cover may show slight wear. Contents will be clean and free from markings.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Slight scuffing to dust jacket.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Green cloth, faded lettering to spine, a couple of small marks to cloth. School prize certificate to front pastedown.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1950; London; tan illustrated glossy paper dust jacket with red titling; corners are bumped; rubbing and wear on covers and spine; interior is clean and unmarked; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; 352 pages.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). (1955) 1955 reprint. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in silver and gilt. Boards slightly stained and faded, smells slightly musty. A good copy. This is a book for beginners, for the benefit of youngsters who have no knowledgeable parent or friend to start them off in the right direction. "The frontispiece depicts trout, salmon and grayling, but the book deals in the main with coarse fish and fishing methods. It does this commendably." (Angling, August 1955). Chapters include:- Where to find your fish; Rod and tackle; Running water; Trotting; Still waters; Fly-fishing; Wet-fly; Spinning. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1950). 1950 1st edition. 8vo Stapled paperback (140 x 215mm). Pp32. Colour illustrations taken from Player's cigarette cards, b/w illustration. Slightly rubbed and foxed. Good. ~. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1954). (1954) later reprint. Small format (94 x 164mm). Pp95. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Boards slightly faded, foxing to edges and end-papers, inscription. Good-plus in poor dust-wrapper. Part of the excellent and highly collectable 'How To Catch Them' series. Chapters include: Description and habits; Tackle - rods, reels, lines, casts and hooks, floats, other tackle; Baits; Methods of fishing with bait - long trotting, fishing without float, dapping, ledgering, landing the fish; Fly fishing - tackle, casts, dry flies, wet flies, using the dry fly, where to cast, using the wet fly; Chub in cold weather. An appendix lists 'some notable chub'. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). 1955 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w illustrations. Blue-green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Quite used, good only. Lacks dust-wrapper. This is a book for beginners, for the benefit of youngsters who have no knowledgeable parent or friend to start them off in the right direction. "The frontispiece depicts trout, salmon and grayling, but the book deals in the main with coarse fish and fishing methods. It does this commendably." (Angling, August 1955). Chapters include:- Where to find your fish; Rod and tackle; Running water; Trotting; Still waters; Fly-fishing; Wet-fly; Spinning. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1950). 1950 1st edition. 8vo Stapled paperback (140 x 215mm). Pp32. Colour illustrations taken from Player's cigarette cards, b/w illustration. Cover slightly marked, staples rusty, but internally clean and bright. Good-plus. A picture of each of the 34 fish described, taken from a contemporary Player's cigarette card, with a brief explanation of haunts & habits, angling hints, size and record catch (if applicable), with a note about the taking, killing or injuring of immature trout and salmon. 2/6. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1960). (1950) 1960 reprint. 8vo Stapled paperback (140 x 215mm). Pp32. Colour illustrations taken from Player's cigarette cards, b/w illustration. Cover slightly marked, internally clean and bright. Good-plus. A picture of each of the 33 fish described taken from a contemporary Player's cigarette card, with a brief explanation of haunts & habits, angling hints, size and record catch (if applicable), with a note about the taking, killing or injuring of immature trout and salmon. There are 34 fish described in the 1950 1st edition: Bream, Pomerian is excluded from this edition. 3/-. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1954). (1954) later reprint. Small format (94 x 164mm). Pp95. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Boards slightly bumped and faded, spotting to edges and end-papers. Good-plus in chipped dust-wrapper. Part of the excellent and highly collectable 'How To Catch Them' series. Chapters include: Description and habits; Tackle - rods, reels, lines, casts and hooks, floats, other tackle; Baits; Methods of fishing with bait - long trotting, fishing without float, dapping, ledgering, landing the fish; Fly fishing - tackle, casts, dry flies, wet flies, using the dry fly, where to cast, using the wet fly; Chub in cold weather. An appendix lists 'some notable chub'. .

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. 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. Good condition book. No Dust Jacket. First edition. Faded spine. A good reading copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. Dustwrapper, pp.x, 118. Bw plates. Useful fresh water fishing guide. Top of wrapper spine sunned otherwise a very clean and crisp copy. Near fine in dustwrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 240p.,ill., 23 cm. Subjects: Fishing. Angling. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. A helpful guide to an area not often covered in books. Signed by Author(s).

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1953). 1953 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 216mm). Pp186,ad. B/w photographs, decorative end-papers. Plain blue cloth library binding, spine titled in gilt. Ex library, numerous faults. Re-bound working copy, lacks dust-wrapper. This is a detailed introduction to wildfowling, with anecdote from the author's own experiences of wader shooting, decoying, punt-gunning, inland and foreshore fowling for duck and geese. Chapters include: No reward is offered; What it takes; Wandering wildfowl; The inland marsh; Beyond the wall; Moonlighting; Evening flight; Grey geese at dawn; Minor punting; About guns; About dogs; To decoy a duck; Beside the river; The future. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1960). (1950) 1960 reprint. 8vo Stapled paperback (140 x 215mm). Pp32. Colour illustrations taken from Player's cigarette cards, b/w illustration. Small stamp to front cover but a very good copy. ~. .

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Third Edition. Slight rubbing to extremities of dust jacket, name stamped to pastedown, ; pocket sized; 95 pages.