Farlows (12 results)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1969). ND (c.1969) 1st edition. A5 stapled paperback booklet (140 x 217mm). Pp36. B/w diagrams. Price 3s. 6d. Slight use but very good. Foreword by Captain T.L. Edwards. Published at 3/6d. A good introduction to fly lines and fly casting. .

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 4th Edition. Large hardback in near fine condition with fine condition dust jacket. 4th edition.

First Edition. Poor to good pamphlet copy; wrappers somewhat edge-dulled and nicked. Pages tanned and speckled as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Publication date is suggested. Physical description: 36 pages; 18cm. Illustrated. Notes: Advertisements. Cover slightly soiled. Subjects: Trout fishing. Fly fishing. Trout fly fishing. Fishing guide. Angling. Fishing. Illustrated guide. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked and wrappers dust-dulled as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Date is suggested/cannot be verified. Physical description: 36p.: ill.; 22 cm. Genre: Illustrated. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Poor to good pamphlet copy; wrappers somewhat edge-dulled and nicked. Pages tanned and speckled as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Publication date is suggested. Physical description: 36 pages; 18cm. Illustrated. Notes: Advertisements. Cover slightly soiled. Subjects: Trout fishing. Fly fishing. Trout fly fishing. Fishing guide. Angling. Fishing. Illustrated guide. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked and wrappers dust-dulled as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Date is suggested/cannot be verified. Physical description: 36p.: ill.; 22 cm. Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2015). 2015 1st edition. 4to paperback (210 x 297mm). A "bookazine." Pp160. Colour photographs and illustrations throughout. Some use but a very good second-hand copy. Published to coincide with Farlow's 175th anniversary, this book celebrates "the store which has served royalty, the aristocracy, prime ministers, celebrities, the greatest anglers - and the ordinary man who just wants to go fishing." It details the history of the iconic shop and the people and tackle that have shaped it. Includes a good section on the story of the Farlow's pattern books of classic salmon flies by Martin Lanigan O'Keeffe and collectable tackle by Richard Hewitt, each chapter illustrated with excellent colour photography. Chapters include: How it all started; The fabulous Farlows; Looking the part; The Great Exhibition; Approved by royalty; Pioneers of exotic fishing; A record in the window; Books of revelation; Finest of their generation; Putting on the Ritz (about Charles Ritz); An ardent angler; Guiding the president; A passion for Farlow's; Life of Brian; Bringing Farlow's to life; Bringing the country to London; The cast master; Classic examples; World's best salmon fishing. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1960). 1960 edition. 8vo (140 x 216mm). Pp156. Colour photographs & 8 colour plates of flies, b&w photographs, wood-cut illustrations by H.G.C. Clapoole. Card covers. Front inner hinge shows glue-mark but a very good copy. A very good catalogue with articles by (and photographs of) noted anglers; Tom Ivens, Dermot Wilson, Charles Ritz, Colin Willock, Coombe Richards, David Shaw, General R.N. Stewart, Wing-Commander S.J. Carr and Barrie Welham. Good fly plates, including some of Farlow's "specials" - Coombe Richard's low water flies, and the Arthur Ransome series. .

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. 8vo illus. 93rd Ed. 59-134. Covers detached but presnt; o/w Good-Very Good in Paper Wraps.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1930). ND (1930). 8vo (135 x 216mm). viii+51+63+34+21+29+36+27+22+7+27+4+x+24 = 363pp. 12 colour plates of flies, b&w plates & text engravings throughout. Card covers. Spine slightly bumped and frayed but a very good clean copy. An excellent and very comprehensive catalogue of fishing tackle. It includes a section of articles (Pp1-51) on angling methods written by the authorities of the time. 1. Casting a fly. R.D. Hughes. 2. The fly on the water. J.W. Dunne. 3. Nymph fishing for trout. B.W. Powlett. 4. Stream fishing for sea trout. "West Country". 5. Blagdon Lake from the bank. "Atlas". 6. Dry fly fishing for salmon. Major G.L. Ashley Dodd. 7. Summer salmon fishing. E.M. Crosfield. 8. Light spinning. Col. L. Thornton. 9. Shrimp fishing. The late A.E.M. 10. Spinning for salmon (Natural baits). T.L. Edwards. 11. Spinning for salmon ("Aerial" reel). C.G. Heywood. 12. Spinning for salmon (Lower Wye). J.A. Hutton. The colour plates are especially good and include a plate of the "Crosfield" low water salmon flies. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1910). ND (1910). 12mo (117 x 165mm). Pp239. 12 colour plates of flies, b&w photographs & text engravings throughout. Limp blue cloth with rounded corners. Signs of wear but an internally complete and serviceable copy. The upper cover would have had a tipped-on illustration "Our original signboard," but this is missing. An excellent and very comprehensive catalogue of fishing tackle with good fly plates. Not dated, but reviews and recently published books all point to it being 1910. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1903). 1903 1st edition. 16mo (90 x 128mm). Pp182. B/w engravings of tackle throughout. Light tan covers printed in black. Re-backed with new paper spine titled in black. Hole to top of front cover, some staining and wear to covers else good-plus copy of a very scarce catalogue. A very scarce early Farlow's catalogue. Descriptions of salmon and trout flies and tackle, mahseer gear, tackle for New Zealand, saltwater, coarse and pike tackle, lists of books, etc. Well-illustrated with black and white engravings. .