Hardcover: 96 pages Publisher: Seeley; First Edition edition (18 Sep 1975) Language English ISBN-10: 085422114X ISBN-13: 978-0854221141
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Downs, Donald (illustrator). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1972). 1972 1st edition. 8vo (153 x 216mm). Pp218. Colour photograph plates of hackles & materials, b/w illustrations by Donald Downs. Gift inscription, edges and end-papers rather foxed. Good only in rather frayed, tanned and clipped dust-wrapper. Veniard and Downs "started their monthly Fly Tyers' Forum articles in Trout and Salmon magazine in February 1970, in which they sought the ideas of amateur fly dressers. The response was tremendous, and from the first 14 Forum articles came the book Fly Tying Development and Progress. A section on the history of the fish hook and the development of fly-tying is followed by articles on specific aspects of fly-tying: Jungle cock eyes, hair hackles and fur bodies, tandem lures, parachute hackles, hair wings, fluorescent materials and tube flies. . Seller Inventory # 62493
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Downs, Donald (illustrator). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1972). 1972 1st edition. 8vo (153 x 216mm). Pp218. Colour photograph plates of hackles & materials, b/w illustrations by Donald Downs. Spotting to end-papers but good-plus in like dust-wrapper. Veniard and Downs "started their monthly Fly Tyers' Forum articles in Trout and Salmon magazine in February 1970, in which they sought the ideas of amateur fly dressers. The response was tremendous, and from the first 14 Forum articles came the book Fly Tying Development and Progress. A section on the history of the fish hook and the development of fly-tying is followed by articles on specific aspects of fly-tying: Jungle cock eyes, hair hackles and fur bodies, tandem lures, parachute hackles, hair wings, fluorescent materials and tube flies. . Seller Inventory # 3045
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Downs, Donald (illustrator). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1972). 1972 1st edition. 8vo (153 x 216mm). Pp218. Colour photograph plates of hackles & materials, b/w illustrations by Donald Downs. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight browning else very good in dust-wrapper. L3.00 net. Veniard and Downs "started their monthly Fly Tyers' Forum articles in Trout and Salmon magazine in February 1970, in which they sought the ideas of amateur fly dressers. The response was tremendous, and from the first 14 Forum articles came the book Fly-Tying Development and Progress. A section on the history of the fish hook and the development of fly-tying is followed by articles on specific aspects of fly-tying: Jungle cock eyes, hair hackles and fur bodies, tandem lures, parachute hackles, hair wings, fluorescent materials and tube flies". . Seller Inventory # 8146
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Downs, Donald (illustrator). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1972). 1972 1st edition. 8vo (153 x 216mm). Pp218. Colour photograph plates of hackles & materials, b/w illustrations by Donald Downs. Very good in dust-wrapper. Veniard and Downs "started their monthly Fly Tyers' Forum articles in Trout and Salmon magazine in February 1970, in which they sought the ideas of amateur fly dressers. The response was tremendous, and from the first 14 Forum articles came the book Fly Tying Development and Progress. A section on the history of the fish hook and the development of fly-tying is followed by articles on specific aspects of fly-tying: Jungle cock eyes, hair hackles and fur bodies, tandem lures, parachute hackles, hair wings, fluorescent materials and tube flies. . Seller Inventory # 19607
Seller: Fireside Angler, Smithtown, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Downs, Donald (illustrator). First Edition. 218 pp. Book: Inscribed on the half title page Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed By Artist. Seller Inventory # 110454
Seller: River Reads, Torrington, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Downs, Donald (illustrator). First Edition. Seller Inventory # 001491
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Kilrimund Books, Gateside, FIFE, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Downs, Donald (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hard cover. Unclipped dust-jacket with small rub to top/right front cover). Straight, sharp, clean boards. No inscriptions. Clean edges to text-block. Internally very crisp and clean. Nice copy. Seller Inventory # 003095
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Downs, Donald (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1972. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour plates. 218 pages. SIGNED by the illustrator with small illustration of a fly, dedication to previous owner. (Think the author was meant to sign it too but that bit is blank). Spine bumped. Very slight darkening to cover edges. Page edge browning. Slight foxing/browning to endpapers. Margins of colour plates are foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit browned to rear panel. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! SIGNED - please see description for details. Seller Inventory # 1329315
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Book Souk, Porstoy, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Donald Downs (illustrator). 1st Edition. 576 grams. Seller Inventory # 006193
Seller: M RICHARDSON RARE BOOKS (PBFA Member), Ashby cum Fenby, NE Lincolnshire, LINCS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Donald Downs (illustrator). 1st Edition. A very decent bright copy of the 1st impression. Bound in fresh looking cloth boards with crisp title lettering on the spine. Clean pages throughout with no inscriptions, albeit toned at the page block edge. The dust jacket is in still fairly bright condition and not price clipped, although there is some edge wear, chipping at the spine ends and creasing at the edges. Seller Inventory # 012118
Quantity: 1 available