Classic Rods and Rodmakers Martin J. Keane Hardback, 28x22 cm, 246 pages, illustrated, chipped dj
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Many Photos, Some Color (illustrator). Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. DJ shows scuffing, boards show minor bumping, former owner's writing to front end pages, interior pages clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1262694075
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Many Photos, Some Color (illustrator). Dust jacket missing. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and bumping. Binding is sound. Endpages have light age-toning with smudging. Page edges have moderate age-toning with scuffing and smudging. Interior pages have light age-toning with smudging but it does not impede the text. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author. Seller Inventory # 1661889407
Seller: Second Edition Books, Butte, MT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Many Photos, Some Color (illustrator). Signed by author on ffep, dated 3/94. Third printing limited to 1,500 copies. Grey/green boards bumped at spine ends, otherwise in great condition, bright silver lettering on spine. Mild scuffing to outer page edges. Dj preserved in mylar and in nice condition. "Martin Keane teaches the angler and the collector how to recognize and judge a classic rod by inspecting its structure, its glue, etc. For the angler in search of a dream rod, Keane compares the fishing characteristics of each rod as well." B/w photos throughout. Postage will cost extra for priority and quite a bit extra for international shipping. 246 pages including index. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 026646
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Many Photos, Some Color (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. Tight unmarked book in glossy boards with minor corner bumping; in price-clipped dust jacket with short edgetears. ; 246 pages; In the fly-fishing and bamboo rod community, it is often called the "Bible of Bamboo" or a must-have foundational reference. It is considered one of the most authoritative overviews of the subject, documenting the golden age of American rodmaking and preserving the stories and techniques of master craftsmen. The book profiles major rodmakers and families, including: Hiram Leonard, E. F. Payne, Charles F. Orvis, Edwards family, Everett Garrison, Paul Young, Lyle Dickerson, R. L. Winston, and many others. Seller Inventory # 67789
Seller: Chamblin Bookmine, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.
4to Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Many Photos, Some Color (illustrator). Signed. 246p. Signed, dated and inscribed by Keane on front fly. Contents are otherwise unmarked with b/w photos. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Dark grey boards are clean with gently bumped corners. Jacket is unclipped and protected in mylar with a few closed tears. Seller Inventory # 100713
Seller: ADAMS ANGLING BOOKS, BERKELEY, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Many Photos, Some Color (illustrator). 1st Edition. 170162. Keane, Martin J. CLASSIC RODS AND RODMAKERS. 4to illus. New York: Winchester Press. x + 246 p. 1976 1st Ed. ISBN: 0876911785/9780876911785. 1st Edition. Hardcover. [Cat. 2017.] 17-0162 ot. - The very best book on American bamboo fly rods and their makers. Prior owner¿s blind book stamp on title page. Very Good in chipped Good DJ in Mylar.[$100. Seller Inventory # 6761443
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Many Photos, Some Color (illustrator). 1st. Seller Inventory # FORT637760
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Many Photos, Some Color (illustrator). First Edition. No signatures. 15mm and smaller tears to margins of dust-jacket. Some edhesive staining to margins of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; x, 246 pages. Grey boards with silver lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 278 x 214mm. Black and white photographic illustrations. Contents: Introduction; The Classic Rod: Early Rod History; Stages of Rod Evolution and How to Recognize Them; Eastern Rodbuilders: Hiram Lewis Leonard; The E. F. Payne Rod Company; Charles F. Orvis; The Thomas Rod Company; The Edwards Rodmaking Family - I; The Edwards Rodmaking Family - II; Harold Steele Gillum; Edmund Everett Garrison; More Eastern Rodbuilders; Middle-American Rodbuilders: Lyle L. Dickerson; The Paul H. Young Rod Company; More Middle-American Rodbuilders; Western Rodbuilders: Edwin Courtney Powell; Walton Powell; The R. L. Winston Rod Company; The G. H. Howells Rod Company; More Western Rodbuilders; Collecting Classic Rods: Selection of Classic Fly Rods; Care of Split Bamboo Rods; Buying and Collecting Classic/Antique Rods; Index. "Today's advanced quad and hollow-construction fly-rod designs are a far cry from the ash and lancewood rods of the early nineteenth century. While the modern American fly rod perhaps began with Samuel Phillippe, it tooktook the undeniable genius of Hiram Leonard to bring it worldwide acclaim. Proceeding chronologically, and moving across the country, Martin J. Keane investigates the handiwork of virtually very master rod-craftsmen, and considers every major development in the craft over the last hundred years." - from dust-jacket blurb. Seller Inventory # 25294
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Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, Truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. Many Photos, Some Color (illustrator). 246pp.incl.index; HB dk.gray w/silver; slight rub w/lt.wear on corners; clean,tight pgs. DJ brwn.w/blue-photo cover; rubbed w/6"tear & folds, bk.cover. " .teaches the angler and the collector how to recognize and judge a classic rod by inspecting its structure, its glue, winding, ferrules, and reelseats." fully illus. Seller Inventory # 021989
Seller: ADAMS ANGLING BOOKS, BERKELEY, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Many Photos, Some Color (illustrator). 1st Edition. -[Cat. 67-412.] 4to illus. 1st Ed. The definitive text on bamboo rod makers. Near Fine in clipped taped & frayed Very Good DJ. Seller Inventory # 6761082