Haig Brown Roderick Langmere (93 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Illus. By Louis Darling (illustrator).

Paper Back. Condition: Fair.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. River Never Sleeps (Modern Fishing Classics) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1984). (1946) 1984 2nd edition reprint. Small 8vo paperback (130 x 197mm). Ppviii,352. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Introduction by Antony Atha. Spine creased and slightly faded, bookplate, else good, solidly intact, second-hand paperback. Spanning the author's fishing life from his childhood on the English chalkstreams to the steelhead rivers of British Columbia. One of the great classics of angling literature and a marvellous read. Chapters include: About steelhead; A fish for Firmin; About pike; 'Where to fish'; House hunting; Picking favourites; H.M. Greenhill; Little lakes; Sea-run cutthroats; The big salmon water; Lewington's carrier; Pacific salmon; Buttle Lake; Dark on the water; Salt water I; Salt water II; Sachem River: Why fish?: First fall freshet; Top, bottom and middle; The riddle of the Oxhorn; Before I die; Fishing books; To know a river. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1964). (1964) 1990's paperback reprint. 8vo paperback (139 x 216mm). Pp189. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Usual slight browning but solidly intact second-hand paperback. "A Canadian expert tells you all you need to know". Detailed look at flyfishing and how to go about it, written in Haig-Brown's inimitable and highly readable style. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2014). (1964) 2014 new edition. 8vo paperback (138 x 203mm). Ppiv,253. B/w illustrations by Lewis Darling, foreword by Nick Lyons. Fine, new, unread paperback. This book "rounds out Roderick Haig-Brown's 'Seasons' cycle [Fisherman's Summer / Fall / Winter / Spring], focusing here on many of the rivers of Haig-Brown's native British Columbia - the Campbell, the Columbia, the Nimpkish - where salmon and cutthroat provide superb summer sport. He tells the stories of the Indians and pioneers who once fished these same rivers, and looks into the future with confidence that they will not be destroyed." Chapters include: The scene: Summer defined; Fisherman's summer. How it once was: The explorers; The Indian and me. The home river: Defined; The beginnings of change; The search; The day everything happened; Speed and stamina; The dry fly and very fast water; The canyon again. Poisson bleu, the flower of fishes: Standard bearer, Arctic; Standard bearer, by the roadside; Standard bearer, Subarctic. Signs of the times: The lawbreaker; Fish derbies; Less time between bites; The great destroyers; Access. Salt water: The cruise; The beaches; Stream survival. Return to the river: Nimpkish River; Tsable River; The Beaverkill; Blackhole. Conclusion: What is good? This is the last book in Haig-Brown's 'Seasons' series - Fisherman's Fall, Fisherman's Winter, Fisherman's Spring, and, Fisherman's Summer. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 14.95.…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2014). (1954) 2014 new edition. 8vo paperback (139 x 203mm). Pp292. B/w illustrations by Lewis Darling, foreword by Nick Lions. Fine new unread paperback. Not about winter fishing, but the story of the year that Haig-Brown escaped the cold of the Pacific North-West to find a second summer in the Southern Hemisphere, fishing for the great trout of the Chilean and Argentinean Andes. Chapters include: Flight; The capital; The Lake of Big Rainbows; The Laja River - anglers on horseback; Some incidental things; The start of the south; The Tolten; The white water of Liucura and Trancura; Journey to Los Lagos; Big River; Lago Maihue and the Calcurrupe; Abortive expedition; Big fish story; A restful place; The Beach of the Deer; Journey to Argentina; The Manso Chain; Traful, Meliquina and the Sebagos; Rivers of the Pampas; Journey by Lanin; The Last river. Appendices include: Tackle and other details; the trou and salmon of South America; Some birds of Southern Chile and Argentina; Some trees and plants of Southern Chile. This is the second book in Haig-Brown's 'Seasons' series - Fisherman's Fall, Fisherman's Winter, Fisherman's Spring, and, Fisherman's Summer. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 14.95.…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2013). (1964) 2013 new edition. Small 8vo paperback. Ppviii,279. Card covers. Fine new copy. A great new edition of this classic fishing book. "Fall is the time that most of the migratory runs come back to the rivers here on the Pacific Coast of North America. All our five species of Pacific salmon come home then except for a few early-running chinooks and cohos. Most of the winter-spawning cutthroat trout run into their rivers then. The last of the summer-run steelhead and the first of the winter runs almost close the gap between themselves. It is the liveliest, most exciting time of all the year. Gulls and eagles, goldeneyes and mergansers, bears and mink and raccoons all come down to the rivers." And anglers. Chapters include: The scene: Fall defined. Pacific Salmon: Origins; A word for the small streams; New horizons; Pacific salmon in salt water; Pacific salmon in fresh water; Big fish and fresh water; The ocean years; The energy of salmon; The death of the salmon. Estuary Fishing: The nature of estuaries; Patterns and problems; Solutions and surmises; Behind the salmon; Perfect morning. Steelhead and Low Water: More steelhead mysteries; Steelhead and the dry fly - further notes; An ideal stream; More fast-water rises. Aquarium Notes: Acquisition, observations. Conclusions: Thoughts while fishing; Thoughts under water; The freedom of the river; Return of the salmon; Underwater learning; At winter's edge; Ethics again. Haig-Brown at his best. This is the first book in Haig-Brown's 'Seasons' series - Fisherman's Fall, Fisherman's Winter, Fisherman's Spring, and, Fisherman's Summer. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 14.95.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1984). (1946) 1984 2nd edition reprint. Small 8vo paperback (130 x 197mm). Ppviii,352. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Introduction by Antony Atha. Spine cocked and creased. Well-used second-hand paperback. Spanning the author's fishing life from his childhood on the English chalkstreams to the steelhead rivers of British Columbia. One of the great classics of angling literature and a marvellous read. Chapters include: About steelhead; A fish for Firmin; About pike; 'Where to fish'; House hunting; Picking favourites; H.M. Greenhill; Little lakes; Sea-run cutthroats; The big salmon water; Lewington's carrier; Pacific salmon; Buttle Lake; Dark on the water; Salt water I; Salt water II; Sachem River: Why fish?: First fall freshet; Top, bottom and middle; The riddle of the Oxhorn; Before I die; Fishing books; To know a river. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2014). (1964) 2014 new edition. 8vo paperback (139 x 203mm). Ppii,222. B/w illustrations by Lewis Darling, foreword by Nick Lyons. Fine new unread paperback. A "fisherman's spring must start, I think, with the opening of [the] trout season," writes Roderick Haig-Brown, and so begins this lively, informed book that ranges from the intricate mechanics of fly fishing to a broad statement of the author's philosophy of life. ".As much a book about the practical aspects of fly fishing, with learned advice from a master about everything from fly selection to wading techniques, as it is about the deep rewards an angler can find through his sport." Chapters include: The art of fishing; Spring defined; Figures and definitions; Fry imitations; Early cutthroat lakes; The maculate purist; The unexpected fish; Recognising birds; Putting fish back; Local knowledge; The fish by the cedar stump; Fly types; The forecast; The new rod; Fly lines; A boy and a fish pole; Northward geese; Stonefly imitations; The secret life; Boats and fast water; On wading; Fishing and the common man; When is a rainbow. ; Leave the guns at home; On casting; Charles Cotton; Fishermen and forestry; Family sortie; Essential simplicity; Don't you ever get tired?; Garden party day; Fishing and milkmaids; The depth of the wood. This is the third book in Haig-Brown's 'Seasons' series - Fisherman's Fall, Fisherman's Winter, Fisherman's Spring, and Fisherman's Summer. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 14.95.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1984). (1946) 1984 2nd edition reprint. Small 8vo paperback (130 x 197mm). Ppviii,352. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Introduction by Antony Atha. Reading crease to spine but a good-plus second-hand paperback. Spanning the author's fishing life from his childhood on the English chalkstreams to the steelhead rivers of British Columbia. One of the great classics of angling literature. Chapters include: About steelhead; A fish for Firmin; About pike; 'Where to fish'; House hunting; Picking favourites; H.M. Greenhill; Little lakes; Sea-run cutthroats; The big salmon water; Lewington's carrier; Pacific salmon; Buttle Lake; Dark on the water; Salt water I; Salt water II; Sachem River: Why fish?: First fall freshet; Top, bottom and middle; The riddle of the Oxhorn; Before I die; Fishing books; To know a river. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1941) 1942 1st UK edition. 8vo (135 x 198mm). Pp191. B/w plates by Charles DeFeo. Brick-red cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt salmon vignette on upper board. Cloth rather used and stained, slight damage to bottom edge,edges browned, ex-libris book-plate to paste-down, faded stamp to end-paper. Good only. "Return to the River tells the life story of one of the great Chinook salmon, observed with the trained eye of a naturalist and recorded with a novelist's narrative skill. It is a great story told, as it deserves to be told, with facility, imagination, patience and accuracy." .…

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A River Never Sleeps This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. 031869024951 ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.…

Condition: Good. First Thus. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . B0007F9LUI Hardback. No Dustjacket. Ex-library copy with usual ex-library markings, card pocket, library stamps to edges and interior pages, etc. Tight sound copy with average wear in dustjacket. A tight sound reading copy only. No Signature.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1942). (1941) 1942 1st UK edition. 8vo (135 x 198mm). Pp191. B/w plates by Charles DeFeo. Brick-red cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt salmon vignette on upper board. Cloth slightly marked but good copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. "Return to the River tells the life story of one of the great Chinook salmon, observed with the trained eye of a naturalist and recorded with a novelist's narrative skill. It is a great story told, as it deserves to be told, with facility, imagination, patience and accuracy." . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1943). (1941) 1943 2nd UK printing. 8vo (135 x 198mm). Pp191. B/w plates by Charles DeFeo. Red cloth, leaping salmon motif in gilt to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Spine faded and rubbed. Good only, lacks dust-wrapper. "Return to the River tells the life story of one of the great Chinook salmon, observed with the trained eye of a naturalist and recorded with a novelist's narrative skill. It is a great story told, as it deserves to be told, with facility, imagination, patience and accuracy." . …

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2010). (1946) 2010 new edition. Small 8vo (145 x 216mm). Ppviii,352. B/w illustrations by Louis Darling. Pictorial laminated boards in dust-wrapper. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. With an Introduction by Nick Lyons and an Afterword by Thomas McGuane. Few books have captured the haunting world of music and rivers and of the sport they provide as well as A River Never Sleeps. Roderick L. Haig-Brown writes of fishing not just as a sport, but also as an art. He knows moving water and the life within it - its subtlest mysteries and perpetual delights. He is a man who knows fish lore as few people ever will, and the legends and history of a great sport. Month by month, he takes you from river to river, down at last to the saltwater and the sea: in January, searching for the steelhead in the dark,cold water; in May, fishing for bright, sea-run cutthroats; and on to the chilly days of October and the majestic run of spawning salmon. All the great joy of angling is here: the thrill of fishing during a thunderstorm, the sight of a river in freshet or a river calm and hushed, the suspense of a skillful campaign to capture some half-glimpsed trout or salmon of extraordinary size, and the excitement of playing and landing a momentous fish. A River Never Sleeps is one of the enduring classics of angling. It will provide a rich reading experience for all who love fishing or rivers. Roderick L. Haig-Brown was born in England and lived most of his life on Vancouver Island, Canada along the banks of the Campbell River. He died in 1976. Chapters include: About steelhead; A fish for Firmin; About pike; 'Where to fish'; House hunting; Picking favourites; H.M. Greenhill; Little lakes; Sea-run cutthroats; The big salmon water; Lewington's carrier; Pacific salmon; Buttle Lake; Dark on the water; Salt water I; Salt water II; Sachem River: Why fish?: First fall freshet; Top, bottom and middle; The riddle of the Oxhorn; Before I die; Fishing books; To know a river. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1961). 1961 1st edition. Large 4to (219 x 280mm). Pp269. Colour photograph plates, colour and b/w illustrations, green monochrome maps, bibliography, pocket containing colour map of British Columbia to rear paste-down. Slightly bumped, owner's embossed stamp and slight browning to end-papers and edges but good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. This book "is intended to stimulate the thinking of British Columbians about the proper use of their rich inheritance of natural resources. It is hoped, also, that the book will serve to advance the cause and the philosophy of conservation among the peoples of the world." The British columbia Natural Resources Conference published the British Columbia Atlas of Natural Resources, "the first such comprehensive natural resources atlas ever published for a province or state." This book is a non-technical companion volume aimed at the lay reader. Detailed and well-illustrated. Chapters include: soil resources; Water and climate; The forests; Harvesting and using wood; Managing the forests; The extent of the resource; Use of the resource; The fossil fuels; Water-power resources; Integration of energy; General inventory of commercial fisheries; The salmons; Salmon management; Mineral resources; Extraction and use of minerals; Recreation - general; Parks and recreational land; Wildlife; Game fish; The pollution story; Transportation; People - aboriginal stock - immigrant stock; Resources, the end product. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Price-clipped, Rubbing on jacket, sunning on jacket spine, wear on jacket edges. Age toning on page edges . Previous owner's name on half-title page.: 192 pages.

Imitation Leather. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. an account of Pacific salmon and western trout Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.