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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Shulevitz, Uri Ilustrador. When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way. The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship is the winner of the 1969 Caldecott Medal. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1980). (1929) 1982 paperback reprint. 8vo paperback (127 x 196mm). Ppviii,196 + 4pp ads. Not illustrated. Usual slight browning, used but solidly intact second-hand paperback. "In addition to his brilliant success as foreign correspondent in Russia and as author of the Swallows & Amazons series of books for children, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) produced two irresistible fishing books. The first of these, Rod and Line (1929), a collection of pieces originally written for The Guardian newspaper, is probably the most delightful fisherman's bedside book ever produced. Arthur Ransome shared with Harry Plunket Greene a most appealing sense of humour, as well as a passion for fishing and fishing history. But unlike the author of Where the Bright Waters Meet, Ransome was no chalkstream man; he was from the North, lived for years in the Lake District, and did most of his fishing on local rivers and tarns. He confessed to being no more than an average performer with the rod, content to creel pike or perch and the odd eel when nothing finer was available. His skill as a writer, however, was of the first rank. No one has bettered Ransome's wonderful descriptions of fishing days, nor evoked with such art the characters of old anglers, fly-tyers and companions. For sheer enjoyment, Rod and Line takes the prize." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1980). (1929) 1980 paperback edition. 8vo paperback (127 x 196mm). Ppviii,196 + 4pp ads. Not illustrated. Cover illustration from a painting by Ernest Briggs. Various minor faults, some browning otherwise a good second-hand paperback. "In addition to his brilliant success as foreign correspondent in Russia and as author of the Swallows & Amazons series of books for children, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) produced two irresistible fishing books. The first of these, Rod and Line (1929), a collection of pieces originally written for The Guardian newspaper, is probably the most delightful fisherman's bedside book ever produced. Arthur Ransome shared with Harry Plunket Greene a most appealing sense of humour, as well as a passion for fishing and fishing history. But unlike the author of Where the Bright Waters Meet, Ransome was no chalkstream man; he was from the North, lived for years in the Lake District, and did most of his fishing on local rivers and tarns. He confessed to being no more than an average performer with the rod, content to creel pike or perch and the odd eel when nothing finer was available. His skill as a writer, however, was of the first rank. No one has bettered Ransome's wonderful descriptions of fishing days, nor evoked with such art the characters of old anglers, fly-tyers and companions. For sheer enjoyment, Rod and Line takes the prize." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1967). (1929) 1967 paperback edition. Small format paperback (117 x 180mm). Pp,219,ads. Unillustrated. Cover price of 5/-. Usual slight browning and use but a good readable second-hand paperback. "In addition to his brilliant success as foreign correspondent in Russia and as author of the Swallows & Amazons series of books for children, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) produced two irresistible fishing books. The first of these, Rod and Line (1929), a collection of pieces originally written for The Guardian newspaper, is probably the most delightful fisherman's bedside book ever produced. Arthur Ransome shared with Harry Plunket Greene a most appealing sense of humour, as well as a passion for fishing and fishing history. But unlike the author of Where the Bright Waters Meet, Ransome was no chalkstream man; he was from the North, lived for years in the Lake District, and did most of his fishing on local rivers and tarns. He confessed to being no more than an average performer with the rod, content to creel pike or perch and the odd eel when nothing finer was available. His skill as a writer, however, was of the first rank. No one has bettered Ransome's wonderful descriptions of fishing days, nor evoked with such art the characters of old anglers, fly-tyers and companions. For sheer enjoyment, Rod and Line takes the prize." .

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2005). (1929) 2005 new edition. Small 8vo paperback (138 x 193mm). Pp215. Not illustrated. Light green card covers. Volume III of the Medlar Classics series. Fine new paperback copy. Erudite and wide-ranging collection of essays on all aspects of fishing, both coarse and game. Includes "Aksakov on Fishing", Ransome's translations of excerpts from various of Aksakov's books. This is the first Medlar Angling Classics edition. Only a few copies were produced in paperback before the publishers relaunched the series in a higher quality cloth binding with a dust-wrapper. Both the hardback and the paperback carry the same ISBN, 1899600418. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 15.00.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1940). (1929) 1940 Saint Giles Library edition. Small 8vo (115 x 174mm). Pp286,ads. Not illustrated. Cream linen, brown decorative motif to upper board and spine, spine titled in brown. Browned and used, unsightly paste repair to spine. Working copy only, lacks dust-wrapper. "In addition to his brilliant success as foreign correspondent in Russia and as author of the Swallows & Amazons series of books for children, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) produced two irresistible fishing books. The first of these, Rod and Line (1929), a collection of pieces originally written for The Guardian newspaper, is probably the most delightful fisherman's bedside book ever produced. Arthur Ransome shared with Harry Plunket Greene a most appealing sense of humour, as well as a passion for fishing and fishing history. But unlike the author of Where the Bright Waters Meet, Ransome was no chalkstream man; he was from the North, lived for years in the Lake District, and did most of his fishing on local rivers and tarns. He confessed to being no more than an average performer with the rod, content to creel pike or perch and the odd eel when nothing finer was available. His skill as a writer, however, was of the first rank. No one has bettered Ransome's wonderful descriptions of fishing days, nor evoked with such art the characters of old anglers, fly-tyers and companions. For sheer enjoyment, Rod and Line takes the prize." No. 29 in the Saint Giles Library series. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1947). (1929) 1947 reprint. Small 8vo (120 x 180mm). Pp286. Unillustrated. Green cloth, spine titled in black. Lean to spine, fading/staining to spine and cloth edges, spotting to end-papers and edges. A good reading copy without dust-wrapper. "In addition to his brilliant success as foreign correspondent in Russia and as author of the Swallows & Amazons series of books for children, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) produced two irresistible fishing books. The first of these, Rod and Line (1929), a collection of pieces originally written for The Guardian newspaper, is probably the most delightful fisherman's bedside book ever produced. Arthur Ransome shared with Harry Plunket Greene a most appealing sense of humour, as well as a passion for fishing and fishing history. But unlike the author of Where the Bright Waters Meet, Ransome was no chalkstream man; he was from the North, lived for years in the Lake District, and did most of his fishing on local rivers and tarns. He confessed to being no more than an average performer with the rod, content to creel pike or perch and the odd eel when nothing finer was available. His skill as a writer, however, was of the first rank. No one has bettered Ransome's wonderful descriptions of fishing days, nor evoked with such art the characters of old anglers, fly-tyers and companions. For sheer enjoyment, Rod and Line takes the prize." .

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995). (1955) 1995 2nd edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxi,32. Fully bound in red bonded leather, gilt FFCL motif to upper board, spine titled in gilt, silk marker ribbon, marbled end-papers, top edge gilt. Edition limited to only 750 copies. Boards slightly marked but a very good second-hand copy, no slip-case. First published in 1955 as a National Book League Reader's Guide, this is a most useful reference. An eleven-page Introduction by Ransome precedes a catalogue of angling books. The entries carry lively and interesting notes; a great improvement on the earlier Reader's Guide edited by John Moore. This Flyfisher's Classic Library edition has a new Preface by Tom Fort. ".Ransome's selection represents as sound a basis for a fishing library now as it did forty years ago." (Tom Fort 1994.) "The Fisherman's Library was commissioned by the National Book League as one of a series of short historical information books by well-known writers. Here Arthur Ransome lists and describes some of his favourite volumes. From his early days, he had been a keen collector with a particular fondness for unusual early books and diaries. By the time this little book appeared in 1955 Ransome had a substantial library and reading about fishing became the solace of his old age. What better introduction to the literature of angling could there be than this? Our text adds Ransome's original note under Omissions which he may have prepared in case of a reprint." .

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1935). (1929) 1935 new edition. 12mo (120 x 175mm). Pp286 + publisher's catalogue at rear. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Endpapers very browned. Good only in well-worn dust-wrapper. "In addition to his brilliant success as foreign correspondent in Russia and as author of the Swallows & Amazons series of books for children, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) produced two irresistible fishing books. The first of these, Rod and Line (1929), a collection of pieces originally written for The Guardian newspaper, is probably the most delightful fisherman's bedside book ever produced. Arthur Ransome shared with Harry Plunket Greene a most appealing sense of humour, as well as a passion for fishing and fishing history. But unlike the author of Where the Bright Waters Meet, Ransome was no chalkstream man; he was from the North, lived for years in the Lake District, and did most of his fishing on local rivers and tarns. He confessed to being no more than an average performer with the rod, content to creel pike or perch and the odd eel when nothing finer was available. His skill as a writer, however, was of the first rank. No one has bettered Ransome's wonderful descriptions of fishing days, nor evoked with such art the characters of old anglers, fly-tyers and companions. For sheer enjoyment, Rod and Line takes the prize." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1959). 1959 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Ppxiv,159. Illustrated with 4 colour & 2 b&w plates. Dark green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Ex library, numerous faults, front end-paper excised. Well-used working copy in dust-wrapper. More delightful angling essays with an emphasis on fly-dressing, chapters on Victorian and earlier fly-dressers, and, of course, on Ransome's famous Blue Elver fly, as well as discussions on the food of salmon, and on angling literature. Includes colour photographs of "Creatures of the Plankton," a colour painting of a vulturine guineafowl, and b&w photographs of elvers and euphasid shrimps. .

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1994). (1959) 1994 2nd edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxx,159. Colour and b/w plates. Quarter-bound in dark blue bonded leather over lighter blue cloth, silk marker ribbon, gilt FFCL logo to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Slight spotting to edges, internally clean. Good-plus. Lacks slip-case. An attractive edition, limited to 950 copies, of Ransome's scarce book of angling essays. This edition, limited to 950 copies only, has a new introduction by Jeremy Swift. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1932). (1929) 1932 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 206mm). Pp286 + ii pp ads + 47 pp publisher's catalogue at rear. B/w frontispiece plate. Green cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Spine slightly frayed and faded with small split. Bookplate of Hugh McNab to front end-paper. Good. This is a re-issue of the first edition in the Life and Letters Series, with an altered title-page omitting the reference to Askakov. Nonetheless, Askakov's work is still included. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1947). (1929) 1947 reprint. Small 8vo (120 x 180mm). Pp286. Unillustrated. Green cloth, spine titled in black. Stains to cloth, spotting to end-papers else clean internally. Good copy in stained, tape-repaired dust-wrapper. "In addition to his brilliant success as foreign correspondent in Russia and as author of the Swallows & Amazons series of books for children, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) produced two irresistible fishing books. The first of these, Rod and Line (1929), a collection of pieces originally written for The Guardian newspaper, is probably the most delightful fisherman's bedside book ever produced. Arthur Ransome shared with Harry Plunket Greene a most appealing sense of humour, as well as a passion for fishing and fishing history. But unlike the author of Where the Bright Waters Meet, Ransome was no chalkstream man; he was from the North, lived for years in the Lake District, and did most of his fishing on local rivers and tarns. He confessed to being no more than an average performer with the rod, content to creel pike or perch and the odd eel when nothing finer was available. His skill as a writer, however, was of the first rank. No one has bettered Ransome's wonderful descriptions of fishing days, nor evoked with such art the characters of old anglers, fly-tyers and companions. For sheer enjoyment, Rod and Line takes the prize." .

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995). (1955) 1995 2nd edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxi,32. Fully bound in red bonded leather, gilt FFCL motif to upper board, spine titled in gilt, silk marker ribbon, marbled end-papers, top edge gilt. Red cloth-bound slipcase. Edition limited to only 750 copies. Fine second-hand copy in slightly used slipcase. From an edition of 750. First published in 1955 as a National Book League Reader's Guide, this is a most useful reference. An eleven-page Introduction by Ransome precedes a catalogue of angling books. The entries carry lively and interesting notes; a great improvement on the earlier Reader's Guide edited by John Moore. This Flyfisher's Classic Library edition has a new Preface by Tom Fort. ".Ransome's selection represents as sound a basis for a fishing library now as it did forty years ago." (Tom Fort 1994.) "The Fisherman's Library was commissioned by the National Book League as one of a series of short historical information books by well-known writers. Here Arthur Ransome lists and describes some of his favourite volumes. From his early days, he had been a keen collector with a particular fondness for unusual early books and diaries. By the time this little book appeared in 1955 Ransome had a substantial library and reading about fishing became the solace of his old age. What better introduction to the literature of angling could there be than this? Our text adds Ransome's original note under Omissions which he may have prepared in case of a reprint." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1932). (1929) 1932 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 206mm). Pp286 + ii pp ads + 47 pp publisher's catalogue at rear. B/w frontispiece plate. Green cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Spine slightly frayed and faded, stains to cloth, end-papers and edges else good. Lacks dust-wrapper. This is a re-issue of the first edition in the Life and Letters Series, with an altered title-page omitting the reference to Askakov. Nonetheless, Askakov's work is still included. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1947). (1929) 1947 reprint. Small 8vo (120 x 180mm). Pp286. Unillustrated. Pp286. Green cloth, spine titled in black. Very slight fading to spine, slight browning to end-papers and edges but very good in slightly frayed and spine-tanned dust-wrapper. "In addition to his brilliant success as foreign correspondent in Russia and as author of the Swallows & Amazons series of books for children, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) produced two irresistible fishing books. The first of these, Rod and Line (1929), a collection of pieces originally written for The Guardian newspaper, is probably the most delightful fisherman's bedside book ever produced. Arthur Ransome shared with Harry Plunket Greene a most appealing sense of humour, as well as a passion for fishing and fishing history. But unlike the author of Where the Bright Waters Meet, Ransome was no chalkstream man; he was from the North, lived for years in the Lake District, and did most of his fishing on local rivers and tarns. He confessed to being no more than an average performer with the rod, content to creel pike or perch and the odd eel when nothing finer was available. His skill as a writer, however, was of the first rank. No one has bettered Ransome's wonderful descriptions of fishing days, nor evoked with such art the characters of old anglers, fly-tyers and companions. For sheer enjoyment, Rod and Line takes the prize." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1959). 1959 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Ppxiv,159. Illustrated with 4 colour & 2 b&w plates. Dark green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus copy without dust-wrapper. John McKinley bookplate. More delightful angling essays with an emphasis on fly-dressing, chapters on Victorian and earlier fly-dressers, and, of course, on Ransome's famous Blue Elver fly, as well as discussions on the food of salmon, and on angling literature. Includes colour photographs of "Creatures of the Plankton," a colour painting of a vulturine guineafowl, and b&w photographs of elvers and euphasid shrimps. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1959). 1959 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Ppxiv,159. Illustrated with 4 colour & 2 b&w plates. Dark green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Minor browning but a very good copy without dust-wrapper. John Henderson's copy. Three minor but relevant enclosures. More delightful angling essays with an emphasis on fly-dressing, chapters on Victorian and earlier fly-dressers, and, of course, on Ransome's famous Blue Elver fly, as well as discussions on the food of salmon, and on angling literature. Includes colour photographs of "Creatures of the Plankton," a colour painting of a vulturine guineafowl, and b&w photographs of elvers and euphasid shrimps. .

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Illustrations by Arthur Ransome, maps by N.B. Ilustrador. Reprint. First published in 1947, this is a ninth impression of 1958. Edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket, small loss to top and bottom of spine, corners rubbed with small loss, overall browning and time staining, some slight yellowing to page block. Front flap clipped but price intact (13s 6d), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 351pp, map endpapers. Flat on his front, binoculars to his eyes, alone at dusk, Dick makes a remarkable discovery, two rare birds, never before seen in the British Isles. Captain Flint and his crew decide to consult an expert to confirm the discovery. But when the man they ask turns out to have his collector's eye on the birds' eggs, not to mention skins, an enjoyable voyage around the Outer Hebrides becomes a desperate race to save the birds, and themselves. 'Great Northern?' is the twelfth and final completed book of Arthur Ransome's 'Swallows and Amazons' series of children's books, featuring the three families of major characters in the series, the Swallows (the Walker family), the Amazons (the Blackett sisters) and the Ds (the two Callums). .

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1994). (1959) 1994 2nd edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxx,159. Colour and b/w plates. Quarter-bound in dark blue bonded leather over lighter blue cloth, silk marker ribbon, gilt FFCL logo to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Fine. Slight "second", without slipcase. An attractive edition, limited to 950 copies, of Ransome's scarce book of angling essays. This edition, limited to 950 copies only, has a new introduction by Jeremy Swift. Also available in a boxed de luxe edition of 55 copies, full leather with an elver-fly tied by Annie Douglas - Price GBP 395.00. .

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1995). (1955) 1995 2nd edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxi,32. Fully bound in red bonded leather, gilt FFCL motif to upper board, spine titled in gilt, silk marker ribbon, marbled end-papers, top edge gilt. Red cloth-bound slipcase. Edition limited to only 750 copies. Fine in slipcase. Edition limited to 750 copies. First published in 1955 as a National Book League Reader's Guide, this is a most useful reference. An eleven-page Introduction by Ransome precedes a catalogue of angling books. The entries carry lively and interesting notes; a great improvement on the earlier Reader's Guide edited by John Moore. This Flyfisher's Classic Library edition has a new Preface by Tom Fort. ".Ransome's selection represents as sound a basis for a fishing library now as it did forty years ago." (Tom Fort 1994.) "The Fisherman's Library was commissioned by the National Book League as one of a series of short historical information books by well-known writers. Here Arthur Ransome lists and describes some of his favourite volumes. From his early days, he had been a keen collector with a particular fondness for unusual early books and diaries. By the time this little book appeared in 1955 Ransome had a substantial library and reading about fishing became the solace of his old age. What better introduction to the literature of angling could there be than this? Our text adds Ransome's original note under Omissions which he may have prepared in case of a reprint." .

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1998). (1929) 1993 1st FFCL edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp240. Frontispiece photograph. Quarter bound in dark brown bonded leather over brown cloth, gilt FFCL motif to upper board, spine titled in gilt, silk marker ribbon, top edge gilt. Brown cloth-bound slipcase. Edition limited to 600 copies. Bookplate of former owner to front end-papes. Slight use but very good in slightly used slip-case. This, the first Flyfisher's Classic Library edition, includes a new biographical introduction by Jeremy Swift. This edition, limited to 600 copies, quickly sold out and was re-issued by the Flyfisher's Classic Library, in a full leather binding, in 1998. "In addition to his brilliant success as foreign correspondent in Russia and as author of the Swallows & Amazons series of books for children, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) produced two irresistible fishing books. The first of these, Rod and Line (1929), a collection of pieces originally written for The Guardian newspaper, is probably the most delightful fisherman's bedside book ever produced. Arthur Ransome shared with Harry Plunket Greene a most appealing sense of humour, as well as a passion for fishing and fishing history. But unlike the author of Where the Bright Waters Meet, Ransome was no chalkstream man; he was from the North, lived for years in the Lake District, and did most of his fishing on local rivers and tarns. He confessed to being no more than an average performer with the rod, content to creel pike or perch and the odd eel when nothing finer was available. His skill as a writer, however, was of the first rank. No one has bettered Ransome's wonderful descriptions of fishing days, nor evoked with such art the characters of old anglers, fly-tyers and companions. For sheer enjoyment, Rod and Line takes the prize." .

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1998). (1929) 1998 FFCL new edition. Pp240. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Frontispiece photograph. New introduction by Jeremy Swift. Fully bound in brown bonded leather gilt, silk marker. Fine unread copy in slipcase. Edition limited to 950 numbered copies. "In addition to his brilliant success as foreign correspondent in Russia and as author of the Swallows & Amazons series of books for children, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) produced two irresistible fishing books. The first of these, Rod and Line (1929), a collection of pieces originally written for The Guardian newspaper, is probably the most delightful fisherman's bedside book ever produced. Arthur Ransome shared with Harry Plunket Greene a most appealing sense of humour, as well as a passion for fishing and fishing history. But unlike the author of Where the Bright Waters Meet, Ransome was no chalkstream man; he was from the North, lived for years in the Lake District, and did most of his fishing on local rivers and tarns. He confessed to being no more than an average performer with the rod, content to creel pike or perch and the odd eel when nothing finer was available. His skill as a writer, however, was of the first rank. No one has bettered Ransome's wonderful descriptions of fishing days, nor evoked with such art the characters of old anglers, fly-tyers and companions. For sheer enjoyment, Rod and Line takes the prize." .

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1994). (1959) 1994 2nd edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxx,159. Colour and b/w plates. Quarter-bound in dark blue bonded leather over lighter blue cloth, silk marker ribbon, gilt FFCL logo to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Blue cloth slipcase. Very good copy in slip-case. An attractive edition, limited to 950 copies, of Ransome's scarce book of angling essays. This edition, limited to 950 copies only, has a new introduction by Jeremy Swift. .

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1998). (1929) 1993 1st FFCL edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp240. Frontispiece photograph. Quarter bound in dark brown bonded leather over brown cloth, gilt FFCL motif to upper board, spine titled in gilt, silk marker ribbon, top edge gilt. Brown cloth-bound slipcase. Edition limited to 600 copies. Slight use but very good in slip-case. This, the first Flyfisher's Classic Library edition, includes a new biographical introduction by Jeremy Swift. This edition, limited to 600 copies, quickly sold out and was re-issued by the Flyfisher's Classic Library, in a full leather binding, in 1998. "In addition to his brilliant success as foreign correspondent in Russia and as author of the Swallows & Amazons series of books for children, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) produced two irresistible fishing books. The first of these, Rod and Line (1929), a collection of pieces originally written for The Guardian newspaper, is probably the most delightful fisherman's bedside book ever produced. Arthur Ransome shared with Harry Plunket Greene a most appealing sense of humour, as well as a passion for fishing and fishing history. But unlike the author of Where the Bright Waters Meet, Ransome was no chalkstream man; he was from the North, lived for years in the Lake District, and did most of his fishing on local rivers and tarns. He confessed to being no more than an average performer with the rod, content to creel pike or perch and the odd eel when nothing finer was available. His skill as a writer, however, was of the first rank. No one has bettered Ransome's wonderful descriptions of fishing days, nor evoked with such art the characters of old anglers, fly-tyers and companions. For sheer enjoyment, Rod and Line takes the prize." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1959). 1959 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Ppxiv,159. Illustrated with 4 colour & 2 b&w plates. Dark green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Possible owner's name to end-paper. Minor faults but good-plus in slightly torn dust-wrapper. More delightful angling essays with an emphasis on fly-dressing, chapters on Victorian and earlier fly-dressers, and, of course, on Ransome's famous Blue Elver fly, as well as discussions on the food of salmon, and on angling literature. Includes colour photographs of "Creatures of the Plankton," a colour painting of a vulturine guineafowl, and b&w photographs of elvers and euphasid shrimps. .

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1994). (1959) 1994 2nd edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxx,159. Colour and b/w plates. Quarter-bound in dark blue bonded leather over lighter blue cloth, silk marker ribbon, gilt FFCL logo to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Blue slipcase. Fine in slipcase. An attractive edition, limited to 950 copies, of Ransome's scarce book of angling essays. This edition, limited to 950 copies only, has a new introduction by Jeremy Swift. Also available in a boxed de luxe edition of 55 copies, full leather with an elver-fly tied by Annie Douglas - Price GBP 395.00. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1932). (1929) 1932 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 206mm). Pp286 + ii pp ads + 47 pp publisher's catalogue at rear. B/w frontispiece plate. Green cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Slightly faded, foxed and rubbed but good in poor chipped dust-wrapper. Angling bookplate of George Lawton. This is a re-issue of the first edition in the Life and Letters Series, with an altered title-page omitting the reference to Askakov. Nonetheless, Askakov's work is still included. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1959). 1959 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Ppxiv,159. Illustrated with 4 colour & 2 b&w plates. Dark green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slightly browned but very good in dust-wrapper. More delightful angling essays with an emphasis on fly-dressing, chapters on Victorian and earlier fly-dressers, and, of course, on Ransome's famous Blue Elver fly, as well as discussions on the food of salmon, and on angling literature. Includes colour photographs of "Creatures of the Plankton," a colour painting of a vulturine guineafowl, and b&w photographs of elvers and euphasid shrimps. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1932). (1929) 1932 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 206mm). Pp286 + ii pp ads + 47 pp publisher's catalogue at rear. B/w frontispiece plate. Green cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Faded, foxed and rubbed but good in poor chipped dust-wrapper (rear flap detached but laid in). Angling bookplate of Ivor Williams to front paste-down. This is a re-issue of the first edition in the Life and Letters Series, with an altered title-page omitting the reference to Askakov. Nonetheless, Askakov's work is still included. .