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Published by The Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1991., 1987
ISBN 10: 0851154646ISBN 13: 9780851154640
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book
(Hardcover, 1991). (1987) 1991 reprint. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppvi,177. B/w photographs. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Minor faults, inscription / bookplate, browning to end-papers and edges. Good-plus in like dust-wrapper. Neil Graesser applies himself to some controversial questions. Chapters include: An angler's chance of success; Beginner' luck; Fly patterns - do they matter; Droppers and dibbling; Bait fishing; The Tweed, late February 1940; The Cassley and the Oykel, 1957; The Inver; Two days on the Shin; The Conon; Coracles; Vibration; Loch Stack; Dapping; Eel fishing; The decline of salmon stocks in Scotland. .
Published by The Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1991., 1991
ISBN 10: 0851152740ISBN 13: 9780851152745
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
(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." .
Published by The Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1991., 1987
ISBN 10: 0851154646ISBN 13: 9780851154640
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book
Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1991). (1987) 1991 reprint. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppvi,177. B/w photographs. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. Neil Graesser applies himself to some controversial questions. Chapters include: An angler's chance of success; Beginner' luck; Fly patterns - do they matter; Droppers and dibbling; Bait fishing; The Tweed, late February 1940; The Cassley and the Oykel, 1957; The Inver; Two days on the Shin; The Conon; Coracles; Vibration; Loch Stack; Dapping; Eel fishing; The decline of salmon stocks in Scotland. .
Published by The Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1991., 1991
ISBN 10: 0851152740ISBN 13: 9780851152745
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
(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. 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." .
Published by The Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1991., 1991
ISBN 10: 0851152740ISBN 13: 9780851152745
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
(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 good in 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." .
Published by The Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1991., 1991
ISBN 10: 0851152740ISBN 13: 9780851152745
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
(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. Handwritten note from publisher, Merlin Unwin, to Barrie Rickards loosely laid in. Small spot to front end-paper else very good in 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." .
Published by The Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1991., 1991
ISBN 10: 0851152899ISBN 13: 9780851152899
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Book First Edition
(Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo (157 x 241mm). Pp186. B/w photographs. Green boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Hinges tender but good in frayed dust-wrapper. "Combining formidable experience with racy style, (Brian Plummer) turns his attention - not for the first time, but now exhaustively - to the rabbit." Chapters include: Man meets rabbit; From warren to wild; The expansion of the wild or feral rabbit; The wild or feral rabbit; Rabbit control methods; Ferrets and ferreting; The ferreter's dogs; Lamping rabbits; Daytime rabbiting with dogs; the use of terrier packs in rabbit hunting; Hawking rabbits; Nets, snares, traps and divers means. .
Published by The Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1991., 1991
ISBN 10: 0851152899ISBN 13: 9780851152899
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
(Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo (157 x 241mm). Pp186. B/w photographs. Green boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Small stamp to front end-paper. Good-plus in slightly frayed dust-wrapper. "Combining formidable experience with racy style, (Brian Plummer) turns his attention - not for the first time, but now exhaustively - to the rabbit." Chapters include: Man meets rabbit; From warren to wild; The expansion of the wild or feral rabbit; The wild or feral rabbit; Rabbit control methods; Ferrets and ferreting; The ferreter's dogs; Lamping rabbits; Daytime rabbiting with dogs; the use of terrier packs in rabbit hunting; Hawking rabbits; Nets, snares, traps and divers means. .
Published by Published by The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, Suffolk Reprinted Edition . 1991., 1991
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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Publisher's original red card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 176 pp. Sun fading to the red of the spine and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0851152945 PHILOSOPHY.