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Published by Medlar Press Ltd, 2016
ISBN 10: 1907110615ISBN 13: 9781907110610
Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
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hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Published by Barry Shurlock, 1972
ISBN 10: 0903330008ISBN 13: 9780903330008
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A good condition book. This is an ex-library copy with the usual amount of stamps. Includes a dust jacket in good shape. Tidy tape repairs at the inner hinges beside each board. Internal contents are clean.
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Published by Geoffrey Bles. London. 1946., 1946
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1946). (1924) 1946 4th edition. 8vo (140 x 221mm). Pp200. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Faded and used, plates water-stained, reading copy only, lacks dust-wrapper. Colin Willock's copy, his name to fep. In this classic of chalk-stream fishing, Hills describes the River Test in its heyday. First published in 1924 it remained in print for more than thirty years, and with good reason. No author has surpassed this description of classic chalkstream fishing, and very few authors knew half as much about the history of their sport as J.W. Hills. Summer on the Test makes rather painful reading in some respects. Of all the rivers which have been subject to decline and deterioration, the Test must rank near the top. In the 1920s, the river ran crystal clear through the buttercup meadows and brown trout were there in profusion. Now, those days seem impossible to recover. This book enables us to make an estimate of what it was once like, and what we have lost. This 1946 edition is newly illustrated with full-page photographs, and has a new four-page Introduction by Sir Joseph Ball, K.B.E. .
Published by Andre Deutsch, 1983
ISBN 10: 0233976027ISBN 13: 9780233976020
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
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Published by Geoffrey Bles, 1946
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1946. No edition remarks. 200 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscriptiond to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy sunning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Mild water stains, droplets and ring mark to front board.
Published by 3rd edit., Hodder and Stoughton, 1941., 1941
Seller: R.G. Watkins Books and Prints, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. No Jacket. 7 wood-engraved illus. by ROBERT GIBBINGS; 256pp; half-title and last leaf browned. orig. cloth, stained and marked,
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Photograph available on request.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Photograph available on request.
Published by Geoffrey Bles. London. 1946., 1946
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1946). (1924) 1946 4th edition. 8vo (145 x 223mm). Pp200. B/w photograph plates. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Ex-library, usual faults, working copy, lacks dust-wrapper. In this classic of chalk-stream fishing, Hills describes the River Test in its heyday. First published in 1924 it remained in print for more than thirty years, and with good reason. No author has surpassed this description of classic chalkstream fishing, and very few authors knew half as much about the history of their sport as J.W. Hills. Summer on the Test makes rather painful reading in some respects. Of all the rivers which have been subject to decline and deterioration, the Test must rank near the top. In the 1920s, the river ran crystal clear through the buttercup meadows and brown trout were there in profusion. Now, those days seem impossible to recover. This book enables us to make an estimate of what it was once like, and what we have lost. This 1946 edition is newly illustrated with full-page photographs, and has a new four-page Introduction by Sir Joseph Ball, K.B.E. .
Published by Geoffrey Bles. London. 1946., 1946
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
(Paperback, 1946). 1946. 8vo (127 x 200mm). Pp4. A single leaf, folded. Not illustrated. Very good. A single leaf folded once to give four printed pages inclusive of front and rear covers. This is the index to the 1946 Geoffrey Bles edition of John Waller Hills' A Summer on the Test. The publisher clearly regretted not including an index within the book itself and so issued this a short time later. A scarce item of angling ephemera. .
Published by Barry Shurlock 1972, 1972
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
hardcover octavo with d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1941., 1941
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1941). (1924) 1941 3rd edition. 12mo (115 x 180mm). Pp256. Illustrated with woodcuts by Robert Gibbings. Stone cloth, spine titled in black. Paste repair to torn spine, slightly cocked, slight browning to end-papers and edges. Good only, lacks dust-wrapper. In this classic of chalk-stream fishing, Hills describes the River Test in its heyday. First published in 1924 it remained in print for more than thirty years, and with good reason. No author has surpassed this description of classic chalkstream fishing, and very few authors knew half as much about the history of their sport as J.W. Hills. Summer on the Test makes rather painful reading in some respects. Of all the rivers whichhave been subject to decline and deterioration, the Test must rank near thetop. In the 1920s, the river ran crystal clear through the buttercup meadows and brown trout were there in profusion. Now, those days seem impossible to recover. This book enables us to make an estimate of what it was once like, and what we have lost. This new third edition, in a small "pocket" format, is newly illustrated with woodcuts by Robert Gibbings. .
Published by Geoffrey Bles. London. 1946., 1946
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1946). (1924) 1946 4th edition. 8vo (145 x 223mm). Pp200. B/w photograph plates. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults. Cloth very faded and worn. Quite used. A good reading copy only. In this classic of chalk-stream fishing, Hills describes the River Test in its heyday. First published in 1924 it remained in print for more than thirty years, and with good reason. No author has surpassed this description of classic chalkstream fishing, and very few authors knew half as much about the history of their sport as J.W. Hills. Summer on the Test makes rather painful reading in some respects. Of all the rivers which have been subject to decline and deterioration, the Test must rank near the top. In the 1920s, the river ran crystal clear through the buttercup meadows and brown trout were there in profusion. Now, those days seem impossible to recover. This book enables us to make an estimate of what it was once like, and what we have lost. This 1946 edition is newly illustrated with full-page photographs, and has a new four-page Introduction by Sir Joseph Ball, K.B.E. .
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1941., 1941
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1941). (1924) 1941 3rd edition. 12mo (115 x 180mm). Pp256. Illustrated with woodcuts by Robert Gibbings. Stone cloth, spine titled in black. Cloth a little stained and used else good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. In this classic of chalk-stream fishing, Hills describes the River Test in its heyday. First published in 1924 it remained in print for more than thirty years, and with good reason. No author has surpassed this description of classic chalkstream fishing, and very few authors knew half as much about the history of their sport as J.W. Hills. Summer on the Test makes rather painful reading in some respects. Of all the rivers which have been subject to decline and deterioration, the Test must rank near the top. In the 1920s, the river ran crystal clear through the buttercup meadows and brown trout were there in profusion. Now, those days seem impossible to recover. This book enables us to make an estimate of what it was once like, and what we have lost. This new third edition, in a small "pocket" format, is newly illustrated with woodcuts by Robert Gibbings. It does not contain the illustrations by Norman Wilkinson that are found in earlier editions. .
Published by Geoffrey Bles. London. 1946., 1946
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1946). (1924) 1946 4th edition. 8vo (140 x 221mm). Pp200. B/w photographs. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cloth slightly faded and used, armorial bookplate (Kilcoy Castle), slight browning. Good-plus, lacks dust-wrapper. In this classic of chalk-stream fishing, Hills describes the River Test in its heyday. First published in 1924 it remained in print for more than thirty years, and with good reason. No author has surpassed this description of classic chalkstream fishing, and very few authors knew half as much about the history of their sport as J.W. Hills. Summer on the Test makes rather painful reading in some respects. Of all the rivers which have been subject to decline and deterioration, the Test must rank near the top. In the 1920s, the river ran crystal clear through the buttercup meadows and brown trout were there in profusion. Now, those days seem impossible to recover. This book enables us to make an estimate of what it was once like, and what we have lost. This 1946 edition is newly illustrated with full-page photographs, and has a new four-page Introduction by Sir Joseph Ball, K.B.E. .
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1941., 1941
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1941). (1924) 1941 3rd edition. 12mo (115 x 180mm). Pp256. Illustrated with woodcuts by Robert Gibbings. Stone cloth, spine titled in black. End-paper writing, browned, faded and stained. Good only, lacks dust-wrapper. In this classic of chalk-stream fishing, Hills describes the River Test in its heyday. First published in 1924 it remained in print for more than thirty years, and with good reason. No author has surpassed this description of classic chalkstream fishing, and very few authors knew half as much about the history of their sport as J.W. Hills. Summer on the Test makes rather painful reading in some respects. Of all the rivers whichhave been subject to decline and deterioration, the Test must rank near thetop. In the 1920s, the river ran crystal clear through the buttercup meadows and brown trout were there in profusion. Now, those days seem impossible to recover. This book enables us to make an estimate of what it was once like, and what we have lost. This new third edition, in a small "pocket" format, is newly illustrated with woodcuts by Robert Gibbings. .
Published by Geoffrey Blas, 1946
Seller: Lavender Fields Books PBFA, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Pictorial Dustwrapper. Illustrated (illustrator). Re - Issue of 1924 But First Thus. All books outside UK sent airmail. All dustwrappers are film protected. PayPal accepted. With an introduction by Sir Joseph Bell and with sixteen new photographs by Humphrey Joel. all are present as listed. Original green cloth, gilt titling to spine.Cove ris slightly faded at top and foot of spine. Dustwrapper is torn and chipped and edge worn and marked on rear but is virtually complete and has the original 12/6 price intact.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Green cloth with gilt spine titles; 8vo; 200pp; illustrated with frontispiece plus 16 other full page b/w photo plates; photographic dust jacket; 3rd edition. Some years after the first edition, Hills revised the text and added an additional 7 chapters. Hills thought the Test to be the most famous trout stream in the world. Marvelous tales from seasons of fly fishing for wily British brown trout. Book is in good condition with minor cover wear, internally clean. The dust jacket is in good condition with a tad bit of edge wear and clipped on the inner flap.
Published by Philip Allan, London, 1930
Seller: Victoria Bookshop, BERE ALSTON, DEVON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 2nd. 8vo. 271pp. Orange boards , brown titles. Bump and wear to spine and corners. Marks to boards. Dent to top of boards. Name in ink to top of ffep. Light marks to endpapers.Slight spotting. 1 plate loose. In this classic of chalk- stream fishing, Hills describes the Test in its heyday. Book.
Published by The Flyfisher's Classic Library, United Kingdom, 1996
Seller: John Liberati Books, Barkhamsted, CT, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Norman Wilkinson, R.I. (illustrator). United Kingdom: The Flyfisher's Classic Library, 1996, one of 500 copies, 271p Illustrated by Norman Wilkinson. "Acclaimed as one of the most lyrical, beautiful books ever written". Light tan simulated snake skin leatherette with gilt spine title and gilt cover logo, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon page marker. Light tan slipcase. A Fine copy with very light wear, probably never read. In a Very Good+ slipcase with light wear, with four small dark marks. See Photos.
Published by Geoffrey Bles. London. 1946., 1946
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Condition: new. (Hardcover, 1946). (1924) 1946 4th edition. 8vo (145 x 223mm). Pp200. B/w photograph plates. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Edges slightly foxed, boards slightly used but a good copy in frayed and used dust-wrapper. This book is one of the essential volumes. First published in 1924 it remained in print for more than thirty years, and with good reason. No author has surpassed this description of classic chalkstream fishing, and very few authors knew half as much about the history of their sport as J.W. Hills. Summer on the Test as he describes it, seems like a fabulous vision from the golden age of fly fishing. This classic work makes rather painful reading in some respects. Of all the rivers which have been subject to decline and deterioration, the Test must rank near the top. In the 1920s, the river ran crystal clear through the buttercup meadows and brown trout were there in profusion. Now, those days seem impossible to recover. This book enables us to make an estimate of what it was once like, and what we have lost. This 1946 edition is newly illustrated with full-page photographs, and has a new four-page Introduction by Sir Joseph Ball, K.B.E. .
Published by Barry Shurlock. Reading Fifth edition, 1972
Seller: Patrick Pollak Rare Books ABA ILAB, SOUTH BRENT, DEVON, United Kingdom
pp. 200. 24 plates. Very good copy in original cloth.
Published by Published by Hodder & Stoughton January 1941, London, 1941
, 256 pages, with engravings in the text Third edition (first in this form) , head and tail of spine rubbed, foxing to very-edges of pages, bookplate on front pastedown, the book is in good+ condition , dustwrapper has pieces missing from top of rear and head and tail of spine, price clipped, in just good condition , grey cloth with black titles on the spine, blindstamped diagonal lines on covers 16mo, 18 x 12 cm Hardback ISBN:
Published by The Flyfishers Classic Library, Devon, England, 1996
Seller: Ann Open Book, Lansing, MI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Facsimile of the 1924 edition. Limited edition 1 of 500.
Published by Geoffrey Bles, London, 1946
Seller: M H Harrington, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover book, 6" x 9", no dust wrapper, book covers are very good, gilt is bright, but covers faded, very light bumping to corners; book is near fine; 200 pgs., black-and-white illustrations throughout. 10 oz; reduced overseas shipping may be available. Book.
Published by Bovey Tracey Flyfisher's Classic Library, 1996
Seller: Voltaire and Rousseau Bookshop, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. (Ref.G6) Limited to 500 copies. Near Fine book in Near Fine slipcase.
Published by Philip Allan & Co. Ltd., London., 1930
Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Full page plates by Norman Wilkinson. (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Second edition, revised and with seven additional chapters, 1930. Plates and text illustrations throughout by Norman Wilkinson. Endpapers browned and some foxing at the beginning and end and to the page edges. Publishers full green cloth with gilt decorations to spine. Spine slightly faded and light marking to the cloth, else very good copy. 271 p. Book.
Published by Flyfisher's Classic Library, 1996
Seller: Patrick Ayres, Angling & Hunting Books, Seiad Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Limited Edition. Wonderful piece of writing about the peace and beauty found along fly fishing rivers. 271 pages accompanied by drypoint etchings by Norman Wilkinson. Fully leather bound with silk marker and housed in a linen covered slipcase. A beautiful book, with Wilkinson's evocative etchings. Major the Right Honorable John Waller Hills spent a majority of his career in Parliament as an MP, Privy Councillor, and Financial Secretary to the Treasury. In addition to this title, and books on finance and horse racing, he authored A History of Fly Fishing for Trout (1921) and River Keeper (1934). He died in 1938, just before he was due to receive a Baronetcy; instead, this was conferred on his five year old son, with the Major's wife being accorded the style and title of a widow of a Baronet. Robb in his bibliography says, "This is very exceptional, if not unique . his merit was equaled by his popularity; he was given the significant and familiar name of "Jack" Hills.".
Published by Philip Allan & Co 1930, 1930
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Super octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 271 pp, illus plus 11 plates with tissue guard, VG+ (fading to spine, browning & foxing to eps and page edges, tissue guards browned & some loose).
Published by Philip Allan and Co Ltd., 1930
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Norman Wilkinson (illustrator). Second Edition. The second edition includes seven additional chapters. !2 black and white plates by Norman Wilkinson. A firm, clean, attractive copy. Cover somewhat faded. Untidy dedication on front free endpaper. 0.0.