Books - "sport"
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The Art of Trout Fishing on Rapid Streams
comprising a complete system of fishing the North Devon Streams and their like: with detailed instructions in the art of fishing with the artificial fly, the natural fly, the fern web, beetle, maggot,
undated second edition (1883), original binding, 105 x 163mm, chocolate cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine, blind rule to boards, ii + 212pp, VG (v light wear, small closed tears to head of spine, v light soiling to boards, ink owners' names to fep, creasing to corner of some pages)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1883
KEYWORDS: trout fishing angling sport outdoors h.c. cutcliffe north devon fly fishing
Trout Hunter: The Way of An Angler
introduction by Andre Puyans, foreword by John Randolph
first edition, quarto, green boards with silver lettering to spine, xviii + 205pp, illus, near fine in VG+ d/w with protective plastic wrapper
PUBLISHER: Pruett 2003
KEYWORDS: first edition sport angling outdoors fishing rene harrop trout andre puyans john randolph
Fly Casting with Lefty Creh
warmly inscribed by author and signed, also enlosed a signed typed letter from author on his letterhead, a signed copy of his postage stamp stuck to fep, and three more signed postage stamps in an envelope, oblong quarto, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and gilt device to front board, unpaginated, illus, near fine in VG+ d/w in protective plastic wrapper
PUBLISHER: J.B. Lippincott Company 1974
KEYWORDS: signed lefty creh hermann kessler irv swope fishing fly fishing fly casting sport outdoors
Eighty Years in New Zealand embracing Fifty Years of New Zealand Fishing
first edition, octavo, grey cloth boards with red lettering to front board and spine, 255pp, illus, VG+ (foxing to page edges) in G+ d/w (soiling & rubbing to exterior, sellotape marks to interior, 2cmx2cm missing patch to lower left front, all edges rubbed & nicked, 5cm closed tear repaired with sellotape to to lower rear right)
PUBLISHER: Simpson & Williams Ltd 1943
KEYWORDS: first edition George Edward Mannering New Zealand memoir fishing sport Waimak Waitake canoeing angler angling mountaineering autobiography
The River Test: Portrait of an English Chalkstream
First edition, imperial octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 200pp, illus, fine, in fine d/w
PUBLISHER: H.F & G Witherby Ltd 1990
KEYWORDS: Charles Bingham fishing sport rivers fly fishing trout angling The Testconservation anglers Broadlands Nursling Longparish Leckford Longstock pollution ex;oitation gravel digging first edition
An Angler at Large
First edition, octavo, green cloth boards with black lettering & drawing to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, ix + 306pp, VG+ (moderate bruising to spine extrems & board corners, browning to spine, moderate soiling to boards, prev owners name in ink to fep, light foxing to eps and page edges)
PUBLISHER: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co 1911
KEYWORDS: first edition (?) William Caine angling anglers fish fishing sport flounder
Good Morning New Zealand: News Stories of the Day from the 1950s
Small folio,black boards (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 costs
PUBLISHER: Moa Publications 1990
KEYWORDS: specials Gil Dymock New Zealand Radio New Zealand National Radio 1950s current affairs culture press pictorial record sport politics government personalities arts entertainment food agriculture industry
The Brook Trout and The Determined Angler
A little pocket volume containing several descriptions of a fly fisher's paradise, and a few practical suggestions for the young angler
First edition, duodecimo, green cloth boards with red lettering and decoration to front board plus gilt fish, frontispiece, 71pp, illus VG+ (v slight rubbing to spine extrems, browning to eps)
PUBLISHER: EP Grow Publishing Co 1900
KEYWORDS: Charles Barker Bradford fishing outdoors sport angling anglers trout
Days & Nights of Salmon Fishing in the Tweed with a Short Account of the Natural History and Habits of the Salmon
First edition thus, super octavo, green cloth boards with black lettering and black rule to spine and front board, frontispiece, xxxii + 281pp + vi pp adverts, illus incl 13 colour plates, VG (fading to spine & rear board, bruising to spine extrems, 1cm closed tear to lower spine)
PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins Ltd 1921
KEYWORDS: First edition William Scrope HT Sheringham fishing sport angling angler salmon trout
4WD South Island; 93 New Off Road Adventures
spiral bound super octavo, illus light card covers, 256pp, illus, VG (light wear and soiling)
PUBLISHER: Shoal Bay Press 1999
KEYWORDS: new zealand sport outdoors 4wd south island ken sibly mark wilson
The Complete Fly Fisherman: The Notes and Letters of Theodore Gordon
First edition, super octavo, green cloth boards with silver lettering to spine & front board and black embossed design to boards, illus eps, xxix + 551pp, illus, VG+ (rubbing to spine extrems, owner's name in ink to front pastedown, slight tanning to page edges) in VG- d/w (damage to upper spine and upper back, 4cm x 3cm loss patch to lower spine, browning to interior)
PUBLISHER: Charles Scribner's Sons 1947
KEYWORDS: John McDonald Theodore Gordon fishing fly fishing angling angler sport letters Quill Gordon dry fly trout correspondence letters memoir America literature
The Compleat Angler 1653-1967: A New Bibliography
First edition, limited numbered edition, super octavo, green buckram boards with gilt lettering in black spine label, frontispiece with tissue guard, xx + 350pp, illus, fine, in fine d/w
PUBLISHER: University of Pittsburgh Press 1970
KEYWORDS: first edition Bernard Shea Horne Izaak Walton bibliography fishing sport angling literature
Salmon Flies: Their Character, Style, and Dressing
A Modern Guide to Tying Flies for Salmon, includeing over 160 Traditional and Contemporary Patterns
First edition, inscribed & signed by author, super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & small blue design to front board, frontispiece, 256pp, illustrated, nr fine (2 small rub marks to front board) in VG+ d/w (slight tanning to edges)
PUBLISHER: Stackpole Books 1978
KEYWORDS: first edition Poul Jorgensen sport salmon fishing fly tying angling angler flytying Atlantic salmon Pacific salmon
Greased Line Fishing for Salmon Compiled from the Fishing Papers of the late A.H.E Wood, of Glassel.
With contributions by The Rt. Hon JW Hills, & G.M La Branche
Octavo, turquoise cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 221pp, illus, VG+ (rubbing to spine extrems & board lower edge, slight browning to pages, esp eps, 4cm closed tear to rear fep) in near fine d/w
PUBLISHER: JB Lippincott Co (1938)
KEYWORDS: Jock Scott sport fishing salmon fly fishing fly tying angling anglers
The Vade-Mecum of Fly-Fishing for Trout: Being a Complete Pratical Treatise on that Branch of The Art of Angling; with Plain and Copious Instructions for the Manufacture of Artificial Flies
Illustrated by Numerous Engravings
Duodecimo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and bline rule & blind decoration to boards, xii + 186pp + ii adverts, VG+ (rubbing & fraying to spine extrems, bumping to board corners & rear board, inscription in ink to fep, name in ink to rear pastedown, ink stain to last few page edges, slight soiling spots to some pages)
PUBLISHER: Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans 1851
KEYWORDS: GPR Pulman fly fishing trout angling anglers sport entomology instructions handbook
Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies: A Survey of the Literature Complete with Original Patterns 1747-Present
First edition, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xi + 173pp, illus in full colour, fine, in fine d/w
PUBLISHER: Stackpole Books 2004
KEYWORDS: Sylvester Nemes sport fishing outdoors history angling anglers wet fly dry fly soft hackle trout 220 years' fly fishing history
Round the Bend in the Stream
First edition, octavo, pale green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, x + 222pp, illustrated, VG+ (v slight rubbing to lower board edges & v slight bruising to spine extrems) in VG d/w (rubbing & chipping to front edge & spine extrems)
PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1968
KEYWORDS: Sir Hudson Fysh fishing outdoors first edition sport trout Australia New South Wales Snow Mountains New Zealand salmon Scotland flora fauna
Modern Development of the Dry Fly
The New Dry Fly Pattens, the Manipulation of Dressing Them, and Practical Experiences of their Use
Scarce in d/w, super octavo, red buckram boards with black lettering on white spine label, frontispiece with tissue guard, viii + 219pp, illustrated incl 43 plates, VG+ (slight rubbing to spine extrems and board corners, ex libris label to front pastedown, browning to eps, browning to tissue guards) in VG+ d/w (fading & tanning, chipping to edges, corners & spine extrems)
PUBLISHER: Houghton, Mifflin & Co 1923
KEYWORDS: Frederic M Halford fishing sport outdoors dry fly wet fly fly tying colour charts
Fisherman's Fall
First edition, octavo, yellow heavy card boards with black &white lettering to orange cloth spine, vi + 279pp, VG+ (v slight soiling to boards, slight foxing to upper & front page edges) in VG+ d/w (foxing to interior, soiling to front board, two 1cm closed tears to upper rear edge & lower spine edge)
PUBLISHER: William Morrow & Co 1964
KEYWORDS: Roderick Haig-Brown fishing sport outdoors fly fishing salmon dry fly
Boycott: The Autobiography
softcover octavo (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: Corgi Books 1988
KEYWORDS: autobiography sport cricket geoffrey boycott specials