Fishing by J W Martin, First Edition (8 results)

8°, original clothbinding. 1. ed. With 33 illustr., xii, 145 p. Cover slightly rubbed, last two pages slightly loosened, preliminary pages stained, otherwise fine copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 0.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 263pp.+ xv. Green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine and light green title plate on face with gilt lettering. Original cloth professionally re-backed and spine repaired in February 2005 by master bookbinder, Stephen Holliday of Oxfordshire. First edition SIGNED by the author on ffep and NUMBERED #340. Originally owned by J. Butler of Lacock, Wiltshire - from the estate of Peggy Butler, former Postmistress of this historic National Trust village. Inside pages tightly bound and clean - containing 17 full page illustrations including b/w photograph frontispiece of the author and his netsman by W.H. Barber. No foxing - page edges in clean condition. Original boards slightly bowed due to the wrong machine direction of the original binding. A rare and valuable collector's item - for fishermen and bibliophiles alike. Signed by Author(s).

Original Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edit. xv; (i); 190 pages. 8 plates, 6 illustrations. Original green cloth slightly marked.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Original dark green cloth with light green title panel inset on front. Covers with a few slight marks, contents with occasional scattered foxing throughout, a couple of pages edge-torn (from careless opening) otherwise complete, very good. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is one of the yellow bound first editions.

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. First Edition. xiv; 263 pages. 17 full-page plates. Original two coloured green cloth rubbed at the extremities slightly frayed on the rear hinge. SIGNED and numbered by "J. W. Martin on the front endpaper.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Wood, Stanley L.; Hiley, F.E. Vedder, S.H.; Brock, R.H.; Eyles, D.C.; De Walton, John; Brock, H.M.; Holmes, Fred; Brightwell, L.R.; Nicholson, W.C.; Goss, G.W.; Crozier, Frank (illustrator). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Antonio the Counsellor - Antonio Conselheiro cast himself into the wilderness, only to become leader of a tribe of Indians which he then led in battle against the cream of the Brazilian army; Our Seaplane Fishing Trip - Summary of a novel seaplane trip recently carried out by a party of Pacific Coast anglers with the assistance of Ellard A. Bacon, manager of the Pacific Marine Airways, a passenger seaplane line operating between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island - article with excellent photos; Crops of Gold - An amusing story from the vicinity of Ten Mile House, British Columbia; The Mystery of the Pool; - Sequel to a story published here about three years ago about a South African prospector's account of a monstrous snake which is supposed to live in a pool in the Orange River; Three Incidents - J.R. Henderson led an uneventful life, aside from a three-month span; Wild Tribes of the Amazon - Part II - C.W. Domville-Fife and a couple of Indians ventured far into the interior of Amazonia, meeting with many strange and exciting adventures - with photos; "Number Twenty-Three" - A bobcat adventure of Harry E. Webb, a federal hunter employed by the U.S. Government Bureau of Biological Survey to trap and destroy predatory animals that infest the state of Nevada - with photos; The Ivory Raiders - Part IV - Continued adventures from Turkanaland, Africa, where unscrupulous Swahili elephant poachers and bloodthirsty Turkana warriors make things interesting for the white officers responsible for maintaining order - with photos; The Knock-Out - Judkins and Bunney, the bullies of the battalion, were manipulated into boxing each other; A South African Bushranger - A policeman named Mahon turns highwayman in Filabusi, Rhodesia; A Sailor Out Back - The amusing first day experiences of a sailor who tries farming in Willanga Township, Australia; When the Fire Came - A bush fire swept the Matawai district of New Zealand last year - with two photos; From the Great Craters to the Congo Game-Lands - Part II - Elephant hunting in the teeming game country of the Congo - with great photos; Diamond Cut Diamond - R. Granville Barrow and friends need to outwit rapacious South American officials to successfully salvage the passenger steamer Whitney in the Orinoco River; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Covers detached as one but present, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 5 page preface by John martin + 86 pages in semi-stiff printed paper card covers. with an advert for "The Angler" inside the rear board, The front board has a vertical crease down the middle and an old ink inscription of an owners name i cannot read (see photo). Spine perished, title page opens fine but with less give at gutter due to an old repair? The fact it doesn't open quite the full amount is not affecting the readability or the appearance internally. Small slim booklet. Very Scarce, notoriously so. 1896.