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$60.00
1m44/17

An Angler at Large


CAINE, WILLIAM

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

$17.50
xxeha45179

Good Morning New Zealand: News Stories of the Day from the 1950s


DYMOCK, GIL (Ed)

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

$50.00
1m44/42

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

BRADFORD, CHARLES BARKER

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

$35.00
1m44/44

Days & Nights of Salmon Fishing in the Tweed with a Short Account of the Natural History and Habits of the Salmon


SCROPE, WILLIAM & SHERINGHAM, H. T (Ed)

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

$46.50
1m45/10

4WD South Island; 93 New Off Road Adventures


SIBLY, KEN & WILSON, MARK

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

$165.00
1m44/24

The Complete Fly Fisherman: The Notes and Letters of Theodore Gordon


MCDONALD, JOHN (Ed)

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

$100.00
1m44/25

The Compleat Angler 1653-1967: A New Bibliography


HORNE, BERNARD S

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

$225.00
1m44/26

Salmon Flies: Their Character, Style, and Dressing


A Modern Guide to Tying Flies for Salmon, includeing over 160 Traditional and Contemporary Patterns

JORGENSEN, POUL

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

$75.00
1m44/28

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

SCOTT, JOCK

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

$150.00
1m44/30

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

PULMAN, G. P. R

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

$295.00
1m44/36

Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies: A Survey of the Literature Complete with Original Patterns 1747-Present


NEMES, SYLVESTER

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

$50.00
1m44/37

Round the Bend in the Stream


FYSH, SIR HUDSON

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

$245.00
1m44/39

Modern Development of the Dry Fly


The New Dry Fly Pattens, the Manipulation of Dressing Them, and Practical Experiences of their Use

HALFORD, FREDERIC M

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

$150.00
1m44/40

Fisherman's Fall


HAIG-BROWN, RODERICK

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

$9.00
xxeia45578

Boycott: The Autobiography


BOYCOTT, GEOFFREY

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

$20.00
xxeib45648

Kiwiana! The Sequel


WOLFE, RICHARD & BARNETT, STEPHEN

Square imperial octavo 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: Penguin 2001

KEYWORDS: specials Richard Wolfe Stephen Barnett New Zealalnd Kiwiana sport food entertainment sheep scenery countryside culture lfie

$15.00
xxgdh45900

Lehrbuch des Schachspiels


DUFRESNE, J & MIESES, J

Duodecimo hardcover (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: Philipp Reclam Jun 1982

KEYWORDS: specials text in German language en Deutsch sport chess how-to moves games tactics

$14.00
xxgdj45979

Starsin My Eyes: 40 Years in New Zealand Show Business


GOODLIFFE, TONY & SNOW, TERRY

Super octavo 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Harper Collins 1996

KEYWORDS: specials Tony Goodliffe Terry Snow New Zealand history show business cinema theatre television stage entertainment music sport art

$18.50
xxgeh46151

Fabio Capello: The Man The Dream The Inside Story


RYAN, MARK

hardcover octavo (VG) 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: JR Books 2008

KEYWORDS: biography fabio capello mark ryan football sport specials

$15.00
xxcva46381

Lazarus and the Hurricane: The Freeing of Rubin Hurricane Carter


CHAITON, SAM & SWINTON, TERRY

Super octavo 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: St Martin's Griffin 2000

KEYWORDS: specials Sam Chaiton Terry Swinton Rubin Carter Lazarus America USA boxing sport murder biography legal battle

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