Anglers Sure Guide Angling Improved (17 results)

Condition: New.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Einband - fest (Hardcover). Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PF. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 6-7 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Brown hardback leather cover. Condition: Fair. Reprint. Worn condition. Boards detached. Loss to spine. Some foxing and marks throughout. 170mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 296pp. frontis. Inscriptions to feps by previous owners. Frontis of men fishing has been coloured. Other copper cuts missing. Suitable for rebinding and restoration.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Frontis ( of two men fishing )+ vii[1] + plate with engravings of a variety of fish + 296pp + blanks bound in at front and rear with contemporary ms notes. Bookplate of Richard Hopton of County of Hereford on paste down fep. ' James Lutyens Mansfield from his affectionate Uncle, Sam Lutyens, 15 Sept 1853 ' written on verso of ffep. Browning/foxing throughout. Pages a little cropped, no loss of text. A little , contemporary, marginalia. Later calf spine on contemporary calf boards. Aeg, marbled eps. Very good hardback.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

The initials 'R.H.' provide the clue to the author of this instructional work, generally attributed to Robert Howlett. Amongst the subjects covered are baits, tackle-making and "how the angler may lawfully defend himself if wrongfully disturbed in his Angling". First Edition. Small 8vo. viii + 296pp. 2 engraved frontispieces. Calf binding with geometric pattern to front and back boards, rubbed, rebacked long ago. Browning throughout, o/w good. Scarce. [W&S, p110-11].…

Condition: Modern tan full calf. First edition. First edition. Frontispiece, LACKING plate of fish. vii, [1], 296 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. "Generally attributed to Robert Howlett." ESTC T72892; Westwood and Satchell pp 110-111; Hecksher 1059; Howlett's Angler's Sure Guide is described by Robb as "the most practical and useful fishing manual of its time. Among other things he describes how rods of various types may be made and, probably for the first time, how rings may be fixed for smooth running of the line ." James Robb, Notable Angling Literature, p. 93; Frontispiece, LACKING plate of fish. vii, [1], 296 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.…

vii [1) - 296pp, tittle page printed in red and black, engraved plate of two anglers fishing + plate depicting 12 fish, before the title Bound in a near contemporary full tan calf. Even age browning to the contents. A detailed early guide to angling, "Generally attributed to Robert Howlett. It would have had greater merit on the sore of originality had it preceded Chetham's Vade Mecum, to which it bears a somewhat close resemblance." W.S 110/111.…

1st. vii[1) - 296pp, all edges gilt tittle page printed in red and black, engraved frontis of two anglers fishing + plate depicting 12 fish, circa 19th century angling bookplate of John Wilson to the front paste down, some light spotting to inner blanks. Bound in a later full dark red morroco with unusual gilt vignette to the upper cover of a man astride a fish in river scene with angling bag with initials of J.W. on the bag. To rear cover gilt vignette of a mermaid with hook and line seated on a shell. Some darkening to the board edges. A detailed early guide to angling, "Generally attributed to Robert Howlett. It would have had greater merit on the sore of originality had it preceded Chetham's Vade Mecum, to which it bears a somewhat close resemblance." W.S 110/111.…

Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.