Ashley Percy (268 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. [Rev. and expanded ed.]. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1981. Photos, maps, index, 237 pages. Hard Cover. New/As New.

HARDCOVER. Condition: NF / NONE. NF HARDBACK.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Purnell, Book Club Edition. Dustjacket has wear and tear. With possible toning, or mild soiling. Pages are clean and unmarked. If you have any questions, or would like images, please let me know.

HARDCOVER. Condition: FINE / NONE. FINE HARDBACK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. None. G/N, used, hc, brown cloth with black text to spine, v-ix, 312 pages. Interior clean, no marks, binding firm, front hinge started, two fold-out maps still present. Wear to exterior at corners, chip to top of spine, small cut across the spine about 2/3 down. A former owner has written in white grease pencil along the spine.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). 1980 1st edition. 4to (190 x 252mm). Pp208. Colour plates, maps, illustrations, fawn end-papers. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults (inscription / slight browning) but good-plus in slightly used, price-clipped dust-wrapper. ".The salmon fishing on these rivers is renowned - and rightly so: in spite of drift-netting at sea and heavy overfishing of the Atlantic feeding grounds, the salmon still run in their thousands into the headwaters to complete their life-cycle. Only constant vigilance by landowners, local authorities and anglers will ensure that this natural cycle continues. This book is divided into two sections: the first part describes the rivers themselves, their characteristics, the nature of their course and their history. The narrative is spiced with snatches of songs, poems and character sketches, including accounts of some epic contests between fish and men from years past. The second part provides guidance for the angler on fishing the rivers - the author is well qualified to provide this, having devoted his life to angling for salmon and having achieved fame as one of the great salmon fishers of his generation. Nobody knows more about these four rivers than John Ashley Cooper. He has fished many beats on each river and known their pools for 45 years. This book is a most valuable introduction to the best Scottish waters for the first-time visitor and occasional salmon angler, as well as a source of pleasure and instruction for the more experienced fisherman." .…

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. English Local Government. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). (1980) 1987 2nd edition. 4to (192 x 252mm). Pp208. Colour plates, maps, illustrations. Maroon boards, spine titled in gilt. Various minor faults. Good-plus in slightly used dust-wrapper. ".The salmon fishing on these rivers is renowned - and rightly so: in spite of drift-netting at sea and heavy overfishing of the Atlantic feeding grounds, the salmon still run in their thousands into the headwaters to complete their life-cycle. Only constant vigilance by landowners, local authorities and anglers will ensure that this natural cycle continues. This book is divided into two sections: the first part describes the rivers themselves, their characteristics, the nature of their course and their history. The narrative is spiced with snatches of songs, poems and character sketches, including accounts of some epic contests between fish and men from years past. The second part provides guidance for the angler on fishing the rivers - the author is well qualified to provide this, having devoted his life to angling for salmon and having achieved fame as one of the great salmon fishers of his generation. Nobody knows more about these four rivers than John Ashley Cooper. He has fished many beats on each river and known their pools for 45 years. This book is a most valuable introduction to the best Scottish waters for the first-time visitor and occasional salmon angler, as well as a source of pleasure and instruction for the more experienced fisherman." .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 331 pages. 7.25x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1983). 1983 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 223mm). Pp240. Colour photographs, illustrations by Ted Andrews. Mauve boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults. Good-plus in like dust-wrapper. Ashley-Cooper's advice on rivercraft and angling techniques for Atlantic salmon. "John Ashley-Cooper begins his book by discussing some of the complexities of salmon behaviour and his comments will stimulate the thoughtful fisherman. The more the angler acquires increasing skills, the more he or she becomes aware of further subtleties on which to ponder. That is the fascination of salmon fishing. The author accepts this challenge and takes his reader to the waterside, giving much valuable advice on how best to succeed under the varying conditions of temperature, light and the strength and height of water which may prevail. The second half of the book is composed of chapters dealing with the techniques of angling and rivercraft. .Ashley-Cooper covers such subjects as casting, controlling the water-speed of the fly, playing and landing fish, the care and choice of hooks, wading and boat fishing. He concludes with an encouraging list of salmon, weighing 50 pounds or more, caught in British waters." Contents include:- Conundrums and questions; Enemies of the salmon; Water and air temperature; Water height and strength; Effects of light; Types of river; Reading a river; Casting; Controlling the water-speed of a fly; Playing fish; Landing fish; Salmon that are lost; The dry-fly; Wading; Boat fishing; Riverside repairs; Hooks; Big fish from British rivers; Tall but true. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good first edition in very good dust jacket.Binding is tight and pages are clean, gently tanned, and unmarked. Owner's name on bookplate on front endpaper. Dust Jacket has only mild shelfwear. Will ship (and look great) in an archival quality clear Brodart cover.Attractive copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. 365p, a Very Good plus hardback, from a university library This is the Third (best) Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. foxing. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Modern Tariff History: Germany--United States--France. Book.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1990). (1986) 1990 paperback edition. 4to paperback (189 x 246mm). Pp220. Colour and b/w plates by Paul Stewart, colour and b/w photographs. Covers slightly rubbed and creased but good second-hand paperback. A Ring of Wessex Waters describes the rivers and fishing of Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset, and covers both coarse angling and game fishing. The first hundred pages are about the Hampshire Avon, upper, middle and lower; the remainder of the book is about the rivers Wylie, Nadder, Bourne, Ebble, Beaulieu, Stour, Allen, Piddle and Frome. With much on the history of the region and especially of its salmon fishing, the book was published shortly after the author's death. Illustrated with 13 colour plates and 72 text photographs. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1987). (1980) 1987 2nd edition. 4to (192 x 252mm). Pp208. Colour plates, maps, illustrations. Maroon boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use but very good in dust-wrapper. ".The salmon fishing on these rivers is renowned - and rightly so: in spite of drift-netting at sea and heavy overfishing of the Atlantic feeding grounds, the salmon still run in their thousands into the headwaters to complete their life-cycle. Only constant vigilance by landowners, local authorities and anglers will ensure that this natural cycle continues. This book is divided into two sections: the first part describes the rivers themselves, their characteristics, the nature of their course and their history. The narrative is spiced with snatches of songs, poems and character sketches, including accounts of some epic contests between fish and men from years past. The second part provides guidance for the angler on fishing the rivers - the author is well qualified to provide this, having devoted his life to angling for salmon and having achieved fame as one of the great salmon fishers of his generation. Nobody knows more about these four rivers than John Ashley Cooper. He has fished many beats on each river and known their pools for 45 years. This book is a most valuable introduction to the best Scottish waters for the first-time visitor and occasional salmon angler, as well as a source of pleasure and instruction for the more experienced fisherman." .…