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BARBEL
Written by J.W. Martin. Illustrated by Paul Cook.
Stock no. 2129509
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st 2002. Fine condition.

Smaller format. Leather binding. Black title to spine and front cover. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Deluxe, Limited edition to 55 copies. B/w illustrations. Being a Practical Treatise on Angling with Float and Ledger in Still Water and Stream. ISBN: 1899600248.

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THE FIGHTING BARBEL
Written by Peter Wheat.
Stock no. 1817244
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st thus 2000. Fine condition.

Limited Edition of 800 copies of which 100 are bound in leather (this copy is bound in cloth). Blue cloth boards, silver titles and gilt vignette of fish to front. B/w photos and illustrations. Yellow ribbon page marker. Binder's file copy and thus un-numbered. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE FISHERMAN'S COMPANION
Written by John Buckland.
Stock no. 1816675
Published by Bounty Books. 1st thus 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Oblong format. A beautiful book that will delight any fisherman, whether sitting in comfort at home, or waiting by his favourite pool. Using a wealth of illustrations from original sources, it evokes the timeless pleasures of fishing, reminding us that for centuries this has been one of man's favourite sports. Glazed pictorial boards. Brown marbled endpapers, text block & margins. Colour and brown & white illustrations. ISBN: 9780753708422.

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HOOKED! FISHING MEMORIES
Written by George Melly.
Stock no. 1816647
Published by Robson Books. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

B/w photos of the author's fishing exploits. ISBN: 1861052758.

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TROUT AT TEN THOUSAND FEET
Written by John Bailey.
Stock no. 1816646
Published by New Holland. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Reflections of a passionate fisherman. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1859748899.

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CASTING QUIET WATERS: REFLECTIONS ON LIFE AND FISHING
Written by Jake Macdonald.
Stock no. 1816603
Published by Greystone Books. 1st 2014. Very good condition.

Gathering the thoughts of twelve of North America's leading writers - novelists and memoirists, journalists and sports writers - on the fishing life. Tales of memorable quests and elusive catches, of the men and women who fish, of the fish themselves and the waters they live in. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 9781771640244. Covers a little grubby. Slight musty odour present.

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RURAL SPORTS (2 VOLUMES)
Written by William B. Daniel.
Stock no. 2127953
Published by Bunny And Gold. Circa 1801. Almost very good condition.

2 volumes. Brown leather covers, gilt borders. B/w plates. Includes sections on dogs, plus fox and stag hunting, hare coursing. Rabbit, martin, badger and otter hunting. Angling, game shooting and waterfowl etc. Both volumes have been rebacked with new spines with raised bands; new endpapers, original boards and pages. Volume 1 No longer has its title page. All plates present. Volume 1 was published in 1801 and Volume 2 in 1802. Scuffing and wear to covers; heavy wear to corners. Foxing, browning and some margin marks.

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DEEP TROUT: ANGLING IN POPULAR CULTURE
Written by William Washabaugh; Catherine Washabaugh.
Stock no. 1815705
Published by Berg. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Angling in America. Blue pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 185973393X. Remains of small label to rear board.

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NETS AND CORACLES
Written by John Geraint Jenkins.
Stock no. 1815468
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An ethnological and historical study of traditional methods of river fishing in England and Wales (mostly Wales and the Welsh borders). Gilt title to spine. 335 pages including index plus numerous plates, diagrams and illustrations throughout. 9 x 5.75". ISBN: 0715365460. Text block a little browned and grubby. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine and less so to top front panel, rear panel scuffed.

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FISHING WITH THE FAMOUS
Written by Bob Buteaux; Kevin Clifford. Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 2124060
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Limited Edition to 600 copies. Green cloth with gilt title box to front cover. Colour and b/w photos. SIGNED by Illustrator, this is Copy No. 556. Bump to bottom corner of front cover and one edge. Some light creasing to wrapper.

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A COLLECTION OF RIGHT MERRIE GARLANDS FOR NORTH COUNTRY ANGLERS
Written by Joseph Crawhall.
Stock no. 2123304
Published by George Rutland. 1864. Almost very good condition.

Green leather spine. Red cloth. And continued to this present year. Fifity copies printed on large paper. B/w illustrations. Words and music. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Scuffing to leather spine, with a bit of chipping. Bookplates to prelims. Browning and foxing to outer page edges.

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NETS AND CORACLES
Written by John Geraint Jenkins.
Stock no. 2122658
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An ethnological and historical study of traditional methods of river fishing in England and Wales (mostly Wales and the Welsh borders). Gilt title to spine. 335 pages including index plus numerous plates, diagrams and illustrations throughout. 9 x 5.75". ISBN: 0715365460. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with faded spine; edge-creased.

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