Roderick langmere haig brown (62 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. The most memorable of Haig-Brown's reflections on life and nature.

Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Illus. By Louis Darling (illustrator).

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1984). (1946) 1984 2nd edition reprint. Small 8vo paperback (130 x 197mm). Ppviii,352. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Introduction by Antony Atha. Spine creased and slightly faded, bookplate, else good, solidly intact, second-hand paperback. Spanning the author's fishing life from his childhood on the English chalkstreams to the steelhead rivers of British Columbia. One of the great classics of angling literature and a marvellous read. Chapters include: About steelhead; A fish for Firmin; About pike; 'Where to fish'; House hunting; Picking favourites; H.M. Greenhill; Little lakes; Sea-run cutthroats; The big salmon water; Lewington's carrier; Pacific salmon; Buttle Lake; Dark on the water; Salt water I; Salt water II; Sachem River: Why fish?: First fall freshet; Top, bottom and middle; The riddle of the Oxhorn; Before I die; Fishing books; To know a river. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1964). (1964) 1990's paperback reprint. 8vo paperback (139 x 216mm). Pp189. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Usual slight browning but solidly intact second-hand paperback. "A Canadian expert tells you all you need to know". Detailed look at flyfishing and how to go about it, written in Haig-Brown's inimitable and highly readable style. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1984). (1946) 1984 2nd edition reprint. Small 8vo paperback (130 x 197mm). Ppviii,352. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Introduction by Antony Atha. Spine cocked and creased. Well-used second-hand paperback. Spanning the author's fishing life from his childhood on the English chalkstreams to the steelhead rivers of British Columbia. One of the great classics of angling literature and a marvellous read. Chapters include: About steelhead; A fish for Firmin; About pike; 'Where to fish'; House hunting; Picking favourites; H.M. Greenhill; Little lakes; Sea-run cutthroats; The big salmon water; Lewington's carrier; Pacific salmon; Buttle Lake; Dark on the water; Salt water I; Salt water II; Sachem River: Why fish?: First fall freshet; Top, bottom and middle; The riddle of the Oxhorn; Before I die; Fishing books; To know a river. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1984). (1946) 1984 2nd edition reprint. Small 8vo paperback (130 x 197mm). Ppviii,352. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Introduction by Antony Atha. Reading crease to spine but a good-plus second-hand paperback. Spanning the author's fishing life from his childhood on the English chalkstreams to the steelhead rivers of British Columbia. One of the great classics of angling literature. Chapters include: About steelhead; A fish for Firmin; About pike; 'Where to fish'; House hunting; Picking favourites; H.M. Greenhill; Little lakes; Sea-run cutthroats; The big salmon water; Lewington's carrier; Pacific salmon; Buttle Lake; Dark on the water; Salt water I; Salt water II; Sachem River: Why fish?: First fall freshet; Top, bottom and middle; The riddle of the Oxhorn; Before I die; Fishing books; To know a river. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1941) 1942 1st UK edition. 8vo (135 x 198mm). Pp191. B/w plates by Charles DeFeo. Brick-red cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt salmon vignette on upper board. Cloth rather used and stained, slight damage to bottom edge,edges browned, ex-libris book-plate to paste-down, faded stamp to end-paper. Good only. "Return to the River tells the life story of one of the great Chinook salmon, observed with the trained eye of a naturalist and recorded with a novelist's narrative skill. It is a great story told, as it deserves to be told, with facility, imagination, patience and accuracy." .…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Illus. By Louis Darling (illustrator).

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. First Thus. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1941) 1942 1st UK edition. 8vo (135 x 198mm). Pp191. B/w plates by Charles DeFeo. Brick-red cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt salmon vignette on upper board. Cloth slightly marked but good copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. "Return to the River tells the life story of one of the great Chinook salmon, observed with the trained eye of a naturalist and recorded with a novelist's narrative skill. It is a great story told, as it deserves to be told, with facility, imagination, patience and accuracy." . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1943). (1941) 1943 2nd UK printing. 8vo (135 x 198mm). Pp191. B/w plates by Charles DeFeo. Red cloth, leaping salmon motif in gilt to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Spine faded and rubbed. Good only, lacks dust-wrapper. "Return to the River tells the life story of one of the great Chinook salmon, observed with the trained eye of a naturalist and recorded with a novelist's narrative skill. It is a great story told, as it deserves to be told, with facility, imagination, patience and accuracy." . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1961). 1961 1st edition. Large 4to (219 x 280mm). Pp269. Colour photograph plates, colour and b/w illustrations, green monochrome maps, bibliography, pocket containing colour map of British Columbia to rear paste-down. Slightly bumped, owner's embossed stamp and slight browning to end-papers and edges but good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. This book "is intended to stimulate the thinking of British Columbians about the proper use of their rich inheritance of natural resources. It is hoped, also, that the book will serve to advance the cause and the philosophy of conservation among the peoples of the world." The British columbia Natural Resources Conference published the British Columbia Atlas of Natural Resources, "the first such comprehensive natural resources atlas ever published for a province or state." This book is a non-technical companion volume aimed at the lay reader. Detailed and well-illustrated. Chapters include: soil resources; Water and climate; The forests; Harvesting and using wood; Managing the forests; The extent of the resource; Use of the resource; The fossil fuels; Water-power resources; Integration of energy; General inventory of commercial fisheries; The salmons; Salmon management; Mineral resources; Extraction and use of minerals; Recreation - general; Parks and recreational land; Wildlife; Game fish; The pollution story; Transportation; People - aboriginal stock - immigrant stock; Resources, the end product. .…

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1941) 1942 1st UK edition. 8vo (135 x 198mm). Pp191. B/w plates by Charles DeFeo. Brick-red cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt salmon vignette on upper board. Slight staining, spine slightly shaken and ends bumped, spotting to edges. Good-plus in used and torn dust-wrapper. "Return to the River tells the life story of one of the great Chinook salmon, observed with the trained eye of a naturalist and recorded with a novelist's narrative skill. It is a great story told, as it deserves to be told, with facility, imagination, patience and accuracy." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). 1980 1st edition. Large 4to (215 x 284mm). Pp143. Colour photographs, b/w illustrations. Oatmeal boards, spine titled in gilt. Some pencil annotation but still very good in dust-wrapper. Angling writer Roderick Haig-Brown died just a month before the completion of this book. Commissioned by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, it is an investigation into the nature and abundance of sport fishing across Canada. "An eloquent voice for the preservation of the recreational resource." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). 1980 1st edition. Large 4to (215 x 284mm). Pp143. Colour photographs, b/w illustrations. Oatmeal boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. Angling writer Roderick Haig-Brown died just a month before the completion of this book. Commissioned by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, it is an investigation into the nature and abundance of sport fishing across Canada. "An eloquent voice for the preservation of the recreational resource." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1943). (1941) 1943 2nd UK printing. 8vo (135 x 198mm). Pp191. B/w plates by Charles DeFeo. Red cloth, leaping salmon motif in gilt to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Various minor faults. Good copy in torn, price-clipped dust-wrapper. "Return to the River tells the life story of one of the great Chinook salmon, observed with the trained eye of a naturalist and recorded with a novelist's narrative skill. It is a great story told, as it deserves to be told, with facility, imagination, patience and accuracy." .…

Zustand: Fair. 1943. No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Missing front free endpaper. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, lighter to pastedowns and rear free endpaper. Moderate cracking to gutters, exposing netting, but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright but is slightly chipped. Book has a slight forward lean.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1947). (1944) 1947 reprint. Small 8vo (130 x 196mm). Pp254. B/w illustrations by Charles Defeo. Green cloth. Spotting to edges else good-plus in frayed dust-wrapper. The story of a boy of sixteen trapping through the winter in Starbuck Valley, to make enough money to buy a salmon fishing boat. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1965). (1941) 1965 2nd Canadian edition. 8vo (146 x 219mm). Ppvi,248,i. B/w plates by Charles DeFeo. Blue cloth, spine titled in black. Slight damage to spine of dust-wrapper and cloth, pencil gift inscription to end-paper, else a very good copy. "Return to the River tells the life story of one of the great Chinook salmon, observed with the trained eye of a naturalist and recorded with a novelist's narrative skill. It is a great story told, as it deserves to be told, with facility, imagination, patience and accuracy." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1975). (1959) 1975 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 207mm). Pp253. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Fawn cloth, red metalic titles to spine. From the library of angling collector, Colin Pitt, with two of his angling book-plates to the end-paper and paste-down. Slight foxing to the edges but a good copy in slightly used and spine-faded dust-wrapper. This book "rounds out Roderick Haig-Brown's 'Seasons' cycle [Fisherman's Summer / Fall / Winter / Spring], focusing here on many of the rivers of Haig-Brown's native British Columbia - the Campbell, the Columbia, the Nimpkish - where salmon and cutthroat provide superb summer sport. He tells the stories of the Indians and pioneers who once fished these same rivers, and looks into the future with confidence that they will not be destroyed." Chapters include: The scene: Summer defined; Fisherman's summer. How it once was: The explorers; The Indian and me. The home river: Defined; The beginnings of change; The search; The day everything happened; Speed and stamina; The dry fly and very fast water; The canyon again. Poisson bleu, the flower of fishes: Standard bearer, Arctic; Standard bearer, by the roadside; Standard bearer, Subarctic. Signs of the times: The lawbreaker; Fish derbies; Less time between bites; The great destroyers; Access. Salt water: The cruise; The beaches; Stream survival. Return to the river: Nimpkish River; Tsable River; The Beaverkill; Blackhole. Conclusion: What is good? This is the last book in Haig-Brown's 'Seasons' series - Fisherman's Fall, Fisherman's Winter, Fisherman's Spring, and, Fisherman's Summer. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1975). (1954) 1975 2nd edition - Canadian issue. 8vo (140 x 207mm). Pp288. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth faded but good-plus in price-clipped label-marked dust-wrapper. This Canadian edition was issued in the 1975 Crown Publisher's dust-wrapper. Not about winter fishing, but the story of the year that Haig-Brown escaped the cold of the Pacific North-West to find a second summer in the Southern Hemisphere, fishing for the great trout of the Chilean and Argentinean Andes. Chapters include: Flight; The capital; The Lake of Big Rainbows; The Laja River - anglers on horseback; Some incidental things; The start of the south; The Tolten; The white water of Liucura and Trancura; Journey to Los Lagos; Big River; Lago Maihue and the Calcurrupe; Abortive expedition; Big fish story; A restful place; The Beach of the Deer; Journey to Argentina; The Manso Chain; Traful, Meliquina and the Sebagos; Rivers of the Pampas; Journey by Lanin; The Last river. Appendices include: Tackle and other details; the trou and salmon of South America; Some birds of Southern Chile and Argentina; Some trees and plants of Southern Chile. This is the second book in Haig-Brown's 'Seasons' series - Fisherman's Fall, Fisherman's Winter, Fisherman's Spring, and, Fisherman's Summer. .…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Paperback.Previous owner's details on inside of cover.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1961). 1961 1st edition. Large 4to (219 x 280mm). Pp269. Colour photograph plates, colour and b/w illustrations, green monochrome maps, bibliography, pocket at rear containing colour map of British Columbia. Minor faults. Good-plus in frayed dust-wrapper. This book "is intended to stimulate the thinking of British Columbians about the proper use of their rich inheritance of natural resources. It is hoped, also, that the book will serve to advance the cause and the philosophy of conservation among the peoples of the world." The British columbia Natural Resources Conference published the British Columbia Atlas of Natural Resources, "the first such comprehensive natural resources atlas ever published for a province or state." This book is a non-technical companion volume aimed at the lay reader. Detailed and well-illustrated. Chapters include: soil resources; Water and climate; The forests; Harvesting and using wood; Managing the forests; The extent of the resource; Use of the resource; The fossil fuels; Water-power resources; Integration of energy; General inventory of commercial fisheries; The salmons; Salmon management; Mineral resources; Extraction and use of minerals; Recreation - general; Parks and recreational land; Wildlife; Game fish; The pollution story; Transportation; People - aboriginal stock - immigrant stock; Resources, the end product. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1957). (1954) 1957 reprint. Pp191. Book plate to fep but very good in chipped dust-wrapper. "Young Davie Sloan [from] the lawless backstreets of Toronto, comes to livewith his uncle - a patrol officer of the Mounted Police". Boys' own adventure from the fifties as rebellious townie lad struggles to fit in with clean-living country folk. .…