FISHING AND FOLK: LIFE AND DIALECT ON THE NORTH SEA COAST. Compiled by Bill Griffiths.
Language: English
Published by Northumbria University Press. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 2008, 2009
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United KingdomCoch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2008). 2008 1st edition. Paperback. Large 8vo square paperback (210 x 210mm). Ppxiv,266[ii,ads]. B/w photographs, line illustrations of parts of a coble, glossary, bibliography. Slight curl to cover else very good second-hand paperback. This is an interesting look at inshore fishing in the Northeast and its language. The book principally deals with the last days days of sail, although it does begin with the earliest sources for each subject. Lots on cobles and a lesser amount on 'keelboats'. The vocabularies given make no effort to distinguish between standard and widely known terms and those of purely local provenance. Labeled drawings are given to illustrate vocabulary, but no lines plans are given, and much of the discussion of practical matters is oddly sketchy. Interesting if you are familiar with fishing, boatbuilding and sailing, and cobles as a class of vessel, already, but less illuminating if you aren't. Lots of historic photographs, with pictures of and information about particular local families. .…
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- Title
- FISHING AND FOLK: LIFE AND DIALECT ON THE NORTH SEA COAST. Compiled by Bill Griffiths.
- Author
- Griffiths (Bill), Compiler.
- Publisher
- Northumbria University Press. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 2008
- Publication year
- 2009
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1904794289
- ISBN 13
- 9781904794288
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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PAUL MORGAN IS A LEADING DEALER in scarce, out-of-print & new books on fishing and field sports. Paul has developed this business over more than forty years. His business, Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., carries the world's largest range of books on fishing and field sports, sporting guns and dogs, deer, big game hunting & falconry. Coch-y-Bonddu Books is also a noted publisher of fine sporting works, as well as being the custodian of the famous Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint. Under Paul's editorial direction, the list of titles available under both his Coch-y- Bonddu Books imprint and the Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint grows by the month. Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., incorporated in the United Kingdom, Company No. 04636991. Registered address: 15 Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8AG. Business and correspondence Address: 13 Heol Pentrerhedyn, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8DG.…
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