Stella & Rose's Books

DARK POOLS: THE DRY FLY AND THE NYMPH
Written by Charles Jardine.
Stock no. 1329352
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete syntheses of all trout-fishing techniques. Tips and advice on rivercraft, techniques and tactics from one of the top fly fishermen in the country. Highly informative on all aspects of river life, including conservation, in addition to the fishing aspect. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1852233966. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to half-title page. Slight marks to the prelims from the dedication ghosting through the pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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TACTICAL FLY FISHING FOR TROUT AND SEA TROUT ON RIVER AND STREAM
Written by Pat O'Reilly.
Stock no. 1329312
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 269 numbered pages. ISBN: 1852232943. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine (top edge of textblock ever so slightly dusty). Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and creased with slight wear to top corners.

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SMALL-RIVER FLY FISHING FOR TROUT AND GRAYLING
Written by James Evans.
Stock no. 1329282
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. Colour frontis. 207 pages. ISBN: 0071612282. Spine and corners bumped. A couple of tiny nicks to lower edges of covers. Textblock is very slightly dusty. Name in ink to top margin of title-page. Dustwrapper is price-cut ('new' price sticker above) and the spine is very sunned.

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THE TALE OF A WYE FISHERMAN
Written by H.A. Gilbert.
Stock no. 1828866
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1929. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The history of the River Wye from a fisherman's point of view, from early times until the abolition of fresh-water netting. Light brown cloth boards, black titles. B/w photos. vii and 160 pages including index, plus 8 page Methuen's general literature list to rear. Pale fading to lower edge of boards with some rubbing of edges. Text block is browned and heavily foxed. Some scattered foxing to contents, mainly to margins. Blue dustwrapper is very browned (discoloured) and grubby, spine is scuffed, top & tail of spine and corners worn with a chip to top of spine.

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A GUIDE TO THE TAFF VALLEY FROM QUAKERS' YARD TO ABERFAN
Written by Mary E. Gillham; Clive Thomas; John Perkins.
Stock no. 1828857
Published by Merthyr Tydfil and District Naturalists' Society. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Depicting what may still be seen of the Industrial History, Geology, Natural History and Following the courses of the ancient Penydarren Tramway, Glamorgan Canal and the River itself. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. Cardwraps. 66 pages. Covers are lightly browned. Grubby margin marks to last page (not bad). Else contents clean.

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THE WORLD OF RUPERT ALBUM 2
No author listed. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328396
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 1st thus 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Book 2 in The Collector's Album Series, celebrating the illustrations of Alfred Bestall. Containing Rupert and the Little River; Rupert's Big Game Hunt and Rupert and the Hazel Nut. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781405240246. Corners slightly bumped.

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THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER
Written by John Ruskin. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1327987
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Decorated card wraps. 4 colour plates and a few b/w text illustrations. 47 pages. Covers are clean but edge creased. Foxing to endpapers and page margins else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge creased and slightly grubby.

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COAL MINING IN LUNESDALE
Written by Philip John Hudson.
Stock no. 1828309
Published by Hudson History. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

An introductory study into the hsitory of coal mining in the valle of the River Lune and its tributaries in North West England. White & blue cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0953364305. SIGNED by the author to front endpaper (no dedication). Two diagonal marks to lower edge of text block. Bookplate to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean.

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SWALEDALE: VALLEY OF THE WILD RIVER
Written by Andrew Fleming.
Stock no. 1828024
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Swaledale, part of the North Yorkshire Pennines, and how the perspectives of archaeology, history and ecology can be linked to transform our understanding of the landscape. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1853311979. Name & date in ink to half-title page else a lovely copy.

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OFF THE BEATEN TRACK... RIVER CARPING
Written by Rob Maylin; et al.
Stock no. 1327610
Published by Bountyhunter Publications. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In this unique volume you will find both technical and session chapters covering every aspect of river carping. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 304 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780992753160. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Glue from binding process showing through on endpapers else contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed/creased.

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RIVER CARPING
Written by Neil Wayte; et al.
Stock no. 1327504
Published by The Crowood Press. 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Experience river carp anglers pass on their knowledge of their local running water venues. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 175 pages. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781861263780. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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OPERATIONS OF EIGHTH CORPS: ACCOUNT OF OPERATIONS FROM NORMANDY TO THE RIVER RHINE
Written by G.S. Jackson.
Stock no. 1826805
Published by St. Clements Press, Ltd.. 1st 1948. Good condition.

The part 8 Corps played in the invasion of Normandy. Light blue/grey cloth boards, red titles. 3 colour survey maps in pocket at rear of book. Cloth boards browned at edges and spine, base of spine worn. Small knock to vertical edge of boards. Name in ink to front pastedown. What looks like a browned damps stain running vertically at edges (margins) of prelims. A few margin marks to contents but generally clean. All colour maps present and in good condition.

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