Stackpole 1979 (24 results)

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. Large 4to (221 x 286mm). Pp223. Colour plates, b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine & upper board titled in silver. Foreword by Ernest Schwiebert. Slight use but very good in used dust-wrapper. "Here at last is a direct route to advanced fly-tying skills! Dick Talleur demonstrates a new approach to learning at the vise in over 30 illustrated hands-on lessons. Here are nymph, streamer, and dry fly patterns that emphasize refined fly-tying skills - not just a series of isolated techniques. Talleur's programmed instructions accompanied by hundreds of illustrations guarantees the tier not just a few new patterns, but a real understanding of fly-tying procedures." Chapters include: Assessing the essential tools; Hackle; Hooks; Three vital thread-handling techniques; The Quill Gordon dry fly; The Adams; The Gray Fox Variant; The Dorothea Gunn Cut-wing Parachute; The Hendrickson Thorax v-hackle; The Leadwing Coachwing wet fly and nymph; The Dark Cahill wet fly; The Orange Fish-Hawk wet fly; The Grouse and Green wet fly; The Hare's Ear nymph; The March Brown nymph, weighted; The Perla Stonefly nymph; The Black Ghost Streamer; The Blacknosed Dace Bucktail; The Hornberg Streamer; The Muddler Minnow; The Alternative; The T-Bone; The Hendrickson Spent; The Gangle-legs Dry Fly; The Dry Hare's Ear; The Haystack; The Beady-Eye; thoughts on the future of fly-tying. . …

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. Large 4to (221 x 286mm). Pp223. Colour plates, b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine & upper board titled in silver. Foreword by Ernest Schwiebert. Fine in dust-wrapper. "Here at last is a direct route to advanced fly-tying skills! Dick Talleur demonstrates a new approach to learning at the vise in over 30 illustrated hands-on lessons. Here are nymph, streamer, and dry fly patterns that emphasize refined fly-tying skills - not just a series of isolated techniques. Talleur's programmed instructions accompanied by hundreds of illustrations guarantees the tier not just a few new patterns, but a real understanding of fly-tying procedures." Chapters include: Assessing the essential tools; Hackle; Hooks; Three vital thread-handling techniques; The Quill Gordon dry fly; The Adams; The Gray Fox Variant; The Dorothea Gunn Cut-wing Parachute; The Hendrickson Thorax v-hackle; The Leadwing Coachwing wet fly and nymph; The Dark Cahill wet fly; The Orange Fish-Hawk wet fly; The Grouse and Green wet fly; The Hare's Ear nymph; The March Brown nymph, weighted; The Perla Stonefly nymph; The Black Ghost Streamer; The Blacknosed Dace Bucktail; The Hornberg Streamer; The Muddler Minnow; The Alternative; The T-Bone; The Hendrickson Spent; The Gangle-legs Dry Fly; The Dry Hare's Ear; The Haystack; The Beady-Eye; thoughts on the future of fly-tying. .…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2004). (1979) 2004 1st paperback edition. 8vo (153 x 229mm). Pp192. B/w line illustrations by Robert H. Pils, annotated bibliography. Slight marks to cover and edges, else fine new unread copy. "A basic guide to identifying, tying, and fishing artificial nymphs". This is the paperback edition of the author's Nymphing: A Basic Guide. "Nymphs - the underwater stages of the aquatic insects - comprise ninety percent of the trout's diet. Knowing how to identify nymphs, tie successful imitations, and fish them correctly are essential flyfishing skills. (This book) presents a basic approach to all these techniques in one comprehensive lesson, covering both the traditional and new theories about fishing the underwater fly." Chapters include: Equipment; Line control; Biology of the trout; Lies of the trout; Nymphing the film; Strip/tease nymph fishing; Old standby; Caddis mania; Wingshooting and the junping nymph; The long tippet; Strike indicators and shotgunning for trout; Secret of the wooly worm. Appendices are: The deadly dozen - twelve of the most useful flies, with tying instructions; Keys to the subaquatic food organisms of the trout; Annotated bibliography; Annotated list of reference texts and keys used for identification of invertebrate food organisms of the trout." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. 4to (221 x 284mm). Pp133. B/w photographs throughout. Black cloth boards, spine and upper board titled in gilt. Very good in slightly poor dust-wrapper. Contains most mounting methods and techniques along with step-by-step photographs. Includes foam carving and painting. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1979). (1979) 1992 reprint. A5 comb-bound paperback (140 x 215mm). Pp143. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations. Slight use and browning, label ghost to front cover. Good-plus. Over 170, predominantly American, patterns for trout, sea-trout and salmon, all illustrated with colour photographs. .…

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: G/FR. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books. G/FR. (1979). . Cloth w/DJ. 4to., 223 pp., Dj rubbed, chipped, torn, frayed, taped, cover edges rubbed & yellowed, corners bumped . Black & White/Color Illus. (illustrator).

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1979). (1974) 1992 paperback reprint. 8vo (140 x 216mm). Pp143. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations. Perfect-bound (not comb-bound) paperback. Slight marks to cover, else very good second-hand paperback. This issue is a normal paperback, and is not comb-bound. Over 170, predominantly American, patterns for trout, sea-trout and salmon, all illustrated with colour photographs. This paperback issue shares the same ISBN number as the comb-bound edition. .…

8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (page edges lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (nicked and rubbed at head of spine and at top corner of upper cover - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 192, illus with b&w drawings by Robert H. Pils (no inscriptions).

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1979). 1979 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 235mm). Pp192. B/w line illustrations by Robert H. Pils, bibliography. Brown boards titled in gilt. Slight shelf-wear, else fine in dust-wrapper. "An easy-to-use guide to identifying, tying and fishing artificial nymphs". "Nymphs - the underwater stages of the aquatic insects - comprise ninety percent of the trout's diet. Knowing how to identify nymphs, tie successful imitations, and fish them correctly are essential flyfishing skills. (This book) presents a basic approach to all these techniques in one comprehensive lesson, covering both the traditional and new theories about fishing the underwater fly." Chapters include: Equipment; Line control; Biology of the trout; Lies of the trout; Nymphing the film; Strip/tease nymph fishing; Old standby; Caddis mania; Wingshooting and the junping nymph; The long tippet; Strike indicators and shotgunning for trout; Secret of the wooly worm. Appendices are: The deadly dozen - twelve of the most useful flies, with tying instructions; Keys to the subaquatic food organisms of the trout; Annotated bibliography; Annotated list of reference texts and keys used for identification of invertebrate food organisms of the trout." .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 223pp/illus. This book came about thru the author's 3 year hunt to reunite for the first time, the survivors of prewar air races.Some of their conversations were the last ever recorded. Controversies were stirred - and sometimes settled - that have been steaming for 50 years! One Hundred incredible photographes capture the last romantic adolescent days of the airplane before it was forced into maturity by World War II. Clean.…

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy, torn); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. Photos available on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Facsimile Reproduction of 1943 Edition. 213p. Photos. Line drawings. Blue embossed cover. Oversize. Slightly cocked. Near Fine Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Facsimile Reproduction of 1943 Edition. 213p. Photos. Line drawings. Forward by Ezell. Blue embossed cover. Oversize. Owner's rubber stamp. Original glassine jacket tattered. Near Fine/Very Good Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Intact tight binding, very slight edge wear, sharp corners, no markings. DJ has mild edge wear and is in a plastic sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. NAP. 256p. Photos. Maps. Color Illustrations of uniforms. 1879-1979. Cream colored cloth with decorated cover. Oversize. Slight foxing to cover. Near Fine copy. Book.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). (1951) 1979 new edition. Pp319. Colour & b/w plates of flies, b/w photographs & ills. Brown faux leather gilt. Errata slip tipped to rear end-paper. Very slight use. Very good "Limited facsimile edition". William F. Blades' book "has long been a collector's item, .The purpose of this reprint is to put the work of Bill Blades within reach of the many fly tyers that have emerged since the original went out of print. In that way, everyone has a chance to learn from an old master who surely was ahead of his time." Poul Jorgensen, in his Foreword to this book. Chapters include: Fly tying material; Hackles; Tying the wet fly; Selected wet fly patterns; Methods of winging the artificial fly; Streamer flies; Streamer fly patterns; Large trout flies; Tying the dry fly; Important dry fly patterns; Natural May flies and imitations; Other types of trout stream insects; Nymphs and nymph fishing; Jigs; Dragon flies; Cork bodied bugs; Bass flies and hair bass bugs; Jets; bass and bonefish flies; Tube flies; Salmon flies and salmon dry flies; Smutting flies; Land insects; Miscellaneous; Fly fishing for the beginner; In retrospect. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). (1955) 1979 new edition. 4to (200 x 272mm). Ppviii,152. B/w illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, upper board and spine titled in gilt, blind-stamped mayfly design to upper board. A very good copy. "Limited facsimile edition" of this important American book on trout fly entomology. Chapters include:- Fancy and natural flies; General introduction to stream entomology; Nymphs; Collecting stream insects; Scientific stream entomology; The catalog; Emergence tables; Imitating the natural insect; Transplanting stream insects; The Gordon Quill fly; Fishing the wet fly; Fishing the dry fly; Fishing the nymph; Pages from the diary; Fisherman's weather; Reference literature. . …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. NAP. 256p. Photos. Maps. Color Illustrations of uniforms. 1879-1979. Cream colored cloth with decorated cover. Oversize. Fine copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 256p. Photos. Maps. Color Illustrations of uniforms. Cream colored cloth with decorated cover. Oversize. Owner's Emboss. Fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 256p. Photos. Maps. Color Illustrations of uniforms. Oversize. Cream colored cloth with decorated cover. Presentation inscription to Gen Bruce Lawlor from (Gen) Walt Stewart 28th Division commander. Fine copy.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: Wie neu. Mit zahlreichen Illustrationen vom Autor. 319 S. Tadelloses Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100 Gr.-8°. Originalkunstlederband.