Maurice Wiggin (147 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition- 1ST PRT. NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD+ DUSTJACKET. Wiggins is a celebrated British journalist & author of many books. This is the charming story of life with his cat! B/w illus. with great colored DJ. Nickless, Will (illustrator).…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1976). (1958) 1984 8th impression pbk edition. Small 8vo paperback (129 x 198mm). Pp220,ad. B/w illustrations, bibliography. Reading crease to spine, slightly used but a good-plus second hand copy. ".the finest instructional book on flyfishing ever written." (Vernon-Roberts). .…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1976). (1958) 1987 9th impression pbk edition. Paperback. Pp220,ad. B/w illustrations, bibliography. Covers slightly creased and rubbed. Very good, solidly intact second-hand paperback. ".the finest instructional book on flyfishing ever written." (Vernon-Roberts). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1962). (1953) 1962 paperback edition. Small 8vo paperback. Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Slightly used but good copy. "Many thousands have enjoyed Fishing for Beginners, and its issue as a paperback will increase its usefulness in teaching the enthusiast why fishermen fish, how they fish and how it can be enjoyed. The author - who has made many friends as Angling Correspondent of the Sunday Times - assumes that his readers know nothing about the art and does not rest until he has told the reader enough to enable him to go off for the week-end fishing trip on his own." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1975). (1953) 1975 paperback reprint. Small 8vo paperback (115 x 180mm). Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Various minor faults. A used but solidly intact second-hand paperback. "Many thousands have enjoyed Fishing for Beginners, and its issue as a paperback will increase its usefulness in teaching the enthusiast why fishermen fish, how they fish and how it can be enjoyed. The author - who has made many friends as Angling Correspondent of the Sunday Times - assumes that his readers know nothing about the art and does not rest until he has told the reader enough to enable him to go off for the week-end fishing trip on his own". .…

Condition: Good. 1962. First Edition Thus. 151 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Missing first page. Notable water stain to reverse of front cover. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Mild tanning to spine. Mild scratching and marking to covers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Prior owner's name and date inked with florishes on front endpapers. Full cloth binding. 96pp. Jacket is shelf rubbed. A little kitty biography: Badger the gourmet, Badger the would-be mouser, Badger the frustrated bird-catcher, Badger the model, Badger the head gardener, Badger the drinker, Badger the practical joker. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1962). (1953) 1962 pbk edition. Small 8vo paperback (110 x 180mm). Pp151,ad. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Small stain to inside front cover. Slight browning. Good-plus paperback. "Many thousands have enjoyed Fishing for Beginners, and its issue as a paperback will increase its usefulness in teaching the enthusiast why fishermen fish, how they fish and how it can be enjoyed. The author - who has made many friends as Angling Correspondent of the Sunday Times - assumes that his readers know nothing about the art and does not rest until he has told the reader enough to enable him to go off for the week-end fishing trip on his own." .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1971). (1953) later paperback reprint. Small 8vo paperback (109 x 180mm). Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Covers creased and slightly rubbed. A used but good second-hand paperback. "An Aldine Paperback." "Many thousands have enjoyed Fishing for Beginners, and its issue as a paperback will increase its usefulness in teaching the enthusiast why fishermen fish, how they fish and how it can be enjoyed. The author - who has made many friends as Angling Correspondent of the Sunday Times - assumes that his readers know nothing about the art and does not rest until he has told the reader enough to enable him to go off for the week-end fishing trip on his own." .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1970). 1970 1st edition. Small 8vo (119 x 197mm). Pp136. B/w illustrations by W.J. Pezare. Green cloth, gilt fish motif to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Foxing and use but good copy in slightly frayed dust-wrapper. "Now in this new book Maurice Wiggin sets out the basic techniques of fishing from the shore, fishing from boats and rocks, .pier and jetty, and finally the thrills and rewards of estuary fishing. .written with admirable clarity and good humour. He communicates very vividly and zestfully his own delight in this 'robust and open-hearted pursuit'. At one and the same time he tells the complete beginner how to go about it, and fires him with enthusiasm to be started. Few textbooks are at once highly practical and informative and also vivacious, amusing and readable in their own right. But this is one that certainly is." Chapters include:- First things first; The tools of the trade; The G.P. and the specialist; Pier and jetty fishing; Boat fishing; Rock fishing; Fishing from the shore; Estuary fishing; Afterthoughts and all that. .…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Fair to good condition soft cover, some wear to cover and spine, tanning to pages, otherwise in a good readable condition.

Second Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 220p : ill ; 18 cm. Subjects: Fly fishing. Fly casting. Angling. 1 Kg.

Fifth Edition. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 151 pages. Subjects: Fishing. Angling. Genre: Illustrated text. 1 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+++. First American Edition. There are all kinds of cat lovers. Most of them accumulate cats the way money does interest. But there always seems to be, in any cat lover's life, one cat. For Maurice Wiggins that cat is Badger. 96 pages. B&W illustrations. Dust jacket has light wear along upper edge; small spot on dj back near lower spine. Will Nickless (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. 1962. First edition thus. 151 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white illustrations throughout by W.J. Pezare. 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. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1962). (1953) 1962 paperback rep. Small 8vo paperback. Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W.J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Slight marks to cover else very good. "Many thousands have enjoyed Fishing for Beginners, and its issue as a paperback will increase its usefulness in teaching the enthusiast why fishermen fish, how they fish and how it can be enjoyed. The author - who has made many friends as Angling Correspondent of the Sunday Times - assumes that his readers know nothing about the art and does not rest until he has told the reader enough to enable him to go off for the week-end fishing trip on his own". .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1962). (1953) 1964 paperback reprint. Small 8vo paperback. Pp151. Illustrated with line drawings by W. J. Pezare, and with 8 half-tone plates based on those in Houghton's British Fresh Water Fishes. Slight browning to edges but very good. "Many thousands have enjoyed Fishing for Beginners, and its issue as a paperback will increase its usefulness in teaching the enthusiast why fishermen fish, how they fish and how it can be enjoyed. The author - who has made many friends as Angling Correspondent of the Sunday Times - assumes that his readers know nothing about the art and does not rest until he has told the reader enough to enable him to go off for the week-end fishing trip on his own". .…

Second Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 220p : ill ; 18 cm. Subjects: Fly fishing. Fly casting. Angling. 1 Kg.

Fifth Edition. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 151 pages. Subjects: Fishing. Angling. Genre: Illustrated text. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and faded spine.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1968). 1968 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Ppviii,232. Not illustrated. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. End-papers foxed but good-plus in slightly rubbed and tanned dust-wrapper. 35s. net. The autobiography of this well-known angler from his Black Country beginnings to his career in Fleet Street. .…

Condition: Good. 1969. No Edition Remarks. 157 pages. Illustrated jacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. 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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardback in fair condition- with jacket. Pages are tanned. Cover is marked and faded. Slight tear to cover.

Condition: Good. 1969. No Edition Remarks. 157 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content has toning to page ends. DJ with some edge wear, tears, toning and loss.

Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition. 96 pages. Brown jacket over cloth. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition. 96 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations by Will Nickless. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces. …