stackpole books 1978 (25 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: USED Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Marilyn Weber (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo Illus. by Marilyn Weber. 1st Ed.-61-530 Very Fine in Very Good-Fine DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. Corners have been bumped a bit. The pages show some general reader wear as well. The book is in good condition with some normal reader wear. The dust jacket has some surface rubbing, edgewear, creases, and tears. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Good/Good. Black & White Photos & Illus. (illustrator). Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books. Good/Good. (1978). . Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 4to., 238 pp., Dj rubbed, frayed, cover bumped, .

ISBN 0-8117-1270-2. Hardback. Very Good condition book in a Very Good condition price-clipped dustjacket. Tight, sound, unmarked copy with light edgewear. No statement of later printing on copyright page.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 4to (192 x 240mm). Pp256. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt, blue fly motif to upper board. Slightly browned and shaken, boards slightly rubbed but a good copy, lacks dust-wrapper. "A modern guide to tying flies for salmon, including over 160 traditional and contemporary patterns." Chapters include: Tools, hooks and materials; Character and style; Simple strip wing flies; Fully dressed feather wings; Low-water flies; Hair-wing flies; Dry flies and nymphs; Prawns and grubs; Flies on Waddington shanks and treble hooks; Dee strip-wings and Spey flies; Tube flies. Although not stated inside the book, this was reprinted many times without alteration. .

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good condition. This is a trade size, softcover book. Covers are very lightly rubbed at spine tips and corners. 188 pages plus index. Over 100 photographs and drawings.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 4to (192 x 240mm). Pp256. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Black boards. Well-used, smells musty, boards bowed. A good working copy only in frayed dust-wrapper. "A modern guide to tying flies for salmon, including over 160 traditional and contemporary patterns." Chapters include: Tools, hooks and materials; Character and style; Simple strip wing flies; Fully dressed feather wings; Low-water flies; Hair-wing flies; Dry flies and nymphs; Prawns and grubs; Flies on Waddington shanks and treble hooks; Dee strip-wings and Spey flies; Tube flies. Although not stated inside the book, this was reprinted many times without alteration. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 4to (192 x 240mm). Pp256. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Black boards. Slight browning but a good copy in poor dust-wrapper. "A modern guide to tying flies for salmon, including over 160 traditional and contemporary patterns." Chapters include: Tools, hooks and materials; Character and style; Simple strip wing flies; Fully dressed feather wings; Low-water flies; Hair-wing flies; Dry flies and nymphs; Prawns and grubs; Flies on Waddington shanks and treble hooks; Dee strip-wings and Spey flies; Tube flies. Although not stated inside the book, this was reprinted many times without alteration. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). (1965) 1978 3rd edition. Square 8vo (160 x 200mm). Pp192. Colour plates of flies on end-papers, b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, with silver fly on upper board. Foxing to edges and end-papers but good-plus in slightly used and clipped dust-wrapper. "The product of sixty years' fishing and tying experience, the fly patterns [are based on the author's ] conviction that the broken outline of a 'fuzzy' nymph (or dry fly) is critical to fish perception, and thus acceptance, of the fly. This new edition presents twenty-five fuzzy nymphs, including caddis, mayfly, stonefly, damselfly, midge and shrimp and scud patterns. Eighteen of the nymphs are represented in their full life cycles, including dry-fly patterns. A picture of each finished fly appears in the color plates." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 4to (192 x 240mm). Pp256. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Signs of use but good-plus in frayed/ marked dust-wrapper. "A modern guide to tying flies for salmon, including over 160 traditional and contemporary patterns." Chapters include: Tools, hooks and materials; Character and style; Simple strip wing flies; Fully dressed feather wings; Low-water flies; Hair-wing flies; Dry flies and nymphs; Prawns and grubs; Flies on Waddington shanks and treble hooks; Dee strip-wings and Spey flies; Tube flies. Although not stated inside the book, this was reprinted many times without alteration. .

Condition: as new. Hbk 4th printing (ÒSpecial Limited EditionÓ) 382pp illustr throughout embossed brown leatherette with gilt titles and ornament in slipcase an excellent clean tight unmarked copy gift quality.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). (1965) 1978 3rd edition. Square 8vo (160 x 200mm). Pp192. Colour plates of flies on end-papers, b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, with silver fly on upper board. Very good in price-clipped dust-wrapper. "The product of sixty years' fishing and tying experience, the fly patterns [are based on the author's ] conviction that the broken outline of a 'fuzzy' nymph (or dry fly) is critical to fish perception, and thus acceptance, of the fly. This new edition presents twenty-five fuzzy nymphs, including caddis, mayfly, stonefly, damselfly, midge and shrimp and scud patterns. Eighteen of the nymphs are represented in their full life cycles, including dry-fly patterns. A picture of each finished fly appears in the color plates." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 4to (192 x 240mm). Pp256. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Pale blue fly motif to black boards, spine titled in gilt. Some use, good-plus in like dust-wrapper. Signed by the author. "A modern guide to tying flies for salmon, including over 160 traditional and contemporary patterns." Chapters include: Tools, hooks and materials; Character and style; Simple strip wing flies; Fully dressed feather wings; Low-water flies; Hair-wing flies; Dry flies and nymphs; Prawns and grubs; Flies on Waddington shanks and treble hooks; Dee strip-wings and Spey flies; Tube flies. Although not stated inside the book, this was reprinted many times without alteration. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 4to (192 x 240mm). Pp256. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Black cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight spotting to lower edge of cloth, slight browning to edges but very good in used dust-wrapper. "A modern guide to tying flies for salmon, including over 160 traditional and contemporary patterns." Chapters include: Tools, hooks and materials; Character and style; Simple strip wing flies; Fully dressed feather wings; Low-water flies; Hair-wing flies; Dry flies and nymphs; Prawns and grubs; Flies on Waddington shanks and treble hooks; Dee strip-wings and Spey flies; Tube flies. Although not stated inside the book, this was reprinted many times without alteration. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). (1955) 1978 limited edition. 8vo (145 x 226mm). Ppviii,383. B/w photographs by Alan N. Miller, b/w sketches by Jennett Swanson and Lea Farrow. Gilt titles to blind-stamped, brown, faux leather in matching slip-case. Limitation unstated, unnumbered. Very good in slip-case. This is a comprehensive introduction to fishing which has an emphasis on fly fishing but contains chapter on pike, muskie and bass. About half the book covers the morphology of waters as it relates to fishing, as well as how to manage and improve your fishery. Chapters include: Water can be read like a book; Transparency is a guide to daytime angling; Rich water, poor water, it's all good water; Waters can be analyzed by their plants; Oxygen in the water tells much, temperature little; Three-layer lakes concentrate the fish; The Food shelf tells you which lure to use; Drainage and seepage makes lakes differ; Nymphs will make a fly fisherman an expert; The dry fly tempts many fish; The wet fly is intriguing - five parts; The wet-dry fly offers a new fishing method; Brooks, browns and rainbow are a challenge; The bass is a worthy foe - panfish are fun; Muskies, the fish of a million casts; Norther pike rivals the muskie; Wall eyed pike, here today, there tomorrow; Spinning calls for reading of the waters; Choose your tackle wisely; Casting is easy to learn; Fly tying is a wonderful hobby; Stream improvement betters the fishing; Lake improvement is a modern necessity. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1978). (1965) 1978 3rd edition. Square 8vo (160 x 200mm). Pp192. Colour plates of flies on end-papers, b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, with silver fly on upper board. Name to paste-down but a very good in dust-wrapper. "The product of sixty years' fishing and tying experience, the fly patterns [are based on the author's ] conviction that the broken outline of a 'fuzzy' nymph (or dry fly) is critical to fish perception, and thus acceptance, of the fly. This new edition presents twenty-five fuzzy nymphs, including caddis, mayfly, stonefly, damselfly, midge and shrimp and scud patterns. Eighteen of the nymphs are represented in their full life cycles, including dry-fly patterns. A picture of each finished fly appears in the color plates." .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 4to (192 x 240mm). Pp238. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt. Name to paste down. Very good in slightly used and spine-faded dust-wrapper. "In the last few years, an important 'second season' of fly fishing has been developed around imitatin the land-born insects - the terrestrials - that become an important part of the trout's diet in midsummer and (autumn). With the reissue in 1970 of Vincent Marinaro's classic A Modern Dry Fly Code, terestrial fishing began gradually to develop alongside other forms of dry fly fishing, and is now a permanent feature of the angling year. With this new fly fishing tactic have come new patterns and techniques, perfected by the process of careful streamside observation and flytying invention. And it has brought (this book), the first in-depth treatment of terrestrial fishing for the modern angler. Chapters include: The great horde; Stream strategy; Tying the land flies; Ants, sawflies, bees, wasps; Beetles; Grasshoppers, crickets, (cock)roaches; Caterpillars, butterflies, moths; Leafhoppers, treehoppers, cicadas; Minor terrestrials. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 4to (192 x 240mm). Pp256. Colour plates of flies, b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt, small blue fly vignette to upper board. Very good copy in dust-wrapper. "A modern guide to tying flies for salmon, including over 160 traditional and contemporary patterns." Chapters include: Tools, hooks and materials; Character and style; Simple strip wing flies; Fully dressed feather wings; Low-water flies; Hair-wing flies; Dry flies and nymphs; Prawns and grubs; Flies on Waddington shanks and treble hooks; Dee strip-wings and Spey flies; Tube flies. Although not stated inside the book, this was reprinted many times without alteration. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. Large 4to (220 x 287mm). Pp240. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations. Yellow cloth, upper board and spine titled in black. Slightly bumped and used but good-plus in used dust-wrapper. "Knifemakers are artists in wood and steel, silver, ivory and other materials. Given the best of these elements, the professional knifecrafter can carve and forge a sturdy and attractive handle and blade that will outlast any factory produced knife. And only the benchmade knife - crafted solely with hand tools by one pair of hands - possesses the stamp of excellence that marks a true artisan's work." Chapters include: Knives and their makers, a brief background; What is a knife?; All about handles; Knife concept and design; Safety in the shop; Jack Barnett, the stick-handle knife and the boot knife; George Herron, the folder and the tapered-tang hunting knife; Lloyd Hale, the Bowie knife; Bill Moran, the master of Damascus; Knife decor; Sheath making; Knife sharpening; Knifemakers and suppliers. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). 1978 1st edition. 4to (192 x 240mm). Pp238. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "In the last few years, an important 'second season' of fly fishing has been developed around imitatin the land-born insects - the terrestrials - that become an important part of the trout's diet in midsummer and (autumn). With the reissue in 1970 of Vincent Marinaro's classic A Modern Dry Fly Code, terestrial fishing began gradually to develop alongside other forms of dry fly fishing, and is now a permanent feature of the angling year. With this new fly fishing tactic have come new patterns and techniques, perfected by the process of careful streamside observation and flytying invention. And it has brought (this book), the first in-depth treatment of terrestrial fishing for the modern angler. Chapters include: The great horde; Stream strategy; Tying the land flies; Ants, sawflies, bees, wasps; Beetles; Grasshoppers, crickets, (cock)roaches; Caterpillars, butterflies, moths; Leafhoppers, treehoppers, cicadas; Minor terrestrials. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1978). (1965) 1978 3rd edition. De luxe issue. Square 8vo (160 x 197mm). Ppii,192,i. Colour plates of flies on end-papers, b/w photographs, illustrations. Fully bound in dark green bonded leather, all edges gilt, spine titled in gilt, golden stone nymph mounted in recess within upper board. Edition limited to 300 copies. A fine copy in slightly torn clear acetate dust-wrapper. Signed and numbered by the author. "The product of sixty years' fishing and tying experience, the fly patterns [are based on the author's ] conviction that the broken outline of a 'fuzzy' nymph (or dry fly) is critical to fish perception, and thus acceptance, of the fly. This new edition presents twenty-five fuzzy nymphs, including caddis, mayfly, stonefly, damselfly, midge and shrimp and scud patterns. Eighteen of the nymphs are represented in their full life cycles, including dry-fly patterns. A picture of each finished fly appears in the color plates." This is the de luxe issue of the 1978 third edition. Fully bound in dark green bonded leather with gilt spine titles and page edges. Set within a recess in the upper board is a size six Golden Stone Nymph tied by the author. This edition was limited to just 300 numbered copies. .

First edition, inscribed & signed by author, super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & small blue design to front board, frontispiece, 256pp, illustrated, nr fine (2 small rub marks to front board) in VG+ d/w (slight tanning to edges).