Rods by Walker, First Edition (7 results)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1959). 1959 1st edition. Small format (95 x 167mm). Pp94. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Various minor faults (slight fading and/or staining to boards, slight browning internally else clean, marks to end-paper). Good-plus, lacks dust-wrapper. Another title in the excellent 'How to Catch Them' series. "In this book J.B. Walker tells how every angler may possess the 'high quality specialist article' to suit every condition and occasion. Rod-making is a fascinating pastime that is immensely rewarding both in the saving of money and in the satisfaction it brings." Chapters include: Materials and fittings: Timbers; Whole canes and reeds; Built cane; Making built cane; Fibre glass; Steel tube; Ferrules; Handle fittings; Rod rings; Construction of the rod: Handles; Fitting ferrules; Whipping; Varnishing; Rod design and specifications; The care of rods. An appendix gives instructions on making a rod bag. .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Slight rubbing and wear to dust wrapper, more pronounced to top and bottom edge. No fading, wrapper now in a clear removable protective sleeve. No inscriptions, not price clipped, illustrative diagrams, bright and clean internally with very little wear.

Condition: Fair. 1959. First Edition. 94 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Loss to jacket edges.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1959). 1959 1st edition. Small format (95 x 167mm). Pp94. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Rather foxed. Good-plus in poor dust-wrapper with abrasion / tape to front. Another title in the excellent 'How to Catch Them' series. "In this book J.B. Walker tells how every angler may possess the 'high quality specialist article' to suit every condition and occasion. Rod-making is a fascinating pastime that is immensely rewarding both in the saving of money and in the satisfaction it brings." Chapters include: Materials and fittings: Timbers; Whole canes and reeds; Built cane; Making built cane; Fibre glass; Steel tube; Ferrules; Handle fittings; Rod rings; Construction of the rod: Handles; Fitting ferrules; Whipping; Varnishing; Rod design and specifications; The care of rods. An appendix gives instructions on making a rod bag. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1959). 1959 1st edition. Small format (95 x 167mm). Pp94. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Various minor faults (boards marked / dented, slight spotting, usual slight browning, inscription). Good-plus in poor / remnant dust-wrapper. Another title in the excellent 'How to Catch Them' series. "In this book J.B. Walker tells how every angler may possess the 'high quality specialist article' to suit every condition and occasion. Rod-making is a fascinating pastime that is immensely rewarding both in the saving of money and in the satisfaction it brings." Chapters include: Materials and fittings: Timbers; Whole canes and reeds; Built cane; Making built cane; Fibre glass; Steel tube; Ferrules; Handle fittings; Rod rings; Construction of the rod: Handles; Fitting ferrules; Whipping; Varnishing; Rod design and specifications; The care of rods. An appendix gives instructions on making a rod bag. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1959). 1959 1st edition. Small format (95 x 167mm). Pp94. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue. Rather browned. Good-plus in chipped dust-wrapper. Another title in the excellent 'How to Catch Them' series. "In this book J.B. Walker tells how every angler may possess the 'high quality specialist article' to suit every condition and occasion. Rod-making is a fascinating pastime that is immensely rewarding both in the saving of money and in the satisfaction it brings." Chapters include: Materials and fittings: Timbers; Whole canes and reeds; Built cane; Making built cane; Fibre glass; Steel tube; Ferrules; Handle fittings; Rod rings; Construction of the rod: Handles; Fitting ferrules; Whipping; Varnishing; Rod design and specifications; The care of rods. An appendix gives instructions on making a rod bag. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Heavy wear to DJ with browned tape repairs to tears, chips to edges. Off-setting to feps. ; DJ now protected with archival quality detachable Melinex. Text-block clean, binding firm. ; How to Catch Them Series; Diagrams; Thin 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 94 pages; Shows how to make a high quality rod to suit every condition and occasion. Light blue cloth with darker blue spine titles.