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$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

$27.50
2d5a/27

Angler's Paradise: Favourite Fishing Waters of New Zealand and the Flies to Fish them with


TICHBORNE, BRYAN & TICHBORNE, NANCY (Illus)

First edition, oblong quarto, illus verso half title page & title page, 128pp, illus, VG+ in d/w (VG+)

PUBLISHER: Gordon Ell The Bush Press 1990

KEYWORDS: first edition Bryan and Nancy Tichborne New Zealand angling anglers fishing flyfishing trout salmon paintings lures flies outdoors sport

$10.00
xxcvb46456

Odd Men In: A Gallery of Cricket Eccentrics


introduction by Leo Cooper

THOMSON, A.A.

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: The Pavilion Library 1985

KEYWORDS: sport cricket a.a. thomson history biography specials leo cooper

$26.50
xxcvb46473

Our Motoring Heritage


COLERIDGE, T.T.N.

softcover 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: T.T.N. Coleridge 1973

KEYWORDS: t.t.n. coleridge new zealand history motoring heritage motor vehicles sport classic cars specials

$15.00
xxeaf46858

Fitzsimons on Rugby: Loose in the Tight Five


with a few words from Nick Farr Jones and Sean Fitzpatrick

FITZSIMONS, PETER

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: Allen & Unwin 1999

KEYWORDS: specials Peter Fitzsimons Nick Farr Jones rugby New Zealand sport All Blacks essays journalism

$12.50
xxgfaa46875

Anton Oliver Inside


OLIVER, ANTON & TURNER, BRIAN

Signed, imperial octavo 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: Hodder Moa 2005

KEYWORDS: specials Anton Oliver Brian Turner autobiography sport rugby New Zealand

$28.50
xxgfaa46892

Chess: The History of a Game


EALES, RICHARD

First edition, super octavo 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: BT Batsford 1985

KEYWORDS: first edition specials Richard Eales chess history game sport origins plays players

$55.00
2f9a/3

Human Physiology


Fifth Edition

PETERSEN, OLE H (Ed)

Super octavo, light card covers, xiii + 650pp, illus, fine

PUBLISHER: Blackwell Publishing 2007

KEYWORDS: Ole Petersen medicine physiology reference lecture notes biomedical science sport sciences pharmacology nursing

$16.50
2f9a/25

Somebody Stole My Game


LAIDLAW, CHRIS

First edition, super octavo, illus light card coverss with French flaps, 302pp, illus, VG+ (stain to lower page edges, slight spotting to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Hodder Moa 2010

KEYWORDS: first edition Chris Laidlaw New Zealand rugby All Blacks sport coaching referees professionalism commercialism

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