Geo C Bainbridge (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Hardback in Fine condition. Dark blue leather spine, with gilt titles, vignette of three fishes on the spine, light blue cloth cover with gilt illustration on front, and light blue silk ribbon marker. In light blue slip-case in Fine condition. ppxiv, 160, with index. With an introduction by Tony Deacon. Forty of the most useful flies, accurately copied from nature. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS MAY BE REQUIRED.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. hardback, a reprint, with a new introduction, of the 1816 edition. Octavo, quarter bonded leather in blue & with blue cloth covered boards, lettered gilt to spine, publisher device to the upper board. Dust jacket not called for in this edition, housed in a purpose made slipcase. A very well preserved tightly bound copy and with clean and unmarked contents. Coloured plates, xiv + 150pp.…

8vo.xiv+160, with index. Colour plates. . Gilt lettering and design to spine and front cover. Ribbon marker .Quarter blue leather in cloth slipcase. A fine copy. A beautifully presented facsimile edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Thus. line drawn on title page.

Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. A lovely production in quarter leather in a slipcase. Illustrated with a number of full-colour plates illustrating various flies. This is a facsimile of the original early 1800s book. Size: Octavo. DW 0126. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fishing & Hunting; Inventory No: 92520.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. A lovely production in quarter leather in a slipcase. Illustrated with a number of full-colour plates illustrating various flies. This is a facsimile of the original early 1800s book. Size: Octavo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fishing & Hunting; Inventory No: 71534. For further information on this title or for further photographs, please click on the "Ask Seller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We aim to reply within three working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying. …

The Flyfisher s Classic Library. 1992. Printed in facsimile. Publishers skinimitated back with cloth boards. Slipcase.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1992. Nearly fine condition with no wrapper. Bonded leather spine, with blue boards. Illustrated with colour plates representing upwards of forty of the most useful flies accurately copied from nature. An introduction by Tony Deacon. Small bump to base of spine. Contained in very good slip case that has some fading to a few edges. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Bainbridge, Geo. C. (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Half brown leather and patterned paper-over-boards, git titles and decorations on spine; 8vo; 150pp; illustrated with hand-colored frontispiece plus 7 other full page hand-colored plates plus 2 vignettes within text. Privately printed for the author by G.F. Harris's widow and brothers. One of the first books to depict artificial flies and insects in color. According to Westwood & Satchell, "One of the textbooks of the fly-fisher. Twelve copies of the first edition were in 4to, colored with greater care, and published at two guineas." (p21). This copy in good condition with light edge wear and small tear at upper outer hinge along with another tear at bottom of frontispiece along gutter. Internally scattered light foxing with some offsetting of frontispiece onto title page. The hand colored plates are vivid and a fine example of period coloring. A good to very good example of the uncommon and desirable 1st edition. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1992. Octavo. xiv, 150pp. Illustrated. Publisher's binding. Ribbon page-marker. In the light blue slipcase. Overall a 'Near Fine' copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 8vo. xiv, 150pp. With eight colour plates. Bright blue boards with gilt vignette with dark blue bonded leather spine in matching slip case. A near fine copy.

xiv + 152pp + 8 coloured plates. Intro by Tony Deacon. Boards, leather spine, silk marker. Near mint in slip case. 24x16cms.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Facsimile reprint. Publisher's quarter leather. Teg. Cloth-backed slip case.

Illustrated by coloured plates representing upwards of forty of the most useful flies, accurately copied from nature. Navy quarter leather/light blue cloth, gilt decoration and band to upper board, gilt decoration and titles to spine, light blue eps, pp. (i-v) vi-xiv, 1-150 plus index in matching light blue slipcase, and with matching silk page-marker. A handsome facsimile reprint of the 1816 first edition in as-new condition.…

1st thus. xiv -150 pages, with 8 colour plates., bound in ¼ dark blue leather over light blue cloth sides, in the publisher's slipcase, a fine copy. Includes an introduction by Tony Deacon.

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. Half-leather over marbled boards. 3rd ed 1834. 162pp. 8 hand-coloured plates (including frontis) showing" upwards of forty of the most useful flies". Slight foxing and some offsetting to tissue guards but otherwise a very good tight copy. Bainbridge, Geo. C. (illustrator). …

Leather. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated with hand coloured plates depicting flies, this is the first edition of George C. Bainbridge's important guide to flyfishing. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece, and seven further hand coloured plates depicting flies. Collated, complete.A practical manual on the methods and equipment of fly-fishing, intended to instruct anglers in the techniques used in British rivers and streams.Including discussion of the use of rods, lines and artificial flies, the habits of freshwater fish, and guidance to selecting flies.Westwood & Satchell describe this as 'one of the text books of the fly-fisher'. In a half morocco binding, with paper covered boards. Light rubbing to back strip head and tail, joints, and board perimeters. Front joint head and tail starting, with board slightly strained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with the odd spot and light handling marks. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

second edition with additions. V 162 pages uncut, hand coloured frontis of a trout, plate of hooks dressing, 6 plates of flies and plate of baiting the minnow. all coloured. Some spotting to blank end papers, contents and plates clean. Ownership plates of Thos Wolryche Stansfield, Westwood Grove and William H Stansfeld. bound in mid 19th century 1/2 velum paper covered boards by Charles Goodall, Leeds with printed title label to spine, vellum foxed with recent cloth lined dj with gilt title and fly motifs to the spine. An important work and an early title to use hand coloured plates of flies. "One of the best textbook of the fly fisher" Westwood Satchell 21.…