Rollo William Keith (19 results)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1944). (1931) 1944 reprint of 1943 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp158.ad. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Rather used and stained, slightly bumped, slight browning. Reading copy only, lack dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. Originally published as The Art of Fly Fishing in 1931 and retitled in 1943, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). (1931) 1950 revised reprint of 1943 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp143. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Some wear and use, various faults. Working copy, lacks dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. Originally published as The Art of Fly Fishing in 1931 and retitled in 1943, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1943). (1931) 1943 2nd edition (1st edition thus). 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp158 + 1 page ad. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Good only. Lacks dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. First published as The Art of Fly Fishing" in 1931, this is the first edition issued under the new title, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1943). (1931) 1944 reprint of 1943 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp158,ad. B/w photograph plates, b/w line drawings. Dark green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Edges and end-papers browned, good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. Originally published as The Art of Fly Fishing in 1931 and retitled in 1943, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1943). (1931) 1943 2nd edition (1st edition thus). 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp158 + 1 page ad. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Various minor faults. Good only. Lacks dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. First published as The Art of Fly Fishing" in 1931, this is the first edition issued under the new title, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1947). (1931) 1947 revised reprint of 1943 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp143. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Signs of use and previous ownership. Good only. Lacks dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. Originally published as The Art of Fly Fishing in 1931 and retitled in 1943, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. Although not stated, this 1947 printing has been revised and the whole section on Locality has been omitted. It is now 143 pages, whereas the 1944 printing was 158 pages. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1958). (1931) 1958 revised reprint of 1943 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp143. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in badly chipped poor but protected dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. Originally published as The Art of Fly Fishing in 1931 and retitled in 1943, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. This copy has the 2nd issue dust-wrapper (c. 1962). .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1933). (1931) 1933 2nd edition. Large 8vo (145 x 225mm). Pp224. B/w photographs & illustrations. Tan buckram with titles printed in brown & with blue fly-fisher vignette to front & spine. Signature to end-paper, some foxing, spine torn. Good, lacks dust-wrapper. One of the older standard handbooks on flyfishing. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1943). (1931) 1943 2nd edition (1st edition thus). 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp158 + 1 page ad. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight use to cloth, lower corner unobtrusively bumped. Good-plus, lacks dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. First published as The Art of Fly Fishing" in 1931, this is the first edition issued under the new title, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1947). (1931) 1947 revised reprint of 1943 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp143. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Foxed but good in poor dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. Originally published as The Art of Fly Fishing in 1931 and retitled in 1943, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. Although not stated, this 1947 printing has been revised and the whole section on Locality has been omitted. It is now 143 pages, whereas the 1944 printing was 158 pages. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1943). (1931) 1943 2nd edition (1st edition thus). 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp158 + 1 page ad. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Gift inscription to end-paper, slight browning but a good-plus copy in chipped dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. First published as The Art of Fly Fishing" in 1931, this is the first edition issued under the new title, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1943). (1931) 1944 reprint of 1943 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp158,ad. B/w photograph plates, b/w line drawings. Dark green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Rather browned and foced, some use but a good copy in tanned, frayed and used dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. Originally published as The Art of Fly Fishing in 1931 and retitled in 1943, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1943). (1931) 1950 revised reprint of 1943 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp143. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. SIgnature to front end-paper. Slight browning, good-plus in dust-wrapper. 10/6 net. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. Originally published as The Art of Fly Fishing in 1931 and retitled in 1943, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. The 1947 and subsequent reprints were revised and the section on Locality omitted. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1943). (1931) 1950 revised reprint of 1943 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 205mm). Pp143. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight lean to spine else very good in poor dust-wrapper. One of the standard older handbooks on flyfishing. Originally published as The Art of Fly Fishing in 1931 and retitled in 1943, in the Sports and Pastimes Library. The 1947 and subsequent reprints were revised and the section on Locality omitted. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1933). (1931) 1933 2nd edition. Large 8vo (145 x 225mm). Pp224. B/w photographs & illustrations. Tan buckram with titles printed in brown & with blue fly-fisher vignette to front & spine. Publisher's specimen pages for John Moore & Eric Taverner's The Angler's Week-end Book loosely laid in. Edges foxed. Good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. One of the older standard handbooks on flyfishing. A very detailed account. Chapters include: Tackle; Casting; River flies; Knots; Dry fly fishing; Wet fly fishing; Burn or beck fishing, method of fishing; Loch fishing; Locality; General; Fly fishing for salmon. The first edition contained no mention of fly fishing for salmon, which omission was actually remarked on in Punch. "The reason for this omission is not far to seek. .I have done a great deal more trout fishing, and in consequence know more about it .and .if one has learnt how to catch a trout on the fly, one can certainly catch a salmon. However, a short chapter has been added to the second edition and has been written more for the benefit of the novice and the non-skeptical." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1931). 1931 1st edition. Large 8vo (145 x 225mm). Pp220. B/w photographs & illustrations. Tan buckram with titles printed in brown & with blue/black fly-fisher vignette to front & spine. Slight wear & tanning. A good copy. One of the older standard handbooks on flyfishing. .

2nd Edition in this form. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 158 pages; Physical desc.: 158p. : plates, frontis ; 20.5cm. Subjects: Fishing - Fly casting. Series: Sports and pastimes library. First published as 'The art of fly fishing', 1931. 3 Kg.

2nd Edition in this form. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 158 pages; Physical desc.: 158p. : plates, frontis ; 20.5cm. Subjects: Fishing - Fly casting. Series: Sports and pastimes library. First published as 'The art of fly fishing', 1931. 1 Kg.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1933). (1931) 1933 2nd edition. Large 8vo (145 x 225mm). Pp224. B/w photographs & illustrations. Tan buckram with titles printed in brown & with blue fly-fisher vignette to front & spine. Good-plus in chipped dust-wrapper. One of the older standard handbooks on flyfishing. A very detailed account which is now scarce in a dust-wrapper. Chapters include: Tackle; Casting; River flies; Knots; Dry fly fishing; Wet fly fishing; Burn or beck fishing, method of fishing; Loch fishing; Locality; General; Fly fishing for salmon. The first edition contained no mention of fly fishing for salmon, which omission was actually remarked on in Punch. "The reason for this omission is not far to seek. .I have done a great deal more trout fishing, and in consequence know more about it .and .if one has learnt how to catch a trout on the fly, one can certainly catch a salmon. However, a short chapter has been added to the second edition and has been written more for the benefit of the novice and the non-skeptical." .