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Originally published in 1954, Fisherman’s Winter is Roderick Haig-Brown’s final installment in his well-known “seasons” cycle. With a unique blend of experience and observation, Haig-Brown brings readers through the exotic
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"Haig-Brown is a talented flyfisherman who is also gifted with an uncommon sense and sensibility."
Haig-Brown is a talented flyfisherman who is also gifted with an uncommon sense and sensibility.
About the Author
Roderick L. Haig-BrownK (1908 1976) was a conservationist and well-known Canadian writer. He was born in England and found his way to British Columbia as a youth. He spent much of his life fishing rivers around the world and writing about his experiences, and in 1953 he received an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from the University of British Columbia. He is also the author of Fisherman’s Spring, Fisherman’s Summer, and Fisherman’s Fall. He is now deceased.
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FISHERMAN'S WINTER
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Crown Pub, New York, N.Y., 1975
ISBN 10: 0517523701
ISBN 13: 9780517523704
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Hardcover
Seller: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. The author, Roderick Haig-Brown, has undertaken a real challenge with his fishing adventure to South America. He traveled in the wintertime in North America to the south and sought five and six pound trout in the cold streams in the Andes mountains. New worlds in the outdoors are opened by him. Included are some illustrations and appendices. This HARDCOVER copy is clean and solid. Seller Inventory # 022135
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FISHERMAN'S WINTER. By Roderick Haig-Brown. 1975 Canadian Edition.
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1975). (1954) 1975 2nd edition - Canadian issue. 8vo (140 x 207mm). Pp288. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth faded but good-plus in price-clipped label-marked dust-wrapper. This Canadian edition was issued in the 1975 Crown Publisher's dust-wrapper. Not about winter fishing, but the story of the year that Haig-Brown escaped the cold of the Pacific North-West to find a second summer in the Southern Hemisphere, fishing for the great trout of the Chilean and Argentinean Andes. Chapters include: Flight; The capital; The Lake of Big Rainbows; The Laja River - anglers on horseback; Some incidental things; The start of the south; The Tolten; The white water of Liucura and Trancura; Journey to Los Lagos; Big River; Lago Maihue and the Calcurrupe; Abortive expedition; Big fish story; A restful place; The Beach of the Deer; Journey to Argentina; The Manso Chain; Traful, Meliquina and the Sebagos; Rivers of the Pampas; Journey by Lanin; The Last river. Appendices include: Tackle and other details; the trou and salmon of South America; Some birds of Southern Chile and Argentina; Some trees and plants of Southern Chile. This is the second book in Haig-Brown's 'Seasons' series - Fisherman's Fall, Fisherman's Winter, Fisherman's Spring, and, Fisherman's Summer. . Seller Inventory # 60341
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Fisherman's Winter
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0517523701I4N01
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Fisherman's Winter
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0517523701I5N00
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Fisherman's Winter
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0517523701I3N01
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0517523701I3N00
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Fisherman's Winter
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0517523701I4N00
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Fisherman's Winter
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0517523701I3N01
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FISHERMAN'S WINTER. By Roderick Haig-Brown.
Published by
Crown Publishers. New York. 1975, 1975
ISBN 10: 0517523701
ISBN 13: 9780517523704
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Hardcover
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1975). (1954) 1975 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 207mm). Pp288. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Gift inscription to front end-papers else very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. Not about winter fishing, but the story of the year that Haig-Brown escaped the cold of the Pacific North-West to find a second summer in the Southern Hemisphere, fishing for the great trout of the Chilean and Argentinean Andes. Chapters include: Flight; The capital; The Lake of Big Rainbows; The Laja River - anglers on horseback; Some incidental things; The start of the south; The Tolten; The white water of Liucura and Trancura; Journey to Los Lagos; Big River; Lago Maihue and the Calcurrupe; Abortive expedition; Big fish story; A restful place; The Beach of the Deer; Journey to Argentina; The Manso Chain; Traful, Meliquina and the Sebagos; Rivers of the Pampas; Journey by Lanin; The Last river. Appendices include: Tackle and other details; the trou and salmon of South America; Some birds of Southern Chile and Argentina; Some trees and plants of Southern Chile. This is the second book in Haig-Brown's 'Seasons' series - Fisherman's Fall, Fisherman's Winter, Fisherman's Spring, and, Fisherman's Summer. . Seller Inventory # 7707
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FISHERMAN'S WINTER. By Roderick Haig-Brown.
Published by
Crown Publishers. New York. 1975, 1975
ISBN 10: 0517523701
ISBN 13: 9780517523704
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1975). (1954) 1975 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 207mm). Pp288. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. From the library of angling collector, Colin Pitt, two of his angling book-plates to the end-papers. Slightly tanned and used but a good-plus copy slightly used and spine-faded dust-wrapper. Not about winter fishing, but the story of the year that Haig-Brown escaped the cold of the Pacific North-West to find a second summer in the Southern Hemisphere, fishing for the great trout of the Chilean and Argentinean Andes. Chapters include: Flight; The capital; The Lake of Big Rainbows; The Laja River - anglers on horseback; Some incidental things; The start of the south; The Tolten; The white water of Liucura and Trancura; Journey to Los Lagos; Big River; Lago Maihue and the Calcurrupe; Abortive expedition; Big fish story; A restful place; The Beach of the Deer; Journey to Argentina; The Manso Chain; Traful, Meliquina and the Sebagos; Rivers of the Pampas; Journey by Lanin; The Last river. Appendices include: Tackle and other details; the trou and salmon of South America; Some birds of Southern Chile and Argentina; Some trees and plants of Southern Chile. This is the second book in Haig-Brown's 'Seasons' series - Fisherman's Fall, Fisherman's Winter, Fisherman's Spring, and, Fisherman's Summer. . Seller Inventory # 63194