Practical Fly Tying by Henn (26 results)

Condition: Good. 1966. Reprinted. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white diagrams throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate sunning and tanning, particularly to spine. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Ohne Schutzumschlag; Leichte Verformung / umgeknickte Seiten; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Reprint. EX-LIBRARY, in library binding (dk green bds with small yellow titles to spine, ) small library stamp to printer's imprint page, a few spots to margins of last couple leaves. ; 195x125mm; 127 pages.

Condition: Good. Reprint. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear and minor tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very decent clean, bright enough copy. Clean, fairly fresh looking green cloth boards with somewhat faded title lettering on the spine. No inscriptions, and pages are, on the whole nice and bright. Although there is a little toning and mild foxing to the page block edge and prelim pages. No dust jacket. Fairly presentable copy.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). 1950 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 201mm). Pp123 + 3pp ads. B/w photograph frontispiece, b/w line drawings. Green cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt. D/w price, 8s. 6d. net. Slightly bumped and used, owner's name and foxing to end-papers and edges. Good-plus in stained and frayed dust-wrapper. A useful, if rather dated, introduction to fly-tying. Brigadier Henn was an Irish academic who also wrote Field Sports In Shakespeare (1934) and much literary criticism. "The author, who deals with the tying of both trout and salmon flies, does not recommend the use of a vice." (The Scottish Angler, November-December 1950). . …

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1966). (1950) 1966 reprint. Small 8vo (135 x 201mm). Pp127. B/w photograph frontispiece, b/w illustrations, bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in rubbed and frayed dust-wrapper. A useful, if rather dated, introduction. "The author, who deals with the tying of both trout and salmon flies, does not recommend the use of a vice." (The Scottish Angler, November-December 1950). This 1966 "reprint" is actually a new edition, which now gives the author's qualifications on the title-page ("By T.R. Henn, C.B.E. (Mil.), M.A., Hon. Litt.D., Hon. LL.D."), and includes a new 5-page postscript by the author, dated December 1965. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. Illustrated with 3 photographs & 137 drawings. Green boards, clean with tight binding, no inscriptions, very good. Dust Jacket unclipped, torn on spine with piece missing at top, torn corners, fair.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). (1950) 1952 reprint. Small 8vo (135 x 201mm). Pp123 + 3pp ads. B/w photograph frontispiece, b/w line drawings. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults, 1" split to gutter of fep, foxing to end-papers and edges. Good-plus in foxed, frayed and tape-reinforce dust-wrapper. A useful, if rather dated, introduction. "The author, who deals with the tying of both trout and salmon flies, does not recommend the use of a vice." (The Scottish Angler, November-December 1950). .…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1966). (1950) 1966 reprint. Small 8vo (135 x 201mm). Pp127. B/w photograph frontispiece, b/w illustrations, bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly rubbed and scratched dust-wrapper. D/w price overstickered with publisher's decimal label, 90p net. A useful, if rather dated, introduction. "The author, who deals with the tying of both trout and salmon flies, does not recommend the use of a vice." (The Scottish Angler, November-December 1950). This 1966 "reprint" is actually a new edition, which now gives the author's qualifications on the title-page ("By T.R. Henn, C.B.E. (Mil.), M.A., Hon. Litt.D., Hon. LL.D."), and includes a new 5-page postscript by the author, dated December 1965. .…

hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Previous owner's personal bookplate. The copyright page has First Published in 1950. No additional printings are indicated. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). (1950) 1952 reprint. Small 8vo (135 x 201mm). Pp123 + 3pp ads. B/w photograph frontispiece, b/w line drawings. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. D/w price 10s. 6d. net. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. A useful, if rather dated, introduction. "The author, who deals with the tying of both trout and salmon flies, does not recommend the use of a vice." (The Scottish Angler, November-December 1950). .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). (1950) 1952 reprint. Small 8vo (135 x 201mm). Pp123 + 3pp ads. B/w photograph frontispiece, b/w line drawings. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight foxing to edges but very good in poor dust-wrapper. A useful, if rather dated, introduction. "The author, who deals with the tying of both trout and salmon flies, does not recommend the use of a vice." (The Scottish Angler, November-December 1950). .…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The book has gently rolled leading corners and pushed spine tips. Some light foxing. The jacket has minor marks and tiny amounts of edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 'Practical Fly-Tying' by T. R. Henn. A&C Black 1950 first edition. Slight foxing. VG in slightly rubbed dust jacket.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). 1950 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 202mm). Pp127. B/w photograph frontispiece, b/w illustrations, bibliography. Dark green cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt. D/w price 8s. 6d. net, overstickered with publisher's label, Black 10/6 NET. Bookseller's label to d/w (The Newington Bookshop, Liverpool). Slight tanning to edges, thumb-prints to pp51/2, 56/7 and 60/1. Good-plus copy in tanned and soiled dust-wrapper. A useful, if rather dated, introduction. Chapters include: A question of form; A material heresy; The quest for materials; The mechanics of tying: the main theme, variations on the main theme, further variations; The elements of the salmon fly; Checks and disasters; Recipes and miscellaneous; Some patterns. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. DW: 2 cm. tear bottom edge, scuffing to front and back covers. Previous owner's name ffep. 20 x 13.5 cm. 127 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated with 3 black and white photographs and 137 line drawings. First British edition. Very good in a very good (moderate rubbing and age toning), price clipped dust jacket.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Hardback. Text contains annotation. Wear and tear to dust jacket. Front of dust jacket loose.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Second Impression. This copy is in fine unmarked condition, bright, white, tight and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in near fine condition and has now been covered in clear, removable, protective film. Henn aims to bring simple fly-tying for trout and salmon to a wider audience of anglers. He advises the beginner to tie with the fingers and without the aid of a vice, to achieve greater speed, delicacy of touch, and more "mobility" through being able to work anywhere and alone if necessary by the riverside Ref HH3.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Type: Book 1st printing. DJ is complete with a closed tear to the head of spine. A little grubby.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Practical hints, recipes and dressings. Green cloth, silver title to spine. 127 pages. 3 b/w photos, 137 b/w drawings. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is grubby, edge worn and browned to spine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Henn, T.R. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. 1st. In his foreward the author said the object of his book was to suggest the "aesthetic and pleasurable" aspects of fly-tying together with practical instruction for fishermen. This he does with chapters devoted to the step-by-step making of a fishing fly, its different components, materials required, the mechanics of tying and advice on patterns, as well as a host of other aspects of the art. Photographs and numerous sketches supplement the written word. 123 pages including bibliography and index, followed by three pages listing publisher's other fishing books, three b/w photos and 137 sketches. Green hard covers VG with silver spine titles dulled, neat inked name lower edge front pastedown, the front panel of the original dust jacked is tipped in before FFEP (there is a small ink name/date at top edge), FFEP has tiny typed name (with ink line through) pasted top right, small dealer stamp lower left, no other inscriptions, text block excellent. Photos, Drawings (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition copy, 1st Edition with grubby dust jacket SEE PHOTOS.

2nd imp. chipped dust jacket Near Fine small octavo 127pp., frontis., text ills., bibliog., index.