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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo (173 x 222mm). Pp164. Colour plates of flies, illustrations, brief bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Top edge dusty, else very good in used, slightly grubby dust-wrapper. Anecdotes and practical advice from an enthusiast of the chalk streams and the dry fly although, "he has fished all over Britain and includes much that will be of interest and inform the wet fly fisher of the rain-fed rivers". Chapters include: Difficult beginnings with the dry fly, irrigating the water meadows, a first look at flies, the tackle needed, the fisherman and the trout; thinking like a fish, some special tactics, reading the rise forms; Seeing and being seen, suitable clothing, problems with glasses; Bridges, weirs and sluices, flies for special places; why you should tie your own flies, the hooks to use, how to tie flies; Favourite fly patterns; Problems with drag, the mysterious acceptance of nymphs, two fish that evaded capture; Fishing nymphs, Sawyer and Skues, making sure the fish see the fly, confidence in the fly; Rain-fed rivers, a Scottish experience, trips to Wales, the Gloucestershire Coln, a West Country holiday; autumn fishing, good intentions and winter outings, club rules and your consicence, weed-cutting and electro-fishing. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo (173 x 222mm). Pp164. Colour plates of flies, illustrations, brioef bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. Anecdote and practical advice from an enthusiast of the chalk streams and the dry fly although, "he has fished all over Britain and includes much that will be of interest and inform the wet fly fisher of the rain-fed rivers". .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Very good black hardback in very good dust jacket. Book has small red remainder mark on bottom page edges. Dust jacket has slight edgewear. ISBN 0-285-63026-1 . 163 pages. Black and white and color illustrations. FLY FISHING.

Hardcover. Condition: Nr Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dustwrapper has two small nicks.

Condition: Good. Light scuffs & scratches to the jacket, wear & tears to the edges. Wear & bumps to the board edges & corners. Lightly tanned textblock with faint foxing to the edges. Content is in very good, clean condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A Fine uninscribed copy with Fine complete dustjacket. Foreword by Sir Michael Hordern. 30 colour photographs of flies and their artificial counterparts and numerous drawings in the text by the author. A book that will enthuse and inspire beginners to venture into a hobby which will become a lifelong passion. **** NOT EX LIB **** 2 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.