coch y bonddu books machynlleth powys 2022 (12 results)

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2022). (1854/2009) 2022 2nd Coch-y-Bonddu edition. 8vo paperback (148 x 210mm). Pp172. B/w photographs & illustrations, maps, bibliography. Fine new copy. In 1854, Machynlleth Literary Society offered a prize for the best composition on the subject of "Machynlleth and its Surroundings." There was only one entry, and this was written by a seventeen year-old named Evan Jones. Despite being the only entry, Jones's work exceeded the expectations of the judges and was published the same year, as Darlundraeth o Fachynlleth a'i Hamgylchoedd. Jones took some material from several well-known nineteenth-century guides to Wales, but a great deal of the book preserves information which would otherwise have disappeared. Even some of Jones's history which "might be branded as pure romance" (p.v), may well reflect Machynlleth's own view of its history at the time of publication. Jones went on to have a notable career as a minister, journalist, author and publisher, and was a major force in the Welsh Nonconformist movement. Although the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw the publication of a number of guides to Wales, the region around Machynlleth was apparently not dealt with in any detail. Jones's book fills this gap interestingly and is well worth the attention of anyone keen to know more about this part of Mid Wales. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2022). 2022 1st edition. 8vo (165 x 242mm). Pp174. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Pictorial card covers with flaps. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies, each with a bookplate signed by the author. A fine new numbered copy. Bookplate signed by the author. The story of the post-glacial relict salmonids in Britain: ferox trout, Arctic charr, and three species of whitefish - schelly, vendace and pollan. A natural history with angling experiences. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 25.00.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2022). (1924) 2022 new edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxiii,210. B/w photograph plates, wood engravings by Miriam Macgregor. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. "[The author] was a writer of real quality, and in "Where the bright waters meet" he produced an outstanding angling autobiography, which is quite rightly regarded as a classic of the chalk-streams. .In this book, as well as paying homage to the Bourne, he wrote chapters on Blagdon, the Test and the Kennet, and while he lays down no definite instructions, he brings us to his side while he is fishing, and leaves us to find out his true quality from watching him at work." (Howard Marshall in his introduction to the 1969 edition). This new edition is based on the Excellent Press / Miriam Macgregor edition, though the text was newly reset from the 1936 edition. It includes new wood engravings and a handsome colour dust-wrapper by Miriam Macgregor. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2022). (2022) 2022 2nd edition. 4to (195 x 254mm). Pp196. Colour photographs throughout. White pictorial laminated boards - issued without a dust-wrapper. Fine new copy. A guide to fifty Welsh hill lakes where wild brown trout can be caught, all of them available to fish with a day ticket, plus "tales from the hills" and methods of fishing. Beautifully illustrated with photographs by Alan Parfitt, and with a colour photograph of a specimen of a trout from each lake. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2022). 2022 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp272. Colour photographs throughout. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine second-hand copy in dust-wrapper. Signed to previous owner by the author. This is a fully updated and revised edition of John Roberts' earlier book - Flyfishing for Grayling. It includes chapters on Food, Dry-Fly Fishing and The Subsurface Fly and a comprehensive, fully illustrated list of over 130 grayling flies described in detail. In the last 20 years there have been new techniques and methods and a multitude of specialist grayling flies that have enabled more and bigger grayling to be caught more frequently. This book explains just why that is and how best to maximise the opportunities for catching grayling on the fly. Whether your preference is the challenge of tiny dry flies, or to fish traditional North Country spiders, or tungsten-beaded bugs, shrimps and bugs close to the riverbed, John Roberts brings the literature of flyfishing for grayling fully up to date. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2023). 2023 1st edition. 8vo paperback with flaps (156 x 234mm). Pp477. B&w photographs. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies, each with a label signed by the editor. Fine new numbered copy with bookplate signed by the editor. A collection of over one hundred of this renowned writer's articles on shore fishing from 1964 to 1974, taken from his regular columns in the Guardian newspaper, and Fishing and Angling magazines. Richard Baker, has written an introduction to Pearson and his fishing, along with a critical consideration of his work and life. The heftiest monograph by far - so far! Nearly 500 pages and most of it consists of shore fishing articles by Anthony Pearson that you will not have seen before. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2022). (2011) 2022 2nd edition reprint. 8vo (152 x 216mm). Pp448. Colour photographs throughout, brief bibliography. Pictorial laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Fine new copy. A new reprint of the 2nd edition of Pat O'Reilly's splendid field guide. Extremely thorough and very well illustrated with photographs by the author, as he takes us, more or less literally, to look at one species after another. O'Reilly is extremely good on the habitats in which each species lives, and the plant species associated with them - the book shows you how to identify the habitat first, including the appropriate grasses, flowers or trees, and then the fungus in question. Related subjects such as taxonomy and nomenclature are also usefully discussed, as is a species' palatability or otherwise, where appropriate, and the odd recipe. Chapters include: Kingdom of the underworld; Breeding habits and feeding habits; Wood, trees and woodlands; Friends of the forest - ectomycorrhizal fungi; Tree parasites and other hangers-on; The rest of the rotters; Grass, grasses and grasslands; Grassland fungi; Mushrooms on the margin; Forays for food, fun and photography; Glossary of mycological terms; Meaning of scientific names of fungi species; Citation of mycological authorities; Other fungi information sources; Scientific names; Common names. An excellent book which must surely become a classic. Possibly the only work which can sit comfortably next to Roger Phillips' Mushrooms. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2022). 2022 1st edition. 4to (195 x 252mm). Pp272. Colour photographs throughout. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper, with signature label signed by the author. This is a fully updated and revised edition of John Roberts' earlier book "Flyfishing for Grayling." It includes chapters on Food, Dry-Fly Fishing and The Subsurface Fly and a comprehensive, fully illustrated list of over 130 grayling flies described in detail. In the last 20 years there have been new techniques and methods and a multitude of specialist grayling flies that have enabled more and bigger grayling to be caught more frequently. This book explains just why that is and how best to maximise the opportunities for catching grayling on the fly. Whether your preference is the challenge of tiny dry flies, or to fish traditional North Country spiders, or tungsten-beaded bugs, shrimps and bugs close to the riverbed, John Roberts brings the literature of flyfishing for grayling fully up to date. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2023). 2023 1st edition. 8vo (172 x 242mm). Pp300. Colour & b&w photographs, colour & b&w illustrations, bibliography. Tan boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. Title-page label signed by the author. North country angling historian, John Austin, shares his treasure trove of information on angling characters, river watchers, pisciculturalists, tackle inventors and dealers, fly-tiers and their fly patterns, angling writers and much more. Austin presents a great deal of previously unpublished information on many well-known names, from Arthur Ransome to John Kirkbride, from the Blades family to Max Walbran, and many, many more. Lots of good photographs and illustrations. Chapters include: The angler's quarry, salmon, bull-trout and sea-trout, trout, grayling, charr, vendace and schelly; North Country angling methods; The pisciculturists; Flies - their designers and manuscript lists; Fishing tackle inventors, makers and dealers; Celebrated and noted anglers; Associations and clubs and their river-watchers; Angling authors; Postscript - lamentable events or some unfortunate endlings. "I consider this book to be the most important book on angling in the North Country to be produced so far this century and I would recommend anyone interested in the long history of North Country game fishing to buy a copy." (Keith Harwood). .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2022). 2022 1st edition. 4to (210 x 297mm). Pp343. Colour photographs throughout, colour & b/w illustrations. Red cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 300 copies. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. Edition limited to 300 copies. This is an out-of-series copy - signed by the author but not numbered. This is the first systematic investigation into the history of anglers' line winders. Bristling with quality coloured images, the book tracks over two hundred years of tackle developments with the help of numerous exemplar winders - many from private collections. Winders Keepers not only boasts the broadest gathering of antique line winders ever seen together, it also showcases a spectacular feast of original floats and fishing tackle. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2022). 2022 1st edition. 4to (210 x 297mm). Pp343. Colour photographs throughout, colour & b/w illustrations. Red cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 300 signed and numbered copies. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. Edition limited to 300 signed and numbered copies. This is the first systematic investigation into the history of anglers' line winders. Bristling with quality coloured images, the book tracks over two hundred years of tackle developments with the help of numerous exemplar winders - many from private collections. Winders Keepers not only boasts the broadest gathering of antique line winders ever seen together, it also showcases a spectacular feast of original floats and fishing tackle. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 95.00.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2022). 2022 1st edition. 8vo (165 x 242mm). Pp174. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Dark green leather over oatmeal cloth, spine titled in gilt, green angler on cloth. Edition limited to 26 lettered copies, each with a bookplate signed by the author. A fine new lettered copy from an edition of only 26. Bookplate signed by the author. The story of the post-glacial relict salmonids in Britain: ferox trout, Arctic charr, and three species of whitefish - schelly, vendace and pollan. A natural history with angling experiences. .