Angling letters de skues (12 resultados)

8vo, 153pp. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket. Edges lightly foxed. Previous owner's details in pencil.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. This copy is in as new condition bound in brown cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square, there is a small stamp from the issuingh bookseller to the f.e.p. The price clipped dust wrapper is sunned to the spine but still in fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. A compilation of letters, mainly on flies and fly-dressing, with many references to fishing experiences on the Itchen and Nadder. Includes a preliminary biographical note and linking passages by the editor. George Edward MacKenzie Skues, usually known as G. E. M. Skues (1858-1949), was a British lawyer, author and fly fisherman most noted for the invention of modern-day nymph fishing and the controversy it caused with the Chalk stream dry fly doctrine developed by Frederic M. Halford. His second book, The Way of a Trout with a Fly (1921) is considered a seminal work on nymph fishing. Skues was to fish the Itchen every season until 1938. Until 1917, it was as a guest of his client, Irwin Cox. From 1917 to 1938, he was part of a syndicate with rights to the Barton Abbey fishery. In 1887 he acquired a copy of Frederic M. Halford's Floating Flies and How to Dress Them and that, along with his association with Francis Francis, was when he began his empirical exploration of upstream fishing with both dry flies and nymphs. Ref DD 2.…

Octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xv+153pp, VG+ (owner's name written in ink to fep), in d/w, VG (moderate tanning to spine, slight bruising to spine extrems).

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Edited by Walker. Dark brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xv and 153 pages including index. Reprint. Top of spine and top front board corner bumped. Some foxing present, mainly to text block. Price-cut dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, faded to spine, mark left by old price label to rear panel, slightly grubby. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. …

hardcover. Condición: Good. With dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front end paper.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good +. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. [frontis], xv, 153 pp. Interspersed with 3 additional B&W plates. Book: Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, very minor foxing on foredge. Dustjacket: very minor nicks rips and chips on corners and at head and heel of spine, Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 153pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine cocked, sl scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, ex-libris plate tipped in to verso of half title page) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate tanning to spine & edges).…

Hardcover. Condición: VG. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good+. 1st. The angling leeter sof this well known fly-fisher and author. xv+153pp. VG clean copy in hard covers. Dust wrapper complete but worn on edgeswithg one small closed tear.

FIRST EDITION. 8vo, green buckram bds, gilt lettering to spine, frontis., xv + 153 pp., VG+ (sl soiling & scuffing to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with some minor fraying to spine, light soiling & tanning to pg edges, prev owner's bookplate to front pastedown) in d/w VG (light to moderate tanning & fading/scuffing, light soiling, light bruising to edgest & extrems, small open tear to spine).…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Octavo. 22×14cm; (xvi),(154)+[4 plates]pp. Dark green buckram boards with gilt title to spine. Binding square and tight. Dust jacket with price unclipped; light wear and tear to edges, minor general discolouration, pencil price on front panel. Some soiling to top edge. Clean within. Monochrome plates. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. Monochrome plates. A 'Very Good' copy.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Published: 1956. 1st Edition / 1st Impression. DESCRIPTION: Blue and green DJ over dark green cloth. With four half tone illustrations. Angling bookplate to front paste down. Language: English. Book Condition: Near Fine: Very light wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Very minor mark to rear cloth. Tightly bound with clean intact endpapers and strong hinges. Clean unmarked pages. DJ Condition: Very Good: Light wear, creasing and chipping to upper and lower edges. Lightly sunned spine with a few faint spots. Lightly soiled to exposed edges. Unclipped. Pages xv, 153. Size: 22cm by 14cm. PROVENANCE: Bookplate: F. W. Sims. BOOK RESUME: The Angling Letters of G. E. M. Skues is a collection of personal correspondence written by George Edward MacKenzie Skues (1858-1949), a pioneering English fly-fisherman and writer. These letters offer a unique, intimate insight into the development of fly fishing techniques, particularly nymph fishing, which Skues famously championed. The letters reveal Skues as a thoughtful, witty, and meticulous practitioner of the art of fly fishing. His reflections are not just technical but also deeply personal, showing his passion for the river, trout behaviour, and the aesthetics of angling. Skues is best known for challenging the orthodoxy of dry-fly fishing on chalk streams. These letters expand on his observations and experiments with nymphs (subsurface flies), showing how he refined techniques for more successful and subtle trout fishing. The letters often engage in debates with other prominent anglers of the time, especially concerning the ethics and effectiveness of nymph fishing versus dry-fly fishing. Skues defends his methods with evidence and sharp reasoning, adding to the historical importance of the collection. Beyond theoretical discourse, Skues offers detailed advice on casting, presentation, fly patterns, reading water, and understanding fish behaviour. These practical insights remain influential for modern anglers. The correspondence provides a window into early 20th-century British angling culture, especially the traditions of the chalk streams of southern England. The Angling Letters of G. E. M. Skues is a record of intellectual curiosity, innovation, and love for fly fishing. It remains essential reading for anyone interested in the history and art of trout fishing. .…

1st Edn.. XV 153 pages, 4 plates from photographs, vg in dj. Small chip to top spine of dj, the letters were edited by C.F.Walker.