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Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 1999., 1999
ISBN 10: 1873674384ISBN 13: 9781873674383
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(Hardcover, 1999 ). 1999 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppx,178 + 4pp ads. B/w photographs. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults. Very good second-hand copy in slightly spine faded dust-wrapper. "A personal account of the angling affliction." Worldwide fishing adventures, mostly set in Africa and South America. Big-game and exotic freshwater fishing. A great read for any angler planning a trip to the tropics (not to mention those who are only planning to plan). "Harry Parsons is an angling addict whose work as an agronomist has taken him to many remote corners of the world. This unassuming author has seized the opportunity to seek out fish in dark jungles, parched wilderness and tribal war zones. He takes us in pursuit of the hard-fighting Lukanani and Piranha in the Amazon basin, catches the largest rod-caught Tiger Shark off Kenya, fishes for Swordfish and Tuna off Portugal, catches Black Marlin up to 1000lb on the Great Barrier Reef, Tiger Fish and Niger Perch from West Africa. Harry describes his adventures with charm, modesty and style." Chapters include: Big sharks from little boats; Isolating the fishing gene; The girl on the bridge; Swamplands of the Lukanani; Calypsos, lugers and leathercoats; Tiger, tiger in the Niger; Tea time in Kenya; In the fighting chair at Shimoni; Ox-eye herrings and tribal war in Papua; Tarpon and tapir in Belize; Stillwaters run deep; An angler's times. .
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 1999., 1999
ISBN 10: 1873674406ISBN 13: 9781873674406
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Condition: new. (Paperback, 1999). 1999 1st edition. Paperback. Small 8vo (130 x 199mm). Ppviii,136,ads. B/w illustrations. Former review copy with stamp to end-paper. Slightly spine-faded but very good. "Ken says, 'Come fishing tomorrow Dave,' and because there's no football, Dave goes. From that day on, he's hooked by the magic of the river, with its battling barbel and primitive pike, big chub and shining roach. But the river has mysteries too .Is a ghost fishing .on the river bank? Who's drowning on the day they skive school? How wise can it be to explore an underground lake where something very big swims after dark? .A brilliant, exciting collection of fishing stories for teenagers". "This wonderful book will lead to deserted streets and a bristling of new rods along the water's edge." Chris Yates. .
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 1999., 1999
ISBN 10: 1873674384ISBN 13: 9781873674383
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(Hardcover, 1999 ). 1999 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppx,178 + 4pp ads. B/w photographs. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. "A personal account of the angling affliction." Worldwide fishing adventures, mostly set in Africa and South America. Big-game and exotic freshwater fishing. A great read for any angler planning a trip to the tropics (not to mention those who are only planning to plan). "Harry Parsons is an angling addict whose work as an agronomist has taken him to many remote corners of the world. This unassuming author has seized the opportunity to seek out fish in dark jungles, parched wilderness and tribal war zones. He takes us in pursuit of the hard-fighting Lukanani and Piranha in the Amazon basin, catches the largest rod-caught Tiger Shark off Kenya, fishes for Swordfish and Tuna off Portugal, catches Black Marlin up to 1000lb on the Great Barrier Reef, Tiger Fish and Niger Perch from West Africa. Harry describes his adventures with charm, modesty and style." Chapters include: Big sharks from little boats; Isolating the fishing gene; The girl on the bridge; Swamplands of the Lukanani; Calypsos, lugers and leathercoats; Tiger, tiger in the Niger; Tea time in Kenya; In the fighting chair at Shimoni; Ox-eye herrings and tribal war in Papua; Tarpon and tapir in Belize; Stillwaters run deep; An angler's times. PREVIOUS PRICE £17.99.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 1999., 1999
ISBN 10: 1873674406ISBN 13: 9781873674406
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Condition: new. (Paperback, 1999 ). 1999 1st edition. 8vo paperback. Ppviii,136,ads. B/w illustrations by Tony Whieldon. Fine new copy. "Ken says, 'Come fishing tomorrow Dave,' and because there's no football, Dave goes. From that day on, he's hooked by the magic of the river, with its battling barbel and primitive pike, big chub and shining roach. But the river has mysteries too .Is a ghost fishing .on the river bank? Who's drowning on the day they skive school? How wise can it be to explore an underground lake where something very big swims after dark? .A brilliant, exciting collection of fishing stories for teenagers." PREVIOUS PRICE £5.99.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2003., 2003
ISBN 10: 1873674597ISBN 13: 9781873674598
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(Hardcover, 2003 ). 2003 1st edition. Large 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp224. B/w photographs. Blue end-papers. White boards, spine titled in dark blue. A very good second-hand copy in possibly clipped dust-wrapper. "Anglers feel instinctively that their sport is not cruel. This book explains why their instincts are right - and exposes the confused philosophy of their accusers." .
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2004., 2004
ISBN 10: 1873674791ISBN 13: 9781873674796
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(Hardcover, 2004). 2004 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp256. B/w photographs, bibliography, terracotta end-papers. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Corners bumped/ slight spotting else very good unread copy in like dust-wrapper. "Schwab's first class black and white photographs illustrate his essays on the beauty to be found in many aspects of angling." "A handsome, unusual and fascinating book which provides answers for those who might question the morality of angling." Chapters include: The centre of the universe; The giant nobleman; Look at the hook; Shooting chub; The assistant bailiff's brother's fly; The marmorata quartet; Splash, flash, bang; Fish must swim three times; The spirit of Lutry. .
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2010., 2010
ISBN 10: 1906122245ISBN 13: 9781906122249
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(Hardcover, 2010). 2010 1st first edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxii,211,ad. B/w photographs, sketch maps, brief bibliography, photograph end-papers. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. A very good introduction to wildfowling for duck. "Wildfowling is a sport for the dedicated: it takes place at dawn and dusk, often in the depths of winter; it is a largely solitary pursuit (a working dog is often the only companion) and it requires knowledge of each species (for identification purposes) often in poor light and bad weather. This is the first book for many years to focus exclusively on duck shooting and it will appeal to ornithologists, conservationists and those who shoot duck." Douglas Butler is a Tipperary farmer, zoologist and avid wildfowler who gives the reader the benefit of a lifetime's experience and study. Chapters include: About ducks; Residents, migrants, and the numbers game; Times past; Populations, hunting and mortality; Lead shot, non-toxic shot and crippling losses; Regulations; Walking ducks up; Flighting; Flighting at dawn; Flighting at dusk; Moonlight; Stubble time; Punt gunning; The future. PREVIOUS PRICE £20.00.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2002., 2002
ISBN 10: 187367449XISBN 13: 9781873674499
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(Hardcover, 2002 ). 2002 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 217mm). Ppxxviii,244. B/w photographs, vignette illustrations, marbled end-papers, silk marker ribbon. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Various minor faults but a near fine copy in torn dust-wrapper. A good anthology of Irish angling writing, game, coarse and sea. Contributors include, Arthur Mainwaring, W.B.Yeats, William le Fanu, T.H.Kingsmill Moore, Augustus Grimble, J.O'Gorman, Stephen Gwynn, G.D.Luard, S.B.Wilkinson, J.B.Drought, Negley Farson, W.Durand, C.Gedney, W.Peard, Eric Craigie, F.D.Barker, Joseph Adams, Sir Thomas Grattan Esmonde, R.Allen, Maurice Headlam, W.H.Maxwell, F.D.Barker, Richard Hayward, Laurie Gaffey, A.A.Luce, Sir William Wilde, Seamus Heaney, Niall Fallon, J.W.Hills, Jim Reynolds, Sir Humphrey Davy, 'Cosmopolite', W.H.Maxwell, The Limerick Chronicle, John Bickerdyke, Gregory Greendrake, C.E.R.Sinclair, Ken Seamn, Michael Pritchard, E.V.Malone, John Nixon, R.H.Connell, Thomas O'Byrne, A.F.Magri MacMahon, Clive Gammon, Des Brennan. .
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2003., 2003
ISBN 10: 1873674597ISBN 13: 9781873674598
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(Hardcover, 2003 ). 2003 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp224. B/w photographs. White boards, spine titled in dark blue. Fine in dust-wrapper. "Anglers feel instinctively that their sport is not cruel. This book explains why their instincts are right - and exposes the confused philosophy of their accusers." PREVIOUS PRICE £17.99.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2004., 2004
ISBN 10: 1873674791ISBN 13: 9781873674796
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(Hardcover, 2004 ). 2004 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp256. B/w photographs, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. "Schwab's first class black and white photographs illustrate his essays on the beauty to be found in many aspects of angling." "A handsome, unusual and fascinating book which provides answers for those who might question the morality of angling." Chapters include: The centre of the universe; The giant nobleman; Look at the hook; Shooting chub; The assistant bailiff's brother's fly; The marmorata quartet; Splash, flash, bang; Fish must swim three times; The spirit of Lutry. PREVIOUS PRICE £20.00.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2002., 2002
ISBN 10: 187367449XISBN 13: 9781873674499
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Book First Edition
Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2002 ). 2002 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 217mm). Ppxxviii,244. B/w photographs, vignette illustrations, marbled end-papers, silk marker ribbon. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. A good anthology of Irish angling writing, game, coarse and sea. Contributors include Arthur Mainwaring, W.B. Yeats, William le Fanu, T.H. Kingsmill Moore, Augustus Grimble, J. O'Gorman, Stephen Gwynn, G.D. Luard, S.B. Wilkinson, J.B. Drought, Negley Farson, W. Durand, C. Gedney, W.Peard, Eric Craigie, F.D. Barker, Joseph Adams, Sir Thomas Grattan Esmonde, R. Allen, Maurice Headlam, W.H. Maxwell, F.D. Barker, Richard Hayward, Laurie Gaffey, A.A.Luce, Sir William Wilde, Seamus Heaney, Niall Fallon, J.W. Hills, Jim Reynolds, Sir Humphrey Davy, 'Cosmopolite', W.H. Maxwell, The Limerick Chronicle, John Bickerdyke, Gregory Greendrake, C.E.R.Sinclair, Ken Seaman, Michael Pritchard, E.V. Malone, John Nixon, R.H. Connell, Thomas O'Byrne, A.F. Magri MacMahon, Clive Gammon, Des Brennan. PREVIOUS PRICE £25.00.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2010., 2010
ISBN 10: 1906122245ISBN 13: 9781906122249
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Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2010). 2010 1st first edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxii,211,ad. B/w photographs, sketch maps, brief bibliography, photograph end-papers. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. A very good introduction to wildfowling for duck. "Wildfowling is a sport for the dedicated: it takes place at dawn and dusk, often in the depths of winter; it is a largely solitary pursuit (a working dog is often the only companion) and it requires knowledge of each species (for identification purposes) often in poor light and bad weather. This is the first book for many years to focus exclusively on duck shooting and it will appeal to ornithologists, conservationists and those who shoot duck." Douglas Butler is a Tipperary farmer, zoologist and avid wildfowler who gives the reader the benefit of a lifetime's experience and study. Chapters include: About ducks; Residents, migrants, and the numbers game; Times past; Populations, hunting and mortality; Lead shot, non-toxic shot and crippling losses; Regulations; Walking ducks up; Flighting; Flighting at dawn; Flighting at dusk; Moonlight; Stubble time; Punt gunning; The future. PREVIOUS PRICE £20.00.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2013., 2013
ISBN 10: 1906122504ISBN 13: 9781906122508
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Condition: New. (Paperback, 2013 ). 2013 1st edition. Oblong 8vo paperback (205 x 255mm). Pp92. Colour illustrations throughout. New unread copy. "Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing" for the twenty-first century. "Fishing With Emma" is for all who already enjoy or would like to take up coarse fishing. It will also appeal to those who fish for certain species but want to branch out to try some new ones. Emma knows her stuff and she's prepared to share her knowledge in a clear, no-nonsense way. Completely up-to-date with 21st century techniques at affordable prices. Includes waggler, stick and controller float fishing, legering techniques, feeders, spinning, dead baiting, groundbaiting, responsible fish-handling, and much more An inspirational and enjoyable cartoon strip which will have you rushing for your local river, gravel pit, commercial fishery or canal bank to get fishing. And for any members of the angling fraternity who might ask: why are we fishing with Emma and not a man? the simple answer is, 'Why shouldn't a woman be an all-round expert at coarse fishing?' She hasn't got a problem with that. PREVIOUS PRICE £9.99.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 1994., 2021
ISBN 10: 1873674163ISBN 13: 9781873674161
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Condition: new. Gathercole, Peter (illustrator). (Paperback, 1994 ). (1992) 1994 paperback edition. 8vo paperback. Ppxvi,194,ads. Colour plates of flies, photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Fine new copy. "Man has been fishing for trout and salmon with the fly since the time of the Ancient Greeks. Devising more ingenious methods of doing so, his rods, reels, lines and flies have evolved in fascinating ways. With a delightful blend of wit and erudition, Conrad Voss Bark tells the story of flyfishing, from the Macedonian 'plumes' of old to the hairwing streamers of today. He spotlights the sport's formative protagonists - Juliana Berners, Robert Venables, Isaak Walton, Charles Cotton, Alfred Ronalds, George Kelson, J.C. Mottram, Dr Bell, and many others, using his journalist's skills to appraise the prevailing dogmas, the breakthroughs in tackle and to re-live the great debates and controversies, including the famous Skues-Halford dispute. Throughout, flyfishing is seen against the broader canvas of the changing times in Britain, Ireland and North America. Today there are new forces which are shaping flyfishing history: water pollution, drift netting, over-kill, timeshare, catch-and-release and the explosion of new materials from which tackle and flies are made. Not since Waller-Hills' classic History of Fishing for Trout of 1921, has a broad survey of this fascinating sport been tackled with such individual style and verve." Chapters include:- The Macedonian method; Wyngis of the Pertryche; Cromwell's general; Cotton, Walton and Barker; The Ludlow doctor; Points of departure; The arrival of Ronalds; Butterflies for salmon; Springs and origins; The dry fly; Halford; Branche line; Reservoirs of poison; The nymph men; Bell's bugs; The legitimate method; The American influence; Return of the plume; A change of flies; The time of our lives. Appendices include:- The Roman plume; The Treatyse; The Venables text; Charles Cotton's flies; Scotcher of Chepstow; Alfred Ronalds; George Pulman and the dry fly; The upstream wet fly; Kelson's salmon flies; The dry and the floating fly; G.E.M. Skues; H.S. Hall and the dry fly; Dr. H. Bell. PREVIOUS PRICE £12.95.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 1995., 1995
ISBN 10: 1873674201ISBN 13: 9781873674208
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Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1995 ). 1995 1st edition. 8vo (216 x 140mm). Ppviii,247,ads. Illustrations by Charles Jardine, foreword by Jeremy Paxman. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. Amusing and erudite, Fort is angling correspondent of the Financial Times. He is an all-round and well-travelled angler and tells tales of fishing around the world, from Polish trout to Brazilian Dourado. Chapters include: In the beginning; On being coarse; Ancient and not-so-modern; Great men; The way we live now; A ragbag, medley or pot-pourri; Cold feet in Poland; Trials and small triumphs in Bohemia and Slovakia; Nothing, and something ugly, in Hungary; Trout, bears and other amusements in Romania; South of the Danube - interludes in Bulgaria and Croatia; Brazilian gold; Sometimes a salmon; Morality and other matters; Across the water; Kennet days; Other chalkstreams; In Eden. PREVIOUS PRICE £16.99.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 1996., 1996
ISBN 10: 1873674228ISBN 13: 9781873674222
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(Hardcover, 1996). 1996 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppviii,114 + 2pp ads. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs and illustrations, bibliography. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults. Good-plus in dust-wrapper. An in-depth look at the history and design of the dry fly. "The dry fly has long presented a design challenge to the angler. In the early 1900s, the best fishing minds, most prominently Halford, applied themselves to creating perfect replicas of the natural insect which would sit high on the water surface. Then came Colonel Harding and his watertank. This lead to the theory that trout do not see flies as we do: therefore dry flies should be tied to create the right impression, as seen from a trout's underwater perspective. Men like Halford, Harding, Skues, Lunn, Marinaro, Wulff - and more recently Goddard, Clarke, Patterson and Jorgensen - these men and many others have introduced significant changes to the way we tie flies and to our understanding of how trout perceive them. In this book Conrad Voss Bark reveals the turbulent development of the dry fly throughout the twentieth century. In his usual lively and incisive style, he brings an important aspect of angling history to life." Chapters include: The Looking Glass World; Ghost wings; The Impressionists - Adams, Bi-Visible, Blue-Winged Olive, Caenis, Cul de Canard, Daddy Longlegs, Funneldun, Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear, Greenwell, Humpy, Iron Blue, Lane's emerger, Leckford Olive Dun, Lunn's Particular, The Big Mayfly, Microflies, Midges, Olive Quill, parachute flies, Peacock, Pheasant Tail, Poult Bloa, Red Quill, Sedge and Caddis flies, Sparkel Dun, Sparkle Spinner, Super Grizzly Emerger, Terry's Terror, Threlfall, upside-down flies, Wylye Terror; Six of the best. An Appendix, Successful Itchen Flies, lists about six-dozen flies compared in a practical test, "Roy Darlington carried out an analysis of the successful flies for the 1994 season at the Abbots Barton fishery of the Itchen. The Adams comes first, followed by the Greenwell and Slue's Little Red Sedge." The number of trout caught with each pattern during the experiment is given, along with the percentage of the total catch this represents. .
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 1992., 1992
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Condition: New. (Audio Cassette, 1992). (1992) ND. This is an audio cassette tape - NOT a book. Running time approx three hours on two tapes. New unused audio tape. "The Secret Carp is a fishing book with a difference. As The Independent comments, it is one of the few books that manages to capture the real joy of fishing in such a way that even a non-angler could be seduced. It tells the true story of the events of a single day and night beside an English carp lake in high summer." Two audio cassette tapes, approximate running time three hours in total. Most certainly one of Chris Yates' finest books. PREVIOUS PRICE £14.99.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2009., 2000
ISBN 10: 1873674392ISBN 13: 9781873674390
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(Hardcover, 1999). (1999) 2009 reprint. 4to (195 x 251mm). Ppiv,76. Colour photographs, step-by-step tyings illustrated with computer enhanced colour graphics. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Slight use else very good. Issued without a dust-wrapper. Excellent, clear colour illustrations of flies. The authors include "all the basic techniques for applying thread, feather and fur to the hook, building up to more sophisticated methods such as parachute hackling, using the dubbing loop and hairwinging". 12 essential trout patterns are used as case studies which between them demonstrate the most important fly-tying techniques. .
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Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2003., 2003
ISBN 10: 1873674651ISBN 13: 9781873674659
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(Hardcover, 2003). 2003 1st edition. 4to (193 x 253mm). Ppvi,250. Colour photographs. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. "Aimed at city dwellers who visit the countryside on holiday or for recreation and who would like to know more about what they see; and at the increasing numbers who are moving from urban centres into villages and market towns and who want to understand more about the countryside". .
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2006., 2006
ISBN 10: 1873674899ISBN 13: 9781873674895
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(Hardcover, 2006 ). 2006 1st edition. 4to (198 x 250mm). Pp183,ads. Colour photographs. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used, tanned and spine-faded dust-wrapper. The author "writes with forthright enthusiasm .the gundogs, the approach to different sports, the behaviour of the birds, the methods - all coloured by his lively knowledge of the history of Irish game shooting and his modern specialist knowledge of the quarry". "For those who shoot game in Ireland, the sporting opportunities are many and varied. there are the challenges of snipe in the marshes and wet pasturelands; woodcock in the forests and scrubland; grouse on the heather uplands and pheasants and wood pigeon in all the counties. Vast flocks of golden plover descend on the country as autumn progresses." "Mallard, wigeon, teal, shoveller and many other speices of duck abound on Ireland's loughs, bogs and marshlands. With so many game birds about, it is hardly surprising that game shooting is a popular sport throughout the country." Chapters include: Of game birds and seasons; A wild goose story; Waiting for the season to open; September at last; October - the month of migration; November - the month of the pheasant; December - the month the woodcock; The fickle month of January; The years to come. .
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 1996., 1996
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(Hardcover, 1996). 1996 1st edition. 4to (193 x 252mm). Pp189. Colour photographs, brief bibliography. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight soiling to end-papers and edges, slight wave to pages from former exposure to damp. Smells slightly musty, working copy in dust-wrapper. A detailed guide to all manner of materials and their properties, as well as where to get them from. Indispensible for any flytyer keen to prepare his own materials. Chapters include: Natural materials and CITES; Feathers; Hairs and furs; Deer hair; Hackles; Dubbings; Backs; Beads, bubbles and bullets; Bodies; Body wrappings; Chenilles; Eggs; Eyes; Fibres; Foams; Legs; Optics; Pipings; Spooled materials; Tails; Tubings; Wings; Threads, tinsels and flosses; Cements, epoxies and varnishes; Dyes, paints and pens; Tools; Vices; Accessories; Hooks. Directories of suppliers follow along with a section on magazines, and a select bibiliography. .
Published by Merlin Unwin Books 2013-09-12, Ludlow, Shropshire, 2013
ISBN 10: 1906122547ISBN 13: 9781906122546
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
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hardback. Condition: New. Language: ENG.
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Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 1998., 1998
ISBN 10: 1873674341ISBN 13: 9781873674345
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Condition: new. (Paperback, 1998 ). (1998) ND recent reprint. Pocket-sized paperback (105 x 153mm). Pp79,i[notes]. B/w line illustrations. Foreword by Charles Jardine. Fine new unread paperback. This current reprint is slightly larger than the first edition, the otherwise unaltered text has been re-set and the cover has square corners with a new but very similar design. Certainly one of the best pocket guides to fishing knots. Sections include: Introduction by charles Jardine; Knots for joining lines; Loops; Joining leader or backing to fly line; Knots for hooks and tackle; Knot-tying tools; Other line connectors; And finally. Includes a glossary and index of knots, tools, and connectors. .
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Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2003., 2013
ISBN 10: 1906122490ISBN 13: 9781906122492
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(Hardcover, 2003). 2013 1st edition. 4to (189 x 246mm). Ppx,84,ii. Colour illustrations throughout. Pictorial laminated boards. Fading to boards. Very good second-hand first edition. "I for one am very pleasantly surprised by the excellence of the work. The authors are exceptionally good fly casters. .The way in which the authors convey the method and execution of casting via the printed page .is what is so refreshing. The .illustrations [are] outstanding: eloquently developing the sequence through each type of cast, showing rod movement as well as the entirety of the caster's stance and movements. The .text is brief and uncluttered, and similarly clear. The whole is so wellthought through, and there is not a wasted page. .There is nothing out there that really does it better and it is difficult to see how the printedpage could achieve any measurable improvement. An outstanding feat that should become a benchmark in our sport". (Jeremy Lucas, on Flyforums). Contents include; Overhead cast, double-handed Spey cast, roll cast, snake cast; Which cast to use and when; How to improve your casting techniques; How to correct bad habits; Latest casts from around the world; Advice on best casting rods, reels and flylines". This book will transform your casting skills whether you are a complete beginner or an already experienced flyfisher." .
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2014., 2014
ISBN 10: 1906122636ISBN 13: 9781906122638
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(Hardcover, 2014). 2014 1st edition. 4to (195 x 253mm). Ppviii,88. Colour photographs, colour and b/w illustrations by the author throughout, brief bibliography. Pictorial laminated boards. Bottom corner slightly bumped else a very good second-hand copy. Without dust-wrapper, as originally published. "This book aims to be a no-frills guide to anyone taking up flyfishing or for intermediates wanting to fill some gaps in their knowledge." "In this clear and attractive book are all the essential skills you need to be a competent all-round flyfisher. With John Symonds you will learn how to fish for trout and salmon in stillwaters from both bank and boat; in rivers; dry fly and wet fly. You will know how to tie reliable and easy knots, to construct the right leaders, learn where the fish are most likely to lie, how to cast to them and which flies to use. How to Flyfish will bring you up-to-date with all the latest on leader construction and knots, boat control with the paradrogue, traditional nymphing methods to the popular tenkara style. Packed with useful tips and clear diagrams." Chapters include: Basic skills; Stillwater lure fishing; Reservoir boat fishing; Dry fly fishing; Nymph fishing; Fishing the caddis imitation; Fly casting; Tenkara; Salmon fishing; Leaders; Safety checklist. .
Published by Merlin Unwin Books, Ludlow, Shropshire, 2014
ISBN 10: 1906122652ISBN 13: 9781906122652
Seller: Broad Street Book Centre, Hereford, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 128pp. b/w photographs. Some foxing to text block o/w a lovely copy.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2010., 2010
ISBN 10: 1906122237ISBN 13: 9781906122232
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2010 ). 2010 1st edition. 8vo. Pp221. B/w photographs & illustrations. Black boards. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. "The Lake District is the home of John Peel, and of such famous hunts as the Blencathra, the Melbreak, the Lunesdale, the Cumberland and the Eskdale & Ennerdale. The people of Cumbria have hunted the fox, the hare, the otter, the polecat and the pine marten .out of necessity, to protect their livestock, and they have also done so for the sheer exhilaration of the hunt in such dramatic surroundings. Sean Frain tells of the footpacks, the mounted packs, the famous foxhounds, beagles and terriers. The fells, the lakes, the woods and the village inns have all played their part in some of the most memorable hunting days which are recorded here, along with accounts of the traditional shepherds; meets and some of the best Lake District hunting songs." PREVIOUS PRICE £14.99.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2011., 2011
ISBN 10: 1906122288ISBN 13: 9781906122287
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2011 ). 2011 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp224. Colour photographs throughout. Black cloth, spine titled in gilt. Mint new copy in dust-wrapper. This is a useful introduction to airgun shooting by an enthusiast. This introduction is arranged in chronological order, dealing with the quarry and techniques appropriate to each month of the year. Ian Barnett "takes the reader on hunting forays to field, wood and farm, in barns, hides and along the margins, all in search of rabbits, [grey] squirrels, magpies, crows, pigeons and rats." PREVIOUS PRICE £20.00.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2012., 2012
ISBN 10: 1906122466ISBN 13: 9781906122461
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2012 ). (1965) 2012 new edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppx,165,ads. B/w illustrations by C.F.Tunnicliffe, decorative end-papers. Foreword by Bernard O'Donaghue. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. Tunnicliffe's illustrations exactly catch the wonderful atmosphere of Ian Niall's memories of partridges and crakes, snipe and woodcock, foxes and hares and pigeons, ducks and geese, trout and pike. Chapters include: Partridges and crakes; Gun glamour; Secrets of snipe; The ways of the woodcock; Brushes with the fox; Hare without hounds; Pigeons and pigeon tactics; Duck shooting days; Talk of geese; Clanty Moss; Rough shooting in the hills; About with a rod; The hungry pike; Looking both ways. PREVIOUS PRICE £16.99.
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. Ludlow, Shropshire. 2012., 2012
ISBN 10: 1906122482ISBN 13: 9781906122485
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2012). 2012 1st first edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppvi,184,ad. B/w photograph. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. Douglas Butler was a Tipperary farmer, zoologist and avid wildfowler. Here he recounts "thirty shooting stories in pursuit of pheasant, mallard, geese, hares, mink, even an old wild goat. These modern tales involve bilingual dogs, an ignominious goose, red-letter days and disappointments, days on boglands, grouse moors, smart shoots, estuaries. Punt-gunning, rough shooting and wildfowling, dawns and dusks and assorted brushes with ecstasy and near-death." Chapters include: Pawel, the hare and other matters; The white-front that wouldn't go away; Contrasting fortunes; One very frowty afternoon; The fastest gun alive; Quite definitely a wild goose chase; A first encounter; A problem solved; Arrival of the duck; A morning with a difference; Uncle Greg and the rabbit that never was; The last day of the season; The bilingual dog; An addition to the script; One boundary day; An extraordinary event near Aberdeen; Come the dusk; Tall pheasants; The fall guy; Deja vu; The green pheasant; The evening of the big wind. And from Douglas's fellow guns - The man of many tales; Some adventures of a young shot; A night to remember; Memories; Fiach; Under a thorn bush; Now - tell me again - why you were naked with that Labrador; The first of many. PREVIOUS PRICE £15.99.