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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2002). (1996) 2002 paperback edn. Slim 8vo paperback (121 x 212mm). Pp192. Colour photographs throughout, identification keys, brief bibliography. Crease to front cover, previous owner's name under front flap else a very good second-hand paperback. "For any angler who has found him- or herself surrounded by rising fish while contemplating the flybox in bewilderment, or encountered a lake apparently devoid of life and pondered what to do next [this book] offers advice that is above all practical and applicable anywhere in the world." Chapter 5, Fishing Decisions gives a two-page flow-chart of the questions to ask and the observations to make in order to arrive at a rational course of action, with a detailed discussion of each question / observation occupying the remainder of the chapter. Part II, The Angler's Identifier presents "all the common orders of insects (and other prey species) .described and illlustrated with outstanding colour photographs which show insects not only in their adult phase but also in their nymphal and emergent stages. Accompanying the description of each insect order is a carefully chosen selection of imitative fly patterns, with details of dressings and hints on how to fish them naturally." Chapters include: Part I, The Trout and it's Prey: Identifying animals the easy way (and, why bother?); How to use this book; The principles of trout feeding behaviour; Equipment for discovering the trout's prey; Fishing decisions; Identifying things caught or seen; Introduction to the insect prey; How to create and use the artificial flies. Part II, The Angler's Identifier: Mayflies; Dragonflies and damselflies; Stoneflies; Grasshoppers and crickets; Bugs; Alderflies, dobsonflies, and fishflies; Beetles; True flies; Caddisflies; Moths and butterflies; Sawflies, wasps, ants, bees; Crayfish, shrimps, waterlice, etc; Miscellaneous organisms. An appendix gives "suggested reading, associations, and stockists." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1999). (1999) 2002 reprint. 4to (200 x 270mm). Pp193. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations. Maroon boards, spine titled in gilt. Dust-wrapper flaps adhering to end-papers o/w very good in dust-wrapper. "The country estate is a self-contained village, and to fully understand what life was really like as part of the estate community we must listen to those who have spent their lives working there.cooks, maids, butlers, gardeners, esate workers. John Bailey here records the memories of a range of people from estates all over the country." Contents include: Gunton Park, Beaulieu, Berkley Castle, Chatsworth, Knebworth House, Harewood House, Syon House, Caer Beris Manor, Castle Howard, Pitcastle, Hutton-in-the-Forest, Trebah and Tulchan Lodge. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2003). 2003 1st edition. Large 4to (222 x 287mm). Pp288. B/w photographs throughout, colour photographs of railway posters. Pictorial laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Book-seller's label to front end-paper else fine unread copy. A handsome collection of photographs and articles on the British railways from the turn of the twentieth century up to the final withdrawl of steam locomotives in 1968. Chapters include: Monopoly to merger; The Golden Age; Stations and signals; Rural railways; Going away by train; Commuting by train; Famous locomotives; Delivering the goods; Railways at war; The post-war era; Raliways for fun; Out of steam. .