The Fisherman's Handbook by George Brennand (37 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardback no dust jacket 1951 Ward Lock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. DJ may have small chips, toning and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951 ). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp288 + 4pp ads. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies & baits (from Hardy Brothers), b&w photographs, and with 80 b&w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth stained, spine slightly shaken, gift inscription to fep. Reading copy only, lacks dust-wrapper. A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read. .

Brown Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Colin Gibson (illustrator). First Edition. Tight clean first printing hardcover, free of markings, with many fine plates of flies in colour as well as many b&w photo-plates and line-illus diags in text. The DJ is in tatters with spine ends missing - it has done its job of keeping the book nice. Size: 8vo.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951 ). (1951) 1954 "Reprinted with corrections." 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp288. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies & baits (from Hardy Brothers), b&w photographs, and with 80 b&w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight marks to cloth, slight browning to edges and end-papers with owner's name. Good-plus, lacks dust-wrapper. A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp288 + 4pp ads. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies & baits (from Hardy Brothers), b&w photographs, and with 80 b&w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Various minor faults, some browning and use but good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Condition: Fair. 1951. First Edition. 288 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to half title page. Top textblock edge dyed brown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Clipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Minor loss to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

hardcover. 1960 reprint. 288pp, light foxing to foreedges, VG in VG price clipped dw. Numerous photographs and diagrams, 80 drawings by Colin Gibson. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Condition: Good. Reprint. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear, tears and loss. Clipped.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951 ). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp288 + 4pp ads. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies & baits (from Hardy Brothers), b&w photographs, and with 80 b&w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. A little dusty and foxed but good-plus in poor dust-wrapper lacking most of spine. A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read. .

hardcover. Condition: Good. Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Reprint. Reprint with corrections, 20x35mm missing from head of spine dw, wear and smaller piece from tail, fading to spine dw, with a few small tears and other chips and 2 small holes in dw to lower panel, price-clipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages.

8°, original clothbinding. 2st ed. With a frontispiece, numerous illustrations, 288 p. Cover minimally rubbed, preliminary pages tanned, note on preliminary page, otherwise fine copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 0.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951 ). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp288 + 4pp ads. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies & baits (from Hardy Brothers), b&w photographs, and with 80 b&w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Browning and inscription to end-papers else good-plus in rather frayed dust-wrapper. A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951 ). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 225mm). Pp288 + 4pp ads. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies & baits (from Hardy Brothers), b&w photographs, and with 80 b&w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Browning to end-papers else good-plus in chipped and torn but mostly complete dust-wrapper. A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read. .

Reprint. Tidy copy in tight binding; a few marks on spine. Text clear with numerous colour plates, photographs & diagrams. Dust jacket is loosely inserted into book, as completely split and ragged, with loss. Used - Good. Good hardback (with remains of poor dust jacket).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Condition: Good. Poor dust jacket with tears, marks and tanning. Price clipped. Inscription on inside cover. Scuffs and wear to cover. Some underlining to contents. Contents very good.

Softback. Drawings By Colin Gibson (illustrator). Trout Salmon and Sea Trout with Notes on Coarse Fishing. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Colin Gibson (illustrator). Reprint. 288pp. Brown cloth with minor rubbing to extremities of spine.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Colin Gibson (illustrator). First Edition. 288pp. Brown cloth with rubbing to edges. Attractive bookplate to front pastedown.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gibson, Colin (illustrator). Brown covers with gilt titles to spine.8 colour plates, photographs and 85 delightful drawings by Colin Gibson.288pp. DJ has lose around edges and 6" x 2" piece missing from back top edge. now in protective cover.Internally very clean.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1960). (1951) 1960 2nd revised reprint. 8vo (155 x 223mm). Pp288. Illustrated with 8 colour plates of flies & baits (from Hardy Brothers), b&w photographs, and with 80 b&w drawings (woodcuts) by Colin Gibson. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Browning to end-papers, internally clean. Good-plus in dust-wrapper with small chip. A handsome well-illustrated book covering all aspects of game fishing. Contents include: Types of trout and their location; Trout-fishing tackle and equipment; Fly-fishing with dry-fly and wet fly; Loch fishing with a fly; Spinning and thread-line fishing for trout in rivers and lochs; Worm fishing for trout, and the use of various baits, including natural insects, etc; On the "making" and improving of trout fishing; Notes of some trout fishing centres; Brief life-history of the Atlantic salmon; Types of salmon rivers in England, Wales and Scotland; Ordinary fly-fishing for salmon; Greased-line fishing for salmon; Spring fishing with bait for salmon; Thread-line fishing for salmon; Loch fishing for salmon, and a note on estuary fishing; Some general notes; Some remarks on the cooking of salmon; Some notes on where to look for salmon fishing; Types of sea trout and their habits; Location of sea trout rivers in Great Britain; Tackle and equipment for sea trout fishing; Fly-fishing for sea trout in daytime; Night fishing for sea trout; Thread-line fishing for sea trout; Some notes on sea trout fishing in general; Some notes on where to find sea trout fishing; On some aspects of coarse fishing; On chub fishing with a fly or thread-line; Pike fishing; Some remarks on carp fishing and the "stalking" of tench; A few brief notes on where to look for coarse fishing; On equipment in general; Notes on hook sizes and the "Sturdy" scale for trout, etc; Some notes on the laws of fishing in England, Wales and Scotland; On boats for fishing, and the handling of them; Notes on fly-tying, making tackle, the mending of rods, knots, etc; The use of a car or caravan for fishing, the defeat of midges and other items; On the packing of salmon and trout for transit and a few recipes for cooking trout and sea trout; "Fireside fishing" and a note on some books to read. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. The book has a very small amount of discolouration to the boards. Faint tanning to endpapers and is otherwise in very nice condition. The jacket has some chipping and closed tears. Catalogue at rear.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gibson, Colin (illustrator). 1960. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Trout, Salmon and Sea Trout with Notes on Coarse Fishing. Brown cloth. 8 colour plates and 32 b/w photos. Wrapper edge-chipped. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Colin Gibson (illustrator). Reprint. Reprint of 1951 1st with corrections. Brown cloth boards with very dull gilt lettering to spine. 288 pages, incl. index, glossary & records, & 37 diagrams + 8 colour plates + 15 b&w photo illus. Gift inscr. on f.ep. Book tight & clean.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Gibson, Colin (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1951. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper. Trout, Salmon and Sea Trout with Notes on Coarse Fishing. Brown cloth. 8 colour plates and 32 b/w photos. Very light browning to endpapers else contents mint. Wrapper price-cut and slightly edge-chipped. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Colin Gibson (illustrator). First Published. Trout, Salmon and Sea trout with notes on coarse fishing. Clean and firm.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Colin Gibson (illustrator). DUST JACKET IS MISSING Size: 8"-9" Tall. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Illustrator: Colin Gibson. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fishing & Hunting; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 22030.