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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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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1932) 1954 3rd edition (styled 2nd revised edition). 8vo (136 x 205mm). Pp220. B/w photographs, illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Ex-library with usual stamps and faults but a good copy in used dust-wrapper. Sound advice on coarse fishing from the era before the war, with a chapter each on roach, dace, chub, perch, barbel, bream, carp, tench, rudd, gudgeon, bleak and pike, and including a chapter on bait fishing for grayling. The final chapter discusses the edibility of each of these fish, discussing useful methods of cooking. We are also informed that the calorific value of gudgeon is 348 per lb, while salmon has 1,173 calories per lb, with a leg of mutton coming somewhere half-way at 890. "Written in rather a ponderous style, but gives details of Yorkshire methods and of fisheries accessible to Leeds anglers." (Hampton). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1932) 1954 3rd edition (styled 2nd revised edition). 8vo (136 x 205mm). Pp220. B/w photographs, illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Rather foxed and used. Good only, lacks dust-wrapper. Sound advice on coarse fishing from the era before the war, with a chapter each on roach, dace, chub, perch, barbel, bream, carp, tench, rudd, gudgeon, bleak and pike, and including a chapter on bait fishing for grayling. The final chapter discusses the edibility of each of these fish, discussing useful methods of cooking. We are also informed that the calorific value of gudgeon is 348 per lb, while salmon has 1,173 calories per lb, with a leg of mutton coming somewhere half-way at 890. "Written in rather a ponderous style, but gives details of Yorkshire methods and of fisheries accessible to Leeds anglers." (Hampton). . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1932) 1942 revised 2nd edition. 8vo hardback (146 x 225mm). Pp200. B/w photographs, illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Hinges tender, owner's details to front end-paper but good copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. Sound advice on coarse fishing from the era before the war, with a chapter each on roach, dace, chub, perch, barbel, bream, carp, tench, rudd, gudgeon, bleak and pike, and including a chapter on bait fishing for grayling. The final chapter discusses the edibility of each of these fish, discussing useful methods of cooking. We are also informed that the calorific value of gudgeon is 348 per lb, while salmon has 1,173 calories per lb, with a leg of mutton coming somewhere half-way at 890. "Written in rather a ponderous style, but gives details of Yorkshire methods and of fisheries accessible to Leeds anglers." (Hampton). . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1932) 1943 reprint of 1942 revised 2nd edition. 8vo (146 x 225mm). Pp200. B/w photographs, illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Various minor faults. Quite used - good only. Might lack dust-wrapper. Sound advice on coarse fishing from the era before the war, with a chapter each on roach, dace, chub, perch, barbel, bream, carp, tench, rudd, gudgeon, bleak and pike, and including a chapter on bait fishing for grayling. The final chapter discusses the edibility of each of these fish, discussing useful methods of cooking. We are also informed that the calorific value of gudgeon is 348 per lb, while salmon has 1,173 calories per lb, with a leg of mutton coming somewhere half-way at 890. "Written in rather a ponderous style, but gives details of Yorkshire methods and of fisheries accessible to Leeds anglers." (Hampton). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1932) 1947 reprint of 1942 revised 2nd edition. 8vo (136 x 205mm). Pp200. B/w photographs, illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Staining to boards, browning to edges, gift inscription to front end-paper. Good copy, lacks dust-wrapper. Sound advice on coarse fishing from the era before the war, with a chapter each on roach, dace, chub, perch, barbel, bream, carp, tench, rudd, gudgeon, bleak and pike, and including a chapter on bait fishing for grayling. The final chapter discusses the edibility of each of these fish, discussing useful methods of cooking. We are also informed that the calorific value of gudgeon is 348 per lb, while salmon has 1,173 calories per lb, with a leg of mutton coming somewhere half-way at 890. "Written in rather a ponderous style, but gives details of Yorkshire methods and of fisheries accessible to Leeds anglers." (Hampton). .…

unknown_binding. Zustand: Good. 1967; illustrated paper cover with stapled binding; wear and discoloration around edges; corners are creased; 4to,9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 48 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and tears.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1944). 1944 1st edition. 8vo (135 x 202mm). Pp180. B/w frontispiece plate of salmon flies, b/w photographs, b/w sketches by Lt.-Col. A. D. Greenhill Gardyne. Dark green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Name to end-paper/paste-down, slight lean to spine, corners bumped, slight spotting to end-papers and edges. Good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. This is Terence Horsley's examination of trout and salmon fishing with much discussion of his own experiences as well as his pioneering use of aerial photography. Chapters include: Why and wherefore; Casting; Loch fishing; River fishing - wet fly; Spinning and worming for trout; Dry fly fishing for trout; Dry fly on the little rivers; Sea trout; Salmon fishing - greased line; The third time; Spinning for salmon; 'The witching hour'; The way of the poachers; A little natural history; Maintenance and repair; Transport. Appendix: Knots. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1944). (1931) 1944 reprint of 1943 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp158.ad. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Rather used and stained, slightly bumped, slight browning. Reading copy only, lack dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. Originally published as The Art of Fly Fishing in 1931 and retitled in 1943, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1932) 1948 reprint of 1942 revised 2nd edition. 8vo (136 x 203mm). Pp222. B/w photographs, illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Foxing to end-papers and edges. Good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. Sound advice on coarse fishing from the era before the war, with a chapter each on roach, dace, chub, perch, barbel, bream, carp, tench, rudd, gudgeon, bleak and pike, and including a chapter on bait fishing for grayling. The final chapter discusses the edibility of each of these fish, discussing useful methods of cooking. We are also informed that the calorific value of gudgeon is 348 per lb, while salmon has 1,173 calories per lb, with a leg of mutton coming somewhere half-way at 890. "Written in rather a ponderous style, but gives details of Yorkshire methods and of fisheries accessible to Leeds anglers." (Hampton). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). (1931) 1950 revised reprint of 1943 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp143. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Some wear and use, various faults. Working copy, lacks dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. Originally published as The Art of Fly Fishing in 1931 and retitled in 1943, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1944). 1944 1st edition. 8vo (135 x 202mm). Pp180. B/w frontispiece plate of salmon flies, b/w photographs, b/w sketches by Lt.-Col. A. D. Greenhill Gardyne. Dark green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight lean to spine, slight spotting to end-papers and edges, good copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. This is Terence Horsley's examination of trout and salmon fishing with much discussion of his own experiences as well as his pioneering use of aerial photography. Chapters include: Why and wherefore; Casting; Loch fishing; River fishing - wet fly; Spinning and worming for trout; Dry fly fishing for trout; Dry fly on the little rivers; Sea trout; Salmon fishing - greased line; The third time; Spinning for salmon; 'The witching hour'; The way of the poachers; A little natural history; Maintenance and repair; Transport. Appendix: Knots. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1932) 1942 revised 2nd edition. 8vo (146 x 225mm). Pp200. B/w photographs, illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth stained but good copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. Owner's name to front end-paper. Sound advice on coarse fishing from the era before the war, with a chapter each on roach, dace, chub, perch, barbel, bream, carp, tench, rudd, gudgeon, bleak and pike, and including a chapter on bait fishing for grayling. The final chapter discusses the edibility of each of these fish, discussing useful methods of cooking. We are also informed that the calorific value of gudgeon is 348 per lb, while salmon has 1,173 calories per lb, with a leg of mutton coming somewhere half-way at 890. "Written in rather a ponderous style, but gives details of Yorkshire methods and of fisheries accessible to Leeds anglers." (Hampton). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1932) 1942 revised 2nd edition. 8vo (146 x 225mm). Pp200. B/w photographs, illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight browning to edges, hinges tender but good copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. Sound advice on coarse fishing from the era before the war, with a chapter each on roach, dace, chub, perch, barbel, bream, carp, tench, rudd, gudgeon, bleak and pike, and including a chapter on bait fishing for grayling. The final chapter discusses the edibility of each of these fish, discussing useful methods of cooking. We are also informed that the calorific value of gudgeon is 348 per lb, while salmon has 1,173 calories per lb, with a leg of mutton coming somewhere half-way at 890. "Written in rather a ponderous style, but gives details of Yorkshire methods and of fisheries accessible to Leeds anglers." (Hampton). . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1932) 1942 revised 2nd edition. 8vo (146 x 225mm). Pp200. B/w photographs, illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Rather browned. Good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. Sound advice on coarse fishing from the era before the war, with a chapter each on roach, dace, chub, perch, barbel, bream, carp, tench, rudd, gudgeon, bleak and pike, and including a chapter on bait fishing for grayling. The final chapter discusses the edibility of each of these fish, discussing useful methods of cooking. We are also informed that the calorific value of gudgeon is 348 per lb, while salmon has 1,173 calories per lb., with a leg of mutton coming somewhere half-way at 890. "Written in rather a ponderous style, but gives details of Yorkshire methods and of fisheries accessible to Leeds anglers." (Hampton). .…

Zustand: Fair. 1951. First Edition. 202 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. Lettering is darkened. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking. …

Zustand: Good. No edition remarks. 192 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some mild tanning and foxing to all surfaces. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. Hardback in fair condition- with jacket. Pages are tanned. Cover is marked and slightly torn.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1961). 1961 1st edition. Small 8vo (136 x 203mm). Ppxvi,142. B/w photograph plates. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Rather browned, boards stained and worn, hinges tender, end-paper removed, tape marks to paste-downs. Reading copy only. Much information on lure fishing and livebaits plus an interesting chapter on pike records. .…

Zustand: Good. No Edition Remarks. 122 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Gilt lettering is darkened.…

Zustand: Good. 1956. First Edition. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. …

Zustand: Good. 1951. No edition remarks. 168 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. …

Zustand: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 226 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. More pronounced to endpapers, pastedowns and text block edges. Noticeable cracking to gutters. Binding remains firm. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is dulled. Some fraying to cloth at spine ends.…

Zustand: Good. No Edition Remarks. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…