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PICTURESQUE VIEWS ON THE RIVER WYE
Written by Samuel Ireland. Illustrated by Samuel Ireland.
Stock no. 1702397
Published by R. Faulder; T. Egerton. 1797. Almost very good condition.

Picturesque Views on the River Wye, From its Source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its Junction With the Severn below Chepstow: With Observations on the Public Buildings, and Other Works of Art, in its Vicinity. Map showing the course of the River Wye, 30 sepia aquatints plus b/w portrait plate of John Kyrle. xii + 159 pages. Full brown diced calf binding, gilt decorations and title to spine. Green endpapers. All edges gilt. Corners are bumped and worn with some surface loss to leather on rear cover and a couple of corners. Front joint is cracked. All plates present. Some light marks to page margins.

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THE ART OF ANGLING
Written by Trevor Housby. Illustrated by John Nash.
Stock no. 822762
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1972. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0237443929. Wrapper has a few small closed and repaired edge-tears.

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THE FISHERMAN'S HANDBOOK
Written by George Brennand. Illustrated by Colin Gibson.
Stock no. 822744
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. 1st 1951. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Trout, Salmon and Sea Trout with Notes on Coarse Fishing. Brown cloth. 8 colour plates and 32 b/w photos. Very light browning to endpapers else contents mint. Wrapper price-cut and slightly edge-chipped.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN STILLWATER FISHING
Written by David Jacques.
Stock no. 821893
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713614706. Ex-lib with just one stamp to verso of title page and one to end of index page. New endpapers. Wrapper spine lightly faded.

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COMPETITION TROUT FISHING
Written by Christopher Ogborne.
Stock no. 820307
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition.

A readable and comprehensive guide to all aspects of this popular sport. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1852230436. Old price label stuck to lower edge of rear cover. Top edge of text block a little dusty else contents fine.

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FISHING WITH THE EXPERTS
Written by Charles Wade.
Stock no. 820038
Published by Souvenir Press. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A New Look at the Wonderful World of Angling. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0285621890. Wrapper price-cut.

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THE PRACTICAL FLY-FISHER
Written by John Jackson.
Stock no. 818633
Published by Charles Farlow. 1st 1854. Very good condition.

More Particularly for Grayling or Umber. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to front. Ten hand-coloured plates representing 64 flies. 58 pages plus subscriber's list to rear. Spine browned, covers a little marked. Tightly bound leading to creases at inner margins not affecting illustrations or text. A few light marks to contents. A lovely copy of a scarce title.

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DIT BOECXKEN
Written by Matthias Van Der Goes.
Stock no. 814701
Published by Honey Dun Press. 1st 1978. As new condition.

An accurate facsimile of the 1872 edition. The book was originally published probably in 1492 in Old Flemish and as such is therefore the first printed work relating to the sport of angling. In 1872 an edition of 25 copies was privately printed and it is from one of these that the Honey Dun Press produced their facsimile in a limited edition of 150 copies. The book is printed on English hand made paper with deckled edges. The top edge coloured. Red morocco grained leather spine with gilt title. Swedish hand marbled paper boards. In Honey Dun Press style of card boxes with paper labels. 125 copies were for sale, 25 copies were out of series for private distribution. This is one of the 25 copies. Text in English. With woodcut illustrations as printed in the original Flemish edition. ISBN: 0904104052. This is an out-of-series copy no. 00. Box has the copy number written on top front corner.

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THE SPIRIT OF THE POND
Written by Tom O'Reilly. Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 629337
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st thus 2007. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Limited edition of 495 copies. Dark green cloth with gilt titles. B/w illustrations and photographs throughout. SIGNED by author, copy no. 220. There is slightly rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and a little creasing at top of spine.

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THE AFAN FISHERIES
Written by Ivor Lewis.
Stock no. 812027
Published by The Afan Valley Angling Club. 1st 1999. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0953732606.

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THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
Written by Izaak Walton. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 738893
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Bound in publishers deluxe binding of brown leather with embossed decoration at front edges and with gilt titles. Top edge gilt. Two-tone green pictorial endpapers. 12 tissue-guarded colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny worn patch to lower edge of rear cover. Some very faint marking to covers. Light foxing throughout. Lower corner of half-title and frontis creased, tiny nick to edge of half-title page. All other plates fine condition.

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WHERE THE BRIGHT WATERS MEET
Written by H. Plunket Greene.
Stock no. 589334
Published by Christophers. 1946. Very good condition.

Revised and enlarged edition. Dark blue cloth, silver title. B/w photos. Book: name in ink to front endpaper, spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Light browning to endpapers.

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