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THE WAY OF A TROUT WITH A FLY
Written by G.E.M. Skues.
Stock no. 1329536
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 2nd 1928. Good condition.

Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. 2nd edition. 2 colour plates and 1 b/w plate. 259 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers scuffed and marked. Light foxing throughout.

NYMPH FISHING FOR CHALK STREAM TROUT & MINOR TACTICS OF THE CHALK STREAM
Written by G.E.M. Skues.
Stock no. 1329535
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st thus 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Two volumes in one. First combined edition. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 244 pages. ISBN: 0713614471. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Neat name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Page browning and spotting to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and just a little grubby.

THE WILD TROUT
Written by Malcolm Greenhalgh. Illustrated by Rod Sutterby; Simon Farrell.
Stock no. 1329531
Published by George Philip. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Artist Sutterby and biologist Greenhalgh combine forces to celebrate the beauty of the wild trout and make an urgent call for conservation measures. With more than 40 colour paintings, drawings and sketches of individual fish, together with colour photos. Large oblong format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0540011991. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front pastedown (covered by dustwrapper flap). Dustwrapper is slightly marked and edge worn, large tear to rear panel.

THE SCOTTISH FISHING BOOK
Written by Sandy Forgan. Illustrated by Glyn Satterley.
Stock no. 1329521
Published by Lomond Books. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Scotland offers some of the finest fishing in the world. What makes Scotland so special? Full of information on the natural history of fish species, conservation, history, modern techniques and tackle, and a colourful guide to all the best places to catch fish. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 1842040200. Slight bumping to lower corners. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.

CHALK STREAMS & LAZY TROUT
Written by Robin Armstrong; Michael Hordern. Illustrated by Robin Armstrong.
Stock no. 1329519
Published by Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green covers with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. Foreword by Hordern. ISBN: 0091742102. SIGNED by the author to title-page (also with small doodle), someone else has written 'for Charlie Davidson' below the signature. Spine and corners bumped. Front free-endpaper is partially browned. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, lightly damp stained at edges (only visible at spine ends).

TROUT FLIES: A DISCUSSION AND A DICTIONARY
Written by A. Courtney Williams.
Stock no. 1329516
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, silver title to spine. 223 pages. 6 colour and 9 b/w plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly brownedm with a couple of splash marks, light scratches to covers. Heavy foxing to contents.

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.

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.

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.

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 IN WILD PLACES
Written by David Street. Illustrated by Terence Lambert.
Stock no. 1829678
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1st thus 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fishing the wild virgin places of the UK. Many of the stories that comprise the chapters of this book have appeared as articles in various journals. Paper boards, black spine with cream title, cream boards with black title and vignette to front. Pictorial endpapers. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. ix and 201 pages. ISBN: 0854932062. Binding error to half-title page, lower corner (lower corner cut too large and folded over). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and grubby.