Malcolm Bannister (25 results)

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.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2006). 2006 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp160. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Spine bumped and snagged but internally clean. Good copy. The authors' earlier book, The Ten Greatest Pike Anglers, was a history of pike angling up until the nineteen-fifties, discussing Nobbes, Cholmondeley-Pennell, Bickerdyke, Jardine, Senior, Martin, Spence, Sidney Spencer, Norman Hill and C.W.Thurlow-Craig. This new volume looks at modern developments in angling for pike, and especially at the achievements of Fred Buller, Bill Giles, Fred J. Taylor and Ray Webb. Chapters include: The last of the 'old school'; Deadbait fishing; The origins of holistic piking; Lure fishing; Fred Buller and Bill Giles; Big catches; A new breed of pike angler; Big waters; Handling and unhooking pike; Distance fishing; The new millennium. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2006). 2006 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp160. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. The authors' earlier book, The Ten Greatest Pike Anglers, was a history of pike angling up until the nineteen-fifties, discussing Nobbes, Cholmondeley-Pennell, Bickerdyke, Jardine, Senior, Martin, Spence, Sidney Spencer, Norman Hill and C.W.Thurlow-Craig. This new volume looks at modern developments in angling for pike, and especially at the achievements of Fred Buller, Bill Giles, Fred J. Taylor and Ray Webb. Chapters include: The last of the 'old school'; Deadbait fishing; The origins of holistic piking; Lure fishing; Fred Buller and Bill Giles; Big catches; A new breed of pike angler; Big waters; Handling and unhooking pike; Distance fishing; The new millennium. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 19.95.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 160pp, dozens of black and white photographs and one 8pp colour plates insert in centre. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt design and text on spine. Boards clean and sharp. Last few pages have mild, old damp stain. In its original dust jacket (shelf wear on edges).…

1st Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 160 pages ; 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: The last half century has seen the greatest revolution in pike fishing for several hundred years. The Great Modern Pike Anglers examines all of the discoveries in pike fishing techniques that have taken place since 1950. It discusses how, and why, new approaches developed and who was responsible for the breakthroughs. Biography: Barrie Rickards is Emeritus Professor of Paleontology and Biostratigraphy at the University of Cambridge. Barrie is one of the best-known and most successful pike anglers in Britain. He is a Founding Fellow of the Pike Angling Club, was past President of the Pike Society and the Lure Angler's Society. He has published over 700 magazine articles; this is his twenty-sixth fishing book. Malcolm Bannister started fishing for pike in 1976. He was a founder member of the Pike Angler's Club and Membership Secretary of the Lure Angler's Society. Malcolm has written many articles and he has co-authored with Barrie Rickards, The Ten Greatest Pike Anglers [Boydell Press 1991] which is a definitive history of pike fishing up to early 1950s. Resident - Lancashire. Subjects: Pike fishing History 20th century. Equipment and supplies Great Britain Biography. Angling. SPORTS & RECREATION. Genre: Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

1st Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 160 pages ; 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: The last half century has seen the greatest revolution in pike fishing for several hundred years. The Great Modern Pike Anglers examines all of the discoveries in pike fishing techniques that have taken place since 1950. It discusses how, and why, new approaches developed and who was responsible for the breakthroughs. Biography: Barrie Rickards is Emeritus Professor of Paleontology and Biostratigraphy at the University of Cambridge. Barrie is one of the best-known and most successful pike anglers in Britain. He is a Founding Fellow of the Pike Angling Club, was past President of the Pike Society and the Lure Angler's Society. He has published over 700 magazine articles; this is his twenty-sixth fishing book. Malcolm Bannister started fishing for pike in 1976. He was a founder member of the Pike Angler's Club and Membership Secretary of the Lure Angler's Society. Malcolm has written many articles and he has co-authored with Barrie Rickards, The Ten Greatest Pike Anglers [Boydell Press 1991] which is a definitive history of pike fishing up to early 1950s. Resident - Lancashire. Subjects: Pike fishing History 20th century. Equipment and supplies Great Britain Biography. Angling. SPORTS & RECREATION. Genre: Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine cloth hardcover, no inscrptions or marks with a fine dust jacket. ; Black & white photographs and pencil portraits; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 103 pages.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. Small 4to (175 x 252mm). Ppxiv,103. Pencil portraits by Douglas Palmer, b/w photographs of old tackle. Brown boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very slight stains to boards and end-papers, smells slightly musty but good-plus in like dust-wrapper. "This book looks at the achievements of ten men who left their mark on a sport which continues to attract some of the best talent on the river bank. Each one of them made a substantial contribution to what is known about the pike and the methods used to take it, and their techniques can still benefit the modern pike fisherman." Biographies of Robert Nobbes, Henry Cholmondeley Pennell, John Bickerdyke (Charles Henry Cook), Alfred Jardine, William Senior (Red Spinner), J.W. Martin (The Trent Otter), Edward Spence, Sidney Spencer, Norman Hill and Charles Thurlow-Craig. ".Their fishing careers are studied, their techniques and achievements analysed, their observations tested; the modern pike fisherman will find he has much to learn from this display of talent, while enjoying the colourful and entertaining history of his sport." .…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2006). 2006 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp160. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. From the library of the co-author Malcolm Bannister. Not signed, but author's printed errata slip tipped in on front pastedown. The authors' earlier book, The Ten Greatest Pike Anglers, was a history of pike angling up until the nineteen-fifties, discussing Nobbes, Cholmondeley-Pennell, Bickerdyke, Jardine, Senior, Martin, Spence, Sidney Spencer, Norman Hill and C.W.Thurlow-Craig. This new volume looks at modern developments in angling for pike, and especially at the achievements of Fred Buller, Bill Giles, Fred J. Taylor and Ray Webb. Chapters include: The last of the 'old school'; Deadbait fishing; The origins of holistic piking; Lure fishing; Fred Buller and Bill Giles; Big catches; A new breed of pike angler; Big waters; Handling and unhooking pike; Distance fishing; The new millennium. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. Large 8vo (175 x 252mm). Ppxiv,103. Pencil portraits by Douglas Palmer, b/w photographs of old tackle. Brown boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. End-papers slightly damp-marked but very good in dust-wrapper. "This book looks at the achievements of ten men who left their mark on a sport which continues to attract some of the best talent on the river bank. Each one of them made a substantial contribution to what is known about the pike and the methods used to take it, and their techniques can still benefit the modern pike fisherman." Biographies of Robert Nobbes, Henry Cholmondeley Pennell, John Bickerdyke (Charles Henry Cook), Alfred Jardine, William Senior (Red Spinner), J.W. Martin (The Trent Otter), Edward Spence, Sidney Spencer, Norman Hill and Charles Thurlow-Craig. ".Their fishing careers are studied, their techniques and achievements analysed, their observations tested; the modern pike fisherman will find he has much to learn from this display of talent, while enjoying the colourful and entertaining history of his sport." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. Large 8vo (175 x 252mm). Ppxiv,103. Pencil portraits by Douglas Palmer, b/w photographs of old tackle. Brown boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good in slightly used, possibly faded and price-clipped dust-wrapper. "This book looks at the achievements of ten men who left their mark on a sport which continues to attract some of the best talent on the river bank. Each one of them made a substantial contribution to what is known about the pike and the methods used to take it, and their techniques can still benefit the modern pike fisherman." Biographies of Robert Nobbes, Henry Cholmondeley Pennell, John Bickerdyke (Charles Henry Cook), Alfred Jardine, William Senior (Red Spinner), J.W. Martin (The Trent Otter), Edward Spence, Sidney Spencer, Norman Hill and Charles Thurlow-Craig. ".Their fishing careers are studied, their techniques and achievements analysed, their observations tested; the modern pike fisherman will find he has much to learn from this display of talent, while enjoying the colourful and entertaining history of his sport." .…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Jacket spine lightly faded. Publisher's price-clip.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2006). 2006 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp160. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. From the library of the co-author Malcolm Bannister. Signed by Bannister and with printed errata slip tipped in on front pastedown (this one has an extra line "Main errors to text - due to Barrie and Crowood's mix-up). The authors' earlier book, The Ten Greatest Pike Anglers, was a history of pike angling up until the nineteen-fifties, discussing Nobbes, Cholmondeley-Pennell, Bickerdyke, Jardine, Senior, Martin, Spence, Sidney Spencer, Norman Hill and C.W.Thurlow-Craig. This new volume looks at modern developments in angling for pike, and especially at the achievements of Fred Buller, Bill Giles, Fred J. Taylor and Ray Webb. Chapters include: The last of the 'old school'; Deadbait fishing; The origins of holistic piking; Lure fishing; Fred Buller and Bill Giles; Big catches; A new breed of pike angler; Big waters; Handling and unhooking pike; Distance fishing; The new millennium. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. Large 8vo (175 x 252mm). Ppxiv,103. Pencil portraits by Douglas Palmer, b/w photographs of old tackle. Brown boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Fine in price-clipped dust-wrapper. "Personal copy" of co-author Malcolm Bannister with his business card tipped on front end-paper, with his signature. "This book looks at the achievements of ten men who left their mark on a sport which continues to attract some of the best talent on the river bank. Each one of them made a substantial contribution to what is known about the pike and the methods used to take it, and their techniques can still benefit the modern pike fisherman." Biographies of Robert Nobbes, Henry Cholmondeley Pennell, John Bickerdyke (Charles Henry Cook), Alfred Jardine, William Senior (Red Spinner), J.W. Martin (The Trent Otter), Edward Spence, Sidney Spencer, Norman Hill and Charles Thurlow-Craig. ".Their fishing careers are studied, their techniques and achievements analysed, their observations tested; the modern pike fisherman will find he has much to learn from this display of talent, while enjoying the colourful and entertaining history of his sport." . …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. Large 8vo (175 x 252mm). Ppxiv,103. Pencil portraits by Douglas Palmer, b/w photographs of old tackle. Brown boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Near fine in price-clipped dust-wrapper. "Personal copy" of co-author Malcolm Bannister with his business card tipped on front end-paper, signed by both authors. "This book looks at the achievements of ten men who left their mark on a sport which continues to attract some of the best talent on the river bank. Each one of them made a substantial contribution to what is known about the pike and the methods used to take it, and their techniques can still benefit the modern pike fisherman." Biographies of Robert Nobbes, Henry Cholmondeley Pennell, John Bickerdyke (Charles Henry Cook), Alfred Jardine, William Senior (Red Spinner), J.W. Martin (The Trent Otter), Edward Spence, Sidney Spencer, Norman Hill and Charles Thurlow-Craig. ".Their fishing careers are studied, their techniques and achievements analysed, their observations tested; the modern pike fisherman will find he has much to learn from this display of talent, while enjoying the colourful and entertaining history of his sport." .…

Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This is a UK softcover first edition published by Sandholme Publishing in 1993. The paperback is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends.

(9690) Hardback. 160 pages. B.w. and colour illustrations. Fine in black boards with gilt lettering to spine, in a fine price clipped d.w. No markings or inscriptions.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. Landscape 4to (300 x 215mm). Not paginated. Green cloth, upper board titled in gilt. Slight staining but very good. A unique collection of material, compiled by the secretary of the PACGB, Malcolm Bannister, signed by him (1993) and with his leather label on front end-paper. A bound collection of the PACGB newsletter "Jacklets" from issue 14, June 1985, to issue 30, December 1986. These were simple duplicated sheets and most of those included are probably photocopies. These were bound in cloth by the then-Secretary, Malcolm Bannister. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 8vo paperback (152 x 212mm). Ppiv,110. B/w photographs and illustrations, maps. Card covers a little rubbed and shelf-worn otherwise a very good second-hand paperback. Pike angling around the UK but mainly the Lake District and Scotland with much on the PACGB. One of the hardest pike books to find. The foreword is by Barrie Rickards and there are guest chapters by Dave Lumb, Neville Fickling and Martin McDerby. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 8vo paperback (152 x 212mm). Ppiv,110. B/w photographs and illustrations, maps. Very good copy from the author's own library. Signed by him and annotated "4/300". Pike angling around the UK but mainly the Lake District and Scotland with much on the PACGB. One of the hardest pike books to find. The foreword is by Barrie Rickards and there are guest chapters by Dave Lumb, Neville Fickling and Martin McDerby. Chapters include: Before the 'Moderns', by Barrie Rickards; Early days on the River Crossens; A long hot summer; Pastures new; The bonnie bonnie banks; Big pike and small zander; From Loch Awe to the Great Ouse; A mixed bag; A new personal best; The Angling Association; The Pike Anglers' Club; My view of the PAC, by Martin Gay; Castle Loch and another twenty; A day to remember; Broader horizons, by Dave Lumb; Bassenthwaite Lake; Toil and trouble; A simple formula, by Neville Fickling; A fresh start; The agony and the ecstacy; Guinness and pike; Esthwaite memories, by Martin McDerby; Rainbow's end. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1987 1st edition. A5 (145 x 215mm). Not paginated. Green cloth, spine & upper board titled in gilt. Slight staining but very good. A unique collection of material, compiled by the secretary of the PACGB, Malcolm Bannister, signed by him and with his leather label on front end-paper. A bound collection of booklets produced by the PACGB between 1985 and 1987. Includes Regional Round-up No. 1 March 1987 to No. 7 April 1988, Information Sheets 1 to 9, 3 versions of the booklet Go Pike Fishing, and other PACGB flyers. These were bound in cloth by the then-Secretary, Malcolm Bannister. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 8vo (152 x 217mm). Ppiv,110. B/w photographs and illustrations, maps. Red cloth, spine & upper board titled & numbered in gilt. One of only two copies bound in red cloth for the author. Signed & numbered "2/300" by the author, with his business card tipped-in to front end-paper. Pike angling around the UK but mainly the Lake District and Scotland with much on the PACGB. One of the hardest pike books to find. The foreword is by Barrie Rickards and there are guest chapters by Dave Lumb, Neville Fickling and Martin McDerby. Chapters include: Before the 'Moderns', by Barrie Rickards; Early days on the River Crossens; A long hot summer; Pastures new; The bonnie bonnie banks; Big pike and small zander; From Loch Awe to the Great Ouse; A mixed bag; A new personal best; The Angling Association; The Pike Anglers' Club; My view of the PAC, by Martin Gay; Castle Loch and another twenty; A day to remember; Broader horizons, by Dave Lumb; Bassenthwaite Lake; Toil and trouble; A simple formula, by Neville Fickling; A fresh start; The agony and the ecstacy; Guinness and pike; Esthwaite memories, by Martin McDerby; Rainbow's end. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 8vo (152 x 217mm). Ppiv,110. B/w photographs and illustrations, maps. Red cloth, spine & upper board titled & numbered in gilt. One of only two copies bound in red cloth for the author. Signed & numbered "1/300" by the author, with his business card tipped-in to front end-paper. Pike angling around the UK but mainly the Lake District and Scotland with much on the PACGB. One of the hardest pike books to find. The foreword is by Barrie Rickards and there are guest chapters by Dave Lumb, Neville Fickling and Martin McDerby. Chapters include: Before the 'Moderns', by Barrie Rickards; Early days on the River Crossens; A long hot summer; Pastures new; The bonnie bonnie banks; Big pike and small zander; From Loch Awe to the Great Ouse; A mixed bag; A new personal best; The Angling Association; The Pike Anglers' Club; My view of the PAC, by Martin Gay; Castle Loch and another twenty; A day to remember; Broader horizons, by Dave Lumb; Bassenthwaite Lake; Toil and trouble; A simple formula, by Neville Fickling; A fresh start; The agony and the ecstacy; Guinness and pike; Esthwaite memories, by Martin McDerby; Rainbow's end. .…