1912 1986 (110 resultados)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1976). (1958) 1984 8th impression pbk edition. Small 8vo paperback (129 x 198mm). Pp220,ad. B/w illustrations, bibliography. Reading crease to spine, slightly used but a good-plus second hand copy. ".the finest instructional book on flyfishing ever written." (Vernon-Roberts). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1976). (1958) 1987 9th impression pbk edition. Paperback. Pp220,ad. B/w illustrations, bibliography. Covers slightly creased and rubbed. Very good, solidly intact second-hand paperback. ".the finest instructional book on flyfishing ever written." (Vernon-Roberts). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1962). (1953) 1962 paperback edition. Small 8vo paperback. Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Slightly used but good copy. "Many thousands have enjoyed Fishing for Beginners, and its issue as a paperback will increase its usefulness in teaching the enthusiast why fishermen fish, how they fish and how it can be enjoyed. The author - who has made many friends as Angling Correspondent of the Sunday Times - assumes that his readers know nothing about the art and does not rest until he has told the reader enough to enable him to go off for the week-end fishing trip on his own." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1975). (1953) 1975 paperback reprint. Small 8vo paperback (115 x 180mm). Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Various minor faults. A used but solidly intact second-hand paperback. "Many thousands have enjoyed Fishing for Beginners, and its issue as a paperback will increase its usefulness in teaching the enthusiast why fishermen fish, how they fish and how it can be enjoyed. The author - who has made many friends as Angling Correspondent of the Sunday Times - assumes that his readers know nothing about the art and does not rest until he has told the reader enough to enable him to go off for the week-end fishing trip on his own". .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1962). (1953) 1962 pbk edition. Small 8vo paperback (110 x 180mm). Pp151,ad. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Small stain to inside front cover. Slight browning. Good-plus paperback. "Many thousands have enjoyed Fishing for Beginners, and its issue as a paperback will increase its usefulness in teaching the enthusiast why fishermen fish, how they fish and how it can be enjoyed. The author - who has made many friends as Angling Correspondent of the Sunday Times - assumes that his readers know nothing about the art and does not rest until he has told the reader enough to enable him to go off for the week-end fishing trip on his own." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1971). (1953) later paperback reprint. Small 8vo paperback (109 x 180mm). Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Covers creased and slightly rubbed. A used but good second-hand paperback. "An Aldine Paperback." "Many thousands have enjoyed Fishing for Beginners, and its issue as a paperback will increase its usefulness in teaching the enthusiast why fishermen fish, how they fish and how it can be enjoyed. The author - who has made many friends as Angling Correspondent of the Sunday Times - assumes that his readers know nothing about the art and does not rest until he has told the reader enough to enable him to go off for the week-end fishing trip on his own." .…

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1970). 1970 1st edition. Small 8vo (119 x 197mm). Pp136. B/w illustrations by W.J. Pezare. Green cloth, gilt fish motif to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Foxing and use but good copy in slightly frayed dust-wrapper. "Now in this new book Maurice Wiggin sets out the basic techniques of fishing from the shore, fishing from boats and rocks, .pier and jetty, and finally the thrills and rewards of estuary fishing. .written with admirable clarity and good humour. He communicates very vividly and zestfully his own delight in this 'robust and open-hearted pursuit'. At one and the same time he tells the complete beginner how to go about it, and fires him with enthusiasm to be started. Few textbooks are at once highly practical and informative and also vivacious, amusing and readable in their own right. But this is one that certainly is." Chapters include:- First things first; The tools of the trade; The G.P. and the specialist; Pier and jetty fishing; Boat fishing; Rock fishing; Fishing from the shore; Estuary fishing; Afterthoughts and all that. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1962). (1953) 1962 paperback rep. Small 8vo paperback. Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Slight marks to cover else very good. "Many thousands have enjoyed Fishing for Beginners, and its issue as a paperback will increase its usefulness in teaching the enthusiast why fishermen fish, how they fish and how it can be enjoyed. The author - who has made many friends as Angling Correspondent of the Sunday Times - assumes that his readers know nothing about the art and does not rest until he has told the reader enough to enable him to go off for the week-end fishing trip on his own". .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1962). (1953) 1964 paperback reprint. Small 8vo paperback. Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W. J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Slight browning to edges but very good. "Many thousands have enjoyed Fishing for Beginners, and its issue as a paperback will increase its usefulness in teaching the enthusiast why fishermen fish, how they fish and how it can be enjoyed. The author - who has made many friends as Angling Correspondent of the Sunday Times - assumes that his readers know nothing about the art and does not rest until he has told the reader enough to enable him to go off for the week-end fishing trip on his own". .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1968). 1968 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Ppviii,232. Not illustrated. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. End-papers foxed but good-plus in slightly rubbed and tanned dust-wrapper. 35s. net. The autobiography of this well-known angler from his Black Country beginnings to his career in Fleet Street. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1967). (1953) 1967 reprint. Small 8vo (111 x 182mm). Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. From the library of angling author Barrie Rickards, with his name to the end-paper. Slightly browned, with slight marks to edges and end-papers but a good copy, lacks dust-wrapper. A very good beginner's guide to fishing from the early fifties. Chapters cover float fishing, still water and stream, pike, spinning and fly fishing. The eight black and white plates are taken from Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1969). 1969 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp157. B/w illustrations. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. The author's account of a year in a Surrey village. Charming black and white sketches. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1958). 1958 1st edition. Small 8vo (112 x 180mm). Pp205. B/w illustrations, bibliography. Blind-stamped blue boards, dark blue label on spine titled in silver-gilt. Slight use - good-plus without dust-wrapper. ".the finest instructional book on flyfishing ever written." (Vernon-Roberts). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1958). 1958 1st edition. Small 8vo (112 x 180mm). Pp205. B/w illustrations, bibliography. Blind-stamped blue boards, dark blue label on spine titled in silver-gilt. Good-plus in poor dust-wrapper. ".the finest instructional book on flyfishing ever written." (Vernon-Roberts). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1969). 1969 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp157. B/w illustrations. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt. Abrasion to end-paper else fine copy in a fine dust-wrapper. The author's account of a year in a Surrey village. Charming black and white sketches. .…

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1958). 1958 1st edition. Small 8vo (112 x 180mm). Ppx,203. B/w illustrations, bibliography. Blind-stamped light blue boards, spine titled in silver gilt on dark blue label. Minor faults, good-plus in frayed dust-wrapper. 7/6 net. ".the finest instructional book on flyfishing ever written." (Vernon-Roberts). .…

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1965). 1965 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 230mm). Pp287. B/w photographs, line illustrations by Will Nickless. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. End-paper name. Good only in worn & torn dust-wrapper. This is not an anthology of previously published material, but is a collection of original writing, specially commissioned from some of the liveliest and most knowledgeable angling authors of the period. The 1960s was a key period in angling literature, and Maurice Wiggin, the compiler, brings together the best of the new writers of the day: Bernard Venables, Dick Walker, Fred J. Taylor, Oliver Kite, C.V. Hancock, Jack Hargreaves and Frank Sawyer are among the twenty-six contributors. Hugh Falkus's evocative short story, "The Sea Trout," made its first appearance here, as did C.V. Hancock's well-known essay, "The Land of Teme and Gleam." .…

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1965). 1965 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 230mm). Pp287. B/w photographs, line illustrations by Will Nickless. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults, good-plus in slightly used dust-wrapper. This is not an anthology of previously published material, but is a collection of original writing, specially commissioned from some of the liveliest and most knowledgeable angling authors of the period. The 1960s was a key period in angling literature, and Maurice Wiggin, the compiler, brings together the best of the new writers of the day: Bernard Venables, Dick Walker, Fred J. Taylor, Oliver Kite, C.V. Hancock, Jack Hargreaves and Frank Sawyer are among the twenty-six contributors. Hugh Falkus's evocative short story, "The Sea Trout," made its first appearance here, as did C.V. Hancock's well-known essay, "The Land of Teme and Gleam." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1953). 1953 1st edition. Small 8vo (115 x 182mm). Pp143. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Black cloth, spine titled in gilt. Ex-library, usual faults, end-paper removed. Working copy in chipped and used dust-wrapper. A very good beginner's guide to fishing from the early fifties. Chapters cover float fishing, still water and stream, pike, spinning and fly fishing. The eight black and white plates are taken from Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1958). (1953) 1958 revised edition. Small 8vo (110 x 182mm). Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Smells slightly musty. A little foxing but good-plus in slightly chipped and frayed dust-wrapper. A very good beginners' guide to fishing from the early fifties. Chapters cover float fishing, still water and stream, pike, spinning and fly fishing. The eight black and white plates (the dust-wrapper blurb incorrectly states there are six) are taken from Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). (1949) 1951 Book Club edition. 8vo (145 x 220mm). Pp136. B/w scraperboard drawings by John Pezare. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Some foxing and annotation. Good only. Lacks dust-wrapper. Memories of fishing, coarse and fly; especially from Wiggin's Black Country childhood, and from later years on the brooks of the Welsh Marches. . …

First Edition. Near fine cloth review copy in a very good if slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 71 p. Notes; Including Evening light on the Moselle as described by Ausoniusand the demon by Michael Lermontov. Subjects; Poetry ; Translations into English. Poetry in European languages. 1 Kg.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1958). (1953) 1958 revised edition. Small 8vo (110 x 182mm). Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. A little foxing but good-plus in slightly chipped and frayed dust-wrapper. A very good beginner's guide to fishing from the early fifties. Chapters cover float fishing, still water and stream, pike, spinning and fly fishing. The eight black and white plates (the dust-wrapper blurb incorrectly states there are six) are taken from Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). (1949) 1951 Book Club edition. 8vo (145 x 220mm). Pp136. Illustrated with b/w scraperboard drawings by John Pezare. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight use but a very good copy - without dust-wrapper. Memories of fishing, coarse and fly; especially from Wiggin's Black Country childhood, and from later years on the brooks of the Welsh Marches. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1953). (1953) 1957 revised edition. Small 8vo (110 x 182mm). Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight browning and use but good-plus in chipped and frayed dust-wrapper. A very good beginner's guide to fishing from the early fifties. Chapters cover float fishing, still water and stream, pike, spinning and fly fishing. The eight black and white plates are taken from Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. .…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, somewhat edge-bumped dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 77 pages ; 18 cm. Notes; Includes translations from Russian and Spanish. Subjects; Johnston, Charles (1912-1986). English poetry 20th century. Russian poetry 19th century Translations into English. Lermontov, Mikhail I?U?r?evich (1814-1841) Translations into English. Saint Petersburg (Russia) Poetry. Spain Poetry. 1 Kg. …

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1965). 1965 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 230mm). Pp287. B/w photographs, line illustrations by Will Nickless. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly rubbed dust-wrapper. This is not an anthology of previously published material, but is a collection of original writing, specially commissioned from some of the liveliest and most knowledgeable angling authors of the period. The 1960s was a key period in angling literature, and Maurice Wiggin, the compiler, brings together the best of the new writers of the day: Bernard Venables, Dick Walker, Fred J. Taylor, Oliver Kite, C.V. Hancock, Jack Hargreaves and Frank Sawyer are among the twenty-six contributors. Hugh Falkus's evocative short story, "The Sea Trout," made its first appearance here, as did C.V. Hancock's well-known essay, "The Land of Teme and Gleam." .…

Tela. Condición: Normal. Primera edición. 453 pp/ Traducción de Consuelo Berges/ A-207 Size: 13x19. Libro.

First Edition. Near fine cloth review copy in a very good if slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 71 p. Notes; Including Evening light on the Moselle as described by Ausoniusand the demon by Michael Lermontov. Subjects; Poetry ; Translations into English. Poetry in European languages. 1 Kg.…