Calver Jim (23 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Very Good +. First Edition Second Printing. 177 pp. Book: Blank bookplate on FFEP. Dustjacket: Price clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). (1972) 1979 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp177. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs and illustrations, bibliography. Cream boards, spine titled in silver. Slight use but good copy in used and faded dust-wrapper. The author took up reservoir flyfishing "almost two decades ago, at a reservoir near his home in Kent, but found his efforts hampered by the lack of clear, concise written advice on how to proceed". This is the revised and enlarged edition of the book he wrote to fill the gap. Chapters include: Reservoirs and opportunities for trout fishing; The trout we hope to catch; Tackle, clothing and other equipment; Elementary casting and line control; Flies and ways of fishing them; Fishermen and fishing methods; Some chances for success; Six patterns for a season. Appendices discuss useful books, where to find information, and, associations deserving of an angler's support. .…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1972). 1972 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp177. Colour frontispiece of flies and b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults but good in price-clipped dust-wrapper. The author took up reservoir flyfishing "almost two decades ago, at a reservoir near his home in Kent, but found his efforts hampered by the lack of clear, concise written advice on how to proceed." This is the book he wrote to fill the gap. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 177pp.illustrated. Protected dust jacket unclipped.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). (1972) 1979 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp177. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs and illustrations, bibliography. Cream boards, spine titled in silver. Slight use, bookplate to fep, slight soiling to page edges, smells slighty musty. Good-plus in slightly used dust-wrapper. The author took up reservoir flyfishing "almost two decades ago, at a reservoir near his home in Kent, but found his efforts hampered by the lack of clear, concise written advice on how to proceed". This is the revised and enlarged edition of the book he wrote to fill the gap. Chapters include: Reservoirs and opportunities for trout fishing; The trout we hope to catch; Tackle, clothing and other equipment; Elementary casting and line control; Flies and ways of fishing them; Fishermen and fishing methods; Some chances for success; Six patterns for a season. Appendices discuss useful books, where to find information, and, associations deserving of an angler's support. .…

Paperback. Condition: Average. First Edition. . 302 pages, paper browned.

2nd ed. Owner's initials; binding tight Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1972). 1972 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp177. Colour frontispiece of flies and b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in dust-wrapper. The author took up reservoir flyfishing "almost two decades ago, at a reservoir near his home in Kent, but found his efforts hampered by the lack of clear, concise written advice on how to proceed". This is the book he wrote to fill the gap. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+ Sl Shelf Wear. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st. pp.160.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. In tidy condition with a similar dust jacket Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Decent looking copy with clean cloth boards which are a little discoloured from the sun at the spine and top edge. No inscriptions and, generally, the pages are very clean and bright, although there is some toning at the page block edge. No dust jacket. Presentable enough copy on the whole.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. A clean, tight copy in light brown boards. B&W photos with in text illustrations. Unclipped dust jacket has some minor signs of shelf wear to the edges but is bright.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition 1979 near fine hardback, light foxing to page edges, in a near fine dust wrapper, spine sunned. Bookshop impressed stamp on front free endpaper. Price clipped. 177 pages with index. 3 Appendices. Illustrations. Line Drawings. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bl bds w. glt ltrg on sp. Col pict d/w.(pr clpd). 160pps. The author discusses the reservoirs & fish, then moves on to equipment, knots, elementary casting & choice of flies, to successful fishing methods. Illust w. line drgs & photos. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second Impression. This revised and enlarged second edition consists simply of information that anyone seeking success in his first few seasons of reservoir bank fishing must know, and which will provide a very useful reference book for the more experienced fisherman. This copy is in FINE condition in a FINE price clipped dustwrapper.…

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

beiges Leinen. Second Edition. 177 Seiten in englischer Sprache - Ecken/Kanten bestossen - Einband berieben - Schutzumschlag berieben und fleckig - ungelesen - guter Zustand 071361887 Sprache: Englisch.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 2nd Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in green buckram covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new 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. Bank Fishing for Reservoir Trout: An Introduction (Jim Calver, 2nd ed., 1979) is a compact, practical manual designed to give the bank‑based reservoir angler clear, structured guidance at a time when such instruction was scarce. The 1979 edition is a revised and enlarged version of Calver's original 1972 text, expanding both the technical advice and the illustrative material. Calver wrote the book after discovering that reservoir fly‑fishing—particularly from the bank—lacked clear, accessible written guidance. His aim was to produce a structured, beginner‑friendly introduction that still offered depth for improving anglers. Ref A6 5.…

1st ed. "The conviction of the authors in this book is that in an increasingly secular and fragmented society the people of God need to pool their resources to help one another in reaching out to save those who are lost". Pp 302. P/b, slight sunning to spine, illustrated cover. G+.