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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket with slight edge wear and very small edge tears and edge chips.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. unmarked, light shelfwear-NICE Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover. No DJ. Ex-Library with usual markings. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. This book has been affected by what appears to have been a liquid spill on some pages fore edge and has light stain with slight rippling (does not affect legibility of text).; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. [Cat. 61-231 & 44-166. ] 8vo illus. 2nd Prtng. [1955].-Pioneering work for new approaches; how to 'read' water; nymphs as foundation for all fly fishing; importance of caddis imitations, incl. hatching pupa & egg-laying adult; life-histories of important orders. It changed my approach nearly 40 years ago; not an 'easy read' [Gingrich said he couldn't read through it again to win a bet]; consider it in context of time. Very Good in Good DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Swanson, Jennett; Farrow, Les (illustrator). 383 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Published without dust jacket. Black and white photographs by Alan N. Miller. Sketches by Jennett Swanson and Les Farrow. Gilt titles to blind-stamped, brown, faux leather in near fine slip-case. 1978 limited edition. Limitation unstated, unnumbered. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine+. Limited Edition. Octovo hardcover in brown covers looks like leather, gilt lettering, copy unworn unread and quite Fine like new in unworn slipcase having the same covers. A very handsome unread copy. Tells the technical details of the art of varying-depth fishing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second edition. Very good or better in very good dust jacket. Hardcover has slight water stain at spine bottom, lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, pictorial board. Dustwrapper has corresponding water stain, lightly worn, tears at top and bottom edges.

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

Hardcover (Imitation Leather). Condition: Fine. Limited edition. Book comes in its original slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Hunting and Fishing; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24859.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. AS NEW Collectors Copy (1955) Stated 4th Printing, (1978 limited edition) From private fly fishing book collection. Faux leather in as new matching slip-case. Gilt titles to blind-stamped, brown, Binding is tight & Square, Inside pages unmarked; no writing B/w photographs by Alan N. Miller, b/w sketches by Jennett Swanson and Lea Farrow. Not Ex-Library Not Bookclub Photos Gladly provided.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. How to Fish from Top to Bottom. 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, 1997). (1955) 1997 reprint. 8vo (148 x 218mm). Ppxii,383. B/w photographs and illustrations. Blue paper-covered boards, black cloth spine titled in silver-gilt. Slight use but very good in dust-wrapper. Oliver Edwards' copy with his ownership signature on front end-paper. This is a comprehensive introduction to fishing which has an emphasis on fly fishing but contains chapter on pike, muskie and bass. About half the book covers the morphology of waters as it relates to fishing, as well as how to manage and improve your fishery. Chapters include: Water can be read like a book; Transparency is a guide to daytime angling; Rich water, poor water, it's all good water; Waters can be analyzed by their plants; Oxygen in the water tells much, temperature little; Three-layer lakes concentrate the fish; The Food shelf tells you which lure to use; Drainage and seepage makes lakes differ; Nymphs will make a fly fisherman an expert; The dry fly tempts many fish; The wet fly is intriguing - five parts; The wet-dry fly offers a new fishing method; Brooks, browns and rainbow are a challenge; The bass is a worthy foe - panfish are fun; Muskies, the fish of a million casts; Norther pike rivals the muskie; Wall eyed pike, here today, there tomorrow; Spinning calls for reading of the waters; Choose your tackle wisely; Casting is easy to learn; Fly tying is a wonderful hobby; Stream improvement betters the fishing; Lake improvement is a modern necessity. .

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Leather_Bound. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition; Fourth Printing. Brown and black leather, in like new condition, with slipcase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 383 pages.

Condition: New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. How to Fish from Top to Bottom. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, 1955, first printing, with a signed label saying: "Author's Edition.a limited number of copies for personal inscription by the author". Illustrated with b&w photographs and drawings. 5.5" x 9". 384 pp. Grey decorated cloth, spine and covers darkened. A scientific approach to fishing for trout, bass, muskie and other game fish, with chapters on entomology, fly tying (with patterns), stream conservation, etc. Very good in very good wrapper.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). (1955) 1978 limited edition. 8vo (145 x 226mm). Ppviii,383. B/w photographs by Alan N. Miller, b/w sketches by Jennett Swanson and Lea Farrow. Gilt titles to blind-stamped, brown, faux leather in matching slip-case. Limitation unstated, unnumbered. Very good in slip-case. This is a comprehensive introduction to fishing which has an emphasis on fly fishing but contains chapter on pike, muskie and bass. About half the book covers the morphology of waters as it relates to fishing, as well as how to manage and improve your fishery. Chapters include: Water can be read like a book; Transparency is a guide to daytime angling; Rich water, poor water, it's all good water; Waters can be analyzed by their plants; Oxygen in the water tells much, temperature little; Three-layer lakes concentrate the fish; The Food shelf tells you which lure to use; Drainage and seepage makes lakes differ; Nymphs will make a fly fisherman an expert; The dry fly tempts many fish; The wet fly is intriguing - five parts; The wet-dry fly offers a new fishing method; Brooks, browns and rainbow are a challenge; The bass is a worthy foe - panfish are fun; Muskies, the fish of a million casts; Norther pike rivals the muskie; Wall eyed pike, here today, there tomorrow; Spinning calls for reading of the waters; Choose your tackle wisely; Casting is easy to learn; Fly tying is a wonderful hobby; Stream improvement betters the fishing; Lake improvement is a modern necessity. .

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.