minor tactics chalk stream kindred von skues (31 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Zustand: New. pp. 151.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardback. No dust jacket. Photograph available on request.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). (1910) 1950 3rd edition reprint. 8vo (142 x 225mm). Ppxiv,133. Colour frontispiece plate of flies. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Some foxing, particularly to half-title page. Spine ends rubbed. Good-plus used copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. If one had to name a single book which changed the course of fly-fishing, this would probably be it. Published in 1910 when the cult of the dry fly had reached a high point, Minor Tactics threw a sensational spanner in the works. Skues was 53, a successful London solicitor and avid fly-fisher with a razor-keen mind. He refused to follow Mr Halford into the straitjacket of 'Dry Fly Only' practice. Instead Skues demonstrated that upstream nymph fishing for chalk stream trout was based on an old method, as sporting, as demanding and as interesting (if not more so) than fishing dry. The arguments have been smouldering ever since. .

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

Second edition (first published in 1910). Tall 8vo. xiv, 133 pp. Color plates of flies. "Without ousting the dry fly from pride of place as major tactics of the chalk stream, the wet fly has its subsidiary, but still important place of honor in chalk-stream fishing." Hampton, p. 86. Endpapers badly browned, hinges cracking, two gift inscriptions on front pastedown, final passage of the book underlined in ink, but a good solid copy. Original olive cloth (rubbed), gilt spine title. (#6907).

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1924). (1910) 1924 3rd edition. Large 8vo (165 x 255mm). Ppxiv,133 + 2pp advertisements. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece of flies. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth slightly stained and used, foxing to edges and end-papers but good-plus. "If one had to name a single book which changed the course of fly-fishing, this would probably be it. Published in 1910 when the cult of the dry fly had reached a high point, Minor Tactics threw a sensational spanner in the works. Skues was 53, a successful London solicitor and avid fly-fisher with a razor-keen mind. He refused to follow Mr Halford into the straitjacket of 'Dry Fly Only' practice. Instead Skues demonstrated that upstream nymph fishing for chalk stream trout was based on an old method, as sporting, as demanding and as interesting (if not more so) than fishing dry. The arguments have been smouldering ever since." (From the introduction to the Flyfisher's Classic Library edition by David Burnett). .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). (1910) 1950 3rd edition reprint. 8vo (142 x 225mm). Ppxiv,133. Colour frontispiece plate of flies. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth slightly stained, quite foxed but a good copy in nice dust-wrapper. If one had to name a single book which changed the course of fly-fishing, this would probably be it. Published in 1910 when the cult of the dry fly had reached a high point, Minor Tactics threw a sensational spanner in the works. Skues was 53, a successful London solicitor and avid fly-fisher with a razor-keen mind. He refused to follow Mr Halford into the straitjacket of 'Dry Fly Only' practice. Instead Skues demonstrated that upstream nymph fishing for chalk stream trout was based on an old method, as sporting, as demanding and as interesting (if not more so) than fishing dry. The arguments have been smouldering ever since. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). (1910) 1950 3rd edition reprint. 8vo (142 x 225mm). Ppxiv,133. Colour frontispiece plate of flies. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight browning but very good in spine-chipped dust-wrapper. If one had to name a single book which changed the course of fly-fishing, this would probably be it. Published in 1910 when the cult of the dry fly had reached a high point, Minor Tactics threw a sensational spanner in the works. Skues was 53, a successful London solicitor and avid fly-fisher with a razor-keen mind. He refused to follow Mr Halford into the straitjacket of 'Dry Fly Only' practice. Instead Skues demonstrated that upstream nymph fishing for chalk stream trout was based on an old method, as sporting, as demanding and as interesting (if not more so) than fishing dry. The arguments have been smouldering ever since. .

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. Previous owner's signature. Some minor small adhesive tape stains to endpapers. Some foxing. Small chip to front panel of the dust wrapper. 2/3" tears at head and tail of dust wrapper spine. Moderate foxing and some staining to the dust wrapper. Dust wrapper is price clipped. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; Second printing of the third edition. xiv, 133 pages + colour frontispiece. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 220mm x 137mm. "Mr Skues' three studies of fly-fishing have all attained recognition in their field. In Minor Tactics he makes his case for the wet fly, with many other ingenious theories and practical devices - all conveyed in his highly characteristic manner." - from the dust wrapper blurb. ; 8vo.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1914). (1910) 1914 2nd edition. Large 8vo (160 x 253mm). Ppxiv,133 + 2pp advertisements. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece of flies. Binding B. Dark olive-brown cloth, spine titled in gilt, upper board title blind-stamped rather than in gilt. End-papers foxed and browned, two bookplates, internally clean. Rear hinge tender. Some fading to upper board, spine faded and marked. Good-plus. "If one had to name a single book which changed the course of fly-fishing, this would probably be it. Published in 1910 when the cult of the dry fly had reached a high point, Minor Tactics threw a sensational spanner in the works. Skues was 53, a successful London solicitor and avid fly-fisher with a razor-keen mind. He refused to follow Mr Halford into the straitjacket of 'Dry Fly Only' practice. Instead Skues demonstrated that upstream nymph fishing for chalk stream trout was based on an old method, as sporting, as demanding and as interesting (if not more so) than fishing dry. The arguments have been smouldering ever since." (From the introduction to the Flyfisher's Classic Library edition by David Burnett). .

8vo., Third, with coloured frontispiece of flies, tiny neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Hampton, p.86.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1914). (1910) 1914 2nd edition. Large 8vo (165 x 255mm). Ppxiv,133 + 2pp advertisements. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece of flies. Binding A. Dark olive-brown cloth, spine & upper board titled in gilt. End-papers very browned, cloth slightly bubbled and used. Good-plus. "If one had to name a single book which changed the course of fly-fishing, this would probably be it. Published in 1910 when the cult of the dry fly had reached a high point, Minor Tactics threw a sensational spanner in the works. Skues was 53, a successful London solicitor and avid fly-fisher with a razor-keen mind. He refused to follow Mr Halford into the straitjacket of 'Dry Fly Only' practice. Instead Skues demonstrated that upstream nymph fishing for chalk stream trout was based on an old method, as sporting, as demanding and as interesting (if not more so) than fishing dry. The arguments have been smouldering ever since." (From the introduction to the Flyfisher's Classic Library edition by David Burnett). .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1914). (1910) 1914 2nd edition. Large 8vo (165 x 255mm). Ppxiv,133 + 2pp advertisements. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece of flies. Binding A. Dark olive-brown cloth, spine & upper board titled in gilt. Slight wear and quite browned, cloth slightly used but good-plus. "If one had to name a single book which changed the course of fly-fishing, this would probably be it. Published in 1910 when the cult of the dry fly had reached a high point, Minor Tactics threw a sensational spanner in the works. Skues was 53, a successful London solicitor and avid fly-fisher with a razor-keen mind. He refused to follow Mr Halford into the straitjacket of 'Dry Fly Only' practice. Instead Skues demonstrated that upstream nymph fishing for chalk stream trout was based on an old method, as sporting, as demanding and as interesting (if not more so) than fishing dry. The arguments have been smouldering ever since." (From the introduction to the Flyfisher's Classic Library edition by David Burnett). .

Second edition (first published in 1910). Tall 8vo. xiv, 133 pp. Color plates of flies. "Without ousting the dry fly from pride of place as major tactics of the chalk stream, the wet fly has its subsidiary, but still important place of honor in chalk-stream fishing." Hampton, p. 86. Original brown cloth (head of spine rubbed), gilt spine title; endpapers browned, but very good.

3rd Edn, XIV 133 pages, Lge 8vo. coloured frontis, some occasional spotting to contents, original cloth, vg.

3rd Edn, XIV 133 pages, Lge 8vo. coloured frontis, neat ownership stamp for Grassington Angling Club, some neat pencil underlining to contents, occasional foxing.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1910). 1910 1st edition. Large 8vo (165 x 255mm). Ppxii,133 + 2pp advertisements. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece of flies. Dark olive cloth, spine & upper board titled in gilt. Ex-library (C.H. Gow Memorial Library) with label and stamps, rather browned, some use. Good. "If one had to name a single book which changed the course of fly-fishing, this would probably be it. Published in 1910 when the cult of the dry fly had reached a high point, Minor Tactics threw a sensational spanner in the works. Skues was 53, a successful London solicitor and avid fly-fisher with a razor-keen mind. He refused to follow Mr Halford into the straitjacket of 'Dry Fly Only' practice. Instead Skues demonstrated that upstream nymph fishing for chalk stream trout was based on an old method, as sporting, as demanding and as interesting (if not more so) than fishing dry. The arguments have been smouldering ever since." (From the introduction to the Flyfisher's Classic Library edition by David Burnett). .

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Second Edition. xiv, 133 p. + 2 p. of publisher's ads. 26 cm. Colour frontispiece. Brown cloth with gold print. Wrapped in mylar. Corners bumped and spine ends a bit worn. Endpapers browned. Ink signature on front free endpaper. Fly fishing book first published in London in 1910. Presents brilliant and challenging techniques for catching reluctant trout. Skues found himself in conflict with the prevailing dry-fly method developed and promoted by Frederic M. Halford. Note dedication to "My friend the dry-fly purist, and to my enemies, if I have any.".

2nd. xiv-133 pages, adv leaf, coloured frontis of flies, publishers' olive-green cloth, blind stamped title to upper board, faint scuff mark to part of rear board. VG first published in 1910 Skues book challenged the "dry fly only" orthodoxy of F.M. Halford. Skues' use of wet flies and nymphs on the chalk streams of the south of England was considered heresy by many which he acknowledged in the second edition.