The Angler and the Thread Line by Wanless Alexander (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Rubbing to spine top and tail, owner's signature to ffep, foxing to upper edge, prelims and some margins; Text-block readable, binding holding firm. ; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 146 pages; 6 pages of publisher's adverts. Green cloth with black lettering and single ruled border.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1932). ND (1932) 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 192mm). Pp146 + 6pp ads. Illustrated with 2 coloured plates of threadline salmon flies, sepia half-tone plates & line drawings in text. Green cloth, spine & upper board titled in black, black rules to upper board. Cloth slightly stained, some foxing throughout but good copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. Erratum slip to page 61. A continuation of the author's two previous books on thread line angling - The Science of Spinning for Salmon and Trout, and, The Modern Practical Angler. An important flyfishing book as it contains possibly the first description of tube flies and their use. Chapters include:- Thread line misconceptions; Fixed drum or revolving drum?; Some thread line reels; Playing a salmon on light tackle; Thread line worm fishing for salmon and sea trout; Fly fishing for salmon with the thread line; Prawn fishing with the thread line. .

Condition: Poor. Undated. No jacket. Marks/scuffs to cover & bumps/some tears to edges. Binding fragile - several cracks with pages loosening. Inscription/sticker on front endpapers. Tanning/foxing to pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Clean green boards, with titles to front and spine. No DW. Contents are clean, with no inscriptions and little to no foxing to text. One loose plate, but rest is tightly bound. 146pp. (13x19.5cm). Please contact us for any more information.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1932). ND (1932) 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 192mm). Pp146 + 6pp ads. Illustrated with 2 coloured plates of threadline salmon flies, sepia half-tone plates & line drawings in text. Green cloth, spine & upper board titled in black, black rules to upper board. Errata slip page 61. Edges browned but good-plus in chipped and tanned dust-wrapper. A continuation of the author's two previous books on thread line angling - The Science of Spinning for Salmon and Trout, and, The Modern Practical Angler. An important flyfishing book as it contains possibly the first description of tube flies and their use. Chapters include:- Thread line misconceptions; Fixed drum or revolving drum?; Some thread line reels; Playing a salmon on light tackle; Thread line worm fishing for salmon and sea trout; Fly fishing for salmon with the thread line; Prawn fishing with the thread line. .

Hardback. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG- DW. 1st Edition. Not dated but about 1932. Green cloth, black lettering and rules / borders to spine and front cover. Book is in excellent condition BUT text edges are browned / spotted. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. 3/6 net label on dustwrapper spine over original 7/6 price. In loose polythene protector. Erratum slip (p61).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Light foxing throughout. No year stated but name inside is dated 1939. Green boards have light wear.

19x12'5, 146p, 3h, ilustraciones, 10 láminas (2 desprendidas), alguna anotación y subrayado (muy esporádico) de anterior poseedor. Tela editorial, buen estado.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover w/o jacket. Light edge wear and rubbing on boards. Previous owner's name written on front end paper. No markings noted in text. Toning and foxing to pages. Musty odor. Tulsa's largest used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 180. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 180.