Leiser a T (18 results)
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Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.About Books
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. 1992 edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. The author's inscription reads, in part: "To countless seasons of golden moments on the streams." Very Good condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust j…acket. The jacket is lightly rubbed but has NO chips, tears, creases or fading. NOT price clipped ($45.00). Pages are clean and unmarked. Profusely illustrated with photos and drawings. Bound in the original white boards with a blue cloth spine, stamped in bright silver. From the dust jacket: "A MILESTONE in angling literature: the most complete and practical pattern book ever compiled for the fly tyer and angler, a lavishly illustrated catalogue of recipes for the most effective and popular flies that are fished in fresh and salt water. Drawing on the designs and innovations of the best fly tyers past and present, Eric Leiser, a master fly tyer and teacher and author of the immensely popular COMPLETE BOOK OF FLY TYING, gives us a consistent representation and interpretation of more than 1,000 classic and contemporary fly patterns. Here, as well, is all the information (hook sizes, materials, etc.) needed in order to dress the pattern in the manner intended by its originator, with professional tips for solving specific problems. Anyone who can tie a simple dry or wet fly will need this book. Here are: More than 1,000 patterns for all manner of surface and subsurface flies (including dry flies, terrestrials, caddis flies, midges, spinners, parachute flies, stoneflies, wet flies, emergers, and nymphs, as well as attractor patterns and bait fish imitations) that are fished for trout, salmon, steelhead, bass, tarpon, bonefish, and many others. -- More than 400 black-and-white drawings and photographs showing new tricks and improved procedures for solving specific tying problems. -- More than 130 silhouette drawings showing the correct proportions of flies. -- Twelve plates in full color, showing more than 300 flies (including photographs showing how certain dry flies appear to the trout). -- A useful discussion of different types of hooks. -- A glossary of materials, including the very latest innovations (what it is, whether it 'breathes,' floats, or sinks; where it can be obtained; what can be substituted for it). -- A glossary of fly-tying terms. -- A list of dealers for fly-tying materials. -- A bibliography of fly-tying books. An indispensable reference and a classic work of its kind, THE BOOK OF FLY PATTERNS is a must for every professional and amateur fly tyer." Oversize Hardcover. Oblong. 10.25" wide by 8.75" tall. This large, heavy book may require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage for International shipments, but only the standard charge for priority or media mail. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. 1992 edition. Oversize Softcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).
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Published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, GB 2021
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Paperback. Condition: New. This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on supporting cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa.The first chapter reviews how research and development can support smallholder wheat farmers through improving access to resources and services. The chapter consider…s current obstacles faced by smallholder farmers, including biophysical limitations such as climatic issues, as well as socio-economic limitations such as land availability.The second chapter assesses the importance of increasing the adoption rate of improved maize technologies within smallholder farming households across Africa. The chapter discusses the economic and institutional barriers inhibiting adoption, as well as farmer attitudes to innovation.The third chapter describes the effect of poor soil fertility, drought and weeds on maize yields in West Africa. The chapter considers strategies for mitigating these constraints, including nutrient management using fertilizers, weed management and resistant varieties of maize.The final chapter discusses phosphorus scarcity in areas of West Africa and details the need to improve sorghum breeding to enhance the crop's tolerance to low-phosphorus soil conditions.
Language: English
Published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, GB 2021
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Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United KingdomRarewaves.com USA
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Paperback. Condition: New. This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on supporting cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa.The first chapter reviews how research and development can support smallholder wheat farmers through improving access to resources and services. The chapter consider…s current obstacles faced by smallholder farmers, including biophysical limitations such as climatic issues, as well as socio-economic limitations such as land availability.The second chapter assesses the importance of increasing the adoption rate of improved maize technologies within smallholder farming households across Africa. The chapter discusses the economic and institutional barriers inhibiting adoption, as well as farmer attitudes to innovation.The third chapter describes the effect of poor soil fertility, drought and weeds on maize yields in West Africa. The chapter considers strategies for mitigating these constraints, including nutrient management using fertilizers, weed management and resistant varieties of maize.The final chapter discusses phosphorus scarcity in areas of West Africa and details the need to improve sorghum breeding to enhance the crop's tolerance to low-phosphorus soil conditions.
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Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United KingdomRia Christie Collections
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Published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, GB 2021
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Seller: Rarewaves USA United, OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.Rarewaves USA United
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Paperback. Condition: New. This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on supporting cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa.The first chapter reviews how research and development can support smallholder wheat farmers through improving access to resources and services. The chapter consider…s current obstacles faced by smallholder farmers, including biophysical limitations such as climatic issues, as well as socio-economic limitations such as land availability.The second chapter assesses the importance of increasing the adoption rate of improved maize technologies within smallholder farming households across Africa. The chapter discusses the economic and institutional barriers inhibiting adoption, as well as farmer attitudes to innovation.The third chapter describes the effect of poor soil fertility, drought and weeds on maize yields in West Africa. The chapter considers strategies for mitigating these constraints, including nutrient management using fertilizers, weed management and resistant varieties of maize.The final chapter discusses phosphorus scarcity in areas of West Africa and details the need to improve sorghum breeding to enhance the crop's tolerance to low-phosphorus soil conditions.
Language: English
Published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, GB 2021
- Softcover
Seller: Rarewaves.com UK, London, United KingdomRarewaves.com UK
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Paperback. Condition: New. This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on supporting cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa.The first chapter reviews how research and development can support smallholder wheat farmers through improving access to resources and services. The chapter consider…s current obstacles faced by smallholder farmers, including biophysical limitations such as climatic issues, as well as socio-economic limitations such as land availability.The second chapter assesses the importance of increasing the adoption rate of improved maize technologies within smallholder farming households across Africa. The chapter discusses the economic and institutional barriers inhibiting adoption, as well as farmer attitudes to innovation.The third chapter describes the effect of poor soil fertility, drought and weeds on maize yields in West Africa. The chapter considers strategies for mitigating these constraints, including nutrient management using fertilizers, weed management and resistant varieties of maize.The final chapter discusses phosphorus scarcity in areas of West Africa and details the need to improve sorghum breeding to enhance the crop's tolerance to low-phosphorus soil conditions.
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Salute Magazine, Mar. (March) 1947, Vol. 2, No. 3 - Exposing a Campaign to Smear Unemployed Veterans
Published by Vet Publishers, Inc., New York 1947
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- First Edition
- Periodical
Seller: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, CanadaRareNonFiction, IOBA
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Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 50 pages. Short Stories: Dream of Love; The High Cost of Babies; Major Arrowtoss. Articles: Heroes - or Bums? - campaign to smear unemployed vets; Citadel of Jump - Great photo-illustrated article on Robert M. Weitman's Paramount Theatre in New York; "I'll Take Zale in…Two" - photo-illustrated boxing article by Rocky Graziano; The Decline of Bing Crosby - photo-illustrated article on his voice problems; Billion Dollar Haul - fascinating article on war booty at the end of WWII, with photo of Hjalmar Schacht; War Against West Point; About that Sinus Trouble. Special Features; Sexiest Gal in Town? - photo-illustrated article about Ruth Gilbert; Wackies - article with great one-page photo of Barbara Bates and Julie Gibson; Lion Hunt - photo-illustrated article of Metropolitan Opera tenor Lauritz Melchior hunting mountain lion; Hockey's Hardest Hoodlum - John "Choo-Choo" Mariucci of the Chicago Blackhawks; On the Bowery; The Name is Sheridan - lovely photos of Ann Sheridan; Smokechasers - photos of parachuting forest fire fighters; Photos of Marvin S. Kite marrying Doris Press by phone; Salute of the Month - photo of Lloyd F. Oleson, National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans; Before and after photos of 1st Lt. William D. Robertson, the first GI to contact the Russian Army at Torgau, Germany; and more. Nice ad for movie "The Man I Love" features photo of Ida Lupino; Light wear. Unmarked. Light age-toning to contents. A nice vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Salute Magazine, Mar. (March) 1947, Vol. 2, No. 3 - Exposing a Campaign to Smear Unemployed Veterans Short Stories: Dream of Love; The High Cost of Babies; Major Arrowtoss. Articles: Heroes - or Bums? - campaign to smear unemployed vets; Citadel of Jump. Illustrated by Levit, Herschel; Brandt, Frank; Weisman, Sam Q. (illustrator).
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Seller: Biblios, frankfurt am main, HESSE, GermanyBiblios
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