Thomas Bowness Wright (11 results)

Roy.8vo, (242mm.), [8],101p. Title page in red and black. A rather spotted copy in original quarter canvas, brown cloth sides, gilt lettered on the backstrip; previous owner's signature on the front free endleaf. Letters from a schoolmaster discussing the birds and fishes seen from Rayne Bridge, and his affection for the fells, dales, and dialect of Westmorland,.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Titus Wilson & Son. Kendal, Westmorland. 1936 1st edition. 8vo. (160mm x 242mm). Ppviii,101. No Jacket, title-page printed in black & red. Quarter oatmeal over brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good copy.light tanning to pages & bumping to spine & corners.Thomas Bowness Wright was schoolmaster at Longdale School near Tebay in Westmorland and E.U. Savage, a local vicar, wrote a natural history column in the Westmorland Gazette. This book consists of a series of letters on natural history, on angling and in the English Lake District, from Wright to Savage and to Arthur Astley, Savage's successor on the newspaper. Wright was a keen angler and fly-tyer, made his own fishing tackle, and makes many references to trout and sea-trout fishing on the River Lune. This collection was published shortly after his death.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1937). (1936) 1937 reprint. 8vo. (160mm x 242mm). Ppviii,101. Not illustrated, title-page printed in black & red. Binding B - Maroon bobbled cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth stained, end-papers browned and with contemporary inscription. Good, lacks dust-wrapper. Thomas Bowness Wright was schoolmaster at Longdale School near Tebay in Westmorland and E.U. Savage, a local vicar, wrote a natural history column in the Westmorland Gazette. This book consists of a series of letters on natural history, on angling and in the English Lake District, from Wright to Savage and to Arthur Astley, Savage's successor on the newspaper. Wright was a keen angler and fly-tyer, made his own fishing tackle, and makes many references to trout and sea-trout fishing on the River Lune. This collection was published shortly after his death. .

Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Previous owner's signature. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 101 pages ; 24 cm. Subjects: Wright, Thomas Bowness 1865-1935 ; Correspondence. Nature study ; Personal narratives. 3 Kg.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1937). (1936) 1937 reprint. 8vo. (160mm x 242mm). Ppviii,101. Not illustrated, title-page printed in black & red. Binding A - Quarter oatmeal buckram over brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Some use and foxing, lacks front end-paper. Good only. Thomas Bowness Wright was schoolmaster at Longdale School near Tebay in Westmorland and E.U. Savage, a local vicar, wrote a natural history column in the Westmorland Gazette. This book consists of a series of letters on natural history, on angling and in the English Lake District, from Wright to Savage and to Arthur Astley, Savage's successor on the newspaper. Wright was a keen angler and fly-tyer, made his own fishing tackle, and makes many references to trout and sea-trout fishing on the River Lune. This collection was published shortly after his death. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1937). (1936) 1937 reprint. 8vo. (160mm x 242mm). Ppviii,101. Not illustrated, title-page printed in black & red. Binding A - Quarter oatmeal buckram over brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Some use and foxing, lacks front end-paper. Good only. Thomas Bowness Wright was schoolmaster at Longdale School near Tebay in Westmorland and E.U. Savage, a local vicar, wrote a natural history column in the Westmorland Gazette. This book consists of a series of letters on natural history, on angling and in the English Lake District, from Wright to Savage and to Arthur Astley, Savage's successor on the newspaper. Wright was a keen angler and fly-tyer, made his own fishing tackle, and makes many references to trout and sea-trout fishing on the River Lune. This collection was published shortly after his death. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1937). (1936) 1937 reprint. 8vo. (160mm x 242mm). Ppviii,101. Not illustrated, title-page printed in black & red. Binding A - Quarter oatmeal buckram over brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Unobtrusively bumped, slight use and foxing. Good copy. Thomas Bowness Wright was schoolmaster at Longdale School near Tebay in Westmorland and E.U. Savage, a local vicar, wrote a natural history column in the Westmorland Gazette. This book consists of a series of letters on natural history, on angling and in the English Lake District, from Wright to Savage and to Arthur Astley, Savage's successor on the newspaper. Wright was a keen angler and fly-tyer, made his own fishing tackle, and makes many references to trout and sea-trout fishing on the River Lune. This collection was published shortly after his death. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1936). 1936 1st edition. 8vo. (160mm x 242mm). Ppviii,101. Not illustrated, title-page printed in black & red. Quarter oatmeal buckram over brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Quite used - good only. Thomas Bowness Wright was schoolmaster at Longdale School near Tebay in Westmorland and E.U. Savage, a local vicar, wrote a natural history column in the Westmorland Gazette. This book consists of a series of letters on natural history, on angling and in the English Lake District, from Wright to Savage and to Arthur Astley, Savage's successor on the newspaper. Wright was a keen angler and fly-tyer, made his own fishing tackle, and makes many references to trout and sea-trout fishing on the River Lune. This collection was published shortly after his death. .

Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Previous owner's signature. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 101 pages ; 24 cm. Subjects: Wright, Thomas Bowness 1865-1935 ; Correspondence. Nature study ; Personal narratives. 1 Kg.

Condition: Very good (see description). 8vo, 101pp, title page red and black, a few very faint spots but overall contents very clean, original contrasting cloth covered boards, title gilt on spine but spine faded, binding very firm, overall very good.

Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor Dw. 1st Edition. Brown cloth with oatmeal cloth spine, gilt. Labels rermoved from front pastedown and endpaper leaving slight residue. Spine very slightly marked towards base. Pictorial DW by E R Payne has significant loss along top edge (now neatly repaired) and has a ruibbed patch towards base of spine. PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.