Bates Pearce (40 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: very good. no jacket. fourth printing. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 " 270 pages. a few light smudges to covers. Pearce Bates (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st thus. Green boards, ivory cloth spine. Just a hint of edge rubbing, in like DJ. Looks new. Now protected in a mylar jacket.; Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 298 pages. Illustrated by Bates, Pearce (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Fifth Printing. Book has a slight lean and some scratches on front and rear boards, a bit of fraying at top of baords. Still very clean and presetnatble. Previous owner's bookstamp on FFE; otherwise no interior marking. Illustrated with drawings and black and white photographs; also one photographic page in color. Endpaper illustrated. DJ is somewhat soiled and worn, with a chip from the top of the spine. Some sun-fading on spine. It is now under a protective covering. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bates, Pearce (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Worn with tears and creases. The dust jacket of this hardcover edition shows signs of wear, including noticeable tears and creases. The binding remains intact, and the pages are clean without inscriptions or library markings. Overall, the book is in good condition, suitable for collectors and fishing enthusiasts. Pearce Bates (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. date 1951 stated on full title page and Publishers page - 1st printing/1st edition, light toning/soiling to edges of text block with pale spotting to top/bottom edges - top corners of boards lightly bumped - light fading/rubbing along top/bottom edges of boards, spine and corners - 1/8" split to cloth covering to bottom center edge of spine, price-clipped dj now enclosed in mylar wrap shows edge wear, light soiling and toning (darker to spine, folds and top/bottom edges of flaps) - 3/8" tear to top right edge with 1/2" tear and 11/4" wide/thin stain along bottom edge of front panel - some very small chipping with a very short tear to top left edge and a 1/4" diameter stain spot to right center of rear panel - 23/4" wide x 1/2" deep (maximum) piece missing to top edge of spine, beginning top right edge rear panel and ending top left edge of front panel with 11/2" wide x 1/4" deep piece missing with further 1/4" and 5/8" tears to bottom edge of spine - chip with further 1/4" tear to top, some scuffing with 1/8" hole through center and a small chip worn to bottom of fold rear panel to flap - chip with further 1/2" tear to top and chip to bottom of fold front panel to flap, Preface by Charles K. Fox. Pearce-Bates (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First published in 1950, this book is the sixth printing from May 1972, 269 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. "The classic and revolutionary book on dry-fly fishing and aquatic and terrestrial artificials. This book has been described as "the best angling work of the last half century" and "the first original American contribution to fly-fishing"." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pearce Bates (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Collector's Edition. 184 pages. Illustrated by Pearce Bayes. Full leather binding with gilded edges. Fine, seemingly unread condition. (S2). Pearce Bates (illustrator).

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very clean tight copy in very good slipcase. Pearce-Bates (illustrator).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: good. Signs of wear and consistent use. Bates, Pearce (illustrator).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. (1950), 269pp, illus., illus. eps, small waterspot to front cover, slight shelfwear to cover, slight soiling to pg edges, contents clean. Pearce Bates (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st printing (later printings were stated) of the 1970 edition now illustrated with black & white and color photographs, 1st was 1950 - enclosed is a Signed/Dated letter from the Author to the original owner, only a few tiny specks of soiling to top/fore edges of text block - top corners of boards lightly bumped - original owners inked signature and date to upper left of front paste-down, hidden by front flap of jacket, dj now enclosed in mylar wrap shows light edge wear with - 1/4" and a tiny tears with associated 1" crease to top right edge of spine/top left edge of front panel - 13/4" and 31/4" creases to front flap - original price intact. Bates, Pearce (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. No real wear to hardboards, very clean, no markings, in very clean, vg condition slipcase (close to like new) ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 318 pages. Illustrated by Pearce-Bates (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Single issue. Quarto wrappers. 769-1,069pp. Faint water wrinkle on page edges, corners rubbed, very good. Wallace Stevens Centennial Issue. Contributions by Donald E. Stanford, Roy Harvey Pearce, Grosvenor E. Powell, Milton J. Bates, Herbert J. Stern, William H. Pritchard, George S. Lensing, Samuel French Morse, Price Caldwell, Buchsbaum, Lynette Carpenter, Ann Hayes, Robert Penn Warren, Daniel Hoffman, Elizabeth Daryush, Timothy Steele, R.L. Barth, Suzanne Doyle, Alison A. Trimpi, Helen Pinkerton, Paul West, Alvin H. Rosenfeld, James Ballowe, and Sydney Lea. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st printing of this 1997 with illustrations by Pearce Bates and a new foreword by Datus C. Proper, with complete number line (first edition THUS). Near fine hardcover with very good dust jacket. Interior appears free of markings. Corners sharp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Unclipped dust jacket has faint rubbing. NOT ex-library. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bates, Pearce (illustrator).…

Quarto hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Large quarto, green cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, 184pp, illus, VG+ (slight fading to spine, some browning to upper page edges, owner's name & address in ink to fep) in d/w, VG- (moderate tearing and chipping to spine extrems and cover extrems, light rubbing and sl soiling).…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1997). (1950) 1997 new edition. Ppxxiv,270. Colour plates, b/w photographs, illustrations. New foreword by Datus Proper. Foxing to edges o/w very good in dust-wrapper. One of the most important angling books and one which revolutionised American trout fishing. Chapters include: A backward look; What price imitation?; Fishing the dry fly on quiet waters - a character study; Fly-dressing theory, or the shape of things to come; Hendrickson - dun and spinner; Blue- and Pale-Winged Sulphurs - dun and spinner; Green Drake - dun and spinner; Japanese Beetle; Grasshopper; Minutae; Fly-dressing practice, or imitation gained. . Bates, Pearce (illustrator).…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Single issue. Quarto wrappers. 769-1,069pp. Bottom page edges bumped, thin crease on front wrapper foredge, near fine with tear on edge of wrapper. Wallace Stevens Centennial Issue. Contributions by Donald E. Stanford, Roy Harvey Pearce, Grosvenor E. Powell, Milton J. Bates, Herbert J. Stern, William H. Pritchard, George S. Lensing, Samuel French Morse, Price Caldwell, Buchsbaum, Lynette Carpenter, Ann Hayes, Robert Penn Warren, Daniel Hoffman, Elizabeth Daryush, Timothy Steele, R.L. Barth, Suzanne Doyle, Alison A. Trimpi, Helen Pinkerton, Paul West, Alvin H. Rosenfeld, James Ballowe, and Sydney Lea.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Hbk, 318pp, illustr b+w drawings, lacks dj, very good+ pictorial white cloth boards, now in custom acetate jacket, prev owner's bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise internally a very good+ clean, tight and unmarked text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. no edition or printing stated only copyright 1976 - 1st trade edition/1st printing with a limited edition also (Crown stated later printings at this time), Inscribed to a former owner and Signed on half title page, light rubbing/fading along bottom edges of boards, mylar enclosed dj shows light soiling and edge wear, a 11/4" and 3/4" tears to top left of front panel, a 3/4" tear top left at fold and a 13/8" x 1/2" piece missing with a continuing 13/8" tear top right of rear panel, chipping top of spine, small chip top corner at fold to front flap, 2 short creases each to front/rear flaps, original price intact, in addition to the drawings are black & white photographs with some color. Bates, Pearce (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hard Cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition, Third Printing. frontis [1], 184 pp. [1976] Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bates, Pearce (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 4to, 184 pp. Green cloth, silver title on spine. Impressed illustration of casting a fly on front cover. Book and its contents are fine, and free of names, and personal marks or notations. Assumed First Edition : no additional publishing history. Dust Jacket is lightly rolled along bottom edges, and top front. No tears, no chips, no bends. Not Price clipped ($12.95). A collectible copy. Pearce Bates (illustrator) of Fine Line Drawings. And, 16 pp in full color, plus black and white. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 2nd Edition. Beautiful copy of New Edition (1971) from private fly fishing book collection. A reprint of the acclaimed 1st edition of 1951. As New book with gilt-blocked half-leather and paper-backed boards & As New Paper-backed slipcase. Clean & crisp with no bumping. Inside pages are clean with no writing or marks, unread. Literally as new, Beautifully illustrated. Photos gladly provided. Complementary gift wrap - just let us know. Pearce-Bates (illustrator). …

Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. Bates, Pearce (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. no edition or printing stated only copyright date 1950 - assume 1st, toning, soiling with light foxing to edges of text block - top corners and bottom corner of front board lightly bumped - rubbing to top/bottom edges of spine and corners of boards and along bottom edges of boards - light foxing to front/rear end papers, dj now enclosed in mylar wrap shows edge wear, toning, soiling with scuffing to front panel and spine - two 1/4", a 3/8" and a 1/2" tears with creasing across top edge with a 5/8" tear to bottom left edge at fold to spine on front panel - 3/16" tear and 3/8" chip to top edge of rear panel - chipping/creasing to top/bottom edges of spine - chips worn to top/bottom edges of folds to front/rear flaps - 3/8" tear to top edge of front flap - original price intact. Bates, Pearce (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 24 cm x 16cm, 269 pp. Bound in full leather, with TEG. Comes in slipcase. First published in 1950 by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York. This book is from an edition of 500. Pearce Bates (illustrator).