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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). (1978) 1979 reprint. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp159. B/w photographs, illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Soiled and bumped, cup ring to boards, working copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. "In addition to describing the traditional techniques used in salmon fishing Mr Waddington shows how more recent developments have influenced methods and equipment; but above all, the emphasis is on the philosophy and psychology to be applied to the art of catching salmon." Chapters include: Why does the salmon take?; Factors influencing the salmon's behaviour; Practical applications of the theory - fly-fishing; Fishing the sunk fly - strategy; Greased-line fishing; Presentation; Fishing the fly; Bait-fishing; Spinning for salmon; Spinning in summer; Prawn and shrimp; Fishing the worm; Dry-fly fishing and float-fishing; Fair fishing. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. Large 8vo (171 x 253mm). Pp256. Illustrated with a 16-page section of colour plates, b&w photographs in the text & line drawings. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Numerous minor faults. Working copy in like dust-wrapper. A good compendium on all kinds of UK angling with contributions from many of the leading anglers of the day. Chapters include:- Salmon by Arthur Oglesby; Sea trout by J. Barry Lloyd; Chalkstream trout by Gordon Mackie; Rain-fed river trout by Brian Morland; Reservoir trout by Bob Church; Trout from small lakes by Alan Pearson; Scottish loch trout by William B. Currie; Barbel by Richard Walker; Bream by Graham Marsden; Carp by Kevin Clifford; Chub by Kenneth Seaman; Dace by Richard Walker; Eels by Fred J. Taylor; Grayling by R.V. Righyni; Perch by Ken Taylor; Pike by Barrie Rickards; Roach by Richard Walker; Rudd by Ken Taylor; Tench by Fred J. Taylor; Zander by Barrie Rickards; Safety at sea by Jack Smith; Bass and mullet by Des Brennan; Shore fishing for beginners by Michael Prichard ARPS; Wreck fishing and drifting for turbot by Ernie Passmore and John Trust; Shore fishing techniques and baits by Alan K. Yates; Dinghy fishing by Ron Edwards; Long-distance casting by Leslie Moncrieff; Match-fishing by Clive Smith and Ken Giles; Modern tackle design by J.L. Hardy; Catching big fish by Tim Goode; The pleasure of dressing your own flies by David J. Collyer; Fish behaviour by Richard Walker. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 8vo (150 x 215mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Corners severely bumped else good copy in slightly torn and stained dust-wrapper. A collection of articles from the first twenty-one years of "Trout & Salmon" magazine, many good authors on interesting subjects. Contributions from: 'Rags' Locke, Dermot Wilson, R.N. Stewart, Gordon Mackie, Oliver Kite, Richard Walker, Conrad Voss Bark, Ian Niall, George Beall, Brian Clarke, Pat Gage, D. Macer Wright, G.A. Grattan, Stanley Woodrow, Derek Bradbury, Frank Morris, John Poole, Tom Atkinson, A.F. Magri MacMahon, Kenneth Dawson, Phillip Nathan, Arthur Oglesby, Coombe Richards, Alastair Perry, G.P.R. Balfour-Kinnear, Robin Elles, Julian Paget, David Barr, William Barr, William Brown, John Ashley-Cooper, Tony George, Bill Currie, Alastair Perry, J.F. Todhunter, Graeme Harris, K.J.W. Hall, F.W. Holliday, James Fyfe, Barry Lloyd, Frank Sawyer, C.F. Walker, Donald Overfield, Viscount Thurso, John Goddard, Taff Price, Mark Bevan, John Veniard, Geoffrey Bucknall, Stanley Woodrow. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). (1976) later reprint. 8vo (152 x 217mm). Pp112. B/w illustrations. Laminated boards. Slightly used / bumped. Good-plus. "Some fifty different dressings for nymphs and lures are listed, all of which have been designed by knowledgeable anglers and together provide a reliable selection of interest to those who fish river, lake or reservoir. Once learned, the principles outlined in the book will enable the reader to extend his range.". A handy book of interest to all, with step by step diagrams showing the procedure for each of the patterns included. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1972). 1972 1st edition thus. 8vo (142 x 223mm). Pp122. B/w illustrations by Val Biro. Dark blue or grey boards, spine titled in gilt. Ex-library with usual various faults. Reading copy only in dust-wrapper. Reflections and reminiscences of flyfishing the Welsh Border streams. "Fishing books may teach or may beguile. This is not a teaching book and to say that it is a beguiling one would be to claim kinship with better men, for to beguile, so my dictionary tells me, is to divert attention from anything tedious or painful, and to do that a writer needs a goose quill or a nib of gold. We may assume that the first was used by the author of The Compleat Angler, and the second by the author of Where the Bright Waters Meet. I, alas, have had to make do with a ballpoint. However, if these reflections and recollections lighten an hour or two, that ubiquitous instrument will have served a not ignoble end." (taken from the author's foreword). Chapters include:- Along the river bank; My first trout stream; Fooled by a caterpillar; The lie of the trout; In search of the black gnat; Rising the non-risers; Unhappy mixtures; Mercies large and small; Fast by a brook; Skues of the Itchen; The fly and the driver; Epicures in still waters; Persuasion with the wet fly; A movable feast; Teachers and preachers; Fred Shaw: Fisherman extraordinary; Greenheart and cane; Days of perch and dace; Game or gamin?; Izaak Walton re-visited; Bank clearing by numbers; Fringe benefits; The good-sized trout; I alway call him 'Sir'; In praise of river keepers. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1972). (1968) 1972 reprint. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp184. B/w photographic plates, illustrations. Turquoise boards, spine titled in gilt. Possible ex-library, an accumulation of minor faults. Working copy, very used adhesive plastic film to dust-wrapper. Advice and tales of the author's own experiences fishing for trout, sea-trout, salmon, grayling, and various coarse species. "All very basic information." (Goddard). Chapters include: Trout - small river - sunk fly downstream; Trout - small river - surface fly upstream; Trout - big river - sunk fly; Trout - big river - surface fly; Trout - brook fishing - sunk fly; Trout - brook fishing - surface fly; Trout - lowland reservoir - sunk fly; Trout - highland lake - surface fly; Sea trout - day fishing; Sea trout - night fishing; Salmon - spring fishing - sunk line; Salmon - summer fishing - greased line; Grayling; Coarse fish. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1975). (1975) later reprint. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp240. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations, foreword by Richard Walker. Orange or red boards, spine titled in gilt. Ex-library copy with various minor faults, dust-wrapper adhered to boards but a good-plus copy. A good basic book listing ninety patterns, mainly on trout flies and particularly strong on the reservoir lures of the late 1970s. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1975). (1975) later reprint. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp240. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations, foreword by Richard Walker. Orange or red boards, spine titled in gilt. Lean to spine, annotations. Working copy in dust-wrapper. A good basic book listing ninety patterns, mainly on trout flies and particularly strong on the reservoir lures of the late 1970s. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). (1978) various printings. 8vo (150 x 215mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Various minor faults. Good-plus in rather used dust-wrapper. A collection of articles from the first twenty-one years of "Trout & Salmon" magazine, many good authors on interesting subjects. Contributions from: 'Rags' Locke, Dermot Wilson, R.N. Stewart, Gordon Mackie, Oliver Kite, Richard Walker, Conrad Voss Bark, Ian Niall, George Beall, Brian Clarke, Pat Gage, D. Macer Wright, G.A. Grattan, Stanley Woodrow, Derek Bradbury, Frank Morris, John Poole, Tom Atkinson, A.F. Magri MacMahon, Kenneth Dawson, Phillip Nathan, Arthur Oglesby, Coombe Richards, Alastair Perry, G.P.R. Balfour-Kinnear, Robin Elles, Julian Paget, David Barr, William Barr, William Brown, John Ashley-Cooper, Tony George, Bill Currie, Alastair Perry, J.F. Todhunter, Graeme Harris, K.J.W. Hall, F.W. Holliday, James Fyfe, Barry Lloyd, Frank Sawyer, C.F. Walker, Donald Overfield, Viscount Thurso, John Goddard, Taff Price, Mark Bevan, John Veniard, Geoffrey Bucknall, Stanley Woodrow. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (200 x 270mm). Pp160. Over 200 colour and b/w photographs. Brown boards, spine titled in black. Minor faults, good-plus in used dust-wrapper. Bailey uses over two hundred photographs to illustrate his recent pursuit of ferox trout, roach and barbel, carp and pike. Includes the story and photographs of Roger Miller's near 40lb pike - caught on John Bailey's rod! Chapters include: Ferox spring; Bad weather; The weather eases; Ferox success; The love of a river; Early days; A passion for roach; The search for a 3lb roach; The facts of the roach's life; The river's problems; Living with Wensum barbel; A barbel catch; River bream; Search for chub; A hope for the future; The summer stillwaters; Smallwater carp; A surprise 'grassie'!; A carp from the Boathouse Lake; Big tench campaign; A summer's day on the lake; A bream bag; Stalking; Winter predators; Piking in Broadland; A day with perch; Night trolling; Miller's big pike. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. Large 8vo (171 x 253mm). Pp256. Illustrated with a 16-page section of colour plates, b&w photographs in the text & line drawings. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Some use but good copy in used dust-wrapper. A good compendium on all kinds of UK angling with contributions from many of the leading anglers of the day. Chapters include:- Salmon by Arthur Oglesby; Sea trout by J. Barry Lloyd; Chalkstream trout by Gordon Mackie; Rain-fed river trout by Brian Morland; Reservoir trout by Bob Church; Trout from small lakes by Alan Pearson; Scottish loch trout by William B. Currie; Barbel by Richard Walker; Bream by Graham Marsden; Carp by Kevin Clifford; Chub by Kenneth Seaman; Dace by Richard Walker; Eels by Fred J. Taylor; Grayling by R.V. Righyni; Perch by Ken Taylor; Pike by Barrie Rickards; Roach by Richard Walker; Rudd by Ken Taylor; Tench by Fred J. Taylor; Zander by Barrie Rickards; Safety at sea by Jack Smith; Bass and mullet by Des Brennan; Shore fishing for beginners by Michael Prichard ARPS; Wreck fishing and drifting for turbot by Ernie Passmore and John Trust; Shore fishing techniques and baits by Alan K. Yates; Dinghy fishing by Ron Edwards; Long-distance casting by Leslie Moncrieff; Match-fishing by Clive Smith and Ken Giles; Modern tackle design by J.L. Hardy; Catching big fish by Tim Goode; The pleasure of dressing your own flies by David J. Collyer; Fish behaviour by Richard Walker. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). 1976 1st edition. 8vo (152 x 217mm). Pp112. B/w illustrations. Laminated boards. Cover slightly soiled, bumped or faded. Good-plus. "Some fifty different dressings for nymphs and lures are listed, all of which have been designed by knowledgeable anglers and together provide a reliable selection of interest to those who fish river, lake or reservoir. Once learned, the principles outlined in the book will enable the reader to extend his range.". A handy book of interest to all, with step by step diagrams showing the procedure for each of the patterns included. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). (1976) later reprint. 8vo (152 x 217mm). Pp112. B/w illustrations. Laminated boards. Slight use else very good. "Some fifty different dressings for nymphs and lures are listed, all of which have been designed by knowledgeable anglers and together provide a reliable selection of interest to those who fish river, lake or reservoir. Once learned, the principles outlined in the book will enable the reader to extend his range.". A handy book of interest to all, with step by step diagrams showing the procedure for each of the patterns included. .…

Hardcover. 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, Hardcover, 1996). (1991) later reprint. 4to (200 x 269mm). Pp181 + 1pp ad. Colour and b/w photographs and illustrations throughout, pictorial end-papers. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Gift inscription, slight shelf-wear, but a good copy in slightly frayed and clipped dust-wrapper. Memories of gillies and riverkeepers, interspersed with old illustrations and articles. In series with "Tales of the old gamekeepers" etc. Chapters include: Sixty years a gillie, Joe Taylor; What went wrong? David Morris; The royal gillies, Alec Ogilvie, Jim Ewan, Charlie Wright; angling in the archives; Something of a diplomat, Tony Waites; A meticulous recorder of life, Allan Cooke; Battles with the poachers, Gordon Rogers; Angling in the archives; Enchanted by the river, Jim Smith; Fishing with Biggles, George Smith; A wonderful companion, Bernard Aldrich; angling in the archives; Riverkeeping's greatest dynasty, Mick Lunn; Fifty years a gillie, William Fraser; Rendering the streams fit, Tom Ellis. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1973). (1965) 1976 3rd edition reprint. 4to (190 x 246mm). Pp198. B/w photographs, illustrations by David Carl Forbes. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Tape-marks on end-papers. Good in dust-wrapper. A large, comprehensive and attractive book on British sea angling. Good David Carl Forbes dust-wrapper. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). (1981) later reprint. 8vo (150 x 216mm). Pp213. B/w photographs, illustrations. Dark blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Edges foxed but a good-plus copy in slightly used dust-wrapper. Articles from twenty-five years of "Trout and Salmon" magazine. Divided into sections on flies, trout, grayling, sea trout and salmon. Contributions from: L.S. Patterson, John Poole, Richard Walker, J.R. Harris, Oliver Kite, Geoffrey Bucknall, John Goddard, H.A. Oatts, Frederick Mold, C.R. Pearce, Francis Harmar, G.A. Grattan, J.H.Foy, Gordon Carlisle, C.R. Pearce, 'Alexandra', B.W.C. Cooke, Peter Reid, Dermot Wilson, F.W. Holiday, Bruce Sandison, Peter Lapsley, Conrad Voss Bark, Stanley Woodrow, Hubert J. Pepper, Donald Overfield, T.K. Wilson, Oliver Kite, Moray McLaren, Kenneth Dawson, David Barr, Ian Wood, Major-General R. N. Stewart, J.D. Brayshaw, Ian Niall, Arthur Oglesby, Douglas Iron, Ian Wood, S.J. Diggory, G.P.R. Balfour-Kinnear. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). 1976 1st edition. 8vo (152 x 217mm). Pp112. B/w illustrations. Laminated boards. Very good copy. "Some fifty different dressings for nymphs and lures are listed, all of which have been designed by knowledgeable anglers and together provide a reliable selection of interest to those who fish river, lake or reservoir. Once learned, the principles outlined in the book will enable the reader to extend his range.". A handy book of interest to all, with step by step diagrams showing the procedure for each of the patterns included. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). (1991) later reprint. 4to (200 x 269mm). Pp181 + 1pp ad. Colour and b/w photographs and illustrations throughout, pictorial end-papers. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in very slightly torn / price-clipped dust-wrapper. Memories of gillies and riverkeepers, interspersed with old illustrations and articles. In series with "Tales of the old gamekeepers" etc. Chapters include: Sixty years a gillie, Joe Taylor; What went wrong? David Morris; The royal gillies, Alec Ogilvie, Jim Ewan, Charlie Wright; Angling in the archives; Something of a diplomat, Tony Waites; A meticulous recorder of life, Allan Cooke; Battles with the poachers, Gordon Rogers; Angling in the archives; Enchanted by the river, Jim Smith; Fishing with Biggles, George Smith; A wonderful companion, Bernard Aldrich; Angling in the archives; Riverkeeping's greatest dynasty, Mick Lunn; Fifty years a gillie, William Fraser; Rendering the streams fit, Tom Ellis. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1982). (1982) 1983 reprint. 8vo (139 x 222mm). Pp180. B/w photograph plates. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults. Good-plus in slightly used / stained dust-wrapper. A good collection of 48 of Dick Walker's trout fishing articles, here collected together in book form for the first time. Part One, The ways of the trout: The mind of the trout; The trout's window; Key colours for selective trout; Rise-forms in still waters; Runaway rainbows; Not-so-simple stockies. Part Two, In general: Reservoirs, the more the merrier; Are you catching your share of fish?; Big trout or just trout?; Why we get smash-takes; Learn to cast a long line and to dress your own flies. Part Three, Tackle. Part Four, Tactics: Hand or reel?; More ways than one with non-risers; Feel for trout and catch more; How to dodge those out of order rainbows; Small stream tactics; May on the reservoirs; When it pays not to drift; Dry fly and the upstream mend; How many flies make a cast?; Enigmas of the lure. Part Five, Flies; Trout flies the easy way; There's imitation and adulteration; The cult of the dry fly; No more exact imitation; In search of the ideal hackle; A place in the fly box; Picking the Chinaman; The dry fly on still waters; The truth about mayfly nymphs; Make your mark with a mayfly; The paradox of the fish imitating nymph; The Ghost Swift Moth; The weighted nymph. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. Large 8vo (171 x 253mm). Pp256. Illustrated with a 16-page section of colour plates, b&w photographs in the text & line drawings. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight bump / use / minor faults but good-plus in like dust-wrapper. A good compendium on all kinds of UK angling with contributions from many of the leading anglers of the day. Chapters include: Salmon by Arthur Oglesby; Sea trout by J. Barry Lloyd; Chalkstream trout by Gordon Mackie; Rain-fed river trout by Brian Morland; Reservoir trout by Bob Church; Trout from small lakes by Alan Pearson; Scottish loch trout by William B. Currie; Barbel by Richard Walker; Bream by Graham Marsden; Carp by Kevin Clifford; Chub by Kenneth Seaman; Dace by Richard Walker; Eels by Fred J. Taylor; Grayling by R.V. Righyni; Perch by Ken Taylor; Pike by Barrie Rickards; Roach by Richard Walker; Rudd by Ken Taylor; Tench by Fred J. Taylor; Zander by Barrie Rickards; Safety at sea by Jack Smith; Bass and mullet by Des Brennan; Shore fishing for beginners by Michael Prichard ARPS; Wreck fishing and drifting for turbot by Ernie Passmore and John Trust; Shore fishing techniques and baits by Alan K. Yates; Dinghy fishing by Ron Edwards; Long-distance casting by Leslie Moncrieff; Match-fishing by Clive Smith and Ken Giles; Modern tackle design by J.L. Hardy; Catching big fish by Tim Goode; The pleasure of dressing your own flies by David J. Collyer; Fish behaviour by Richard Walker. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. Large 8vo (171 x 253mm). Pp256. Illustrated with a 16-page section of colour plates, b&w photographs in the text & line drawings. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in used dust-wrapper. A good compendium on all kinds of UK angling with contributions from many of the leading anglers of the day. Chapters include:- Salmon by Arthur Oglesby; Sea trout by J. Barry Lloyd; Chalkstream trout by Gordon Mackie; Rain-fed river trout by Brian Morland; Reservoir trout by Bob Church; Trout from small lakes by Alan Pearson; Scottish loch trout by William B. Currie; Barbel by Richard Walker; Bream by Graham Marsden; Carp by Kevin Clifford; Chub by Kenneth Seaman; Dace by Richard Walker; Eels by Fred J. Taylor; Grayling by R.V. Righyni; Perch by Ken Taylor; Pike by Barrie Rickards; Roach by Richard Walker; Rudd by Ken Taylor; Tench by Fred J. Taylor; Zander by Barrie Rickards; Safety at sea by Jack Smith; Bass and mullet by Des Brennan; Shore fishing for beginners by Michael Prichard ARPS; Wreck fishing and drifting for turbot by Ernie Passmore and John Trust; Shore fishing techniques and baits by Alan K. Yates; Dinghy fishing by Ron Edwards; Long-distance casting by Leslie Moncrieff; Match-fishing by Clive Smith and Ken Giles; Modern tackle design by J.L. Hardy; Catching big fish by Tim Goode; The pleasure of dressing your own flies by David J. Collyer; Fish behaviour by Richard Walker. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1990). 1990 1st edition. 4to (192 x 246mm). Pp240. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults but good-plus in used dust-wrapper. Includes almost everyone who has ever had a rod in his hand or his name in the press. Nonetheless a useful bibliographical reference. Chapters include: The essence of greatness; The masters and their schools; The great fly fishers; The stillwater greats; The river greats; The guardians of the stream; The feminine angle; Match fishing; Angling and art; The great writers; The great tacklemakers; The media men. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 4to (200 x 270mm). Pp160. Over 200 colour and b/w photographs, yellow end-papers. Brown boards, spine titled in black. Slight shelf-wear, top edge a little dusty, else very good in dust-wrapper. Bailey uses over two hundred photographs to illustrate his recent pursuit of ferox trout, roach and barbel, carp and pike. Includes the story and photographs of Roger Miller's near 40lb pike - caught on John Bailey's rod! Chapters include: Ferox spring; Bad weather; The weather eases; Ferox success; The love of a river; Early days; A passion for roach; The search for a 3lb roach; The facts of the roach's life; The river's problems; Living with Wensum barbel; A barbel catch; River bream; Search for chub; A hope for the future; The summer stillwaters; Smallwater carp; A surprise 'grassie'!; A carp from the Boathouse Lake; Big tench campaign; A summer's day on the lake; A bream bag; Stalking; Winter predators; Piking in Broadland; A day with perch; Night trolling; Miller's big pike. .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First. 4to. Some rubbing to dust jacket and tear to top right edge by spine.some rubbing to edges of book near spine and corners, inside good clean crisp copy. Illustrated throughout with a mixture of b/w and colour photographs. Book.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). (1981) later reprint. 8vo (150 x 216mm). Pp213. B/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults, smells slightly of tobacco so good-plus, in slightly used dust-wrapper. Articles from twenty-five years of "Trout and Salmon" magazine. Divided into sections on flies, trout, grayling, sea trout and salmon. Contributions from: L.S. Patterson, John Poole, Richard Walker, J.R. Harris, Oliver Kite, Geoffrey Bucknall, John Goddard, H.A. Oatts, Frederick Mold, C.R. Pearce, Francis Harmar, G.A. Grattan, J.H.Foy, Gordon Carlisle, C.R. Pearce, 'Alexandra', B.W.C. Cooke, Peter Reid, Dermot Wilson, F.W. Holiday, Bruce Sandison, Peter Lapsley, Conrad Voss Bark, Stanley Woodrow, Hubert J. Pepper, Donald Overfield, T.K. Wilson, Oliver Kite, Moray McLaren, Kenneth Dawson, David Barr, Ian Wood, Major-General R. N. Stewart, J.D. Brayshaw, Ian Niall, Arthur Oglesby, Douglas Iron, Ian Wood, S.J. Diggory, G.P.R. Balfour-Kinnear. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). (1977) 1977 1st UK edition. Large square 4to (270 x 300mm). Pp419. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout, bibliography, pictorial end-papers. Light blue cloth with large silver fish motif to upper board, spine titled in silver. Browning to page ends and cover. Good-plus in intact dust-wrapper. Large and comprehensive book describing all aspects of fishing as well as much on the biology of fish and fisheries management. Habitat, the fish, fish recognition and description, fishing methods, equipment, casting and casting techniques, fly tying with thirteen specific patterns, taxidermy, making gyotaku fish prints, a chapter on boats and several interesting appendices. Contributions from Peter Collins, Bernt-Ingemar Dybern, Peter Lancaster-Brown, Frank T. Moss, Ewart Cagner, Erik Poulsen, C. Lavett Smith, Hugh Stoker, Preben Torp-Jacobsen, Tre Tryckare, and H.F. Wallis. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). (1981) later reprint. 8vo (150 x 216mm). Pp213. B/w photographs, illustrations. Dark blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. Articles from twenty-five years of "Trout and Salmon" magazine. Divided into sections on flies, trout, grayling, sea trout and salmon. Contributions from: L.S. Patterson, John Poole, Richard Walker, J.R. Harris, Oliver Kite, Geoffrey Bucknall, John Goddard, H.A. Oatts, Frederick Mold, C.R. Pearce, Francis Harmar, G.A. Grattan, J.H.Foy, Gordon Carlisle, C.R. Pearce, 'Alexandra', B.W.C. Cooke, Peter Reid, Dermot Wilson, F.W. Holiday, Bruce Sandison, Peter Lapsley, Conrad Voss Bark, Stanley Woodrow, Hubert J. Pepper, Donald Overfield, T.K. Wilson, Oliver Kite, Moray McLaren, Kenneth Dawson, David Barr, Ian Wood, Major-General R. N. Stewart, J.D. Brayshaw, Ian Niall, Arthur Oglesby, Douglas Iron, Ian Wood, S.J. Diggory, G.P.R. Balfour-Kinnear. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1981). (1981) 1983 or 85 reprint. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp248. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults. Good-plus in dust-wrapper. This is David Collyer's companion volume to his book, Fly-Dressing, in which he describes a further collection of fly paterns, each of which "has proved its worth by catching many fish". The patterns are divided into five sections; 1. winged dry flies, hackled dry flies, sedges; 2. nymphs, larvae and pupae; 3. wet flies; 4. hairwing lures, streamers, Matukas, multi-hook lures, muddler minnows, unclassifiable patterns; 5. salmon flies - hairwing flies, tube flies, grubs, fully dressed flies. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 8vo (150 x 215mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in slightly frayed / slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. A collection of articles from the first twenty-one years of "Trout & Salmon" magazine, many good authors on interesting subjects. Contributions from: 'Rags' Locke, Dermot Wilson, R.N. Stewart, Gordon Mackie, Oliver Kite, Richard Walker, Conrad Voss Bark, Ian Niall, George Beall, Brian Clarke, Pat Gage, D. Macer Wright, G.A. Grattan, Stanley Woodrow, Derek Bradbury, Frank Morris, John Poole, Tom Atkinson, A.F. Magri MacMahon, Kenneth Dawson, Phillip Nathan, Arthur Oglesby, Coombe Richards, Alastair Perry, G.P.R. Balfour-Kinnear, Robin Elles, Julian Paget, David Barr, William Barr, William Brown, John Ashley-Cooper, Tony George, Bill Currie, Alastair Perry, J.F. Todhunter, Graeme Harris, K.J.W. Hall, F.W. Holliday, James Fyfe, Barry Lloyd, Frank Sawyer, C.F. Walker, Donald Overfield, Viscount Thurso, John Goddard, Taff Price, Mark Bevan, John Veniard, Geoffrey Bucknall, Stanley Woodrow. .…