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2i44a/5

Angling Sketches


LANG, ANDREW

Crown 8vo, green cl bds, roll-tool border to front board in gilt & rear board in blind, spine lettered & front board illus. in gilt, teg, fore & bottom edges deckled, black eps, xii + 176 pp. + [4] pp. advts., illus., plates, elaborate initals, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping, light soiling & tanning/foxing to pg edges & eps/prelims/terminals, gift inscription to ht in blue ink, light to moderate cracking to front gutters, moderate cracking to central & rear gutters, light to moderate foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1891

KEYWORDS: Andrew Lang angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies vade mecum 19th century history trout salmon

$65.00
2i44a/6

Fishing Gossip or Stray Leaves from the Note-Books of Several Anglers


PENNELL, H CHOLMONDELEY (ed)

Post 8vo, brown cl bds, two double roll-tooled panels in blind to front board with cornerpieces to inner panel, spine lettered & illus. in gilt, edges deckled, blue/green eps, frontis., xi + 329 pp. + [2] pp. advts., plates, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping, 1 cm tear to spine extrem at head, moderate soiling & tanning/foxing to pg edges & eps/prelims/terminals, prev ownership inscription to ht in black ink, moderate cracking to central gutters, light cracking to rear gutters, light to moderate foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black 1866

KEYWORDS: angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies vade mecum 19th century history trout salmon

$100.00
2i44a/8

The Rainbow Trout


WALKER, CHARLES EDWARD & PATTERSON, CHARLES S

Crown 8vo, maroon cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, front board monogrammed in blind, edges deckled, frontis., [8] + 64 pp., plates, VG (minor scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, moderate foxing throughout).,

PUBLISHER: Lawrence & Bullen, Ltd. 1898

KEYWORDS: Charles Edward Walker Charles S Patterson angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies vade mecum 19th century history rainbow trout salmon

$245.00
2i44a/9

Ogden on Fly Tying


OGDEN, [JAMES]

Crown 8vo, green cl bds, front board lettered & decorated in black & gilt, grey eps, iv + 89 pp., errata tipped to tp, plates, VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling to pg edges, light soiling to prelims/terminals, bookplate to front pastedown, minor tearing to paperat front gutters, light cracking to rear gutters).

PUBLISHER: John T. Norman 1879

KEYWORDS: James Ogden angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies vade mecum 19th century history rainbow trout salmon fly tying

$100.00
2i44a/11

The Angler's Guide; Being a New, PLain, and Complete, Practical Treatise on the Art of Angling for Sea, River, and Pond Fish; Deduced from Many Years' Practice, Experience, and Observation. To Which is Added, A Treatise on Trolling


SALTER, T F

Foolscap 8vo, half-bound in black leather double roll-tooled in blind & dark green bds, gilt panel spine lettered on red label, edges stained red, red/orange eps, frontis., illus., tp, xii + 382 pp., illus., plates, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to bds & spine with some loss to tooling, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with some chipping, moderate tearing to spine extrem at head, light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate to heavy tanning/soiling & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, moderate cracking to central gutters, moderate tearing to rear turn-ins at extrems, moderate soiling & foxing throughout).,

PUBLISHER: Sherwood and Co. 1825

KEYWORDS: T F Salter angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies vade mecum 19th century history rainbow trout salmon fly tying

$100.00
2i44a/12

Near and Far: An Angler's Sketches of Home Sport and Colonial Life


SENIOR, WILLIAM

Sm post 8vo, brown cl bds, spine lettered in gilt & front board lettered in black, pg edges deckled, brown eps, xv + 304 pp., VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping, light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, bookplate & ex-libris sticker to front pastedown, moderate cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington 1890

KEYWORDS: William Senior angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies vade mecum 19th century history rainbow trout salmon fly tying

$45.00
2i44a/13

The Dry Fly and Fast Water: Fishing with the Floating Fly on American Trout Streams, together with some Observations on Fly Fishing in General


LA BRANCHE, GEORGE M L

Crown 8vo, green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, fore & bottom edges deckled, vi + 218 pp., VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling to pg edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, minor creasing to paper at gutters).

PUBLISHER: Charles Scribner's Sons 1924

KEYWORDS: George M L La Brance angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies 20th century history rainbow trout salmon fly tying

$50.00
2i44a/14

Angling Reminiscences of the Rivers and Lochs of Scotland


STODDART, THOMAS TOD

Post 8vo, blue cl bds, spine lettered & illus. in gilt, top edge sl deckled, 238 pp., VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping & fraying, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, moderate to heavy cracking to front hinge--bdg sl sloppy, moderate cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: Hamilton, Adams & Co. 1887

KEYWORDS: Thomas Tod Stoddart angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies 20th century history rainbow trout salmon fly tying

$200.00
2i44a/16

The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation: being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers


WALTON, IZAAK; LANG, ANDREW (introd); SULLIVAN, E J (illus.)

Crown 8vo, green cl bds, spine & front board lettered & illus. in gilt, teg, fore & bottom edge deckled, frontis., illus. prelims, lviii + 319 pp., illus., VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping & fraying, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, bookplate stamped to front pastedown, moderate cracking to front & rear hinges, light cracking to central gutters, light tanning & sl foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: J. M. Dent 1896

KEYWORDS: Andrew Lang Izaak Walton angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies 20th century history rainbow trout salmon fly tying

$40.00
2i44a/17

Greased Line Fishing for Salmon


WOOD, A H E; SCOTT, JOCK (ed); HILLS, J W & LA BRANCHE, G M (contrib)

Demy 8vo, green cl bds, top edge stained green, frontis., 221 pp. + [2] advts., plates, VG (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling/fading to bds, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev ownership inscription to ffep, moderate cracking to front & central gutters, light tearing to unopened pp. 221 & advts., light to moderate tanning & foxing throughout), lacking d/w.

PUBLISHER: Seeley Service & Co. n/d

KEYWORDS: A H E Wood angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies 20th century history rainbow trout salmon fly tying

$65.00
2i44a/20

The Salmon Rivers and Lochs of Scotland


CALDERWOOD, W L

Heavy medium 8vo, red buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt, teg, fore & bottom edge deckled, frontis., x + 442 pp. + 16 pp. advts., VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, heavy cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold 1909

KEYWORDS: W L Calderwood angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies 20th century history trout salmon fly tying rivers streams Scotland

$245.00
2i44a/21

The Complete Angler's Vade Mecum; Being a Perfect Code of Instruction on the Above Pleasing Science: Wherein are Detailed, A Great Variety of Original Practices and Inventions; together with All that can Contribute to the Sportman's Amusement and Suc


WILLIAMSON, Capt. T

REBOUND. Post 8vo, half-bound in brown leather double roll-tooled in blind & brown/blue/yellow marbled bds, gilt panel spine lettered on two panels--title on red label, edges deckled, marbled eps, xii + 316 pp., 10 plates to rear, VG (sl scuffing to bds, minor bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate soiling & foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Payne and MacKinlay 1808

KEYWORDS: T Williamson vade mecum angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies 19th century history trout salmon fly tying rivers streams Scotland

$45.00
2i44a/22

Trout Fishing


HODGSON, W EARL

Lg crown 8vo, blue cl bds, spine & front board lettered & illus. in gilt, teg, fore & bottom edges deckled, frontis., xviii + 276 pp., plates to front, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep, heavy cracking to front & central gutters, moderate soiling & foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Adam and Charles Black 1904

KEYWORDS: W Early Hodgson angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies 20th century history trout salmon fly tying rivers streams

$45.00
2i44a/23

Some Piscatorial Problems Idly Considered


LAMOND, HENRY

Sm demy 8vo, green cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt, [10] + 212 pp., VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, light cracking to front gutters, light to moderate cracking to rear hinge).

PUBLISHER: Sherratt & Hughes 1921

KEYWORDS: Henry Lamond angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies 20th century history trout salmon fly tying rivers streams

$50.00
2i44a/24

The Life of the Sea Trout: Especially in Scottish Waters; with chapters on the reading and measuring of scales


NALL, G. HERBERT

Heavy demy 8vo, green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, frontis., 335 pp., plates, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, modertate to heavy tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, moderate cracking to front & rear hinge, light cracking to central gutters, moderate to heavy taninng & foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Seeley, Service & Co. 1930

KEYWORDS: G Herbert Nall angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies 20th century history trout salmon fly tying rivers streams

$40.00
2i44a/25

Fishing from the Earliest Times


RADCLIFFE, WILLIAM

Medium 8vo, blue buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt, front board illus. in gilt & roll-tooled in blind, fore & bottom edges deckled, xxi + 494 pp., illus., plates, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to feps & prelims, heavy tanning to reps & terminals, prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep, moderate cracking to rear hinge, light cracking to front & central gutters, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1926

KEYWORDS: William Radcliffe angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies 20th century history trout salmon fly tying rivers streams Egyptians Greeks Romans

$48.50
2i44a/26

Marvels of Fish Life


WARD, FRANCIS

Post 8vo, blue cl bds, spine & front board lettered & illus. in gilt, frontis. tipped to tp, xiv + 196 pp., illus., plates, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, light cracking to central gutters, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: Cassell and Company 1911

KEYWORDS: Francis Ward angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies 20th century history trout salmon fly tying rivers streams

$45.00
2i44a/28

Letters to a Salmon Fisher's Son


CHAYTOR, A H

Demy 8vo, red cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, floral border in blind & wet fly stamp in gilt to front board, xvi + 316 pp. + [4] pp. advts., plates, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate to heavy tanning/foxing & soiling to pg edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, light cracking to front gutters, light creasing to papers at gutters, moderate tanning/soiling & foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1925

KEYWORDS: A H Chaytor angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies 20th century history trout salmon fly tying rivers streams

$245.00
2i44a/29

The Diary of a Test Fisherman 1809-1819


DURNFORD, Rev. RICHARD

FIRST EDITION. Demy 8vo, green cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt, edges deckled, frontis., xi + 112 pp., plates, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, bookplate to front pastedown, prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep, light foxing sporadic throughout).

PUBLISHER: Warren & Son, Ltd. 1911

KEYWORDS: Richard Durnford Test angling angler fish fly fishing literature fisher fisherman fishermen flies 20th century history trout salmon fly tying rivers streams

$12.50
xx109pol204805

Show me a Mountain: The Rise of an Australian company, Ampol


SIMPSON, COLIN

Super 8vo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1961

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian business company Ampol history

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