Books - "sport"
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Salmonia: Or Days of Fly Fishing. In a Series of Conversations. With Some Account of the Habits of Fishes Belonging to the Genus Salmo.
Sm 8vo, half-bound in black filleted brown leather with red cl bds, 5 sm raised bands & gilt lettering to spine, teg, marbled eps, x + 335 pp., illus., VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling/foxing to pg edges & eps/prelims/terminals, bookplate to front pastedown, prev owner's inscriptions to front eps, moderate ink stains to tp & ht verso, light foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: John Murray, Albemarle-Street 1829
KEYWORDS: angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game
The Art of Angling
Sm 8vo, quater-bound blind filleted black leather with marbled bds, gilt lettering & rules to spine, yellow eps, [3] + 40 pp. + [3] pp. advts., VG (light soiling & scuffing to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps/prelims/terminals, light foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: J. H. Burn, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden 1820
KEYWORDS: angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game 16th century
Piscatorial Reminiscences and Gleanings by an Old Angler and Bibliopolist
Sm 8vo, half-bound in black filleted leather with orange/rust cl bds, 5 raised bands & gilt lettering & rules to spine--red label to section 2, marbeled eps, frontis., illus., tp, VG (light scuffing to bds, sl bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims/terminals, sl foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: William Pickering 1835
KEYWORDS: anecdotes angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game 16th century
The Vade-Mecum of Fly-Fishing for Trout: Being a Complete Practical Treatise on that Brance of the Art of Angling; with Plain and Copious Instructions for the Manufacture of Artifical Flies
Sm 8vo, green paneled cl bds with both tooled & embossed decorations to bds & spine, gilt lettering to spine, yelloe eps, xii + 186 pp.+ [2] pp. advts., VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds & spine, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping to spine, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, light to moderate cracking to rear gutters, light foxing throghout).
PUBLISHER: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans 1851
KEYWORDS: anecdotes angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game
Angling Literature in England; and Descriptions of Fishing by the Ancients with a Notice of some Books on Other Piscatorial Subjects
Sm 8vo, light card covers, red & black lettering to front cover, teg, fore & bottom pg edges deckled, [8] + 87 pp., G+ (heavy soiling & light to moderate water damage to covers, light tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate cracking to front & back hinges at gutters, bookplate to ffep, creasing to eps).
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington 1881
KEYWORDS: anecdotes angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game history literature
The British Angler's Manual, or, The Art of Angling in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. With some Account of The Principal Rivers, Lakes, and Trout Streams, in The United Kingdom; with Instructions in Fly-Fishing, Trolling, and Angling at the B
Sm 8vo, green blind paneled cl bds, gilt lettering & ornamentation to spine & front board, frontis., 8 pp. advts., + xxxii + 448 pp. + [5] pp. advts. (both sets of advts. acting as eps), illus., plates, VG (sl scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with sl fraying, light tanning tp pg edges, heavy cracking to front hinge at gutter--bdg sl sloppy, light to moderate soiling to eps & prelims/terminals, prev owner's bookplate & sticker to front pastedown, prev bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown, light creasing to paper & light cracking at central gutters).
PUBLISHER: H. G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden 1848
KEYWORDS: anecdotes angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game history literature
Gun in the Hills: A Sportsman's Adventures, Mostly in New Zealand
SIGNED. 8vo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: The Halcyon Press 1995
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sports sport adventure athlete athletics sportsman sportsmen
The Duckshooter's Bag: An understanding of New Zealand's wetland gamebirds
8vo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: The Wetland Press 1981
KEYWORDS: New Zealand hunt hunting hunter game birds gamebirds sport
Murphy's Law & The Hunter
8vo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: The Halcyon Press 1997
KEYWORDS: New Zealand hunt hunting hunter game sport
Taupo Fishing Diary
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1981
KEYWORDS: New Zealand fishing fish angling angler lake river sport game literature
Arthur Ransome on Fishing
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1994
KEYWORDS: Arthur Ransome fishing fish angling angler lake river sport game nymph technique literature
TO Be a Fisherman
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles 1955
KEYWORDS: fishing fish angling angler lake river sport game nymph literature
Tales of Fresh-Water Fishing
FIRST UK EDITION. Imp 8vo, gilt blue blind paneled cl buckram bds, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gillt rod stamp to front board, illus. eps, frontis., illus. tp, ix + 277 pp., VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, cup stain to front board, moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping, light tanning & soiling to pg edges, light soiling to eps, moderate to heavy cracking to front gutter at joint--bdg sloppy, moderate cracking to central gutters, light soiling/tanning & foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1928
KEYWORDS: fishing fish angling angler fly literature river streams methods tactics sport
Racing Against the Tide
Square imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white, black & brown letteirng to spine, 200pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light curling & creasing to cover edges, sl foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Castlepoint Racing Club 2023
KEYWORDS: New Zealand horse racing history sport Castlepoint equine
Thy Rod and Thy Creel
8vo softcover (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: Nick Lyons Books 1984
KEYWORDS: fishing angling literature fish angler fly sport
The Book of the Rough Stream Nymph
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: Oliver and Boyd 1947
KEYWORDS: fishing angling literature fish angler fly sport nymph stream river guide
The Flyfisher's Club 1884-1934
Super 8vo, half-bound in gilt filleted back leather & navy blue cl bds, front board lettered & illus. in gilt, teg, bottom pg edge deckled, frontis with tissue-guard, 93 pp., plates, illus., VG (light rubbing to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling & moderate foxing to pg edges, moderate tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, moderate foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: n/p
KEYWORDS: fly fishing fisher fisherman fishermen Flyfisher's Club angling angler flies river stream sport
Rugby League Annual 1933, Volume No 1
Sm octavo, illus light card covers, brown lettering to spine & covers, printed eps, 224pp, illus/photos, G+ (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to spine, moderate soiling & creasing to covers, moderate staining at binding/string, light foxing throughout, gutters v delicate & heavily cracked- some pages detached but still present)
PUBLISHER: NZ Newspapers 1933
KEYWORDS: New Zealand rugby league sport history annuals 1930s thirties past issues years data statistics
The Power of Possibility: A Journey of Inspiration and Courage
SIGNED & INSCRIBED. Super 8vo softcover (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: Alexandra Andre 2020
KEYWORDS: Alexandra Andre sport Ironman athlete
Rothmans Tour: First Cricket Test: West Indies v New Zealand, Carisbrook - Dunedin, Feburary, 1980
Imp. 8vo stapled card covers (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: The Otago Cricket Association 1980
KEYWORDS: New Zealand cricket sport programme pamphlet