Walker Cf Ed (12 results)

Condition: Good. Reprint. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear.

Condition: Good. 1st Ed. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Complete DJ with some edge wear and toning - under a removable plastic cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Reprint. 8vo. 153 pages. With dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Dust jacket lightly rubbed along edges; spine discoloured; price clipped. Boards with no significant signs of wear. Light spotting to top edge of text block. Pages clean. Binding tight.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1956, First Edition, Condition: Good Dust Jacket: Good Dark Green boards, text block and edges are unmarked and tightly bound. Front green board is discoloured. Text block has a slight wave. Gilt lettering on spine is bright and solid. Dust jacket is clean, unmarked and unclipped. Dust jacket has small chips on head and foot of spine and slight edge wear (see pictures). Wrapped in mylar.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xv 153p D-J (fading spine, slight chip, price-clipped, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine A collection of the fishing writer's letters on flies, fishing, fishing experiences, and the last article for the new 'Country Sportsman'.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Hardback. With dust jacket. A solid, clean edition.

hardcover. Condition: Good. With dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front end paper.

Octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xv+153pp, VG+ (owner's name written in ink to fep), in d/w, VG (moderate tanning to spine, slight bruising to spine extrems).

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 153pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine cocked, sl scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, ex-libris plate tipped in to verso of half title page) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate tanning to spine & edges).…

FIRST EDITION. 8vo, green buckram bds, gilt lettering to spine, frontis., xv + 153 pp., VG+ (sl soiling & scuffing to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with some minor fraying to spine, light soiling & tanning to pg edges, prev owner's bookplate to front pastedown) in d/w VG (light to moderate tanning & fading/scuffing, light soiling, light bruising to edgest & extrems, small open tear to spine).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Octavo. 22×14cm; (xvi),(154)+[4 plates]pp. Dark green buckram boards with gilt title to spine. Binding square and tight. Dust jacket with price unclipped; light wear and tear to edges, minor general discolouration, pencil price on front panel. Some soiling to top edge. Clean within. Monochrome plates. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. Monochrome plates. A 'Very Good' copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Published: 1956. 1st Edition / 1st Impression. DESCRIPTION: Blue and green DJ over dark green cloth. With four half tone illustrations. Angling bookplate to front paste down. Language: English. Book Condition: Near Fine: Very light wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Very minor mark to rear cloth. Tightly bound with clean intact endpapers and strong hinges. Clean unmarked pages. DJ Condition: Very Good: Light wear, creasing and chipping to upper and lower edges. Lightly sunned spine with a few faint spots. Lightly soiled to exposed edges. Unclipped. Pages xv, 153. Size: 22cm by 14cm. PROVENANCE: Bookplate: F. W. Sims. BOOK RESUME: The Angling Letters of G. E. M. Skues is a collection of personal correspondence written by George Edward MacKenzie Skues (1858-1949), a pioneering English fly-fisherman and writer. These letters offer a unique, intimate insight into the development of fly fishing techniques, particularly nymph fishing, which Skues famously championed. The letters reveal Skues as a thoughtful, witty, and meticulous practitioner of the art of fly fishing. His reflections are not just technical but also deeply personal, showing his passion for the river, trout behaviour, and the aesthetics of angling. Skues is best known for challenging the orthodoxy of dry-fly fishing on chalk streams. These letters expand on his observations and experiments with nymphs (subsurface flies), showing how he refined techniques for more successful and subtle trout fishing. The letters often engage in debates with other prominent anglers of the time, especially concerning the ethics and effectiveness of nymph fishing versus dry-fly fishing. Skues defends his methods with evidence and sharp reasoning, adding to the historical importance of the collection. Beyond theoretical discourse, Skues offers detailed advice on casting, presentation, fly patterns, reading water, and understanding fish behaviour. These practical insights remain influential for modern anglers. The correspondence provides a window into early 20th-century British angling culture, especially the traditions of the chalk streams of southern England. The Angling Letters of G. E. M. Skues is a record of intellectual curiosity, innovation, and love for fly fishing. It remains essential reading for anyone interested in the history and art of trout fishing. . …