privately published devon (21 results)

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2014). (2013) 2014 1st paperback edition. 4to paperback (210 x 298mm). Pp80. Colour photographs, illustrations of rigs. Mint new copy. Sea angling from the shore with light tackle - flyfishing, light spinning, pole and match-rod angling for sea fish. "Described by Sea Angler magazine as 'the perfect book for any angler looking to explore what sea fishing has to offer,' The Challenge of Sea Fishing is the fourth book by Lindsey Green exploring the use of light tackle in the sea. It sets out to help any angler, regardless of their level of experience, to not only catch fish but to have a great deal of fun in the process. With a clear, easy to read style, matched to clear, easy to follow diagrams, Lindsey explains the fun of adopting his light tackle approach in a practical and informative manner." Chapters include: In the beginning; Get in there!; 'Scratching' for bites; Heading for Autumn; Mackerel on the fly; Into the dark; Think thin!; Miles from the sea; Float fishing for nocturnal species; Adrenalin, sandbanks and bass. .

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. VG. First edition, first printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on verso of front cover. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. 152pp. A well-researched and authoritative local history of Newton Abbot, Devon. With Bibliography and Index. Light edge chipping to covers; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's soft covers.This copy has NO previous inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Well illustrated with many photographs.8vo 260pp First UK Edition with appendix and bibliography [1979].

Hard Back. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Tunnicliffe , C F , RA CBE (illustrator). 1st Edition. FINE H/B VG D/j.Small slim 32pp.Country Artist CF Tunnicliffe RA CBE illustrated in line. Rural life in Poetry/ Verse by NW Brocklehurst [Book- red cloth gilt titles to front, no inscsp. Fine as new] Dust Jacket price clipped, very minor wear/handling soil to front centre right- now in clear easily removable proprietary protective cover. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dianne Emberson (illustrator). First Edition. VG+. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, LAURIE EMBERSON, without dedication or inscription on title-page. (viii), 111pp. Illustrated with a photograph and a man and a dolphin in the water. This story of the Dolphin and the Fisherman is of course a work of the imagination. However the author has drawn on his own film making experiences with these extraordinary creatures and many of his accounts of the dolphin's adventures with man, are true. A very good plus copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Signed by Author.

8vo. pp 96. Original printed wraps. Illustrations. Signed presentation copy from the author. No date, c.1989. ISBN: 0951543709 Very good.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Self published play script for new pantomime performance of Aladdin.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2014). 2014 1st edition. Large 8vo (174 x 247mm). Pp129+3pp ads. Colour photographs throughout. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Bottom edges/ corners very slightly bumped else very good copy. Signed by the author. This is a good collection of articles and other pieces of writing by Dominic Garnett. "I have been lucky enough to catch some fine pike, but it is the thrill of the experience that grabs me beyond the pounds and ounces. Hence the chapters in this collection are those telling a decent yarn or evoking a little of the magic and excitement of pike fishing, rather than .'here are a load of big fish and here's how I caught them'. That said, you'll certainly find the odd monster and articles that might give you some fresh ideas to incorporate into your own angling." Chapters include: A tale of two halves; In the clear; Lost in Somerset; Reinventing a lost art; The monster and the jerk; Of ice and men; The professor and the pike; Chewed off; Murder by night; The ugly duckling; Revenge on the Wye; Tarrant versus teeth; Pike fishing in suspense; Esox and the city; Adventures in lakeland; The opportunist piker; River pike in the rough; Where there's muck; The usual suspect? .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2014). 2014 1st edition. Large 8vo (174 x 247mm). Pp132. Colour photographs throughout. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. A fine unread copy. Signed by the author. This is a good collection of articles and other pieces of writing by Dominic Garnett. "I have been lucky enough to catch some fine pike, but it is the thrill of the experience that grabs me beyond the pounds and ounces. Hence the chapters in this collection are those .telling .a decent yarn or .a little of the magic and excitement of pike fishing, rather than .'here are a load of big fish and here's how I caught them.'" That said, you'll certainly find the odd monster and articles that might give you some fresh ideas to incorporate into your own angling." Chapters include: A tale of two halves; In the clear; Lost in Somerset; Reinventing a lost art; The monster and the jerk; Of ice and men; The professor and the pike; Chewed off; Murder by night; The ugly duckling; Revenge on the Wye; Tarrant versus teeth; Pike fishing in suspense; Esox and the city; Adventures in Lakeland; The opportunist piker; River pike in the rough; Where there's muck; The usual suspect? .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Rexine boards. Wrapper very tatty. 90pp. illus. Bookplate to ffep.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. One of a limited edition of 300 copies. Copy number 291. Firmly bound, illustrated, laminated boards. No jacket was issued for this. Signed by both authors inside. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. Oblong 12mo. Booklet. pp 18. Christian prayer and reflection. Attractively printed and set in Garamond. Very good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. Slim 8vo.pp.43. Food magazine. Contentsinclude: 'On Being a Waiter' David Mills; 'Travellers' Food: One Pot, One Flame, sahib' Lynne Chatterton; and John Lyle's list of recent food books. Original publisher's paper covers showing a drawing of a lobster and bottle of wine. Very good indeed.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Wraps. Slim 8vo.pp.40. Crime fiction. Original publisher's paper binding in green with black lettering with illustrations of coins and London's Tower Bridge. Fine.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Wraps. Slim 8vo.pp.21. Crime fiction. Signed by the author on the title page. Original publisher's paper binding in cream with bold black lettering and b/w line illustration by Roger Matthews of a man with a stake through his chest. Fine. Signedes.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Wraps. Slim 8vo.pp.27. Crime fiction. Signed by the author on the title page. Original publisher's paper binding in white with bold black lettering and illustration of comedy/tragedy theatre masks & silhouette of Holmes. Fine. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Limited Edition. Hardback. Slim 8vo.pp.30. Poetry. Limited edition: this copy being no.34 of 200. Printed in Baskerville type on Van Gelder hand-made paper. Privately published At The Sign of The Boar's Head in Heathercombe, Manaton, Devon. Frontispiece sepia engraving of The Mill House. Loosely inserted hand-written letter addressed from The Mill House, Balcombe, Sussex, possibly written by Digby Haworth-Booth. Very good indeed. Endpapers browned. Covers slightly rubbed at edges.

Sole Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, light brown endpapers. Clear, removable, archival protective sleeve fitted to the dust-jacket. Octavo. pp. [title page][copyright page], 382 A book in Very Good condition in a Very Good dust-jacket with fading to the spine, but which is not price-clipped.

Condition: Very Good. 12p, + folding map, wrappers photo, white with black text.