Dick Spurr (34 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good to very good condition. Scant wear of the soft cover. Faint red marking on the back of the soft cover overlying the price. The pages are in very good condition. There is a preprinted price of $16 noted on the back of the soft cover. Published 1994. Centennial Publications. 1-882418-14-X. See pho…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Mauve pictorial card cover stock; 8vo; 128pp; illustrated with b/w photos drawings & catalog facsimiles. With information on Humphreys, Fre-Line, Ross, Wright&McGill and other reel makers plus tackle by Eagle Claw, Haywwod, Perfection Tip as well as Colorado bamboo rod companies. Th…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light blue paper covers with color photos to both panels; 4to; 168pp; illustrated with b/w photos, drawings and facsimiles from tackle catalogs. With emphasis on Granger, Phillipson and Wright & McGill plus a handful of lesser-known bamboo artisans. Due to its small print run, this…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition 1992. Contains 1-page bios of 45 bamboo rod makers with accompanying photos including Dickerson, Garrison, Gillum, Jordan, Payne, Phillipson, Uslan and Young plus more contemporary builders like Aroner, Brackett, Brandin, Carpenter, Howells, Sum…

Condition: Good. Good; Softcover; Light-to-moderate shelfwear to the covers with a few small thumb-creases; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Qua…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Maroon leatherette with cover titles blocked in silver; 8vo; 96pp; illustrated with photos. Contains 1-page bios of 45 bamboo rod makers with accompanying photos including Dickerson, Garrison, Gillum, Jordan, Payne, Phillipson, Uslan and Young plus more contemporary builders like Aroner,…

Condition: Good. ** Signed by Dick Spurr and Michael Sinclair **; Good+ in a Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is heavily edgeworn with multiple closed edge-tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards with two slightly "bumped" edge-corners; Unblemished…

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition stated 1992. Published by Centennial Publications. Large softcover in flex boards without DJ as issued. Condition new, square tight and clean book, spine not creased, sharp corners, no edgewear, no markings of any kind, no names no underlinings no highlights, no b…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated first edition. Signed by both authors on title page. Full cloth binding, clean and square. Some toning and clear tape laid in to both gutters, though no evidence of cracking. Tight and very nice. Jacket shows light rubbing and soiling, offer…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Blue cloth with silver spine titles; 4to; 168pp; illustrated with b/w photos, drawings and facsimiles from tackle catalogs; color photographic dust jacket, signed by both authors on title page. With emphasis on Granger, Phillipson and Wright & McGill…

First Edition, First Printing. A Near Fine Book in a Near Fine Dust Jacket, Unclipped (Unpriced). Signed by Authors Dick Spurr and Gloria Johnson [Wife of Subject Wes Jordan] to Title Page. Laid-in is a Christmas card written in Wes Jordan's hand to the previous owner of this copy, a friend of the Jordan's to whom Gloria present…

Grand Junction, Colorado. Published by Centennial Publications. 1994. First Edition. 8vo. (7 1/2 x 5 1/2). 128 pp. Contemporary photos, diagrams and advertisements showcasing a variety of Colorado manufacturers: Humphreys Reels - Magic Reels - Hansen Reels - Lectro Matic Reels - Ross Reels, etc. Old Colorado Fishing Tackle by Ea…