Threadliners Year by Alexander Wanless (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and tears.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1952). 1952 1st edition. Small 8vo (125 x 190mm). Pp158. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in black. Slight use, foxing to end-papers and edges, good. Dust-wrapper remnant laid in. Threadline tactics, for all freshwater and estuarine species, throughout the year. "For the first time, Wanless shows how to apply the threadline method to such fish as pike, perch and grayling. In addition he deals in detail with at least one entirely new threadline way of catching trout in lakes, lochs, loughs and reservoirs, when they are not to be taken on the surface or mid-water but must be sought on the bottom where they are feeding. .The book also discusses, though necessarily tentatively, the significance and importance of the arrival of German monofilament lines of greater strength than other makes." Chapters include: Ringing the changes; Dancing minnow; Spoons and plugs; Winter's darling; Ways with grayling; Enter Mr. Salmon; March trout; Wonderful April; Showing the fly to salmon; Baits, natural, artificial; Fly fishers' month; Merry May; Larvae fishing in lochs; Leafy June on the river; Early daddy; Mysteries of night fishing; Estuary fishing; More about estuaries; And still more; Sea trout by night and day; Welcome, Lammasmen!; King daddy; All round September; New ways in October. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1952). 1952 1st edition. Small 8vo (125 x 190mm). Pp158. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in black. Minor faults, good-plus in stained / frayed / rubbed dust-wrapper. Threadline tactics, for all freshwater and estuarine species, throughout the year. "For the first time, Wanless shows how to apply the threadline method to such fish as pike, perch and grayling. In addition he deals in detail with at least one entirely new threadline way of catching trout in lakes, lochs, loughs and reservoirs, when they are not to be taken on the surface or mid-water but must be sought on the bottom where they are feeding. .The book also discusses, though necessarily tentatively, the significance and importance of the arrival of German monofilament lines of greater strength than other makes." Chapters include:- Ringing the changes; Dancing minnow; Spoons and plugs; Winter's darling; Ways with grayling; Enter Mr. Salmon; March trout; Wonderful April; Showing the fly to salmon; Baits, natural, artificial; Fly fishers' month; Merry May; Larvae fishing in lochs; Leafy June on the river; Early daddy; Mysteries of night fishing; Estuary fishing; More about estuaries; And still more; Sea trout by night and day; Welcome, Lammasmen!; King daddy; All round September; New ways in October. .

Condition: Good. 1952. First Edition. 158 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1952). 1952 1st edition. Small 8vo (125 x 190mm). Pp158. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in black. Slight browning but very good in rubbed, clipped dust-wrapper. Threadline tactics, for all freshwater and estuarine species, throughout the year. .

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Image shows actual book for sale. Book Condition: Fair; firm binding; contents good; dulled to spine; a little faded to cover; no dust jacket. Hard Cover Herbert Jenkins 1952 Fishing.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. there is a small triangular cut from the top RH corner of the blank end paperin an otherwise really good copy.