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Click here to subscribeNewland (Rev. Henry) Forest Scenes in Norway and Sweden: Being Extracts from the Journal of a Fisherman, first edition, vi, 418pp., engraved plates, original decorative cloth, gilt, rebacked with original spine laid down, rubbed with a little light dust-soiling, 8vo, G. Routledge & Co., 1854. *** Very scarce in this first edition.
North Country Angler (The); or the Art of Angling: as Practised in the Northern Counties of England, iv, 89pp., [1p.], fourth edition, light foxing and soiling, 1p. advertisements at end, contemporary half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., [Westwood & Satchell p.13], 8vo, for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1817.
North Country Angler (The); or the Art of Angling: as Practised in the Northern Counties of England, iv, 89pp., [1p.], fourth edition, 1p. advertisements at end, manuscript leaf with verse and drawing of fish bound in at beginning, light dust-soiling, uncut, modern calf-backed boards, [Westwood & Satchell p.13], 8vo, for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1817.
[North Country Angler].- The Fisher's Garland, for 1843, "Up The Wreigh!", 8pp., written by Thomas Doubleday, half-title, engraved title vignette, a little light soiling, modern cloth with title label mounted on upper cover, [Westwood and Satchell p.160], 8vo, Newcastle upon Tyne, for Emerson Charnley, 1843.
[North (The Hon. Roger)] A Discourse of Fish and Fish-Ponds, first edition, [viii], 79pp., [1p.], 1p. advertisements at end, contemporary ink ownership inscription of Hill: Kingesmill, a little light browning, 3 bookplates of Heckscher, bookplates of F.G. Loeb and Joseph Crawhall, contemporary panelled calf, joints split, rubbed, modern cloth chemise and slip-case, [Kress 2864; Westwood & Satchell p.157], 8vo, for E. Curll, 1713. *** The 1773 edition of this work had the author's name printed on the title page. This was later appended to "The Gentleman Farmer" in 1726 and to Albin's "Esculent Fish", 1794. A French translation was printed in 1717 in Paris, with the title "Traite des etangs, des vivers, canaux ...".
O'Gorman. The Practice of Angling, Particularly as Regards Ireland, 2 vol., first edition, xx, 320pp., vi, 260pp., [2pp.], engraved portrait frontispiece, 2pp. advertisements, a little light foxing, modern red morocco, gilt, cloth slip-case, [Westwood & Satchell p.161], 8vo, Dublin, William Curry, Jun. & Co., 1845. *** Very scarce. A second edition was published in 1855. A very entertaining book containing good advice about Irish fly dressings.
Oarsman's and Angler's Map of the River Thames, from It's Source to London Bridge, concertina-style folding map with original hand-colouring, linen-backed, light browning to second folded section, 2640 x 160mm., with 11pp. accompanying booklet on front pastedown, original cloth with paper label mounted on upper cover, slightly rubbed, a little light soiling, C. Smith & Son, 1897. *** Scarce. Presents the river from the Thames Head through Oxford to London Bridge, along the way describing canals, locks, fishing possibilities, bathing sites, etc.
Oppianus.- De Piscibus Libri V. Eiusdem de Venatione Libri IIII, (Graece), translated by Laurentius Lippius, woodcut printer's device on title, text in Greek and Latin, corner of front free endpaper with small tear, lacking one leaf (N7 or N8), hinges weak, contemporary vellum, a few small tears and holes to spine, light soiling, [Adams O200; Schwerdt II p.50; Westwood & Satchell p.163], 8vo, Venice, Aldus, 1517. *** Rare: the first Aldine edition. Brunet states that this edition is "Rare et recherche", although the text is thought to be less accurate than that of 1515. Contains Oppianus' poem on fishes in five books, his poem on hunting in three books, and Lippius' Latin translation of the former. Includes the first edition of the poem "de venatione".
Pearson (Edwin, editor) The Angler's Garland, and Fisher's Delight, for 1870, 24pp., one of 350 copies, frontispiece and title printed in red and black, woodcut vignettes throughout by Thomas Bewick, a little light dust-soiling, ex-library copy with stamps, bookplate of Robert Clarke and the Field Museum of Natural History Library, Chicago, contemporary half calf, gilt, t.e.g., rubbed, upper cover detached, [Westwood & Satchell p.167], Westminster, Edwin Pearson [&c.], 1870; and another edition for 1871, small 4to (2). *** These two were the only volumes published. They contained selections mainly from the Newcastle garlands. The second volume contains a reprint of "The Young Sportsman's Instructor". Both volumes were limited to only 350 copies.
Penn (Richard) Maxims and Hints for an Angler; and Miseries of Fishing. To Which are Added Maxims and Hints for a Chess Player, iv, 79pp., [1p.], second edition, 16 engraved plates, 1p. advertisements, light foxing, mainly to plates, bookplates of Henry Andrews Ingraham, original cloth, gilt, spine a little faded and with head and foot slightly rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.168], 8vo, John Murray, 1839.
[Pennant (Thomas)] British Zoology. Vol. III. Class III. Reptiles. IV. Fish, vol. 3 only, viii, 371pp., [1p.], fourth edition, additional engraved title, 75 plates of fish, some folding, illustrations in text, light offsetting, some light foxing, mainly to Index, plate from another work mounted on rear pastedown, bookplates of James Elliott and Hobart Chatfield Taylor, contemporary calf, rubbed, joints split, 4to, Warrington and London, by William Eyres for Benjamin White, 1776.
Phayre (Lt. Col. R.B.) Hints on Fly-Fishing and Fly-Tying, [viii], 126pp., half-title, illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, slightly rubbed, spine faded and with a little light damp-staining, 12mo, Bombay, Thacker & Co., 1942. *** A very basic and useful guide, Phayre aimed to give hints to aspiring fishermen at the initial stages of their angling careers, who were intending to fish in Kashmir. The title label on the upper cover is spelt incorrectly, "Hints on Lfy Fishing ... ".
Pryce-Tannatt (T.E.) How to Dress Salmon Flies, a Handbook for Amateurs, first edition, xiv, 248pp., 12 plates including 8 colour plates of flies with captioned tissue guards, illustrations in the text, hinges weak, original cloth, gilt, head and foot of spine very slightly rubbed, a little light soiling to lower edge of upper cover, 8vo, Adam and Charles Black, 1914.
Pulman (George P.R.) The Book of the Axe: Containing a Piscatorial Description of That Stream, and a History of All the Parishes and Remarkable Spots Upon its Banks, viii, 495pp., [2pp.], third edition, folding map, tinted lithographed plates, illustrations, 2pp. advertisements at end, a little light browning, light foxing, contemporary half calf, gilt spine, slightly rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.173], 8vo, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1854. *** Describes the river, it's topography and history, and it's route through Somerset, Devon and Dorset. The map and tinted lithographed plates were not present in the editions of 1841 and 1844.
Pulman (G[eorge] P.R.) The Vade-Mecum of Fly-Fishing for Trout, xii, 186pp., third edition, engraved frontispiece, illustrations in text, light browning, bookplate of Don Horter, original cloth, some fading, rebacked with original spine laid down, [Westwood & Satchell p.174], 8vo, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1851. *** An important book in the evolution of dry-fly fishing. Hills, in "A History of Fly Fishing for Trout", credits this edition as " ... the earliest mention I know of the intentional drying of the fly" (pp.132-33]. The first edition was published in 1841.
Pulman (George P.R.) Rustic Sketches; Being Rhymes and "Skits" on Angling and Other Subjects, in One of the South-Western Dialects, xxxvi, 162pp., [2pp.], third edition, 2pp. advertisements at end, a little very light spotting, bookplate of Henry A. Sherwin, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, corners a little rubbed, light dust-soiling, joints a little weak, [Westwood & Satchell p.173], 8vo, John Russell Smith, 1871. *** With a copious glossary.
Parker (Eric) An Angler's Garland, [xiv], 320pp., title printed in red and black, upper hinge broken, original cloth, gilt, spine faded, a little cockling, Philip Allan & Co., 1920 ~ Phelps (T.T.) Fishing Dreams, 242pp., original cloth, Batchworth Press, 1949 ~ Parker (Eric) Game Birds, Beasts and Fishes, Natural History for Sportsmen, 255pp., very light foxing to first and last few ff., original cloth, dust-jacket, spine a little darkened, Seeley, Service & Co., n.d., 8vo (3). *** The third mentioned is Vol.20 of the Lonsdale Library.
Rawstorne (Lawrence) Gamonia, or, the Art of Preserving Game; and an Improved Method of Making Plantations and Covers, Explained and Illustrated, xiv, 135pp., title printed in red and black, colour plates from drawings by J.T. Rawlins, a little light foxing, original red cloth, paper spine label, label a little chipped, 8vo, Methuen & Co., 1905. *** Part of the Illustrated Pocket Library of Plain and Coloured books. Based on the 1837 edition published by Rudolph Ackermann.
Reynolds (Fred) A Few Fish Flies, presentation copy from the author, 10 colour plates, a little light foxing, mainly marginal, original pictorial printed wrappers with string tie, foxed, slightly rubbed, oblong 4to, Leeds and London, Chorley & Pickersgill, 1906. *** A good copy of a fragile work. Ink inscription reads "To D.H. Holroyd from the liar!". 10 cartoon plates of pike fishing, with titles such as "A Human Disgorger", "Now Gentlemen, do you believe me? Chorus: Liar!", and "Oh yes, they're biting".
Richardson (Sir John Stewart) The Rod, the Net and the Public, Being a Few Practical Hints for Regulating the Times and Seasons of the Salmon Fisheries of Scotland, 16pp., a little dust-soiling and light water-staining, bookplate of W.E.D. Shaw, contemporary wrappers, 8vo, Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood & Sons, 1864.
Righyni (R.V.) Grayling, first edition, 104pp., plates, original boards, dust-jacket, a few small tears and chips, price-clipped, Macdonald, 1968; Salmon Taking Times, first edition, 135pp., half-title, plates, some colour, introduction by Bernard Venables, original cloth, some damp-staining, dust-jacket, extremities with a little chipping, Macdonald, 1965; Advanced Salmon Fishing, first edition, [viii], 139pp., plates and illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, price-clipped, Macdonald, 1973, 8vo (3). *** The first is a sought after book; part of the Richard Walker Angling Library. The second answers some of the problems of salmon fishing, with a section on greased line and reading river currents. The third is an advanced look at heavy and light spinning as well as sunk and greased line fishing for salmon.
Robertson (J.) Angling Streams and Angling Quarters in the Scottish Lowlands with Maps & Plain Directions to Trout Fishers, viii, 158pp., 9 maps, including 1 folding, light browning and a little spotting, bookplate of J.A. Harvie-Brown, original cloth, gilt, [Westwood & Satchell p.178], 12mo, Edinburgh, John Menzies, 1859.
Ronalds (Alfred) The Fly-Fisher's Entomology, first edition, vi, 115pp., half-title, 19 hand-coloured engraved plates, light foxing, bookplate of Joseph Delaplaine Bates, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, some fading, [Westwood & Satchell p.178], 8vo, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1836.
Ronalds (Alfred) The Fly-Fisher's Entomology, 2 vol., deluxe edition signed by the author, xxxviii, 103pp., number 203 of 250 copies, titles printed in red and black, 8 plain and 13 hand-coloured engraved plates, with captioned tissue guards, vol.2 contains 48 actual specimen flies on 9ff. of sunken mounts, introduction by Sir Herbert Maxwell, a few plates with a couple of very light spots, a little light foxing in vol.2, hinges in vol.2 strengthened, original morocco-backed decorative cloth, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, slightly rubbed, a little light soiling, vol.2 with a little fading to upper cover, 4to, Liverpool, Henry Young & Sons, 1913. *** A good example of a classic angling title with flies in fine condition. Eleven of the hand-coloured plates are of flies.
[Rooper (George)] The Autobiography of the Late Salmo Salar, Esq., Comprising a Narrative of the Life, Personal Adventures, and Death of a Salmon, viii, 68pp., light foxing, bookplate of Col. H.A. Siegel, ink inscriptions to front free endpaper, original cloth, gilt, ring mark to lower cover, very slightly rubbed, 8vo, Day & Son, 1867.
Ruddiman (Walter, editor) A Collection of Scarce, Curious and Valuable Pieces, Both in Verse and Prose, first edition, [vi], 412pp., light browning, contemporary ink inscription to half-title, lacking title, inner margins of first few ff. repaired, modern cloth, 12mo, [Edinburgh, by W. Ruddiman, 1773.]
Russel (Alex) The Salmon, first edition, viii, 248pp., [24pp.], half-title, 24pp. publisher's catalogue at end, a little very light foxing and light dust-soiling, original cloth, gilt spine, a couple of small nicks to foot of spine, [Westwood & Satchell pp.180-181], 8vo, Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas, 1864. *** Portions of this volume originally appeared in the 'Quarterly Review', 'Blackwood's Magazine', 'The Edinburgh Review' and the 'Scotsman'.
Regan (Charles Tate) The Freshwater Fishes of the British Isles, xxv, 287pp., 30pp., plates, 32pp. advertisements at end, a little light foxing, original cloth, gilt, very light damp-staining, Methuen & Co., 1911 ~ Hi-Regan. How and Where to Fish In Ireland, viii, 174pp., 32pp., folding colour map, original cloth, gilt, very lightly soiled, Sampson Low [&c.], 1886 ~ Reynolds (W.F.R.) With Fly Only, xx, 204pp., foxing, original decorative cloth, lightly spotted, dust-jacket, worn, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1928; Fly and Minnow, Common Problems of Trout and Salmon Fishing, xii, 156pp., illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, lightly soiled, Country Life Ltd., 1930 ~ Rickards (Barrie) and Neville Fickling. Zander, xii, 174pp., plates, original boards, dust-jacket, Adam & Charles Black, 1979 ~ Roberts (William) Llawlyfr Y Pysgotwr, 19 typed ff., photocopied reprint of 1899 edition, original stapled wrappers, Bethesda, J.F. Williams, n.d.[?c.85], v.s. (6).
Sandeman (Fraser) Angling Travels in Norway, large-paper copy, xii, 286pp., half-title, title printed in red and black, 4 colour plates of salmon flies, plates and illustrations, 2 bookplates of John Gerard Heckscher and one of Charles Stewart Davison, original vellum-backed cloth, light soiling, 4to, Chapman & Hall, 1895. *** In this the author aimed to "describe some few districts, rivers, lakes and fish of Norway ... and to indicate with what respects they differ from those of the British Isles from an angler's point of view."
Scott (Jock) The Art of Salmon Fishing, A Practical Treatise on the Sport, Tackle, Technique and Locality, 227pp., half-title, plates and illustrations, original cloth, H.F. & G. Witherby, 1933; At the Sign of the Split Cane, Some Fishing "Casts", Practical and Otherwise, 176pp., illustrations, a little light foxing, original cloth, spine a little faded and with a couple of spots, H.F. & G. Witherby, n.d., [?1933], first editions, 8vo (2).
Scott (Jock) Lake Fishing for Salmon, Trout, and Pike, x, 192pp., a little light foxing, original cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, spine very slightly faded, George Routledge, 1932; Fine & Far Off, first edition, 239pp., [1p.], colour frontispiece of salmon flies, illustrations, original cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, n.d., [?1952], 8vo (2).
Scrope (William) Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the Tweed, first edition, xx, 298pp., additional chromolithographed title, frontispiece, 11 plates, including 10 hand-coloured, illustrations in text, plates with light foxing and occasional marginal browning, upper hinge a little weak, contemporary half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.191], 8vo, John Murray, 1843.
Senior (William) By Stream and Sea, a Book for Wanderers and Anglers, x, 321pp., 32pp., half-title, publisher's catalogue at end, a little light browning, original cloth, gilt, rubbed, upper joint weak, [Westwood & Satchell p.192], Chatto & Windus, 1877; Lines in Pleasant Places, Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler, first edition, 276pp., portrait frontispiece, some foxing, bookplate of G. Scott Atkinson, original cloth, extremities very slightly rubbed, Simpkin, Marshall, [&c.], 1920, 8vo (2). *** The second mentioned has the pencil signature "E.W. Harding. Dec. 1927" to the front free endpaper.
Senior (William) Near and Far, an Angler's Sketches of Home Sport and Colonial Life, first edition, xv, 304pp., 32pp., half-title, 32pp. advertisements at end, small ink inscription to title, original pictorial cloth, spine gilt, a little light damp-staining, slightly cocked, 8vo, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1888.
Shaw (Fred G.) The Science of Dry Fly Fishing, first edition, xii, 142pp., [14pp.], plates and illustrations, numerous advertisements, errata slip tipped in opposite p.23, a little light foxing, original pictorial cloth, slightly rubbed, a little very light foxing, small 4to, Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Ltd., 1906.
Shaw (John) Experimental Observations on the Development and Growth of Salmon-Fry, from the Exclusion of the Ova to the Age of Two Years, [ii], 20pp., taken from an article in 'Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh' (Vol.XIV), engraved title vignette, 2 plates, title soiled, a little very light foxing, plates with dust-soiling and one with crease across lower corner, bookplate of Major H.O. Peacock, contemporary cloth-backed boards, light soiling, [Westwood & Satchell p.350], 4to, Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1840.
Sheringham (H.T.) and John C. Moore, editors. The Book of the Fly Rod, first edition, signed by the artist, xv, 174pp., 1 of 70 copies for sale in the USA, 11 colour plates, including 8 hand-coloured, by George Sheringham, some light foxing, bookplate of Thomas Harman Denne Jr., original vellum-backed cloth, gilt, t.e.g., spine very slightly darkened, 4to, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1931. *** 125 copies were printed altogether, this is one of a limitation of 70.
Shirley (Thomas) The Angler's Museum; or, the Whole Art of Float and Fly Fishing, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and title vignette, a little light browning, bookplate and ownership inscription of William Keale Heseltine, contemporary half calf, gilt, rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.194], 12mo, for John Fielding, n.d., [1784]. *** A fine copy of the rare first edition.
Skues (G.E.M.) The Way of a Trout With a Fly, and Some Further Studies in Minor Tactics, first edition, xvi, 259pp., [1p.], 1 plain and 2 colour plates, occasional light foxing, bookplate of Don Horter, original cloth, gilt spine, 8vo, A. & C. Black, 1921. *** Probably one of the most literate books ever written on fly-fishing: a model of the carefully conceived British response to polemic assertions. The second edition was published in 1928.
Skues (G.E.M.) Side-Lines, Side-Lights & Reflections, Fugitive Papers of a Chalk-Stream Angler, first edition, 473pp., [2pp.], plates, 2pp. advertisements at end, light foxing to title, original cloth, 8vo, Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., n.d., [1932]. *** This was later reprinted (1976) as "The Chalk Stream Angler".
Soltau (G.W.) Trout Flies of Devon and Cornwall, and When and How to Use Them, first edition, 100pp., 2 hand-coloured lithographed plates of flies, illustrations, plates lightly foxed, very light soiling to title, bookplate of John Egremont, upper hinge weak, original red cloth, gilt, rubbed with a few holes to cloth on spine and lower corner of upper cover, [Westwood & Satchell p.197], 8vo, London and Plymouth, Longman & Co. and Edward Nettleton, 1847.
Sparrow (Walter Shaw) Angling in British Art, Through Five Centuries: Prints, Pictures, Books, first edition, xxii, 288pp., [4pp.], title printed in red and black, foreword by H.T. Sheringham, numerous plates, many colour, 4pp. advertisements at end, some light foxing, original blue cloth, gilt, some fading, 4to, John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1923.
Sportsman's Dictionary (The): or, the Country Gentleman's Companion, in All Rural Recreations ... , vol.1 only (of 2), first edition, [220ff.], engraved frontispiece, 14 (?of 15) plates, including 12 folding, one plate loose, some browning, occasional light foxing, tear to back free endpaper, bookplate of St. Andrew Ld. St. John of Bletsoe, contemporary calf, gilt, worn, [Westwood & Satchell p.200], 8vo, for C. Hitch, 1735. *** Includes entries entitled "Angling", "Fish" and "Fish Flies", and runs from 'A' to 'M'.
Stanley (Robert) Angling Anecdotes, [viii], 179pp., [1p.], illustrations, 1p. advertisements, light dust-soiling to title, bookplates and ink ownership inscription of R. Hargreaves-Maudsley, ink signature of Hargreaves-Maudsley mounted on slip of paper at head of title, original cloth, spine faded, 12mo, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., n.d., [?c.1903].
Stewart (W.C.) The Practical Angler or the Art of Trout-Fishing, xiii, 224pp., [7pp]., third edition, half-title, 7pp. of opinions of the press at end, a little very light foxing, original cloth, very slightly rubbed, some fading, [Westwood & Satchell p.202], Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1857; A Caution to Anglers, iv, 56pp., 4pp., 4pp. press opinions at end, bookplate of W.E.D. Shaw, original wrappers, light soiling, spine and extremities chipped, modern cloth chemise and slip-case, [Westwood & Satchell p.203], Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1871, 12mo (2). *** The first and second editions of the first mentioned were also published in 1857. Portions of the second appeared in The Field.
Stoddart (Thomas Tod) Angling Reminscences, first edition, ix, 230pp., engraved frontispiece and title vignette, 3 original pen and ink drawings signed by the author tipped in in place of the published illustrations, occasional light spotting, first 2ff. loose, contemporary roan-backed boards, worn, [Westwood & Satchell p.203], 8vo, Edinburgh, The Edinburgh Printing & Publishing Co., 1837. *** One of the more scarce books by this author. The plates should appear at pp.80, 97 and 161. A pencilled note on the front pastedown implies that this is one of six copies with such original drawings produced.
Stoddart (Thomas Tod) The Angler's Companion to the Rivers and Lochs of Scotland, xxxiii, 357pp., second edition, 2 (of 5) engraved plates, including hand-coloured plate of flies, light dust-soiling to title, tear to front free endpaper, bookplate of John Edge, hinges weak, original cloth, slightly rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.203], 8vo, Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood & Sons, 1853.
Stoddart (Thomas Tod) Songs and Poems: In Three Parts, first edition, xv, 216pp., half-title, bookplate of Henry A. Sherwin, hinges weak, original cloth, slightly rubbed, spine faded, [Westwood & Satchell p.203], Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1839; Angling Songs, ix, 324pp., [2pp.], portrait frontispiece, very light foxing to title, bookplate of W.R. Innes Hopkins, hinges slightly weak, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, spine a little darkened, Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood & Sons, 1889, 8vo (2).
Stoddart (Thomas Tod) An Angler's Rambles and Rambling Songs, xv, 410pp., [14pp.], engraved title vignette, light foxing, hinges a little weak, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, a little light soiling, [Westwood & Satchell p.203], Edinburgh, Edmonston & Douglas, 1866; The Angler's Companion, xxvii, 320pp., plates and illustrations, upper hinge a little weak, original cloth, Philadelphia, J.P. Lippincott Co., 1923, 8vo (2).
[Surtees (Robert Smith)] The Analysis of the Hunting Field ... of the Season 1845-6, xii, 323pp., title printed in red and black, colour plates by Henry Alken, contemporary red cloth, head and foot of spine chipped, light soiling and a little very light damp-staining, 8vo, New York, D. Appleton & Company, 1904. *** Based on the first edition published in 1846.
St. John (Charles) Short Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of the Highlands, xxiii, 319pp., illustrations, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, spine faded, John Murray, 1893 ~ Sharp (Capt. G.E.) Fly-Leaves From a Fisherman's Diary, xi, 175pp., [8pp.], a little light foxing, original cloth, gilt, t.e.g., fading, Edward Arnold, 1910 ~ Scott (Arnold B.) The Truth About Trout Fishing, [xii], 204pp., plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, extremities slightly rubbed, light dust-soiling, Edinburgh and London, Oliver & Boyd, 1951 ~ Shaw (George) General Zoology ... Vol.V. Part 1. Pisces, [xvi]., 250pp., reprint of 1804 edition, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, Aquarium and Reprint Press, 1804, 8vo (4).
Tate (Harry) and Wal Pink. Fishing, 19pp., [1p.], 'French's Acting Edition', No.1393, 1p. advertisements at end, foxing, original printed wrappers with portrait ?of author mounted on upper cover, light soiling, portrait a little chipped, 8vo, n.d., [?c.1922]. *** Scarce. "Harry Tate's Famous Sketch" - a comedy in one act.
Taverner (Eric) and W. Barrington Browne. The Running of the Salmon, 62pp., illustrations, some colour, original decorative boards, light soiling, spine darkened, Geoffrey Bles, 1954; The Immortal Trout, 78pp., illustrations, original decorative boards, spine darkened, tape mark to upper cover, Geoffrey Bles, 1955; A Day on a Chalk Stream, 128pp., numerous plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, rubbed and chipped, lower cover browned, Seeley Service & Co., n.d., [?c.1955], 8vo (3).
Taverner (Eric) Trout Fishing From All Angles, A Complete Guide to Modern Methods, 448pp., plates, a little very light foxing, original buckram, gilt, Seeley, Service & Co., 1929; with 30 actual artificial flies mounted under plastic with captioned facsimile opposite, bound in similar contemporary buckram, n.d., together in contemporary drop-back box, 8vo. *** This is an interesting approximation of the limited edition. With the inclusion of the buckram-bound standard edition, it was obviously not intended to defraud. The mounted flies with plastic cover however seem to be the same as the limited edition. Whatever the reason, it is an interesting and perhaps unique presentation of this work.
Taverner (John) Certaine Experiments Concerning Fish and Fruite, W. Radcliffe's copy with his signature, iv, 24pp., reprint of 1600 edition, half-title, plate, a little light foxing, original cloth-backed boards, paper label mounted on upper cover, lower cover a little rubbed, small 4to, Manchester, for the Salmon and Trout Association by Sherratt & Hughes, 1928. *** Ink inscription to front pastedown reads "W. Radcliffe, Beech Court, Upper Deal." Radcliffe was the author of "Fishing From the Earliest Times", 1921. 100 copies of this were produced for America with the additional imprint 'Eugene V. Connett The Derrydale Press New York City'.
Taylor (Samuel) Angling in All Its Branches, Reduced to a Complete Science, first edition, xv, 298pp., 6pp. advertisements at end, lacking half-title, title lightly browned and with small stamp to top corner, first 7ff. with very light water-staining to top margin, bookplate of Henry Andrews Ingraham, contemporary cloth, spine rubbed, a little light dust-soiling, [Westwood & Satchell pp.205-206], 8vo, for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800.
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