Ogden Smiths (22 results)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1947). ND (1947). Small 8vo booklet (122 x 187mm). Pp19. 16 full-page colour plates picturing 343 fly patterns, & a centre-spread b&w plate of hooks. Staples rusty and slight wear but good-plus. Reprinted after the war from "Mermaid" Fishing Flies (c. 1940), this now omits details of the ranges of flies available and is solely an illustrated list of patterns of trout and salmon flies. It does now include lists of ideas for flies for different regions and different countries around the world. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1947). ND (1947). Small 8vo booklet (122 x 187mm). Pp19. 16 full-page colour plates picturing 343 fly patterns, & a centre-spread b&w plate of hooks. Staples rusty else very good. Reprinted after the war from "Mermaid" Fishing Flies (c. 1940), this now omits details of the ranges of flies available and is solely an illustrated list of patterns of trout and salmon flies. It does now include lists of ideas for flies for different regions and different countries around the world. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1950). ND (c.1950). Small 8vo booklet (122 x 187mm). Pp26. Illustrated with 16 full-page colour plates picturing 343 fly patterns, & a centre-spread b&w plate of hooks. Very good copy. Reprinted after the war from "Mermaid" Fishing Flies (c. 1940), this now omits details of the ranges of flies available and is solely an illustrated list of patterns of trout and salmon flies. It does now include lists of ideas for flies for different regions and different countries around the world. This 26 pp issue, reprinted about 1950, includes an expanded "Flyfisherman's guide to the principal trout fishing countries of the world." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1947). ND (1947). Small 8vo booklet (122 x 187mm). Pp19. 16 full-page colour plates picturing 343 fly patterns, & a centre-spread b&w plate of hooks. + incomplete catalogue. Staples rusty else very good. 2 items. Includes a 20 pp catalogue "Fishing Tackle: latest list containing post budget price reductions." Front cover loose and lacks rear cover but useful in dating both items. Reprinted after the war from "Mermaid" Fishing Flies (c. 1940), this now omits details of the ranges of flies available and is solely an illustrated list of patterns of trout and salmon flies. It does now include lists of ideas for flies for different regions and different countries around the world. Includes an incomplete catalogue for 1947. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1925). ND (c. 1925). Small 8vo stapled paperback (125 x 184mm). Pp64. 16 colour plates of flies, illustrations of tackle, etc. Staples rusted away and missing hence loose. O/w VG in laminated covers. The same format as the standard Ogden Smiths catalogue of the 1930s, but with a reduced number of pages and a different cover design. As prices did not change during this period it is difficult to date these accurately. Makes reference to the "Plumage Bill" of 1921, stating that they still had plenty of stock of fly-tying materials. It also refers to a Plug Bait Tackle Catalogue which we have not seen. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1940). ND (1940). Small 8vo booklet (122 x 187mm). Pp32. 16 full-page colour plates picturing 343 fly patterns. Small split in spine, covers rather used but a good-plus copy. This was not a priced sales list (though it does list patterns and ranges available from Ogden Smiths), but a catalogue intended for reference. It seems likely that this was the first edition of the booklet subsequently reprinted with the title The Flyfisher's Illustrated Reference Book. It makes two references to the war, stating that while they still had an enormous stock of standard patterns (including "large consignments made in our Croydon works for our overseas trade, but which could not be exported on account of the Board of Trade restrictions"), production of their own "Special Patterns" had been interrupted. .

Softcover. Condition: Gut. Erste Ausgabe. 32; 20 S. Orig.-Broschuren. Ein gut erhaltenes Exemplar mit nur leichten Gebrauchsspuren.

Ogden Smiths. London. No date, circa 1921. Paperback. Slim landscape 8vo. Colour illustrations. Covers are partially sunned, a little worn at extremities and foxed o/w contents sound. There is reference to the Plumage Bill at the rear of the book, which came into force in 1921.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1932). ND (1932). Small 8vo (125 x 181mm). Pp140. 16 good colour plates of flies (343 patterns), b&w illustrations of tackle. Cloth-backed stiff card boards with rounded corners. (Stone-coloured cloth spine). Spine frayed. Rather loose w/ rear board detached o/w good. A priced catalogue of Ogden Smith's Mermaid fishing tackle including their famous Warrior split-cane flyrods and a full range of contemporary reels (including the Aerial centrepin) mostly made by other makers. This would appear to be the first of their catalogues in this format and was one of the earliest to include the sixteen colour plates of flies (343 patterns) which they continued to use in their catalogues and brochures at least up until the late 1950s. .

Condition: Very Good. n.d. 14 col. plates of flies, pp.19, softback Size: 8vo.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1940). ND (1940). Small 8vo booklet (122 x 187mm). Pp32. 16 full-page colour plates picturing 343 fly patterns. Small split in spine but a very good clean copy. This was not a priced sales list (though it does list patterns and ranges available from Ogden Smiths), but a catalogue intended for reference. It seems likely that this was the first edition of the booklet subsequently reprinted with the title The Flyfisher's Illustrated Reference Book. It makes two references to the war, stating that while they still had an enormous stock of standard patterns (including "large consignments made in our Croydon works for our overseas trade, but which could not be exported on account of the Board of Trade restrictions"), production of their own "Special Patterns" had been interrupted. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1935). ND (1935). Small 8vo (125 x 183mm). Pp140. 16 good colour plates of flies, b&w illustrations of tackle. Cloth-backed stiff card boards with rounded corners. (Green cloth spine). Boards creased, rubbed and slightly soiled, tiny piece clipped from rear board, but a sound and complete copy. A priced catalogue of Ogden Smith's Mermaid fishing tackle including their famous Warrior split-cane flyrods and a full range of contemporary reels (including the Aerial centrepin) mostly made by other makers. This would appear to be the second issue of their catalogue in this format (containing references to books published in 1935) and it includes the sixteen beautiful colour plates of flies (343 patterns) which they continued to use in their catalogues and brochures at least up until the late 1950s. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1921). ND (post 1921). Landscape format sewn paperback (248 x 190mm). Pp20. 16 good colour plates of flies on 8 leaves & a full page b&w plate of hooks on the inside rear cover. Card covers. Covers rather chipped. Annotated with dollar prices. Good only. Published in 1921 or later, because it refers to the "Plumage Bill" potentially leading to a shortage of fly-tying materials. The Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Act came into force in 1921. The sixteen colour plates of flies used in so many of Ogden Smiths' catalogues are present, displayed two to a page, but they are not used in their numbered order, implying that they had previously been used (in the correct order) in an earlier publication. They are used in their correct order in all catalogues between 1932 and 1957. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1935). ND (1935). Small 8vo (125 x 183mm). Pp140. 16 good colour plates of flies, b&w illustrations of tackle. Cloth-backed stiff card boards with rounded corners. A very good copy. Tan paper spine may be later but this does not detract. A priced catalogue of Ogden Smith's Mermaid fishing tackle including their famous Warrior split-cane flyrods and a full range of contemporary reels (including the Aerial centrepin) mostly made by other makers. This would appear to be the second issue of their catalogue in this format (containing references to books published in 1935) and it includes the sixteen beautiful colour plates of flies (343 patterns) which they continued to use in their catalogues and brochures at least up until the late 1950s. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1921). ND (post 1921). Landscape format sewn paperback (248 x 190mm). Pp20. 16 good colour plates of flies on 8 leaves & a full page b&w plate of hooks on the inside rear cover. Card covers. Covers rather faded and used. Good-plus. Published in 1921 or later, because it refers to the "Plumage Bill" potentially leading to a shortage of fly-tying materials. The Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Act came into force in 1921. The sixteen colour plates of flies used in so many of Ogden Smiths' catalogues are present, displayed two to a page, but they are not used in their numbered order, implying that they had previously been used (in the correct order) in an earlier publication. They are used in their correct order in all catalogues between 1932 and 1957. .

Card Boards. Condition: Good Minus. No Jacket. Card boards rubbed and scuffed in places, edgeworn especially at corners, cloth covered spine faded and slightly frayed at head/foot, closed tear 4.5 cms to head of rear board at spine edge, ink stain to closed text block at reading edge, pp clean and clear to read, binding sprung and gutters cracked but pp secure in binding, most items shown in catalogue display price in sterling. Size: 12mo. Catalogue.

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Edition originale. sans date circa 1930 , 185x127, 8 pages pliée en 2, couvertures à la façon d'un portefeuille ,languette de fermeture présente, 1 planche couleur, agrafes rouillées , nonobstant bon état.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1930). ND (c.1932). Small 8vo (125 x 190mm). Illustrated with 2 folded pages of plug baits in colour, plus b&w illustrations of baits, rods & reels. 8 pp but each page is folded and is actually 246mm x 186mm. Green card covers. Staples rusty but a very good copy. Cover title: Modern Ideas On Spinning Bait Fishing Tackle Plug Bait Casting. It is referred to in the Supplementary Price List, and in its turn it refers to the 140-page Fishing Tackle Catalogue (1932). Includes two pages of text on "Plug Bait Casting" and "How to Cast the Plug." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1935). ND (1935). Small 8vo (125 x 183mm). Pp140. 16 good colour plates of flies, b&w illustrations of tackle. Cloth-backed stiff card boards with rounded corners. (Green cloth spine). Slight use but a very good copy. A priced catalogue of Ogden Smith's Mermaid fishing tackle including their famous Warrior split-cane flyrods and a full range of contemporary reels (including the Aerial centrepin) mostly made by other makers. This would appear to be the second issue of their catalogue in this format (containing references to books published in 1935) and it includes the sixteen beautiful colour plates of flies (343 patterns) which they continued to use in their catalogues and brochures at least up until the late 1950s. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1932). ND (1932). Small 8vo (125 x 181mm). Pp140. 16 good colour plates of flies, b&w illustrations of tackle. Cloth-backed stiff card boards with rounded corners. (Green cloth spine). Slight signs of use but a very clean copy. A priced catalogue of Ogden Smith's Mermaid fishing tackle including their famous Warrior split-cane flyrods and a full range of contemporary reels (including the Aerial centrepin) mostly made by other makers. This would appear to be the first of their catalogues in this format and was one of the earliest to include the sixteen colour plates of flies (343 patterns) which they continued to use in their catalogues and brochures at least up until the late 1950s. .

LeatheBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 148. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1932 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 148.

Original colour illustrated paper covered thick card board covers, green cloth spine, rounded corners. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 140 printed pages of text with colour lures and flies pages, many monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout with prices along side each item. Just a little soiling of the paper to the front cover and in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ANGLING & SPORT FISHING.