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SEA TROUT FLIES
Written by James Waltham.
Stock no. 1329515
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0713655224. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Light foxing to endpapers.

THE DRY FLY AND FAST WATER AND THE SALMON AND THE DRY FLY
Written by George M.L. La Branche.
Stock no. 1329473
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons. 1st thus 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Two American fishing classics in one volume. Grey cloth, black title to spine. 252 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some fading(?) to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with slight loss, has an old tape repair to top of spine on verso (glue of tape has browned)

TROUT ANGLER'S ANGLES: AN APPROACH TO STILLWATERS
Written by Alan Pearson.
Stock no. 1329472
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

For all trout fishermen who wish to learn more about trout and try a different, more reasoning approach to the prime objective of catching fish. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 175 pages. B/w photos throughout, some colour plates bound together. ISBN: 1852234350. Minimal bumping to spine and corners of book and wrapper. Slight foxing to top edge of textblock.

MY ROD MY COMFORT
Written by Robert Bruce Lockhart. Illustrated by John Gaastra.
Stock no. 1329468
Published by Putnam & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. 78 pages. Illustrated with b/w wood engravings. Spine slightly bumped. Neat biro writing to front free-endpaper. Pale page browning. Textblock is foxed at top edge. Dustwrapper is browned and edge chipped.

FISHING WITH THE FLY
Written by Charles F. Orvis; A. Nelson Cheney.
Stock no. 1329467
Published by The Wellfleet Press. 1st USA 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Sketches by Lovers of the Art, with illustrations of standard Flies. Collected by Orvis and Cheney. American edition. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 325 numbered pages. Colour plates. ISBN: 1555213774. Spine bumped. Foxing to endpapers, some spotting to textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso.

WHERE THE BRIGHT WATERS MEET
Written by H. Plunket Greene.
Stock no. 1329466
Published by Philip Alan & Co Ltd. 2nd 1929. Good condition.

Second edition. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 253 pages, edges untrimmed. B/w photo plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed, split to top of spine. Covers grubby with small repaired(?) patch to front edge of spine. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Obituary of Mr Plunket Greene tipped onto front pastedown. Hinges pulled but binding still very tight.

GUIDE TO CATSKILL TROUT
Written by John A. Punola.
Stock no. 1329465
Published by Pathfinder. 3rd 1981. Very good condition.

3rd edition. Cardwraps. 71 pages. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 0939888017. Name and date in biro to title-page. Some biro notes to page margins. A few small marks to front cover, rear cover slightly grubby. Top corner of last page lightly creased.

A GUIDE TO RIVER TROUT FLIES
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1829724
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive collection of 400 patterns to cover all possible river types and conditions. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 185223167X. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and a little grubby.

A PARTICULAR LUNN: ONE HUNDRED GLORIOUS YEARS ON THE TEST
Written by Mick Lunn; Clive Graham-Ranger.
Stock no. 1829723
Published by Unwin Hyman Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The River Test is the most famous chalkstream in the world. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photographs. xii and 157 pages. ISBN: 0044405731. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed, corners of boards lightly bumped. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, a little grubby, worn at corners.

CHAUNCY LIVELY'S FLYBOX: A PORTFOLIO OF TROUT FLIES
Written by Chauncy Lively.
Stock no. 1829721
Published by Stackpole Books. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

Over forty of the most effective flies from Chauncy Lively's years of experimentation and testing. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w step-by-step photographs. 96 pages. ISBN: 0811720780. Covers lightly scuffed but clean. Top front corner of covers and contents lightly bowed downwards (tip of top corner, minor). Contents clean.

FISHING FLIES AND THEIR PLUMAGE
Written by Michael Veale.
Stock no. 1829720
Published by The Sportsman's Press. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A wealth of practical information on every aspect of fly-tying. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 127 pages. ISBN: 0948253398. Foxing to text block and margins. Contents heavily browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and scuffed.

THE ANGLING LETTERS OF G.E.M. SKUES
Written by G.E.M. Skues; C.F. Walker.
Stock no. 1829717
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Walker. Dark brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xv and 153 pages including index. ISBN: 0713616210. Reprint. Top of spine and top front board corner bumped. Some foxing present, mainly to text block. Price-cut dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, faded to spine, mark left by old price label to rear panel, slightly grubby.