Isbn: 9780047990403 - frank sawyer: man of the riverside (10 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1987). (1984) 1987 paperback reprint. 8vo paperback (156 x 234mm). Pp204. B/w illustrations. Slight wear but solidly intact, second-hand paperback. "Frank Sawyer was a man of Wiltshire - fisherman, river-keeper, inventor, naturalist, writer, broadcaster and countryman. He seldom strayed far in his 73 years from the villages of the valley of the upper Avon where he was born and died. But his fame spread across the world. He will be remembered for the way in which, with his tiny nymphs, he advanced the delicate art of fly fishing; but he was much more than a fisherman. He was a true countryman, full of wisdom and country lore, and loved the river Avon and the wild creatures who lived by and in it." Chapters include: Part One - Boyhood: Early days at the Mill Cottage; Snaring big pike with father; Tickling trout; Fly fishing and the pike that bit; An idyll at Latton; The untearable suit; Disaster with a wasps' nest; sunstroke, moorhens, and jackboots; 'Alfy's in the water, Alfy's gone'; The great eel; The end of boyhood. Part Two - Manhood: Sawyer in his teens; The Twenties and Thirties; Sir Grimwood Mears; Fishing for television; Keeper of the stream; How to tie the Sawyer nymphs - Pheasant Tail Nymph, Grey Goose, Grayling or Killer Bug; Fishing the Sawyer way; Relationships - Charles Ritz, Alex Behrendt, Oliver Kite, Howard Marshall, Wally Read; The river keeper - how the Avon was revived; The buried treasure; The humane trap; The Sawyer that I knew. . …

First Edition. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 204p : ill, port, maps ; 24 cm. Subjects: Sawyer, Frank 1906-1980. Fishermen England Biography. Genre: Autobiography. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 204p : ill, port, maps ; 24 cm. Subjects: Sawyer, Frank 1906-1980. Fishermen England Biography. Genre: Autobiography. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. This book is about Frank Sawyer and the impact he had in the development of nymph fishing.

Condición: Used: Very Good. very good clean copy .lightly faded to edges. sent next working day from the u/k 0.0.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Fine. First Thus. This copy is in fine unmarked condition, bright, white, tight and square, in illustrated card covers as issued. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. Frank Sawyer MBE (1906-1980) was an English riverkeeper, writer, and inventor of such flies as the Pheasant Tail Nymph. Sawyer also invented a number of animal traps, some of which bore his name; the most widely used - the Imbra - is still approved for use in the UK although no longer in production. He died in 1980 on the banks of the River Avon at Netheravon. Sawyer was a prolific writer and wrote hundreds of articles and copious notes on his observations and experiments. Some of his early articles were compiled in the now classic book Keeper of the Stream. This biography of Sawyer written by Sidney Vines with Frank Sawyer was first published by George Allen and Unwin in 1984. It incorporates some of Frank Sawyer's magazine articles and some of his unpublished work. This copy is from the library of Admiral Sir Brian Thomas Brown KCB CBE (born 31 August 1934) is a senior Royal Navy officer from 1852 to 1991 who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel Ref BB3. George Woodford (ilustrador).…

Soft cover. Condición: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published In 1987 : 1st. Paperback Edition : Unwin Hyman Publishing : Tall Thin Format : There Is A Small White Blank Ex Shop Label To The To Right Hand Corner Of The Front End-Paper : Just A Very Small Amount Of Bottom Corner Flicking : Otherwise, As New Throughout : Very Crisp Copy : Overall, A Very Nice Book . …

Condición: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.75.