Sidney Vines (35 results)
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United KingdomCoch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1984). 1984 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp204. B/w illustrations by George Woodford. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Ex-library copy with usual stamps and faults, some browning but a good copy in dust-wrapper. "Frank Sawyer was a…man of Wiltshire - fisherman, river-keeper, inventor, naturalist, writer, broadcaster and countryman. He seldom strayed far in his 73 years from the villages of the valley of the upper Avon where he was born and died. But his fame spread across the world. He will be remembered for the way in which, with his tiny nymphs, he advanced the delicate art of fly fishing; but he was much more than a fisherman. He was a true countryman, full of wisdom and country lore, and loved the river Avon and the wild creatures who lived by and in it." Chapters include: Part One - Boyhood: Early days at the Mill Cottage; Snaring big pike with father; Tickling trout; Fly fishing and the pike that bit; An idyll at Latton; The untearable suit; Disaster with a wasps' nest; sunstroke, moorhens, and jackboots; 'Alfy's in the water, Alfy's gone'; The great eel; The end of boyhood. Part Two - Manhood: Sawyer in his teens; The Twenties and Thirties; Sir Grimwood Mears; Fishing for television; Keeper of the stream; How to tie the Sawyer nymphs - Pheasant Tail Nymph, Grey Goose, Grayling or Killer Bug; fishing the Sawyer way; Relationships - Charles Ritz, Alex Behrendt, Oliver Kite, Howard Marshall, Wally Read; The river keeper - how the Avon was revived; The buried treasure; The humane trap; The Sawyer that I knew. .
- Hardcover
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United KingdomWorldofBooks
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Hardback. 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.
- Softcover
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United KingdomCoch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1987). (1984) 1987 paperback reprint. 8vo paperback (156 x 234mm). Pp204. B/w illustrations. Slight wear but solidly intact, second-hand paperback. "Frank Sawyer was a man of Wiltshire - fisherman, river-keeper, inventor, naturalist, wri…ter, broadcaster and countryman. He seldom strayed far in his 73 years from the villages of the valley of the upper Avon where he was born and died. But his fame spread across the world. He will be remembered for the way in which, with his tiny nymphs, he advanced the delicate art of fly fishing; but he was much more than a fisherman. He was a true countryman, full of wisdom and country lore, and loved the river Avon and the wild creatures who lived by and in it." Chapters include: Part One - Boyhood: Early days at the Mill Cottage; Snaring big pike with father; Tickling trout; Fly fishing and the pike that bit; An idyll at Latton; The untearable suit; Disaster with a wasps' nest; sunstroke, moorhens, and jackboots; 'Alfy's in the water, Alfy's gone'; The great eel; The end of boyhood. Part Two - Manhood: Sawyer in his teens; The Twenties and Thirties; Sir Grimwood Mears; Fishing for television; Keeper of the stream; How to tie the Sawyer nymphs - Pheasant Tail Nymph, Grey Goose, Grayling or Killer Bug; Fishing the Sawyer way; Relationships - Charles Ritz, Alex Behrendt, Oliver Kite, Howard Marshall, Wally Read; The river keeper - how the Avon was revived; The buried treasure; The humane trap; The Sawyer that I knew. .
Published by Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1894
- Hardcover
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.Redux Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Good hardcover. No DJ. HARD TO FIND ORIGINAL 1894 PRINTING. 279 illustrations. Pages are clean and unmarked. Slightly tanned. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Spine edge wear. Hinge cracked but binding intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.
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- First Edition
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United KingdomCoch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1984). 1984 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp204. B/w illustrations by George Woodford. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Slightly bumped, slight browning and name to end-paper. Good-plus in used dust-wrapper. "Frank Sawyer was a man o…f Wiltshire - fisherman, river-keeper, inventor, naturalist, writer, broadcaster and countryman. He seldom strayed far in his 73 years from the villages of the valley of the upper Avon where he was born and died. But his fame spread across the world. He will be remembered for the way in which, with his tiny nymphs, he advanced the delicate art of fly fishing; but he was much more than a fisherman. He was a true countryman, full of wisdom and country lore, and loved the river Avon and the wild creatures who lived by and in it." Chapters include: Part One - Boyhood: Early days at the Mill Cottage; Snaring big pike with father; Tickling trout; Fly fishing and the pike that bit; An idyll at Latton; The untearable suit; Disaster with a wasps' nest; sunstroke, moorhens, and jackboots; 'Alfy's in the water, Alfy's gone'; The great eel; The end of boyhood. Part Two - Manhood: Sawyer in his teens; The Twenties and Thirties; Sir Grimwood Mears; Fishing for television; Keeper of the stream; How to tie the Sawyer nymphs - Pheasant Tail Nymph, Grey Goose, Grayling or Killer Bug; fishing the Sawyer way; Relationships - Charles Ritz, Alex Behrendt, Oliver Kite, Howard Marshall, Wally Read; The river keeper - how the Avon was revived; The buried treasure; The humane trap; The Sawyer that I knew. .
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United KingdomCoch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 4to (195 x 255mm). Pp176. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, maps, bibliography, pale blue end-papers. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight lean to spine, slight marks to edges. Good-plus in shelf-rub…bed dust-wrapper. "Following a detailed instructional chapter on chalk-stream fishing techniques, [the author] describes the rivers of Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Berkshire and Yorkshire. There is information on how to obtain permits and choose the best location, and advice on tactics and fly patterns." .
- Softcover
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United KingdomRia Christie Collections
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- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United KingdomCoch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 4to (195 x 255mm). Pp176. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, maps, bibliography. Pale blue end-papers, blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "Following a detailed inst…ructional chapter on chalk-stream fishing techniques, [the author] describes the rivers of Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Berkshire and Yorkshire. There is information on how to obtain permits and choose the best location, and advice on tactics and fly patterns." .
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United KingdomCoch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 4to (195 x 255mm). Pp176. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, maps, bibliography. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults. Slightly browned else very good in dust-wrapper. "Following a detailed inst…ructional chapter on chalk-stream fishing techniques, [the author] describes the rivers of Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Berkshire and Yorkshire. There is information on how to obtain permits and choose the best location, and advice on tactics and fly patterns." .
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United KingdomCoch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1984). 1984 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp204. B/w illustrations by George Woodford. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Top edge slightly dusty else very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "Frank Sawyer was a man of Wiltshire - fish…erman, river-keeper, inventor, naturalist, writer, broadcaster and countryman. He seldom strayed far in his 73 years from the villages of the valley of the upper Avon where he was born and died. But his fame spread across the world. He will be remembered for the way in which, with his tiny nymphs, he advanced the delicate art of fly fishing; but he was much more than a fisherman. He was a true countryman, full of wisdom and country lore, and loved the river Avon and the wild creatures who lived by and in it." Chapters include: Part One - Boyhood: Early days at the Mill Cottage; Snaring big pike with father; Tickling trout; Fly fishing and the pike that bit; An idyll at Latton; The untearable suit; Disaster with a wasps' nest; sunstroke, moorhens, and jackboots; 'Alfy's in the water, Alfy's gone'; The great eel; The end of boyhood. Part Two - Manhood: Sawyer in his teens; The Twenties and Thirties; Sir Grimwood Mears; Fishing for television; Keeper of the stream; How to tie the Sawyer nymphs - Pheasant Tail Nymph, Grey Goose, Grayling or Killer Bug; fishing the Sawyer way; Relationships - Charles Ritz, Alex Behrendt, Oliver Kite, Howard Marshall, Wally Read; The river keeper - how the Avon was revived; The buried treasure; The humane trap; The Sawyer that I knew. .
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: River Reads, Torrington, United KingdomRiver Reads
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This book is about Frank Sawyer and the impact he had in the development of nymph fishing.
Language: English
Published by London:George Allen & Unwin, 1984
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Robert F Butterworth, Lytham St.Annes, LANCS, United KingdomRobert F Butterworth
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st ed. 204pp. Illus dwgs by George Woodford throughout. Insc'n to a previous owner from Peter Robinson on ffep. A little glue sediment at bottom of ffep. O/w VG+/VG+ dw. The story of a man of Wiltshire - fisherman, river-keeper, inventor, naturalist, writer, br…oadcaster and countryman. The first part is Frank Sawyer's own account of his boyhood mainly previously unpublished & edited by Sidney Vines, an old friend. The second part deals with his life & achievements where biographical material by SV is interspersed with extracts from some of Sawyer's more important writing - on nymph fishing & river-keeping.
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by George Allen & Unwin 1984, 1984
- Hardcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
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Seller: D2D Books, Berkshire, United KingdomD2D Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Batsford. London. 1992. First edition, Pp176. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, maps, bibliography. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Jacket is clipped With covers and inside EXCELLENT CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER AS NEW. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch. If not p…ictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, British issue. Hardcover in dust jacket. Pages free of marking. Nice condition overall.
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Seller: Hall of Books, Oswestry, SHROP, United KingdomHall of Books
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st. First edition hardback, 1984, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj rubbed to edges with a couple of small chips. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or ins…criptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available. George Woodford (illustrator).
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Seller: Foliation Books, Herefordshire, United KingdomFoliation Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Some light wear to dustjacket, some ruffling to edges, boards very good and internally good.
- Softcover
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- Softcover
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Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.PBShop.store US
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Published by Batsford, 1992
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Seller: kellow books, chipping norton, United Kingdomkellow books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 176 pages plus colour plates Descriptive account of Chalk streams complete with maps Book in fine conditionbut Jacket has been nibbled at by a budgie by looks on rear and rear fold down flap ow vg cond.
More imagesPublished by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1984
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- First Edition
Seller: David Foley Sporting Books, Dallas, PA, U.S.A.David Foley Sporting Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Blue cloth with gilt spine titles; 8vo; 204pp; illustrated with drawings by George Woodford; photographic dust jacket. Sawyer spent his life along the Wiltshire Avon where he became head keeper to the Officer's Fishing Association. For years he made…notes of his observations and experiences resulting in this fascinating account of British fly fishing. His book, "Nymphs and the Trout" is a classic in its genre. This copy in near fine condition in like jacket.
Published by Batsford, GB, 1992
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- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Hardback. Condition: nrFine. nrFine DW. 1st Edition. Book and dustwrapper/dustjacket are in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age.
Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1984
Seller: M H Harrington, Boston, MA, U.S.A.M H Harrington
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover book, 6 1/2" x 9 1/2", illustrations by George Woodford, dust wrapper and book are both fine; 204 pgs. fp l lb. Book.
Published by George Allen & Unwin. 1984 1st Edition, 1984
Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United KingdomPROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP
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Hardback, 9.5 x 6 inches. Bound in original cloth binding, with original dustwrapper. In very good condition. Not Price clipped. Inside generally very clean & tight. Size 24cm x 16cm 203 pages.
- Softcover
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.75.
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Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United KingdomPBShop.store UK
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
- Hardcover
Seller: YESIBOOKSTORE, MIAMI, FL, U.S.A.YESIBOOKSTORE
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hardcover. Condition: As New.
