Herd Andrew N (18 results)

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2003). (2001) 2003 2nd edition. 8vo paperback with flaps (138 x 217mm). Pp381. Colour plates of flies, colour & b/w photographs & illustrations, bibliography. Fine new copy. A fascinating and immensely thorough look at the history of flyfishing. Dr Herd is well-known for his witty contributions to Waterlog Magazine. The first cloth-bound edition was limited to 500 copies. This cheaper edition has colour plates and includes the index that was wanting from the first edition. 'It is just terrific - thoughtful, tightly but not stiffly reasoned, both informative and entertaining, and just wonderfully written with liveliness and wit.' - Tom Leeson '. . . one of the best pieces of writing and thought in fly fishing literature.' - John Betts 'The new standard reference work . . . it is the broadly inquiring nature of the thing that makes it so exciting.' - Paul Schullery, The American Fly Fisher. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 19.95.…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2003). (2001) 2003 2nd edition. 8vo paperback with flaps (138 x 217mm). Pp381. Colour plates of flies, colour & b/w photographs & illustrations, bibliography. Manufacturing fault to half-title - diagonal grey line printed across the top corner, well above the title and signature. Otherwise very good, signed by the author. A fascinating and immensely thorough look at the history of flyfishing. Dr Herd is well-known for his witty contributions to Waterlog Magazine. The first cloth-bound edition was limited to 500 copies. This cheaper edition has colour plates and includes the index that was wanting from the first edition. 'It is just terrific - thoughtful, tightly but not stiffly reasoned, both informative and entertaining, and just wonderfully written with liveliness and wit.' - Tom Leeson '. . . one of the best pieces of writing and thought in fly fishing literature.' - John Betts 'The new standard reference work . . . it is the broadly inquiring nature of the thing that makes it so exciting.' - Paul Schullery, The American Fly Fisher. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2003). (2001) 2003 2nd edition. 8vo paperback with flaps (138 x 217mm). Pp381. Colour plates of flies, colour & b/w photographs & illustrations, bibliography. Fine copy, signed by the author. A fascinating and immensely thorough look at the history of flyfishing. Dr Herd is well-known for his witty contributions to Waterlog Magazine. The first cloth-bound edition was limited to 500 copies. This cheaper edition has colour plates and includes the index that was wanting from the first edition. 'It is just terrific - thoughtful, tightly but not stiffly reasoned, both informative and entertaining, and just wonderfully written with liveliness and wit.' - Tom Leeson '. . . one of the best pieces of writing and thought in fly fishing literature.' - John Betts 'The new standard reference work . . . it is the broadly inquiring nature of the thing that makes it so exciting.' - Paul Schullery, The American Fly Fisher .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2012). (2012) 2013 1st edition reprint. Large 8vo (180 x 253mm). Pp272. B/w illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine unread copy in dust-wrapper. This is the second volume of Herd's "The History of Fly Fishing," which begins with "Volume One: The History," itself a much-expanded version of his original book, "The Fly," first published in 2001. "Volume Two: Trout Fly Patterns 1496-1916" lists chronologically all the famous British fly patterns by author, and the many variations of each fly, alongside the original tying instructions, a glossary of fly-tying terms and useful information on hook scale conversions. This reproduces every significant list of British fly patterns published prior to 1916. Although not stated, this is a 2013 reprint with corrections. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2012). 2012 1st edition. Large 8vo (180 x 253mm). Pp272. B/w illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Top edge & end-paper faded/stained. A working copy of the first edition copy in stained & used dust-wrapper. This copy does not include the errata slip correcting the error about Ronalds' "Angler's Entomology". This is the second volume of Andrew Herd's "The History of Fly Fishing," which begins with "Volume One: The History," itself a much-expanded version of his original book, "The Fly," first published in 2001. "Volume Two: Trout Fly Patterns 1496-1916" lists chronologically all the famous British fly patterns by author and the many variations of each fly, alongside published tying instructions, a glossary of fly-tying terms and useful information on hook scale conversions. This represents the first attempt anyone has ever made to reproduce every significant list of British fly patterns published prior to 1916. There is a full and easy-to-search index of all the patterns listed. A very useful and easy-to-navigate reference book. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 2019). 2019 1st edition. Large 4to (220 x 285mm). Pp479. Colour & b&w photographs throughout. Maroon cloth, spine & upper board titled in silver gilt, FFC logo in black on upper board. Corners bumped, slight marks to cloth but a very good second-hand copy, with an article on the Flyfisher's Club taken from an issue of The Field enclosed. A fascinating and detailed history that gives lots of information on many of the great figures in flyfishing. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2001). 2001 1st edition. Large 8vo (175 x 246mm). Pp374. B/w line illustrations. Brown cloth with tipped-on illlustration, silk marker. A fine unread copy of the first edition, limited to only 500 copies. Andrew Herd is an associate editor of Waterlog and well-known for his witty contributions to the magazine. The Fly is the result of a decade's research into the history of fly fishing and is arguably the most authoritative work ever published on the subject. It breaks much new ground, particularly where medieval fly fishing is concerned and aims to put the reader in the shoes of our ancestors, enabling him to understand what it was like to cast a fly in times gone by, from the Romans to the present day. "Andrew Herd's text bristles with facts . . . blended with fresh and often colourful comments on the valuable and sometimes bizarre background material that has somehow eluded other authors." Fred Buller. ". . . one of the best pieces of writing and thought in fly fishing literature." John Betts. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2015). 2015 1st printing. 8vo (135 x 222mm). Pp320. Colour section, b/w photographs and illustrations, printed end-papers. Matt laminated boards. Slight browning to top edge but a very good copy of the first printing. "The Anglers' Bible, explores the matchless contribution made to [angling] by a single firm of tackle-makers - Hardy Brothers of Alnwick - through the lens of the catalogues they produced each year. Herd provides a connective narrative of the production of these mouth-wateringly tempting creations up to the 1914-18 War. But the chief glory of the book is visual. The colour plates reveal the matchless beauty of Hardy's rods, trout flies, salmon flies and spinning baits, and there are many pages of black-and-white illustrations celebrating the incredible ingenuity and skill of the company's team of craftsmen." (Tom Fort in Gamefisher). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2015). 2015 1st edition. 8vo (135 x 222mm). Pp320. Colour section, b/w photographs and illustrations, printed end-papers. Matt laminated boards. A fine copy of the first printing. "The Anglers' Bible, explores the matchless contribution made to [angling] by a single firm of tackle-makers - Hardy Brothers of Alnwick - through the lens of the catalogues they produced each year. Herd provides a connective narrative of the production of these mouth-wateringly tempting creations up to the 1914-18 War. But the chief glory of the book is visual. The colour plates reveal the matchless beauty of Hardy's rods, trout flies, salmon flies and spinning baits, and there are many pages of black-and-white illustrations celebrating the incredible ingenuity and skill of the company's team of craftsmen." (Tom Fort in Gamefisher). . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2015). 2015 1st edition. 8vo (135 x 222mm). Pp320. Colour section, b/w photographs and illustrations, printed end-papers. Matt laminated boards. A fine copy of the first printing - signed by the author. "The Anglers' Bible, explores the matchless contribution made to [angling] by a single firm of tackle-makers - Hardy Brothers of Alnwick - through the lens of the catalogues they produced each year. Herd provides a connective narrative of the production of these mouth-wateringly tempting creations up to the 1914-18 War. But the chief glory of the book is visual. The colour plates reveal the matchless beauty of Hardy's rods, trout flies, salmon flies and spinning baits, and there are many pages of black-and-white illustrations celebrating the incredible ingenuity and skill of the company's team of craftsmen." (Tom Fort in Gamefisher). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2004). 2004 1st edition - leather-bound issue. Small 8vo (130 x 195mm). Pp200. B/w illustrations, bibliography. Fully bound in maroon leather, upper board and spine titled in silver, black fish motif to upper board, silk marker ribbon, marbled end-papers. One of 98 numbered leather-bound copies. Edges of spine slightly roughened o/w a fine copy in slipcase. De luxe edition limited to 98 numbered copies. An anthology of tales about fishing for trout (or Spotty Herberts). Contributions from Negley Farson, Arthur Ransome, David Scholes, John Waller Hills, Roderick Haig-Brown, John Gierach, F.M. Halford, William Caine, Edward Barder, Robert Traver, Ted Leeson, John Gierach, James Hill, Andrew Motion, Patrick Chalmers, Douglas Stewart, Sir Edward Grey, Ken Cameron, G.E.M. Skues, Ian Niall, J.W. Dunne, and poetry from Ted Hughes. Andrew Herd was an associate editor of Waterlog magazine. The edition was limited to 498 numbered copies, 400 bound in cloth and 98 leather-bound in slipcase. This is a copy of the leather-bound edition. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2004). 2004 1st edition. Small 8vo (128 x 191mm). Pp222. B/w chapter heading vignettes. Dark blue cloth, spine & upper board titled in silver, black salmon vignette to upper board, silk marker. One of 400 numbered cloth-bound copies. Slight spotting to top edge but a very good copy. A numbered copy from only 400 cloth-bound copies. An anthology of stories about fishing for Atlantic salmon - the Silver Tourists of the title. Contributions from Dame Juliana Berners, Hugh Falkus, John Ashley-Cooper, William Scrope, James O'Gorman, A. Courtney Williams, Derek Barber, Negley Farson, Francis Francis, Rev. Henry Newland, Edmund W. Davis, John Buchan, Georgina Ballantyne, Jock Scott, 'Punt Gun' (Scott's obituary), George Kelson, Abel Chapman, Edward Ringwood Hewitt, Lee Wulff, Roderick Haig-Brown, Sidney Spencer, MacDonald Hastings, H.T. Sheringham and poetry from Ted Hughes. One of a total edition of 498 numbered copies (400 bound in cloth and 98 leather-bound in slipcase). .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2004). 2004 1st edition - leather-bound issue. Small 8vo (130 x 195mm). Pp200. B/w illustrations, bibliography. Fully bound in maroon leather, upper board and spine titled in silver, black fish motif to upper board, silk marker ribbon, marbled end-papers. One of 98 numbered leather-bound copies. Fine new copy in slipcase. De luxe edition limited to 98 numbered copies. An anthology of tales about fishing for trout (or Spotty Herberts). Contributions from Negley Farson, Arthur Ransome, David Scholes, John Waller Hills, Roderick Haig-Brown, John Gierach, F.M. Halford, William Caine, Edward Barder, Robert Traver, Ted Leeson, John Gierach, James Hill, Andrew Motion, Patrick Chalmers, Douglas Stewart, Sir Edward Grey, Ken Cameron, G.E.M. Skues, Ian Niall, J.W. Dunne, and poetry from Ted Hughes. Andrew Herd was an associate editor of Waterlog magazine. The edition was limited to 498 numbered copies, 400 bound in cloth and 98 leather-bound in slipcase. This is a copy of the leather-bound edition. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2004). 2004 1st edition - leather-bound issue. Small 8vo (135 x 205mm). Pp222. B/w illustrations, bibliography. Full dark blue leather, spine & upper board titled in gilt, black fish design on upper board, silk marker. One of 98 numbered leather-bound copies. Fine in slipcase. Leather-bound edition limited to 98 copies. An anthology of stories about fishing for Atlantic salmon - the Silver Tourists of the title. Contributions from Dame Juliana Berners, Hugh Falkus, John Ashley-Cooper, William Scrope, James O'Gorman, A. Courtney Williams, Derek Barber, Negley Farson, Francis Francis, Rev. Henry Newland, Edmund W. Davis, John Buchan, Georgina Ballantyne, Jock Scott, 'Punt Gun' (Scott's obituary), George Kelson, Abel Chapman, Edward Ringwood Hewitt, Lee Wulff, Roderick Haig-Brown, Sidney Spencer, MacDonald Hastings, H.T. Sheringham and poetry from Ted Hughes. One of a total edition of 498 numbered copies (400 bound in cloth and 98 leather-bound in slipcase). . …

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2001). 2001 1st edition. De luxe issue. Large 8vo (172 x 245mm). Pp374. B/w line illustrations, silk marker ribbon, marbled end-papers. Fully bound in mid-brown leather with tipped on illustration to upper board, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Marbled-paper covered slipcase. De luxe edition limited to 99 numbered copies. Mint unread copy in slipcase. De luxe edition limited to 99 numbered copies. Andrew Herd is an associate editor of Waterlog and well-known for his witty contributions to the magazine. The Fly is the result of a decade's research into the history of fly fishing and is arguably the most authoritative work ever published on the subject. It breaks much new ground, particularly where medieval fly fishing is concerned and aims to put the reader in the shoes of our ancestors, enabling him to understand what it was like to cast a fly in times gone by, from the Romans to the present day. "Andrew Herd's text bristles with facts . blended with fresh and often colourful comments on the valuable and sometimes bizarre background material that has somehow eluded other authors". Fred Buller. " . one of the best pieces of writing and thought in fly fishing literature". (John Betts). This is the de luxe leather-bound issue of the first edition. Limited to only 99 numbered copies. The book is presented in a marbled-paper covered slipcase. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2001). 2001 1st edition. De luxe issue. Large 8vo (172 x 245mm). Pp374. B/w line illustrations, silk marker ribbon, marbled end-papers. Fully bound in mid-brown leather with tipped on illustration to upper board, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Marbled-paper covered slipcase. De luxe edition limited to 99 numbered copies. Fine copy in slipcase. Bookplate signed by the author to front end-paper. Andrew Herd is an associate editor of Waterlog and well-known for his witty contributions to the magazine. The Fly is the result of a decade's research into the history of fly fishing and is arguably the most authoritative work ever published on the subject. It breaks much new ground, particularly where medieval fly fishing is concerned and aims to put the reader in the shoes of our ancestors, enabling him to understand what it was like to cast a fly in times gone by, from the Romans to the present day. "Andrew Herd's text bristles with facts .blended with fresh and often colourful comments on the valuable and sometimes bizarre background material that has somehow eluded other authors". Fred Buller. ".one of the best pieces of writing and thought in fly fishing literature." John Betts. This is the de luxe leather-bound issue of the first edition. Limited to only 99 numbered copies. The book is presented in a marbled-paper covered slipcase. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2001). 2001 1st edition. De luxe issue. Large 8vo (172 x 245mm). Pp374. B/w line illustrations, silk marker ribbon, marbled end-papers. Fully bound in mid-brown leather with tipped on illustration to upper board, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Marbled-paper covered slipcase. De luxe edition limited to 99 numbered copies. Mint unread copy in slipcase. De luxe edition limited to 99 numbered copies. This copy has a book-plate signed by the author. Andrew Herd is an associate editor of Waterlog and well-known for his witty contributions to the magazine. The Fly is the result of a decade's research into the history of fly fishing and is arguably the most authoritative work ever published on the subject. It breaks much new ground, particularly where medieval fly fishing is concerned and aims to put the reader in the shoes of our ancestors, enabling him to understand what it was like to cast a fly in times gone by, from the Romans to the present day. "Andrew Herd's text bristles with facts . blended with fresh and often colourful comments on the valuable and sometimes bizarre background material that has somehow eluded other authors." (Fred Buller). " . one of the best pieces of writing and thought in fly fishing literature." (John Betts). This is the de luxe leather-bound issue of the first edition. Limited to only 99 numbered copies. The book is presented in a marbled-paper covered slipcase. .…

1st Edn. 479mPages, 4to,illus with colour & b/w Photographs throughout. Bound in the publishers maroon cloth titled in silver gilt, FFC logo in black on the upper board, as new. A detailed history that gives lots of information on many of bthe great figures in flyfishing, and the development of the club.…