Quiet a Angling (29 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Watkins-Pitchford, D. J. (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp 200. Illustrations. Original cloth. Unclipped d/w, edge-worn with numerous small tears (some repaired). No inscriptions. A reasonable copy, in lieu of a better.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Reading copy, an ex library hardback in a library binding with the usual stamps & stickers, no inscriptions. 200 pages, illustrations in the text, frontispiece excised.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. Very clean & tightly bound hardback book, marbled endpapers, no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. Appears unread. 208 pages illustrations in the text by BB.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Denys Watkins-Pitchford (illustrator). Limited Edition. Navy blue cloth with silver titles to spine, silver and red titles to upper cover and embossed silver wading bird emblem on upper cover. 213 pages with illustrations by BB (D.J.Watkins-Pitchford) . {The 1949 first edition is one of BB's scarcest titles}. This is a very attractive limited edition in red cloth slipcase. No 207 of a limited edition of 845 copies (95 of which are leather). Complete with blue silk bookmark.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: history fishing sport. . . . . First edition 8vo, hardcover. Near fine condition in vg+ dj. Dust jacket not price-clipped. Previous owner's name on inside front cover, under dj flap. Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 200 pp. An uncommon title.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1998). (1949) 1998 new edition. Small 8vo (130 x 193mm). Pp213. B/w illustrations by "BB." Dark blue cloth, printed in red & silver gilt with heron vignette, silk marker. Edition limited to 845 copies. Issued without a dust-wrapper. Slight use else very good. Numbered copy from an edition limited to 845 copies. Written under the pen-name of Michael Traherne, this is one of "BB"'s scarcest, and finest, books. The first Medlar Press edition was limited to 845 numbered copies of which 95 were bound in leather. This is one of the 750 cloth-bound copies. The ISBN printed within the book, 1899600067, is invalid and was also printed in the first Medlar Press edition of The Whopper. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1998). (1949) 1998 new edition. Small 8vo (130 x 193mm). Pp213. B/w illustrations by "BB." Dark blue cloth, printed in red & silver gilt with heron vignette, silk marker. Edition limited to 845 copies. Issued without a dust-wrapper. Slight marks to cloth o/w a fine numbered copy. Written under the pen-name of Michael Traherne, this is one of "BB"'s scarcest, and finest, books. The first Medlar Press edition was limited to 845 numbered copies of which 95 were bound in leather. This is one of the 750 cloth-bound copies. The ISBN printed within the book, 1899600067, is invalid and was also printed in the first Medlar Press edition of The Whopper. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition. 8vo in cloth with dust jacket. 200 pp. VG+/G. Loss to dust jacket at bottom of spine; closed tear at top; small nicks to corners; light soiling. Dust jacket is now in a brand new Brodart clear protective sleeve. Price is intact on flap. Very light wear to corners and spine ends. Name in pencil on the ffep and second ownership in ink on the rear endpaper. The text is clean. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Watkins-Pitchford, D. J. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Small 8vo. 200pp. First Edition. Light blue cloth boards with silver gilt titles and illustration. Some minor edge wear and corners slightly bumped. Front and blurb of wrapper loosely tipped in. Illustrated in b&w by 'BB'. A Very Good copy. Scarce.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1998). (1949) 1998 new edition. Small 8vo (130 x 193mm). Pp213. B/w illustrations by "BB." Dark blue cloth, printed in red & silver gilt with heron vignette, silk marker. Edition limited to 845 copies. Issued without a dust-wrapper. Fine numbered copy from an edition of 845 copies. Written under the pen-name of Michael Traherne, this is one of "BB"'s scarcest, and finest, books. The first Medlar Press edition was limited to 845 numbered copies of which 95 were bound in leather. This is one of the 750 cloth-bound copies. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper "To Peter / 30-7-51". Some foxing to endpapers. Chips to dust-jacket. Adhesive tape stains and a couple of small paper tape repairs on reverse side of dust-jacket. Moderate foxing to dust-jacket. Dust-jacket is price-clipped. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; 200 pages. Blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine, silver illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 198 x 129mm. Wood-cut illustrations, some full page. "In the direct line of Grey, of Sheringham, of Walton, it is a book imbued with the very spirit of angling: here is tranquillity and the pleasant, peaceful brooding of the coarse-fisher as he watches his float; here, too, is excitement and the keen thrill of the fly-fisher as he casts to the rise; here is the welcome solitude and quiet of trees and river bank and strea, and companionship of the birds and beasts of the water." - from dust-jacket blurb.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1949). 1949 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 202mm). Pp200. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver gilt, silver gilt vignette on upper board. Quite foxed, end-paper name, slightly rubbed. Good-only without dust-wrapper. Written under the pen-name of Michael Traherne, this is one of "BB"'s scarcest, and finest, books. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1949). 1949 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 202mm). Pp200. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver gilt, silver gilt vignette on upper board. Tanned & age-stained. Good-only without dust-wrapper. Written under the pen-name of Michael Traherne, this is one of "BB"'s scarcest, and finest, books. .

1st edition. Blue cloth boards, silver lettering to spine and front board, no dustwrapper. 8ins x 5.5ins, 200pp. Illustrated title page, 10 full page illustrations and 15 chapter heading illustrations within the text. All illustrations drawn by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Michael Traherne is a pen name for "B.B." aka D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Bottom front corner bumped. Slight rubbing to top edge of spine. Overall VG.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1949). 1949 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 202mm). Pp200. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver gilt, silver gilt vignette on upper board. Some foxing and slight staining. Good-plus in facsimile dust-wrapper. Written under the pen-name of Michael Traherne, this is one of "BB"'s scarcest, and finest, books. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1949). 1949 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 202mm). Pp200. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver gilt, silver gilt vignette on upper board. Various minor faults. Good-plus in slightly stained, frayed and tape-repaired dust-wrapper. Written under the pen-name of Michael Traherne, this is one of "BB"'s scarcest, and finest, books. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1949). 1949 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 202mm). Pp200. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver gilt, silver gilt vignette on upper board. End-paper inscription o/w very good in poor dust-wrapper. Written under the pen-name of Michael Traherne, this is one of "BB"'s scarcest, and finest, books. .

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 200 pages; illustrations; 21 cm. Subjects: Fishing; Fish; Fishing sports. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 200 pages; illustrations; 21 cm. Subjects: Fishing; Fish; Fishing sports. 1 Kg.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1949). 1949 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 202mm). Pp200. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver gilt, silver gilt vignette on upper board. End-paper inscription else good-plus in severely chipped dust-wrapper. Written under the pen-name of Michael Traherne, this is one of "BB"'s scarcest, and finest, books. .

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1998). (1949) 1998 new edition. Small 8vo (130 x 193mm). Pp213. B/w illustrations by "BB." Dark blue leather, printed in red & silver gilt with heron vignette to upper board, silk marker. Fine in slipcase. #56 of only 95 leather-bound copies. Written under the pen-name of Michael Traherne, this is one of "BB"'s scarcest, and finest, books. The original (1998) Medlar Press edition was limited to 845 numbered copies of which 95 were bound in leather. This is one of the 95 leather-bound copies. .

8vo. pp. 200. frontis. & numerous text illus. by D.J.Watkins-Pitchford. cloth. dw. (dw. soiled & edges tatty). First Edition.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1949). 1949 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 202mm). Pp200. B/w illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Blue cloth, spine titled in silver gilt, silver gilt vignette on upper board. Very good in complete but slightly edge-worn dust-wrapper. Written under the pen-name of Michael Traherne, this is one of "BB"'s scarcest, and finest, books. .

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. (London: Lutterworth Press 1949) by "Michael Traherne" written by BB under this pseudonym. SIGNED - WITHOUT DEDICATION - BY THE AUTHOR AS D J WATKINS-PITCHFORD 'BB' TO THE TITLE PAGE. First UK Edition in dustwrapper. Pp 200. Frontispiece, decorative title page and full page and chapter heading woodcuts by D.J Watkins-Pitchford. Publishers' turquoise cloth with silver heron vignette to the upper board titled in silver to the spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. No inscriptions. Clean interior. A lovely near fine copy with offsetting to both sets of end-papers. The near fine dustwrapper is priced 8s 6d net to the inside flap and is a very clean example with just shallow loss at the head and tail of the spine (not affecting any lettering). A superior copy. A title that is seldom found in really nice condition due to the fragility of the dustwrapper. Shows particularly well. Genuinely uncommon - signed. One of BB's scarcer titles and scarce with these attributes. Thought by many to be BVB's finest work. Further photographs available upon request. Signed by Author.

Ellesmere, Shropshire. The Medlar Press Limited. 1998 [1949]. Limited Edition. Book number 423 of 845 copies published. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5). 213 pp. Illustrated by D. J. Watkins-Pitchford. There are full-page woodcuts in the text. Chapter vignettes. Writing about fishing is occasionally poetic and substantial and this book is a quality representative. The book is bound in blue cloth with red and silver gilt titles and decorations. Silk ribbon marker. A nice book in fine condition.

1st. 200 pages, Frontis and decorative title page and full page and chapter heading woodcuts by D.J Watkins-Pitchford. Publishers' turquoise cloth with silver heron vignette to the upper cover titled in silver to the spine A very good clean copy, written by BB under the pseudo name Michael Traherne.

FIRST EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN A FACSIMILE DUSTWRAP. SMALL AMOUNT OF FOXING. VERY SCARCE.

Condition: VG. London 1949 1st Lutterworth press. Hardcover. Small octavo, 200pp., light blue silver illustrated cloth. Bookplate of Lyman P. Collins. VG plus, no DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Lutterworth Press, London, 1949. Illustrated with drawings and plates. 5.5" x 8". 200 pp. Blue decorated cloth, endpapers darkened. This is the only book that Denys Watkins-Pitchford (better known as "BB") wrote under this pen name. Stories of fishing for trout, salmon, carp and coarse fish. Very good in very good repaired wrapper.