michael shephard (131 resultados)

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condición: Muy Bien. 100 p.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 239mm). Pp118. B/w photographs, bibliography, end-paper maps. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Some use and spotting to top edge, but good-plus in spine-faded dust-wrapper. A good guide to river and stillwater game and coarse fisheries in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Hampshire, Wilstshire and Dorset, with plenty of anecdotes and advice as to techniques. "Michael Shephard, an angler and fishing writer of great experience, discusses not only the famous rivers such as the Tamar, the Exe, the Torridge, the Taw and Avon but also a great many smaller streams which provide marvellous days. He ranges widely over the lakes and reservoirs, some famous like Blagdon and Wimbleball, but many others not so well known. Besides giving a wealth of information on where to fish and how to get there, Michael Shephard gives advice on reliable flies which can be fished at various times. He vividly recalls red-letter days on rivers and lakes and discusses the behaviour of fish found in the region, providing a detailed and vastly entertaining guide to the fishing in this beautiful part of Britain." .

Condición: Good. 1952. First Edition. 240 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over grey cloth covered boards with gilt. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Plates are bright and clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1957). (1955) 1957 reprint. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in silver and gilt. Boards very faded, edges browned. Good only. Lacks dust-wrapper. This is a book for beginners, for the benefit of youngsters who have no knowledgeable parent or friend to start them off in the right direction. "The frontispiece depicts trout, salmon and grayling, but the book deals in the main with coarse fish and fishing methods. It does this commendably." (Angling, August 1955). Chapters include:- Where to find your fish; Rod and tackle; Running water; Trotting; Still waters; Fly-fishing; Wet-fly; Spinning. .

Condición: Good. 1955. First Edition. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Prize plate to front pastedown. Black and white illustrated plates. Light tanning to pages with noticeable staining to free endpapers. Binding is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Book is visibly bowed and forward leaning with minor tanning, staining and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 239mm). Pp118. B/w photographs, bibliography, end-paper maps. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. A good guide to river and stillwater game and coarse fisheries in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Hampshire, Wilstshire and Dorset, with plenty of anecdotes and advice as to techniques. "Michael Shephard, an angler and fishing writer of great experience, discusses not only the famous rivers such as the Tamar, the Exe, the Torridge, the Taw and Avon but also a great many smaller streams which provide marvellous days. He ranges widely over the lakes and reservoirs, some famous like Blagdon and Wimbleball, but many others not so well known. Besides giving a wealth of information on where to fish and how to get there, Michael Shephard gives advice on reliable flies which can be fished at various times. He vividly recalls red-letter days on rivers and lakes and discusses the behaviour of fish found in the region, providing a detailed and vastly entertaining guide to the fishing in this beautiful part of Britain." .

Hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. Foxing and tanning to pages. Wear and tear to dust jacket. Photograph available on request.

Condición: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Condición: Good. 1965. Fourth Printing. 95 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1952). 1952 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp240. B/w photographs, decorative end-papers. Grey cloth, spine titled in gilt, green motif of angler casting to upper board. Well used. Good only. Lacks dust-wrapper. In the series, "The Sporting Scene," edited by William Luscombe. Encouraging ruminations on a wide range of angling experiences. Includes material on bream, barbel, carp trout, pike, tench, perch, grayling, salmon, and various scenarios where each might be encountered. Chapters include: On being an angler; Bottom-fishing; Fly-fishing; Roach fishing; 'The fearfullest of fishes'; so catch your bream; Fishing for barbel; Fishing the weir; The appeal of the carp; Angling competitions; Trout fishing; Tench fishing; Perch fishing; The gamest fish of all; Grayling fishing; Worming; Salmon fishing; Fishing in flood water; Pollution. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1954). (1954) later reprint. Small format (94 x 164mm). Pp95. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Various minor faults (boards faded with slight damage, fading, foxing / tape marks). Reading copy only, lacks dust-wrapper. Part of the excellent and highly collectable 'How To Catch Them' series. Chapters include: Description and habits; Tackle - rods, reels, lines, casts and hooks, floats, other tackle; Baits; Methods of fishing with bait - long trotting, fishing without float, dapping, ledgering, landing the fish; Fly fishing - tackle, casts, dry flies, wet flies, using the dry fly, where to cast, using the wet fly; Chub in cold weather. An appendix lists 'some notable chub'. .

Booklet. Condición: Very Good. UK 1960 reprint in very good condition. Price on the front cover has been overstickered with a new price, and the price internally has been changed too, as well as the address of the publisher.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). (1955) 1955 reprint. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w illustrations. Green cloth, spine titled in silver and gilt. Boards slightly stained and faded, smells slightly musty. A good copy. This is a book for beginners, for the benefit of youngsters who have no knowledgeable parent or friend to start them off in the right direction. "The frontispiece depicts trout, salmon and grayling, but the book deals in the main with coarse fish and fishing methods. It does this commendably." (Angling, August 1955). Chapters include:- Where to find your fish; Rod and tackle; Running water; Trotting; Still waters; Fly-fishing; Wet-fly; Spinning. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1950). 1950 1st edition. 8vo Stapled paperback (140 x 215mm). Pp32. Colour illustrations taken from Player's cigarette cards, b/w illustration. Slightly rubbed and foxed. Good. ~. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1954). (1954) later reprint. Small format (94 x 164mm). Pp95. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Boards slightly faded, foxing to edges and end-papers, inscription. Good-plus in poor dust-wrapper. Part of the excellent and highly collectable 'How To Catch Them' series. Chapters include: Description and habits; Tackle - rods, reels, lines, casts and hooks, floats, other tackle; Baits; Methods of fishing with bait - long trotting, fishing without float, dapping, ledgering, landing the fish; Fly fishing - tackle, casts, dry flies, wet flies, using the dry fly, where to cast, using the wet fly; Chub in cold weather. An appendix lists 'some notable chub'. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). 1955 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w illustrations. Blue-green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Quite used, good only. Lacks dust-wrapper. This is a book for beginners, for the benefit of youngsters who have no knowledgeable parent or friend to start them off in the right direction. "The frontispiece depicts trout, salmon and grayling, but the book deals in the main with coarse fish and fishing methods. It does this commendably." (Angling, August 1955). Chapters include:- Where to find your fish; Rod and tackle; Running water; Trotting; Still waters; Fly-fishing; Wet-fly; Spinning. .

Cloth. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Green cloth, faded lettering to spine, a couple of small marks to cloth. School prize certificate to front pastedown.

Condición: Good. 1954. First Edition. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.

Condición: Good. 1956. Second Edition. 95 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Drawings in blue pen to pastedowns and rear endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Heavy tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends.

17x10. Tela editorial con sobrecubierta. 103 pgs. Ilustraciones en b/n. 626971.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Green covers are sunned around edges. Sunned spine with green and silver lettering and silver decoration on spine. Lightly bumped corners and spine-ends. Sound binding. Clean pages. Darkened end-papers. Gift-note on inside front cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No dust-jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 18217033016. All our books are sent by tracked mail.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1950 British Field Sports Society first editon paperback, stapled binding; Very Good, clean copy; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1950). 1950 1st edition. 8vo Stapled paperback (140 x 215mm). Pp32. Colour illustrations taken from Player's cigarette cards, b/w illustration. Cover slightly marked, staples rusty, but internally clean and bright. Good-plus. A picture of each of the 34 fish described, taken from a contemporary Player's cigarette card, with a brief explanation of haunts & habits, angling hints, size and record catch (if applicable), with a note about the taking, killing or injuring of immature trout and salmon. 2/6. .

Condición: Bueno.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair/good. Reprint.

Hardback, 220mm x 142mm light blue cloth boards, 240+pp. plus index, Photographic illustrations. Fair/NoWrapper. Owners inscriptions. Book has been well read and is now grubby with some staining to exterior, some foxing also and one plate detached but present. Volume from "Sporting Scene" series offers an illustrated guide to angling, covering all species of freshwater game fish. Catalogue: Sport and games. Keywords: fish, bream, pike, trout.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1960). (1950) 1960 reprint. 8vo Stapled paperback (140 x 215mm). Pp32. Colour illustrations taken from Player's cigarette cards, b/w illustration. Cover slightly marked, internally clean and bright. Good-plus. A picture of each of the 33 fish described taken from a contemporary Player's cigarette card, with a brief explanation of haunts & habits, angling hints, size and record catch (if applicable), with a note about the taking, killing or injuring of immature trout and salmon. There are 34 fish described in the 1950 1st edition: Bream, Pomerian is excluded from this edition. 3/-. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1954). (1954) later reprint. Small format (94 x 164mm). Pp95. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Boards slightly bumped and faded, spotting to edges and end-papers. Good-plus in chipped dust-wrapper. Part of the excellent and highly collectable 'How To Catch Them' series. Chapters include: Description and habits; Tackle - rods, reels, lines, casts and hooks, floats, other tackle; Baits; Methods of fishing with bait - long trotting, fishing without float, dapping, ledgering, landing the fish; Fly fishing - tackle, casts, dry flies, wet flies, using the dry fly, where to cast, using the wet fly; Chub in cold weather. An appendix lists 'some notable chub'. .

Hardback, 222mm x 142mm blue cloth boards, black titles, first edition, 128pp. Black and white illustrations. Illustrations by A.J. Smith. Fair/Fair. Book is bumped and scuffed with some fading at exterior edges, foxing to block edges and opening/closing pages, spine exposed at endpaper attachment with staining also at rear, pages otherwise clean. Dustwrapper (now protected) has some wear and chipping to edges, with a little edge loss in places. Fond recollections of country sports with hound, rod and gun, with charming b/w illustrations by Smith. Catalogue: Sport and games. Keywords: country, sport, gun, hunt.

hardcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. First edition. No dust jacket. Photograph available on request.