William J Howes (32 results)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1985). 1985 1st edition. Tall small 8vo (122mm x 222mm). Pp118. Colour photographs and illustrations throughout. Laminated boards. Spine a little faded else good-plus. A useful introduction to coarse fishing. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1985). 1985 1st edition. Tall small 8vo (122mm x 222mm). Pp118. Colour photographs and illustrations throughout. Laminated boards. Corners bumped else good. A useful introduction to coarse fishing. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1985). 1985 1st edition. Narrow 8vo (122 x 222mm). Pp118. Colour photographs and illustrations throughout. Laminated boards. Slight use but good-plus. "Colourful, compact guide [which] provides a key to the equipment, baits and techniques [of sea angling], and gives details of all the popular fish: where they live, what they eat - and how to catch them". .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1974). 1974 1st edition. 8vo paperback (140 x 216mm). Pp144. B/w photographs, maps, adverts throughout. Abrasions to front cover, rather browned and used but a good second-hand paperback. "Where to fish in England, Scotland and Wales. Hundreds of locations on rivers, canals, lakes, reservoirs, broads and around the coast." "A new annual from the Link House Group. Fishing Waters incorporates Anglers' Annual." . …

Condition: Good. 1962. Third impression. 96 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1962). 1962 1st edition. 16mo (103 x 165mm). Pp96. B/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Spine faded, quite used, lacks dust-wrapper. Good only. A concise introduction to spinning in all angling venues. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1967). 1967 1st edition. 8vo paperback (136 x 216mm). Pp79,i. B/w photographs & sketch-maps. Price 9s. 6d. Covers creased and rubbed but good-plus. A detailed look at those reservoirs in England which are managed for angling - whether for coarse fishing or for flyfishing. Contents include:- Reservoir fishing notes; Approach to reservoir fly fishing; The West Country; London and the Home Counties; The Midlands; Lancashire and the North West; Yorkshire and the North East. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1967). 1967 1st edition. 8vo paperback (136 x 216mm). Pp79,i. B/w photographs & sketch-maps. Price 9s. 6d. Slight use. Good-plus. Tiny chip off one corner. A detailed look at those reservoirs in England which are managed for angling - whether for coarse fishing or for flyfishing. Contents include:- Reservoir fishing notes; Approach to reservoir fly fishing; The West Country; London and the Home Counties; The Midlands; Lancashire and the North West; Yorkshire and the North East. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1967). 1967 1st edition. 8vo paperback (136 x 216mm). Pp79,i. B/w photographs & sketch-maps. Price 9s. 6d. Slight use but very good. A detailed look at those reservoirs in England which are managed for angling - whether for coarse fishing or for flyfishing. Contents include:- Reservoir fishing notes; Approach to reservoir fly fishing; The West Country; London and the Home Counties; The Midlands; Lancashire and the North West; Yorkshire and the North East. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Impression. Spine, binding and covers all fine; contents very clean and no inscription. Dustcover is very good , unclipped, and only very slightly faded. 94 pages.

Condition: Good. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 96 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. New Sports Library 17. Pages are lightly tanned with a few small rub marks along text block edge. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Plates are bright and clear, with slight tanning to edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and slight crushing to spine ends. Faint tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has light surface wear, with small tears and creasing to spine ends, edges and corners.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1969). 1969 1st paperback edition. Tall slim 8vo (116 x 230mm). Ppxlvii,158. B/w photographs, illustrations and maps throughout. Some use but a good second-hand paperback. A comprehensive guide to methods and species, with lots of maps and useful information. This account includes practical information on navigating the river as well as locations of pubs, tackle shops (in 1969, obviously) and much information on sites of interest to the visitor. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1964). 1964 1st edition. Small 8vo (128 x 188mm). Pp94. B/w photographs and line drawings. Green boards, gilt kingfisher motif and titles to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Slight use and browning to edges else very good. Sticker abrasion to front of used dust-wrapper. A look at how to collect, prepare and use a variety of coarse angling baits. Maggots, earthworms, bread, cheese, hempseed, cereal baits, fruit & vegetable baits, crustaceans, amphibians, flies, nymphs, bait fishes, preserving, grubs, miscellaneous baits, groundbaits and groundbaiting. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 96pp, no inscriptions, illustrative diagrams. Wrapper is lightly rubbed and worn to edges especially top and bottom of spine, price clipped. Has been internally reinforced with special non acidic archive tape and is in clear removable protective sleeve. Text is in very good condition little reading wear.…

Condition: Good. 1959. First Published. 94 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Tanning to top edge. Book has a slight forward lean. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing. …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1964). 1964 1st edition. Small 8vo (128 x 188mm). Pp94. B/w photographs and line drawings. Green boards, gilt kingfisher motif and titles to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. A look at how to collect, prepare and use a variety of coarse angling baits. Maggots, earthworms, bread, cheese, hempseed, cereal baits, fruit & vegetable baits, crustaceans, amphibians, flies, nymphs, bait fishes, preserving, grubs, miscellaneous baits, groundbaits and groundbaiting. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1972). 1972 1st edition. Small 8vo paperback (120 x 184mm). Pp96. B/w sketch-maps. Yellow-green pictorial card covers. Very good copy. "With full details of Waters, Clubs etc., including Maps" One of the scarcer volumes in the publisher's Where To Fish series. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1958). (1958) 1962 3rd impression. Small format (95 x 165mm). Pp96. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Browning to edges but good-plus in rubbed and frayed dust-wrapper. A good book on a species which rarely gets the attention it deserves. One of the scarcer titles in this highly collectable series. Chapters include: Spawning, distribution and habitat; Baits and ground-baits; Tackle; Methods of fishing with bait; Fly-fishing. Appendices on hybridism in dace and notable dace. .…

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair with no dust jacket. Stapled binding is tight. Pages clean, age-darkened. Wraps are shelf worn with light overall soiling and edge wear. Contents: Hondius, "The Eranos Conference"; Johnson, "Poem"; Jung, "Individual and Mass Psychology" (text of BBC radio broadcast); Manning, "Holy Fire"; Mercier, "Austin Clarke: The Poet in the Theatre"; Moravia, "The Island of Dreams - A Story"; Sjögren, "Contemporary Swedish Literature"; Smith, "Poem"; Strong, "Terence Died - A Story"; Tompkins, "Poem."; 10" (25.4 cm) tall; 64 pages. …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1958). 1958 1st edition. Small format (95 x 165mm). Pp96. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Slight browning but good-plus in used price-clipped dust-wrapper. A good book on a species which rarely gets the attention it deserves. One of the scarcer titles in this highly collectable series. Chapters include: Spawning, distribution and habitat; Baits and ground-baits; Tackle; Methods of fishing with bait; Fly-fishing. Appendices on hybridism in dace and notable dace. .…

First Edition. 1958 1st edition with B&W illustrations; tightly bound in blue cloth with navy blue lettering to spine; spine very slightly faded. Dust jacket not price-clipped; small chips, tears and losses to edges and corners; slightly larger loss to bottom back edge. A little yellowing to page edges; pages also slightly yellowed; otherwise, a good, clean copy. Used - Good. Good hardback in Fair dust jacket.…

First Edition. 96 pages, 3.75 X 6.5 inches. Very good book in a good dustwrapper with a short tear repaired.

Hardback. Condition: VG. VG DW. 1st Edition. Book and dustwrapper/dustjacket are in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1960). 1960 1st edition. Small 8vo paperback (123 x 184mm). Pp80. B/w frontispiece photograph, b/w illustrations. Front cover and title-page taped on. Good. One of the very scarcest books on barbel. Chapters include: My first barbel; Description and general appearance; Spawning, growth and habits; Distribution and finding the fish; Baits and their preparation; Tackle; Methods of fishing (1); Methods of fishing (2). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1960). 1960 1st edition. Small 8vo paperback (122 x 184mm). Pp72. Line illustrations. Slight damage to spine, slight creases to cover, slight use but a good copy. Scarce booklet on chub and chub fishing. A companion volume to Bill Howes' "The Quest for Barbel" which was published in the same year. Chapters include: A memorable chub; The chub; Distribution and habitat; Tackle; Baits; Methods and tactics (1); Methods and tactics (2). There are also two appendices, the first on specimen chub and the second on useful hints and tips. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1960). 1960 1st edition. Small 8vo paperback (123 x 184mm). Pp80. B/w frontispiece photograph, b/w illustrations. Slightly browned and used. A good copy. One of the very scarcest books on barbel. Chapters include: My first barbel; Description and general appearance; Spawning, growth and habits; Distribution and finding the fish; Baits and their preparation; Tackle; Methods of fishing (1); Methods of fishing (2). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1960). 1960 1st edition. Small 8vo paperback (123 x 184mm). Pp80. B/w frontispiece photograph, b/w illustrations. Small tear to rear cover but a very good clean copy. One of the very scarcest books on barbel. Chapters include: My first barbel; Description and general appearance; Spawning, growth and habits; Distribution and finding the fish; Baits and their preparation; Tackle; Methods of fishing (1); Methods of fishing (2). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1960). 1960 1st edition. Small 8vo paperback (123 x 184mm). Pp80. B/w frontispiece photograph, b/w illustrations. Slightly rubbed and used, spine worn but a good copy. Angling bookplate of barbel authority, Peter Wheat. One of the very scarcest books on barbel. Chapters include: My first barbel; Description and general appearance; Spawning, growth and habits; Distribution and finding the fish; Baits and their preparation; Tackle; Methods of fishing (1); Methods of fishing (2). . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1960). 1960 1st edition. Small 8vo paperback (123 x 184mm). Pp80. B/w frontispiece photograph, b/w illustrations. Some wear & browning but a good clean copy. One of the very scarcest books on barbel. Chapters include: My first barbel; Description and general appearance; Spawning, growth and habits; Distribution and finding the fish; Baits and their preparation; Tackle; Methods of fishing (1); Methods of fishing (2). . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1960). 1960 1st edition. Small 8vo paperback (122 x 184mm). Pp72. Line illustrations. Minor faults but a good clean copy. Scarce booklet on chub and chub fishing. A companion volume to Bill Howes' "The Quest for Barbel" which was published in the same year. Chapters include: A memorable chub; The chub; Distribution and habitat; Tackle; Baits; Methods and tactics (1); Methods and tactics (2). There are also two appendices, the first on specimen chub and the second on useful hints and tips. .…