Michael Veale (19 results)

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. Michael Foreman (illustrator).

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppviii,113. Colour plates of lures and flies. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly faded / used dust-wrapper. "In this comprehensive and very practical guide, [the author] discusses the spinning lure; plugs and wobblers, home made spinners and spinners of foreign manufacture; light spinners and fly-spinners; fly lure tying techniques and easy to make lures, mounts and spinners. [The author] includes many of his own fly lures and spinning line patterns which have proved their worth in many years of experimentation. Everything included has been comprehensively tested on trout, salmon, pike and perch." Includes accounts of the author's own experiences fishing with these lures and flies. Interesting and informative manual giving hundreds of patterns and recipes and much good advice. .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppviii,113. Colour plates of lures and flies. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. "In this comprehensive and very practical guide, [the author] discusses the spinning lure; plugs and wobblers, home made spinners and spinners of foreign manufacture; light spinners and fly-spinners; fly lure tying techniques and easy to make lures, mounts and spinners. [The author] includes many of his own fly lures and spinning line patterns which have proved their worth in many years of experimentation. Everything included has been comprehensively tested on trout, salmon, pike and perch". Includes accounts of the author's own experiences fishing with these lures and flies. Interesting and informative manual giving hundreds of patterns and recipes and much good advice. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 12.95.…

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a well preserved tightly bound copy with clean and unmarked contents and in a very good pictorial dust jacket. Colour plates, 113pp.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 240mm). Pp128. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs. Black boards, gilt titles to spine. Slight browning. Good-plus in slightly creased dust-wrapper. A "a wide-ranging and authoritative book". Chapters include: The beginning - tools, hooks and materials, guide to hackle colours; Dressing the flies - dubbed bodies, herls, quills, dressing a dry fly, palmer hackled wet fly, winging, [and so on.]; Fishing the dry fly and the dry flies of old - lakes and rivers, patterns of James Ogden, George S. Marryat, Frederick M. Halford, and R.S. Austin; Dry flies of today; The wet fly; The wet spiders - dressing the spider, across and down spiders, upstream spiders; Sea trout flies; Lures - muddlers, streamers, hairwing lures, killer wing style, leadhead lure, floating lures; The salmon fly - salmon fly groups and patterns, preparing married wings, tying mixed variant, strip wing variants, whole feather winged, herl wing flies, low water patterns, tying hairwing flies, West Country patterns; Tubes, Waddingtons and special flies; Feathers of game and other birds; Hackles - quality, age, and shape; Breeding for colour, quality and shape; Preparation of bird skin. .…

1st edn. 8vo.Original gilt lettered blue cloth (page edges very lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. viii + 113, illus with coloured plates (no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. UK 1989 hardcover edition in very good condition. Minor wear, no inscriptions. Price unclipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Nr Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Nr. Fine. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fresh looking bright copy with lovely clean cloth boards which have crisp gilt title lettering on the spine. No inscriptions and, generally, the pages are very clean and bright save for a small light stain on the fore edge of the front end paper. The dust jacket is not price clipped and is bright and not sun faded. A little edge wear/creasing at the top edge especially . Very presentable copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nice fresh looking, clean copy. Nice and bright black cloth boards with crisp gilt title lettering to the spine. Very lightly knocked at the fore edge corners. No inscriptions, and pages are bright enough throughout, although quite toned which must be due to the paper stock used to produce the book. Dust jacket nice and bright with no obvious sun fading with light shop shelf wear. In all a presentable copy. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Navy Blue Boards with Gilt titles to spine, x + 114 pp. 12 colour plates as called for + numerous unspecified line figs. First Edition 1st printing 1992. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. As New / As New (Book - no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- non price clipped, bright red- no cover fade. No defects to book or jacket).…

8vo. First edition. ppVIII,113,(7) with numerous illustrations on 12 colour plates. Hardback / hard cover: blue boards, backstrip titled etc in gilt. FINE copy in near FINE unclipped dust jacket.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. 1st 1992. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. A helpful and informative handbook. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 12 colour plates. 113 pages. A fine copy in pictorial wrapper which has slightly worn lower corners and light creasing at top edge. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Item Description: The Sportsman's Press, 1989. Hardcover. Book Condition: Used: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 128 pages. Hardback with dust jacket. Illustrated. Some age toning to page edges.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket which has a small closed tear to top of spine and a little fading to spine. vi + 113 pages. 12 plates. In this comprehensive and very practical guide, Michael Veale discusses the spinning lure; plugs and wobblers; homemade spinners and spinners of foreign manufacture; light spinners and fly spinners; fly lure tying techniques and easy to make lures, mounts and spinners. He includes many of his own fly lures and spinning line patterns which have proved their worth in many years of experiment. ALSO INCLUDED is a hand drawing of lures (original design?) by a previous owner. C3C Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. A wealth of practical information on every aspect of fly-tying. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 127 pages. Foxing to text block and margins. Contents heavily browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and scuffed. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.…

Hardback. Condition: Fine. nrFine DW. 1st Edition. Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age.

(3281) NEW Hardback. 113 pages. Colour illustrations. Fine in navy boards with gilt lettering to spine, in a fine unclipped d.w. Unread book from new stock. Discusses the spinning lure; plugs and wobblers; home-made spinners and spinners of foreign manufacture; light spinners and fly-spinners; fly lure tying techniques and easy-to-make lures, mounts and spinners. ISBN: 9-948253-58-4.…