ISBN: 9781904784708 - Angling Books: A Collector's Guide: 3 (coch-y-bonddu Books Angling Monographs Series) (2 results)

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2016). 2016 1st edition. 8vo (165 x 242mm). Pp112. Colour and b/w photographs. Pictorial card covers with flaps. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies, each signed by the author. Slight use else very good second-hand paperback. Signed and numbered. This is a two-part guide for the collector of British angling books. The first part ranges from collecting antiquarian angling books to the bookplates frequently found therein, and contains chapters on angling books as history, collecting angling magazines and catalogues, and angling booklets. The inspiration for the second part of the book came from Arthur Ransome's booklet, Fishing, published by the National Book League in 1955 in which he recommended suitable books to form the nucleus of an angler's library. Keith has brought Ransome's lists up to date and included new sections on angling and art, angling biographies, tackle collecting and angling history. Volume Three of Coch-y-Bonddu Books Angling Monographs Series. There is also a de luxe edition, quarter-bound in green leather, limited to only 26 lettered copies (our stock number 39208). .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2016). 2016 1st edition. 8vo (165 x 242mm). Pp112. Colour and b/w photographs. Pictorial card covers with flaps. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies, each signed by the author. Fine new copy. Signed by the author. This is a two-part guide for the collector of British angling books. The first part ranges from collecting antiquarian angling books to the bookplates frequently found therein, and contains chapters on angling books as history, collecting angling magazines and catalogues, and angling booklets. The inspiration for the second part of the book came from Arthur Ransome's booklet, Fishing, published by the National Book League in 1955 in which he recommended suitable books to form the nucleus of an angler's library. Keith has brought Ransome's lists up to date and included new sections on angling and art, angling biographies, tackle collecting and angling history. Chapters include: Part One, The Angling Book Collector: The angling bibliophile; Angling books as history; Antiquarian angling books; Collecting catalogues; Angling magazines; angling booklets; On a plate. Part Two, The Angler's Library: The angler's library I; The angler's library II; The angler's library III; Desert island books. Volume Three of Coch-y-Bonddu Books Angling Monographs Series. There is also a de luxe edition, quarter-bound in green leather, limited to only 26 lettered copies (our stock number 39208). . …