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Published by Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2005., 2005
ISBN 10: 1899600612ISBN 13: 9781899600618
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Condition: new. (Paperback, 2005). 2005 1st edition. Spiral-bound red pictorial card covers. Ppiv,67. B/w line illustrations. Mint new copy. Donald Downs has been expertly tying flies for many years. Designed rather in the manner of Alfred Wainwright's famous fell-walking guides, this attractive facsimile of a handwritten notebook gives excellent drawings and step by step instructions. It will be invaluable to all fly-tyers for its practical content, and no doubt treasured in years to come, simply for its thoroughly satisfying appearance. Downs learned fly dressing from Geoffrey Bucknall and illustrated several books for him. He also worked with John Veniard, illustrating his books and tying flies in demonstrations with him. "In this book I aim to introduce a new technique with each fly - and enough flies to cover the minimum throughout the season." "This book is intended for those who feel that trout fly dressing is difficult [and] for anglers who dress one or two flies - and would like to dress a few more. It therefore looks at [the particular] techniques in some detail." Downs kept sketches of every fly pattern he ever tied, and the selection of flies in this book is compiled from these. PREVIOUS PRICE £12.00.
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2008., 2008
ISBN 10: 1899600825ISBN 13: 9781899600823
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(Hardcover, 2008 ). 2008 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 223mm). Pp154. Colour & b/w photographs & illustrations throughout. Light brown boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Browning to edges, boards slightly bumped but good-plus in slightly stained dust-wrapper. An entertaining record of each of the CLA Game Fairs since the first one of 1956, with many good photographs and illustrations. .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2003., 2003
ISBN 10: 1899600299ISBN 13: 9781899600298
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Illus (illustrator). (Paperback, 2003). (2001) 2003 2nd edition. 8vo paperback with flaps (138 x 217mm). Pp381. Colour plates of flies, colour & b/w photographs & illustrations, bibliography. French-fold covers. Cover slightly wrinkled else fine unread copy. A fascinating and immensely thorough look at the history of flyfishing. Dr Herd is well-known for his witty contributions to Waterlog Magazine. The first cloth-bound edition was limited to 500 copies. This cheaper edition has colour plates and includes the index that was wanting from the first edition. .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2003., 2003
ISBN 10: 1899600299ISBN 13: 9781899600298
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Condition: new. Illus (illustrator). (Paperback, 2003). (2001) 2003 2nd edition. 8vo paperback with flaps (138 x 217mm). Pp381. Colour plates of flies, colour & b/w photographs & illustrations, bibliography. Fine new copy. A fascinating and immensely thorough look at the history of flyfishing. Dr Herd is well-known for his witty contributions to Waterlog Magazine. The first cloth-bound edition was limited to 500 copies. This cheaper edition has colour plates and includes the index that was wanting from the first edition. 'It is just terrific - thoughtful, tightly but not stiffly reasoned, both informative and entertaining, and just wonderfully written with liveliness and wit.' - Tom Leeson '. . . one of the best pieces of writing and thought in fly fishing literature.' - John Betts 'The new standard reference work . . . it is the broadly inquiring nature of the thing that makes it so exciting.' - Paul Schullery, The American Fly Fisher. PREVIOUS PRICE £19.95.
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2008., 2008
ISBN 10: 1899600825ISBN 13: 9781899600823
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(Hardcover, 2008 ). 2008 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 223mm). Pp154. Colour and b/w photographs and illustrations throughout. Light brown boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. An entertaining record of each of the CLA Game Fairs since the first one of 1956, with many good photographs and illustrations. .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2005., 2005
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Condition: new. (Paperback, 2005). (1929) 2005 new edition. Small 8vo paperback (138 x 193mm). Pp215. Not illustrated. Light green card covers. Volume III of the Medlar Classics series. Fine new paperback copy. Erudite and wide-ranging collection of essays on all aspects of fishing, both coarse and game. Includes "Aksakov on Fishing", Ransome's translations of excerpts from various of Aksakov's books. This is the first Medlar Angling Classics edition. Only a few copies were produced in paperback before the publishers relaunched the series in a higher quality cloth binding with a dust-wrapper. Both the hardback and the paperback carry the same ISBN, 1899600418. PREVIOUS PRICE £15.00.
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2004., 2004
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Condition: new. (Paperback, 2004). (1896) 2004 facsimile reprint. 8vo paperback (138 x 216mm). Ppiv,60 + 40pp ads. Text engravings, advert to inside front cover. Buff card covers titled and illustrated in black. Edition limited to 200 copies. Fine new copy. Edition limited to 200 copies. A modern facsimile of this rare item from the originator of the Coxon Aerial reel. The most extensive chapter is on pike. Short chapters on the other main species of coarse fish, and on trout and grayling. There is also a leather-bound edition of only 44 copies available. PREVIOUS PRICE £25.00.
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2001., 2001
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(Paperback, 2001). No date or publisher stated (c. 2001). Small 8vo pamphlet (150 x 200mm). Pp4. The two inside leaves are on textured paper and are oversized, having a folded flap which carries vignette illustrations. The front cover illustration is a self-portrait drawing by the Bernard Venables, with facsimile signature. Cream/yellow card covers. Fine copy. No details of publication are given. This booklet consists of five pages (four internal + rear cover) of prose by Venables, with vignette illustrations and a self-portrait. .
Published by Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2008., 2008
ISBN 10: 1899600787ISBN 13: 9781899600786
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(Hardcover, 2008 ). 2008 1st edition. Square 8vo (175 x 207mm). Pp142. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. This book "is a compilation of Chris' articles for Waterlog magazine. Entertaining odd-ball, informative and sometimes extremely eccentric. .Chris has had a life more eventful and more colourful than most, and these short articles allow us to dip in and out of some of the experiences he's had and the knowledge he's gained." .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2008., 2008
ISBN 10: 1899600817ISBN 13: 9781899600816
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Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2008 ). 2008 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 223mm). Pp168. B/w photographs and illustrations, map, silk marker ribbon. Red boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Fine new unread copy in dust-wrapper. This book "is a compilation of the fishing articles of Gilbert Tew, originally published in the Fishing Gazette, Country Sportsman, Angler's Monthly, The Field and other sporting journals. After studying at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Tew joined the Indian Civil Service so that he could fish for mahseer. He stayed in Burma for twenty-five years, returning to fish for trout in England. This book offers a unique insight into angling during and between two world wars and is enhanced by additional commentary, from his late daughter, the respected anthropologist, Professor Mary Douglas (1921-2007)." Chapters include: The idea of the angler; The angler in Burma; The way of a trout with a fly; Artificial flies; Care of the river; The angler at home; The myth of the sporting fish - an anthropologist's view by Mary Douglas. Douglas also contributes a biography of her father, Gilbert Tew, 1884-1951. The book was unfortunately printed with the ISBN of another Medlar Press book, The Golden Game Fair. The correct ISBN for Being Fair to Trout is 9781899600816. .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2003., 2003
ISBN 10: 1899600280ISBN 13: 9781899600281
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B/w Illustrations (illustrator). (Hardcover, 2003). 2003 1st edition. Small 8vo (140 x 207mm). Pp198. B/w illustrations by Scott Adkins. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slightly bumped else very good in slightly tanned dust-wrapper. This is Falkus' previously unpublished manuscript continuing the theme of "The Stolen Years." War-time memories, flying, seatrout fishing, wildfowling, film-making and natural history. A great collection of storiesfrom a master storyteller. .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2003., 2003
ISBN 10: 1899600299ISBN 13: 9781899600298
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Condition: new. Illus (illustrator). (Paperback, 2003). (2001) 2003 2nd edition. 8vo paperback with flaps (138 x 217mm). Pp381. Colour plates of flies, colour & b/w photographs & illustrations, bibliography. Manufacturing fault to half-title - diagonal grey line printed across the top corner, well above the title and signature. Otherwise very good, signed by the author. A fascinating and immensely thorough look at the history of flyfishing. Dr Herd is well-known for his witty contributions to Waterlog Magazine. The first cloth-bound edition was limited to 500 copies. This cheaper edition has colour plates and includes the index that was wanting from the first edition. 'It is just terrific - thoughtful, tightly but not stiffly reasoned, both informative and entertaining, and just wonderfully written with liveliness and wit.' - Tom Leeson '. . . one of the best pieces of writing and thought in fly fishing literature.' - John Betts 'The new standard reference work . . . it is the broadly inquiring nature of the thing that makes it so exciting.' - Paul Schullery, The American Fly Fisher. .
Published by Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2008., 2008
ISBN 10: 1899600787ISBN 13: 9781899600786
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(Hardcover, 2008 ). 2008 1st edition. Square 8vo (175 x 207mm). Pp142. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use else very good in like dust-wrapper. Signed by the author, "To Cliff - Cheers". This book "is a compilation of Chris' articles for Waterlog magazine. Entertaining odd-ball, informative and sometimes extremely eccentric. .Chris has had a life more eventful and more colourful than most, and these short articles allow us to dip in and out of some of the experiences he's had and the knowledge he's gained." .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2014., 2014
ISBN 10: 190711050XISBN 13: 9781907110504
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(Hardcover, 2014). 2014 1st edition. 8vo (163 x 240mm). Pp157. B/w photographs and illustrations. Dark blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good copy in dust-wrapper. "In the 1950s and 60s salmon populations were under severe threat. Hydro-electric power and poaching gangs were indiscriminately killing large numbers of fish and illegal drift netting was widespread. As if that wasn't enough the dreaded salmon disease UDN was found in many British rivers. There were uncontrolled and expanding open seas fisheries off Greenland, Norway, Ireland and the Faroes. With so many threats to the future of salmon it was obvious that something had to be done. The 1966 Annual Conference of the Salmon and Trout Association proposed that an independent Trust should be set up to undertake research, education and management of salmon stocks. The Trust was the idea of a group of like-minded salmon enthusiasts, and many others closely involved with salmon fisheries and management gave their support to the scheme. A year later, in 1967 the Atlantic Salmon Research Trust came into being, the forerunner for what is now known as the Atlantic Salmon Trust. This book provides a history of the Trust, its work and increasingly international influence, and considers the great advances made in science and fisheries management that may help to secure a future for the Atlantic salmon." .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2011., 2011
ISBN 10: 1907110259ISBN 13: 9781907110252
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(Hardcover, 2011). 2011 1st edition. 12mo (90 x 168mm). Pocket-sized. Pp96. B/w photographs, line drawings. Black boards, spine titled in silver. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. One of the recent Medlar Press HTCT editions. "The addition of the wels to the classic How to Catch Them Series reflects the extraordinary importance the species has acquired amongst British anglers since the 1960s." .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2003., 2003
ISBN 10: 1899600299ISBN 13: 9781899600298
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Condition: new. Illus (illustrator). (Paperback, 2003). (2001) 2003 2nd edition. 8vo paperback with flaps (138 x 217mm). Pp381. Colour plates of flies, colour & b/w photographs & illustrations, bibliography. Fine copy, signed by the author. A fascinating and immensely thorough look at the history of flyfishing. Dr Herd is well-known for his witty contributions to Waterlog Magazine. The first cloth-bound edition was limited to 500 copies. This cheaper edition has colour plates and includes the index that was wanting from the first edition. 'It is just terrific - thoughtful, tightly but not stiffly reasoned, both informative and entertaining, and just wonderfully written with liveliness and wit.' - Tom Leeson '. . . one of the best pieces of writing and thought in fly fishing literature.' - John Betts 'The new standard reference work . . . it is the broadly inquiring nature of the thing that makes it so exciting.' - Paul Schullery, The American Fly Fisher .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2014., 2014
ISBN 10: 190711050XISBN 13: 9781907110504
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Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2014). 2014 1st edition. 8vo (163 x 240mm). Pp157. B/w photographs and illustrations. Dark blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. "In the 1950s and 60s salmon populations were under severe threat. Hydro-electric power and poaching gangs were indiscriminately killing large numbers of fish and illegal drift netting was widespread. As if that wasn't enough the dreaded salmon disease UDN was found in many British rivers. There were uncontrolled and expanding open seas fisheries off Greenland, Norway, Ireland and the Faroes. With so many threats to the future of salmon it was obvious that something had to be done. The 1966 Annual Conference of the Salmon and Trout Association proposed that an independent Trust should be set up to undertake research, education and management of salmon stocks. The Trust was the idea of a group of like-minded salmon enthusiasts, and many others closely involved with salmon fisheries and management gave their support to the scheme. A year later, in 1967 the Atlantic Salmon Research Trust came into being, the forerunner for what is now known as the Atlantic Salmon Trust. This book provides a history of the Trust, its work and increasingly international influence, and considers the great advances made in science and fisheries management that may help to secure a future for the Atlantic salmon." .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2012., 2012
ISBN 10: 1907110003ISBN 13: 9781907110009
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(Hardcover, 2012). 2012 1st edition. Small format (120 x 175mm). Pp173. B/w chapter heading vignettes. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. Bringing together the "best angling stories from known and lesser known authors, Jon Berry's research has turned up some superb stories of carp. An anthology for all carp enthusiasts." Volume five in the Medlar Fishing Anthologies series. Chapters include: The carpe [sic] by Leonard Mascall; A Welsh carp lake by H.T. Sheringham; Carp and their curious habits by Frantz Domhof; Alfred Mackrill's grand carp - Anon; Overbeck's monster by G. Christopher Davies; A carp in the night by Gerry Berth-Jones; The susceptible carp by J.H. Keene; A taste of the dairymaid by G. Brennand; The appeal of the carp by Michael Shephard; Queer fishing by H.T. Sheringham; Carp by 'Otter'; Fishes of the carp kind by 'Piscator'; Carp from a puddle near the sea by David Marlborough; When the carp fed like roach by Peter Tombleson; The fish with a sixth sense by Dick Kefford; Carp in South Africa by J.H. Yates; A carp from Mapperley Shallows by John Norma; Christmas carp by J.K. Ebbleswhite; Christmas carp - again by 'Faddist'; Mr. Richards' record carp by R.D. Richards; Carp fever by Harry Brotherton. .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2003., 2003
ISBN 10: 1899600280ISBN 13: 9781899600281
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B/w Illustrations (illustrator). (Hardcover, 2003). 2003 1st edition. Small 8vo (140 x 207mm). Pp198. B/w illustrations by Scott Adkins. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. First edition. Fine in dust-wrapper. This is Hugh Falkus's previously unpublished manuscript continuing the theme of "The Stolen Years." War-time memories, flying, sea-trout fishing, wildfowling, film-making and natural history. A great collection of stories from a master storyteller. .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2018., 2018
ISBN 10: 1907110771ISBN 13: 9781907110771
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Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2018). 2018 1st edition. Large 8vo (163 x 240mm). Pp395. Colour & b/w photographs. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. ".an extraordinary Indiana Jones style adventure, across continents and down the centuries, chasing ancestors, and fishing along the way. An obsessive angler, John tramps from the high wilds of Tibet, across the deserts of Australia and Oman, and deep into the jungles and rainforests of Africa and South America - just to go fishing." .
Published by Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2017., 2017
ISBN 10: 1907110690ISBN 13: 9781907110696
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(Hardcover, 2017). 2017 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp264. B&w photographs, vignettes. Dark green boards, spine titled in silver. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. "Spanning a single calendar year, the book re-lives fishing forays throughout all twelve months from January to December, the author celebrating key events along the way. In fresh water, there's the arrival of the trout and the coarse fishing seasons in March and June, respectively, the mayfly hatch in May-June, as well as a bit of dabbling in some sea fishing from the shore along the way. Other key times for the North Country angler, such as the upturn in both trout and coarse fishing at the beginning of autumn, are given similar emphasis." .
Published by Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2019., 2019
ISBN 10: 1907110887ISBN 13: 9781907110887
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Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2019). 2019 1st edition. Small 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp216. B&w photographs, map. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. "Chris McCully shares his angling exploration of the lovely Suffolk Stour valley, delving deep into its history, culture and ecology as he immerses himself in the landscape of his new home. Over a period of five years he comes to know and love the river, from its chalkstream-like source to its muddy estuary fifty miles away, constantly trialling different ways of going after its multiple fish species. Chris fishes for these species - including dace, chub, perch, pike, tench, bass, mullet and flounder - using methods that vary from long-trotting to fly-fishing. He also looks at the fly-life of the river and its beautiful natural habitat as well as providing a historical context to the region, with details of Constable and Gainsborough, Anne Boleyn, ancient rural churches and Anglo-Saxon fish traps." .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2011., 2011
ISBN 10: 1907110259ISBN 13: 9781907110252
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(Hardcover, 2011). 2011 1st edition. 12mo (90 x 168mm). Pocket-sized. Pp96. B/w photographs, line drawings. Black boards, spine titled in silver. Fine copy in dust-wrapper. Title-page signed by the author. One of the recent Medlar Press HTCT editions. "The addition of the wels to the classic How to Catch Them Series reflects the extraordinary importance the species has acquired amongst British anglers since the 1960s." .
Published by Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2012., 2012
ISBN 10: 1907110364ISBN 13: 9781907110368
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(Paperback, 2012). 2012 1st edition. Small 8vo paperback (115 x 212mm). Pp30. Colour photographs throughout. DVD laid in. Fine copy. "This book/DVD contains some of the best of Chris Sandford's tweaks and wholly original patterns. All of these have been proven to be consistent fish catchers on the southern chalk streams. If this is where you fish and you don't tie your own flies already, then .you are missing out on so much." Chapters include; alder fly; 'no hackle' mayfly; the bullet; all purpose spinner; flash bugger; daddy long legs; ducking feadly; Mighty Eric; simple sedge; wing bud emerger; essential tools. .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2004., 2004
ISBN 10: 1899600329ISBN 13: 9781899600328
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Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2004 ). 2004 1st edition. Small 8vo (128 x 190mm). Pp200. B/w illustrations, silk marker ribbon, bibliography. Maroon cloth, upper board titled in silver-gilt with black trout motif, spine titled in silver-gilt. Fine new numbered copy from an edition of 400 cloth-bound copies. An anthology of tales about fishing for trout (or Spotty Herberts). Contributions from Negley Farson, Arthur Ransome, David Scholes, John Waller Hills, Roderick Haig-Brown, John Gierach, F.M. Halford, William Caine, Edward Barder, Robert Traver, Ted Leeson, John Gierach, James Hill, Andrew Motion, Patrick Chalmers, Douglas Stewart, Sir Edward Grey, Ken Cameron, G.E.M. Skues, Ian Niall, J.W. Dunne, and poetry from Ted Hughes. Andrew Herd was an associate editor of Waterlog magazine. One of a total edition of 498 numbered copies (400 bound in cloth and 98 leather-bound in slipcase). .
Published by Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2005., 2005
ISBN 10: 1899600639ISBN 13: 9781899600632
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(Hardcover, 2005 ). 2005 1st edition. 4to (205 x 277mm). Pp131. Illustrated with colour paintings by the author. Green buckram, spine & upper board titled in gilt, colour illustration of sticklebacks tipped onto upper board, silk marker. Edition limited to 525 numbered copies. Very good second-hand copy. Bernard Venables' last work. Readable and informative articles on each of the British freshwater fishes are illustrated with the author's paintings of each. .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2012., 2012
ISBN 10: 1907110011ISBN 13: 9781907110016
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Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2012). 2012 1st edition. Small format (120 x 175mm). Pp202. B/w chapter heading vignettes. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Slightb lean to spine, top edge dusty, but very good in dust-wrapper. In this new anthology Jon Berry's research has turned up some superb stories of pike. Another anthology for the pike enthusiast, to sit on the shelf beside Fred Buller's Great Pike Stories. "Not all the stories here are concerned with monsters. .Here, I have had to cast my net a little wider, delving into Victorian dictionaries, the early days of the weekly angling press, Scottish salmon anglers' accounts and even some wholly questionable poetry." (Jon Berry from the Introduction). Volume four in the Medlar Angling Anthologies series. Chapters include: Murkett's big pike by J.W. Martin; A ghostly shape by William Nathan; Livebaiting by Dennis Pye; Fairy tale & legend by Jack Hargreaves; A meeting with a poacher by Philip Geen; Jack by F.H. Amphlett; The practical fisherman by J.H. Keene; Snaring pike by Richard Jefferies; Shooting pike by R. MacDonald Robertson; Pike stories by 'Faddist'; Fly fishing for pike George Rooper; A Christmas pike by 'Red Quill'; Exos lucius by Patrick R. Chalmers; Angling for pike by R. MacDonald Robertson; Thames pike fishing by Charles Dickens (Junior); The pike by Delabere P. Blaine; Pike fishing extraordinary by F. Howard Lancum; On a storm-swept pike pool by H.T. Sheringham; Incidents, records & traditions by Alfred Jardine; Esox the magnificent by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald; Pike fishing in lakes by William Senior; Of the pike by H. Cholmondeley-Pennell; A voyage of discovery by John Bickerdyke. .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2011., 2011
ISBN 10: 1907110313ISBN 13: 9781907110313
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(Hardcover, 2011). 2011 1st edition. Small 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp187. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, maps. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good copy in dust-wrapper. With the invention of the railways in the early nineteenth century, anglers were, for the first time, able to fish the length and breadth of Britain. The great train companies positively courted them, with special trains and angling club discounts. From the Highlands of Scotland to the English Channel, the Welsh mountains to the Norfolk Broads, no corner of the British mainland was ignored by the emerging railway network - and where the iron rails appeared, so too did the fishermen. In A Train to Catch Jon Berry, angling historian, fisherman and travel writer, attempts to follow in their footsteps using today's rail network, with fascinating and often highly comic consequences. From Hampshire Avon barbel and Windermere charr to garfish from Victorian piers: an enjoyable jaunt with one of our favourite - and most literate - all-round angling authors. .
Published by The Medlar Press Limited. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2021., 2021
ISBN 10: 190711095XISBN 13: 9781907110955
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Condition: new. (Hardcover, 2021). 2021 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 204mm). Pp226. Four colour plates of Martin's book covers, b&w photographs throughout, drawings. Maroon boards, spine titled in silver. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. An account of the life of J.W. Martin - the Trent Otter, with many extracts from his works, and a guide to his books. .
Published by The Medlar Press. Ellesmere, Shropshire. 2009., 2009
ISBN 10: 1899600922ISBN 13: 9781899600922
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(Hardcover, 2009 ). 2009 1st edition. 8vo (144 x 222mm). Pp231. B/w photographs, bibliography, silk marker ribbon. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. Signed by the author "To Jimmy and Gloria Younger, in appreciation of our long friendship. With best wishes, Derek Milles, June 2009." Also laid in is a typed and signed letter from Mills to the Youngers. The preservation of salmon "has been the subject of some form of legislation in Scotland for over 800 years. Since the 1950's Scotland's salmon stocks have come increasingly under threat - from hydro-electric power, poaching, salmon farming, illegal drift-netting, UDN, and open sea drift-net fishing. This book looks at the importance of salmon to Scotland and examines in detail the past and continuing threats to its survival and the way in which these have been, and are still being tackled, by legislation, fisheries trusts and international organisations". .