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THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
Written by Izaak Walton.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1330556
Published by David McKay Company.
1st
1931.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Subtitled: The Contemplative Man's Recreation Being a Discourse of Rivers Fishponds Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. The spirit of the book is admirably captured by Rackham's pastoral scenes. 12 colour plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. Green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Green pictorial endpapers. 224 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn with slight loss, tiny hole to centre of rear panel.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- ILLUSTRATED
STAGHUNTING ON EXMOOR 1940 - 1998
Written by Robin Dunn.
Stock no. 1330519
Published by Rare Books And Berry.
1st
2008.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780953995196. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with small tear to top front corner.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- DEER
- EXMOOR
THE SHOOTING MAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330404
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1948.
Very good condition.
Limp burgundy calf binding, gilt titles and borders with vignette to front cover. 479 pages plus game record pages at rear. 6.5 x 4". B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges lightly rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. A couple of small stains to front endpapers. Fronty joint is starting to crack. A few page corner tips are lightly creased. Contents otherwise clean.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ILLUSTRATED
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- SHOOTING
- LEATHER BINDING
SHOOTS AND SHOOTING
Written by E.C. Keith.
Illustrated by J.C. Harrison.
Stock no. 1830485
Published by Country Life.
1st
1951.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
this is the fourth of Mr. Keith's books 'mainly about shooting'. The chief purpose of this book is to pass on acquired skill in the management of several types of shoot, in the partridge economy, in the art of shooting, and the like. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour frontis & b/w plates of game birds. 167 pages. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf rubbed. Gilt titles are dull. Faded name in blue pencil to front pastedown. Text block browned. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, faded to spine, browned to rear panel and a little grubby.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- SHOOTING
- GAME BIRDS
IT'S MY DELIGHT
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330044
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1949.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A thorough and entertaining discourse on the art of hunting by orthodox methods. Numerous b/w engravings. Blue/green cloth. 3rd impression. Spotting and some damp marking to covers. Front cover also has a school library gilt stamp. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-rubbed with some grubby marks; tiny nicks and chips at edges.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ILLUSTRATED
THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
Written by Izaak Walton.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1830140
Published by Harrap Limited.
1985.
Very good condition.
Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation Being a Discourse of Rivers Fishponds Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. Grey pictorial cardwraps. Colour plates and b/w line drawings. 223 pages. ISBN: 024554223X. Reprint. Fading to spine. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Light corner tip creasing to rear of contents. Last page has a few grubby marks else contents are clean.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- ILLUSTRATED
THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
Written by Izaak Walton; Charles Cotton; Richard Le Gallienne.
Illustrated by Edmund H. New.
Stock no. 1830085
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head.
1st
1897.
Good condition.
Edited, with an introduction by Richard Le Gallienne. Green cloth, dark green titles and decorations. B/w illustrations. Page edges untrimmed. lxxxiv and 427 pages plus The Anglers' Calendar complied by HI Regan to rear. Cloth edges of spine split. Boards unevenly faded to rear and a little grubby. Top & tail of spine and corners worn. Endpapers and text block browned. Front endpaper has been removed. Name in ink to half-title page. A few grubby marks and fox-spots to contents.
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- ILLUSTRATED
THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
Written by Izaak Walton.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1329918
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1st
1931.
Very good condition.
Grey/green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. 12 pastoral colour plates capture the spirit of this well-loved book. B/w text illustrations. Grey/green pictorial endpapers. 224 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine is lightly browned. Mark to front cover. Endpapers and prelims lightly browned. Name and date in ink (neat) to half title-page. Some light fingermarks to margins of first few pages. A nice copy.
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- ILLUSTRATED
- ANGLING
- FIELD SPORTS
- COARSE FISHING
FISHING WITH WALKER
Written by Dick Walker; Peter Maskell.
Stock no. 1329886
Published by Peter Maskell Publishing Services.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A selection of articles that covers the major coarse fishing species, detailing how to catch them and tactics to use, plus some outspoken opinions on topics that remain controversial today. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 197 pages. Limited edition of 500 signed copies. SIGNED by Pat Marston Walker (and someone else) to title-page. This is copy no. 106 SIGNED by the publisher.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- COARSE FISHING
- LIMITED EDITION
THE BOOK OF THE PERCH
Written by The Perchfishers; Peter Rogers; Steve Burke.
Illustrated by Luke Bedson.
Stock no. 1329882
Published by Oxford Illustrated Press.
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Edited by Rogers & Burke. Divided into twelve parts, each of which begins with a specially-commissioned, beautiful line drawing by Luke Bedson. Comprises 33 essays in total. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1855092115. Base of spine is very slightly shelf bumped. Top edge of wrapper is slightly creased with a couple of small tears.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
FIRST CAST
Written by Terry Lampard.
Stock no. 1329881
Published by Fsh.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Carp fishing. Charting the author's journey through someof the landmark waters fished and the successes and failures encountered along the way. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 0955140609. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Base of spine is slightly bumped.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
FISHING WITH THE FAMOUS REVISITED
Written by Bob Buteux; Kevin Clifford.
Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 1329880
Published by The Little Egret Press.
1st thus
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Limited Edition to 350 copies. Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 159 pages. SIGNED and numbered (30) by Wayne Cryer to publishers page. Limited edition sticker to half-title page. There is a card included with the book which has space for each contributor to sign, only Buteux, O'Reilly and Cryer have signed it.
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- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- LIMITED EDITION