Thread Line Angling Alexander by Wanless (6 results)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). ND (1948) 1st edition. Small 8vo (132 x 197mm). Pp180. B/w illustrations. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight fading to cloth, stains to edges, some browning. Working copy, lacks dust-wrapper. "In this volume is given the fullest description of thread line fly fishing for salmon yet published. Here will be found descriptions of spinning for trout, sea trout and salmon, drop minnow fishing, prawn roving and spinning, various methods of using worm, stone fly larvae and cod bait, with instructions on the making of spinning tackles and exact specifications of proper types of rods, reels, lines and other items of equipment." . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1933). 1933 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 190mm). Pp134 + 2pp ads. B/w photographs and illustrations. Green cloth, black ruled border and titles to upper board and spine. 3/6 net. Foxing and marks to edges, owner's name to front end-paper. Good-plus in slightly frayed and faded but complete dust-wrapper. Conversational questions and answers on the subject of thread-line angling in response to queries from readers of the author's earlier books and articles. Contents include:- Questions about thread-line rods; Questions about lines and spinners; Questions about thread-line reels; Questions about fixed-spool salmon reels. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1948). ND (1948) 1st edition. Small 8vo (132 x 197mm). Pp180. B/w illustrations. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults. Good-plus in poor dust-wrapper. "In this volume is given the fullest description of thread line fly fishing for salmon yet published. Here will be found descriptions of spinning for trout, sea trout and salmon, drop minnow fishing, prawn roving and spinning, various methods of using worm, stone fly larvae and cod bait, with instructions on the making of spinning tackles and exact specifications of proper types of rods, reels, lines and other items of equipment." .…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages; Physical description; 180 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Fishing. Fly casting. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages; Physical description; 180 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Fishing. Fly casting. 1 Kg. …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1933). 1933 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 191mm). Pp134 + 2pp ads. B/w photographs and illustrations. Green cloth, black ruled border and titles to upper board and spine. 3/6 net. Quite foxed but very good in complete, slightly stained dust-wrapper. Angling bookplates of Sidney Spencer and Peter Wheat. Advance review copy label on title-page, and mark on dust-wrapper where similar label has been removed. Conversational questions and answers on the subject of thread-line angling in response to queries from readers of the author's earlier books and articles. Contents include:- Questions about thread-line rods; Questions about lines and spinners; Questions about thread-line reels; Questions about fixed-spool salmon reels. .…