Pike by Rickards Barrie (68 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 4to paperback (210 x 295mm). Pp72,ad. B/w illustrations by David Lumb. Minor faults. Quite used but solidly intact, second-hand paperback. A good and well-explained introduction to all pike fishing techniques, lucidly illustrated by (an unacknowledged) David Lumb. Contents include: Rods; Reels; Line and trace wire attachment; Hooks; Leads; Bite indicators; Floats; Rigs - ledgering, paternosters, various, deadbaits; Covering the water; Ballooning; Vaned float drifting in practice; Techniques (three sections); Fishing snaggy swims; Water coverage, river and drain; Shallow-fished paternoster over deep water; Bait trolling; Rising float sub-surface paternoster; sunken float paternoster; Storing livebaits; Pre-baiting and groundbaiting; Lure function chart; Spinners and spoons, basic patterns; Carrying lures; Boat fishing; Protective clothing; Echo sounders and fish locators; Playing, unhooking and returning; Landing pike; Keeping angling club records; The Pike Anglers' Club of Great Britain. .…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. unpaginated, 152 b/w photos in the text, a very good paperback, a book in the Fishing Step by Step series [030429747X].

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 4to paperback (210 x 295mm). Pp72,ads. B/w illustrations by David Lumb. Slight use but very good. A good and well-explained introduction to all pike fishing techniques, lucidly illustrated by (an unacknowledged) David Lumb. .…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2006). 2006 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp160. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Spine bumped and snagged but internally clean. Good copy. The authors' earlier book, The Ten Greatest Pike Anglers, was a history of pike angling up until the nineteen-fifties, discussing Nobbes, Cholmondeley-Pennell, Bickerdyke, Jardine, Senior, Martin, Spence, Sidney Spencer, Norman Hill and C.W.Thurlow-Craig. This new volume looks at modern developments in angling for pike, and especially at the achievements of Fred Buller, Bill Giles, Fred J. Taylor and Ray Webb. Chapters include: The last of the 'old school'; Deadbait fishing; The origins of holistic piking; Lure fishing; Fred Buller and Bill Giles; Big catches; A new breed of pike angler; Big waters; Handling and unhooking pike; Distance fishing; The new millennium. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 4to paperback (210 x 295mm). Pp72,ads. B/w illustrations by David Lumb. Fine copy. A good and well-explained introduction to all pike fishing techniques, lucidly illustrated by (an unacknowledged) David Lumb. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2006). 2006 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp160. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. The authors' earlier book, The Ten Greatest Pike Anglers, was a history of pike angling up until the nineteen-fifties, discussing Nobbes, Cholmondeley-Pennell, Bickerdyke, Jardine, Senior, Martin, Spence, Sidney Spencer, Norman Hill and C.W.Thurlow-Craig. This new volume looks at modern developments in angling for pike, and especially at the achievements of Fred Buller, Bill Giles, Fred J. Taylor and Ray Webb. Chapters include: The last of the 'old school'; Deadbait fishing; The origins of holistic piking; Lure fishing; Fred Buller and Bill Giles; Big catches; A new breed of pike angler; Big waters; Handling and unhooking pike; Distance fishing; The new millennium. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 19.95.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2006). 2006 1st edition. 4to (192 x 252mm). Pp176. Colour and b/w photographs. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly shelf worn dust-wrapper. This group of experts recount their successes with larger than usual pike; on live- and dead-baits, jerkbaits and other artificials, and fly. Foreword by Eddie Turner, and an appendix of British pike over 40lb since 1950. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). (1971) 1976 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp212. B/w photographs & illustrations. Light blue boards, spine titled in silver. Good-plus in slightly frayed dust-wrapper. A classic work on pike fishing by two renowned experts. The authors describe all the techniques used in modern pike fishing and give details of how to handle your catch to ensure it swims away strongly. This is the book that inspired many of the well known pike anglers of today. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). (1971) 1979 2nd edition reprint. 8vo (141 x 222mm). Pp212. B/w photographs, b/w line illustrations. Grey boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used / price-clipped dust-wrapper. A classic work on pike fishing by two renowned experts. The authors describe all the techniques used in modern pike fishing and give details of how to handle your catch to ensure it swims away strongly. This is the book that inspired many of the well known pike anglers of today. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1971). 1971 1st edition. 8vo (143 x 224mm). Pp195. B/w photographs and illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Foreword by Bill Keal. Minor faults, marks to edges and end-papers but good-plus first edition copy in a slightly torn dust-wrapper. A classic work on pike fishing by two renowned experts. The authors describe all the techniques used in modern pike fishing and give details of how to handle your catch to ensure it swims away strongly. This is the book that inspired many of the well known pike anglers of today. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2006). 2006 1st edition. 4to (192 x 252mm). Pp176. Colour and b/w photographs. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. This group of experts recount their successes with larger than usual pike; on live- and dead-baits, jerkbaits and other artificials, and fly. Foreword by Eddie Turner, and an appendix of British pike over 40lb since 1950. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 19.95.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1976). 1976 1st edition. 8vo paperback (146 x 203mm). Pages not numbered. A series of 152 b/w photographs. Creases to cover, slight soiling to edges, slight browning throughout. Used but solidly intact, second-hand paperback. Step by step photographs showing, with brief explanatory captions, how to go about fishing for pike. Still useful and one of an increasingly collectible series. . …

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 151p. : chiefly ill., ports. ; 21 cm. Subject: Pike fishing. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 160pp, dozens of black and white photographs and one 8pp colour plates insert in centre. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt design and text on spine. Boards clean and sharp. Last few pages have mild, old damp stain. In its original dust jacket (shelf wear on edges).…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 4to paperback (210 x 295mm). Pp70,2pp ads. B/w illustrations by David Lumb. Title page signed by both authors. Slight signs of use but a clean and intact second-hand paperback. A good and well-explained introduction to all pike fishing techniques, lucidly illustrated by (an unacknowledged) David Lumb. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1976). 1976 1st edition. 8vo paperback (146 x 203mm). Pages not numbered. A series of 152 b/w photographs. Slight use, pages slightly browned but good intact second-hand paperback. Step by step photographs showing, with brief explanatory captions, how to go about fishing for pike. Still useful and one of an increasingly collectible series. .…

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 151p. : chiefly ill., ports. ; 21 cm. Subject: Pike fishing. 1 Kg.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1987). 1987 1st edition. 4to paperback (210 x 295mm). Pp70,2pp ads. B/w illustrations by David Lumb. Title page signed by both authors and by Malcoln Bannister (then secretary of the P.A.C.). Slight signs of use but a clean and intact second-hand paperback. A good and well-explained introduction to all pike fishing techniques, lucidly illustrated by (an unacknowledged) David Lumb. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppxiv,238. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good in slightly used, price-clipped dust-wrapper. "This is the first book to make so broad a study of pike." The author's survey the evolution of the pike, its distribution, controlling factors in pike development and go into pike behaviour in much detail. This approach shows the specimen hunter where to look for his quarry and how best to go about catching it as well as many thoughts on the conservation of the species. Chapters include:- Protohistory; History of pike and pike fishing; Esox lucius; Distribution of pike; Form and function of the lean hunter; Handling pike; Size of pike and factors affecting growth; Ecological role of the pike; Angling pressure and its impact; Main methods for their capture; Movement of pike when hunting and cruising; Problems with deep waters; Hotspots and holding areas: update; Feeding spells; Atmospheric conditions; Spawning; The deadbait trigger factor; Deadbaiting and angling pressure; Livebaiting; Artificial baits / lure fishing; Lure fishing afloat and other boating techniques. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, 195 pp including chart at the back, 14 black and white plates. Some spotting to the top edge but a very good copy indeed in a dust wrapper retaining the original price of £2.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo, i-xiii, 238 pp, 30 photographs. A very good copy in a protected dust wrapper.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppxiv,238. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt. Very good copy in dust-wrapper. "This is the first book to make so broad a study of pike". The author's survey the evolution of the pike, its distribution, controlling factors in pike development and go into pike behaviour in much detail. This approach shows the specimen hunter where to look for his quarry and how best to go about catching it as well as many thoughts on the conservation of the species. Chapters include: Protohistory; History of pike and pike fishing; Esox lucius; Distribution of pike; Form and function of the lean hunter; Handling pike; Size of pike and factors affecting growth; Ecological role of the pike; Angling pressure and its impact; Main methods for their capture; Movement of pike when hunting and cruising; Problems with deep waters; Hotspots and holding areas: update; Feeding spells; Atmospheric conditions; Spawning; The deadbait trigger factor; Deadbaiting and angling pressure; Livebaiting; Artificial baits / lure fishing; Lure fishing afloat and other boating techniques. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1971). 1971 1st edition. 8vo (143 x 224mm). Pp195. B/w photographs and illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Foreword by Bill Keal. Edges browned o/w very good in dust-wrapper. Ownership signature of pike specialist Malcolm Bannister & small inscription to him from the author. A classic work on pike fishing by two renowned experts. The authors describe all the techniques used in modern pike fishing and give details of how to handle your catch to ensure it swims away strongly. This is the book that inspired many of the well known pike anglers of today. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1976). 1976 1st edition. 8vo paperback (146 x 203mm). Pages not numbered. A series of 152 b/w photographs. Edges slightly browned but very good copy. Step by step photographs showing, with brief explanatory captions, how to go about fishing for pike. Still useful and one of an increasingly collectible series. .…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine cloth hardcover, no inscrptions or marks with a fine dust jacket. ; Black & white photographs and pencil portraits; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 103 pages.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, 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." .…