Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716541 ISBN 13: 9780713716542
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp192. Colour and b/w photographs. Light brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Ex-library, usual stamps and faults, rather shaken. Reading copy only in dust-wrapper. Big-game fishing in the Bahamas, Madeira and the Azores; reef and flats fishing for bonefish, barracuda, permit and reef fish worldwide; trout and giant skate in Orkney. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716533 ISBN 13: 9780713716535
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp191. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Ex library, usual faults. Rather used working copy in like dust-wrapper. "Flyfishing - Skill on Stillwaters by Peter Mackenzie-Philps is designed to help you become and remain a good, thinking angler, and your own natural luck can help afterwards! The thinking anglers uses his powers of observation and knowledge of trout and their food to guide him into the best methods for each site. He is always prepared to listen to advice but likes to test theories before adopting them as part of his fish armoury. And, averaging out fish per outing, he will always catch more trout that will the unthinking angler. Peter Mackenzie-Philps - who owns a stillwater - has written a much needed guide for the thinking angler, drawing on the immense amount of knowledge he has acquired, much of it in the form of casual fishing conversations at the water's edge." Chapters include: Clothing first; Bits and pieces; Rods; Reels and reel fittings; Lines; Leaders; Time spent in reconnaissance; On arrival; Casting; Dry fly fishing; Wet fly fishing from the bank; Nymph fishing; Lure fishing; Boat fishing; Fly patterns; In conclusion. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716541 ISBN 13: 9780713716542
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp192. Colour and b/w photographs. Light brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Accumulation of minor faults, slightly shaken and bumped / cloth and some pages stained / some use. Good only in used / faded dust-wrapper. Big-game fishing in the Bahamas, Madeira and the Azores; reef and flats fishing for bonefish, barracuda, permit and reef fish worldwide; trout and giant skate in Orkney. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716533 ISBN 13: 9780713716535
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp191. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Slightly cocked, signs of use. Good-plus in dust-wrapper. "Flyfishing - Skill on Stillwaters by Peter Mackenzie-Philps is designed to help you become and remain a good, thinking angler, and your own natural luck can help afterwards! The thinking anglers uses his powers of observation and knowledge of trout and their food to guide him into the best methods for each site. He is always prepared to listen to advice but likes to test theories before adopting them as part of his fish armoury. And, averaging out fish per outing, he will always catch more trout that will the unthinking angler. Peter Mackenzie-Philps - who owns a stillwater - has written a much needed guide for the thinking angler, drawing on the immense amount of knowledge he has acquired, much of it in the form of casual fishing conversations at the water's edge." Chapters include: Clothing first; Bits and pieces; Rods; Reels and reel fittings; Lines; Leaders; Time spent in reconnaissance; On arrival; Casting; Dry fly fishing; Wet fly fishing from the bank; Nymph fishing; Lure fishing; Boat fishing; Fly patterns; In conclusion. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716533 ISBN 13: 9780713716535
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp191. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Some use but good copy in slightly torn dust-wrapper. Inscribed by the author to a former owner "To Ron, For old friendships renewed. Tight lines, Peter Mackenzie Philps, March 1986." "Flyfishing - Skill on Stillwaters by Peter Mackenzie-Philps is designed to help you become and remain a good, thinking angler, and your own natural luck can help afterwards! The thinking anglers uses his powers of observation and knowledge of trout and their food to guide him into the best methods for each site. He is always prepared to listen to advice but likes to test theories before adopting them as part of his fish armoury. And, averaging out fish per outing, he will always catch more trout that will the unthinking angler. Peter Mackenzie-Philps - who owns a stillwater - has written a much needed guide for the thinking angler, drawing on the immense amount of knowledge he has acquired, much of it in the form of casual fishing conversations at the water's edge." Chapters include: Clothing first; Bits and pieces; Rods; Reels and reel fittings; Lines; Leaders; Time spent in reconnaissance; On arrival; Casting; Dry fly fishing; Wet fly fishing from the bank; Nymph fishing; Lure fishing; Boat fishing; Fly patterns; In conclusion. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716541 ISBN 13: 9780713716542
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp192. Colour and b/w photographs. Orange end-papers, light brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Some use but good-plus in dust-wrapper. Big-game fishing in the Bahamas, Madeira and the Azores; reef and flats fishing for bonefish, barracuda, permit and reef fish worldwide; trout and giant skate in Orkney. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716533 ISBN 13: 9780713716535
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp191. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "Flyfishing - Skill on Stillwaters by Peter Mackenzie-Philps is designed to help you become and remain a good, thinking angler, and your own natural luck can help afterwards! The thinking anglers uses his powers of observation and knowledge of trout and their food to guide him into the best methods for each site. He is always prepared to listen to advice but likes to test theories before adopting them as part of his fish armoury. And, averaging out fish per outing, he will always catch more trout that will the unthinking angler. Peter Mackenzie-Philps - who owns a stillwater - has written a much needed guide for the thinking angler, drawing on the immense amount of knowledge he has acquired, much of it in the form of casual fishing conversations at the water's edge." Chapters include: Clothing first; Bits and pieces; Rods; Reels and reel fittings; Lines; Leaders; Time spent in reconnaissance; On arrival; Casting; Dry fly fishing; Wet fly fishing from the bank; Nymph fishing; Lure fishing; Boat fishing; Fly patterns; In conclusion. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716541 ISBN 13: 9780713716542
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp192. Colour and b/w photographs. Light brown boards, spine titled in gilt. End-paper inscription but very good in price-clipped dust-wrapper. Big-game fishing in the Bahamas, Madeira and the Azores; reef and flats fishing for bonefish, barracuda, permit and reef fish worldwide; trout and giant skate in Orkney. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716541 ISBN 13: 9780713716542
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp192. Colour and b/w photographs. Light brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. Big-game fishing in the Bahamas, Madeira and the Azores; reef and flats fishing for bonefish, barracuda, permit and reef fish worldwide; trout and giant skate in Orkney. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713717629 ISBN 13: 9780713717624
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp160. B/w photographs, b/w vignette illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Book-seller's label / stamp, slightly used, smells vaguely musty from long storage but good-plus in used dust-wrapper. The former head-keeper for the Duke of Westminster at the Eaton Estate in Cheshire gives a useful round-the-year description of a keeper's tasks. .
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713717629 ISBN 13: 9780713717624
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp160. B/w photographs, b/w vignette illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults, slight fading and use. Good-plus in like dust-wrapper. The former head-keeper for the Duke of Westminster at the Eaton Estate in Cheshire gives a useful round-the-year description of a keeper's tasks. .
Published by POOLE, DORSET, UK BLANDFORD PRESS PUB 1986., 1986
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.
First Edition
NEAR FINE IN A FINE DUST JACKET. BOOK IS ABOUT FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT BUT WITH SOME LIGHT RUBBING TO THE LOWER EDGE AND SPINE ENDS. D.J. IS FINE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713717629 ISBN 13: 9780713717624
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp160. B/w photographs, b/w vignette illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in price-clipped dust-wrapper. The former head-keeper for the Duke of Westminster at the Eaton Estate in Cheshire gives a useful round-the-year description of a keeper's tasks. .
Published by Published by Blandford Press, West Street, Poole, Dorset First Edition . Poole 1986., 1986
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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First Edition
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 8¾" x 5½" 192 pp ISBN 0713718234. Archive and modern monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.
Published by Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 0713717300 ISBN 13: 9780713717303
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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First Edition
Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). 1986 1st UK edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w photographs & illustrations. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. G.W. Spearing was a master-gunsmith, an excellent shot and a successful shooting instructor. In this book, the author describes his career from apprentice to master of his craft, with much discussion of methods. The book is "divided into three parts - on his apprenticeship on repairing guns by hand and on developing shooting skills [this book] is a must for the country sportsman and for everyone devoted to rural matters." Chapters include: You must be daft; Very early days; Beginning the craft; Continuing to learn, brazing spring steel, smoking a fit; Back on the farm; Old guns, new guns; Past masters; Practical gun work; Simple work, butt extension, rightening up, full rejoint; And not so simple, strikers, bolt loops, screws, lock swivels, other internal lock parts; Stocking - to begin, choosing a stock, shaping the stock, inletting, the importance of cast, inletting again; Stocking - to finish, shaping down, chequering, finishing; The importance of springs; Becoming a shot; Shooting - early experiences; The clay target, concentration, skeet; Teaching others, beginners and beginning, the once-good shot; Problems and peculiarites, balling of shot, over pressures, a perforated cap, shot sizes and the extreme range of a game gun, silencers on a .22 rifle / .410 shotgun, stocks with cheek pieces; Glossary of gunmaker's terms. .
Published by Poole, Dorset ; New York : Blandford Press ; New York, NY : Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub. Co., 1986., 1986
ISBN 10: 0713716908 ISBN 13: 9780713716900
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 144 p., [16] pp. of plates ; illustrated with photographs, drawing, reproductions of 19th century engravings and color plates ; 26 cm. ; ISBN: 0713716908; 9780713716900 LCCN: 86-197211 ; LC: U805; Dewey: 940/.04916 ; OCLC: 14378232 ; green cloth wit h gold lettering in color pictorial dustjacket ; ownership stamp on flyleaf ; mark from a store label on front ep ; "Such a survey of the long and furious struggle of the Celts against Roman, Germanic, Norse and English conquerors has never before b een produced. Tim Newark's vision of Celtic warfare from the point of view of the Celts is unique."-- dustjacket ; VG/VG. Book.
Published by Published by Blandford Press Ltd., Link House, West Street, Poole, Dorset First Edition . 1986., 1986
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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First Edition
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cornflower blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. Contains 256 printed pages of text with archive monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0713715871 MUSIC [Jazz].