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Edité par (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1989), 1989
Vendeur : Warren F. Broderick - Books, Troy, NY, Etats-Unis
192 pp., index, nicely ill. with color photos by John Glover and attractive line drawings; covering trees, shrubs, grasses and ground covers, this is an attractive and useful recent work on foliage plants. as new in d.j.
Edité par (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1989), 1989
Vendeur : Warren F. Broderick - Books, Troy, NY, Etats-Unis
large format octavo, 160 pp. index, ill. with color photos by John Glover & excellent line drawings. an especially useful work for gardeners who wish to cultivate plants of borderline hardiness. very good copy in d.j.
Edité par David & Charles (1989), Newton Abbot, UK, 1989
Vendeur : Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980, Walpole, NH, Etats-Unis
HC. B&W illustrations (illustrateur). 207pp ISBN 0715392263 First published in 1972. PRINTED ON ACIDIC PAPER. This is the story of a little Welsh railway which survives as a rare example both of the 2ft 6in gauge and of a railway built under the Light Railways Act of 1896. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover).
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 2001
ISBN 10 : 0715309528ISBN 13 : 9780715309520
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre
Etat : new. (Paperback, 1989). (1989) 1999 paperback edition. 4to paperback. Pp189,ads. B/w photographs, colour illustrations by Philip Murphy, frontispiece by Will Garfit. Fine new copy. Estate life in the twentieth and late nineteenth centuries seen through the eyes of gamekeepers and shoot staff. Many interesting old photographs and illustrations. A first-rate read. Chapters include: Overcoming tyranny, Charles South; The world's oldest keeper? George Pryke; Brideshead Revisited, Stanley Ware; Their Majesties' Keeper, Jack Clark; Mainly from the archives; King of the gamekeepers, Harry Grass; From bird scarer to headkeeper, Len Macey; Last of the line, Wally Fakes; The one-man estate, Bill Gill; Mainly from the archives; Everyone called me 'Foxy', Frank Hunt; Good times, hard times, Harry Ward; Mainly from the archives; Honest as the day's long, Harry Churchill; Mainly from the archives; The farmer's boy, Leslie Buckle. PREVIOUS PRICE £16.95.
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1987
ISBN 10 : 0715390929ISBN 13 : 9780715390924
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre
(Hardcover, 1987). (1987) later reprint. 4to (194 x 247mm). Pp224. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations. Ex-library, usual faults, else good clean working copy in dust-wrapper. "Years of practical experience, hints, tips and advice that cannot fail to help even the most expert angler catch more fish." Contents include:- Rods and reels; Balanced tackle; Hooks; Floats; Essential knots; Carp baits; Bread baits; Maggots; Casters; Worms; Hempseed and tares; Groundbait and feeding the swim; The bloodworm; Choosing a swim; Legering; Pole fishing; The barbel; The carp; The chub; The bream; The roach; The dace; The rudd; The tench; The pike; Care for your catch; Getting in the picture; Tackling autumn; Winter fishing; Your first match; Making it to the 'National'. .
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Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot and London. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715393464ISBN 13 : 9780715393468
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
(Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 4to (200 x 271mm). Pp160. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography, yellow end-papers. Orange boards, spine titled in gilt. Spotting and slight browning. Good-plus in price-clipped dust-wrapper. Describes the author's travels across three continents - South America, Africa and India - in search of a great diversity of the world's threatened and endangered species, with an insight in to the problems facing them. With a foreword by Gerald Durrell. .
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715392964ISBN 13 : 9780715392966
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
(Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 4to (193 x 247mm). Pp238. Colour & b/w photographs, maps, illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults, slight use / gift inscription / slight soiling to edges. Good-plus in used / slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. "This authorative, evocative and beautifully illustrated book offers a complete picture of sport with salmon, the king of fish, on beats of the great salmon rivers of the United Kingdom. (Included are) the salmon's life cycle, and its exploitation and complex relationship with man past, present and future. The traditional tackle and (fly-fishing) techniques and those men who have influenced the development of the sport. Most beats on the great salmon rivers employ ghillies, and their relationship with their 'gentlemen', as well as their fascinating work, is fully described". .
Edité par Newton Abbot: David & Charles (1989)., 1989
Vendeur : Austwick Hall Books, Austwick, Royaume-Uni
Hardback in very good condition with dust wrapper.
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715392964ISBN 13 : 9780715392966
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
(Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 4to (193 x 247mm). Pp238. Colour & b/w photographs, maps, illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. "This authorative, evocative and beautifully illustrated book offers a complete picture of sport with salmon, the king of fish, on beats of the great salmon rivers of the United Kingdom. (Included are) the salmon's life cycle, and its exploitation and complex relationship with man past, present and future. The traditional tackle and (fly-fishing) techniques and those men who have influenced the development of the sport. Most beats on the great salmon rivers employ ghillies, and their relationship with their 'gentlemen', as well as their fascinating work, is fully described." .
Edité par Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1989; 0 7153 8921 1, 1988
ISBN 10 : 0715389211ISBN 13 : 9780715389218
Vendeur : Wheen O' Books, Selkirk, Royaume-Uni
Livre
2nd impression; Hardback; Nr fine/ Dj Nr fine; 208pp profusely illustrated; Dust jacket has price intact. " A book for enquiining readers who want to look behind the scenes of the tourist brochures.".
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715392573ISBN 13 : 9780715392577
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
Etat : New. (Hardcover, 1989 ). 1989 1st edition. 4to (194 x 246mm). Pp240. Colour and b/w photographs by Jim Meads, b/w illustrations. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults. Good copy in scuffed dust-wrapper. "This splendid and beautifully illustrated book starts with a look at the state of the organisation of the sport today, moving on to a detailed survey of the 'Great Hunts' both in the UK and further afield. The organisation of the Hunt is covered, along with its kennels and stables; and the early ancestry and development of the modern foxhound." Chapters include: The role of foxhunting past and present; The evolution of the modern foxhound; Constitutions and countries - the organisation of hunting; Management of horse and hound; And so to horse - the mounted field; In defence of our foxhunting heritage; The Quorn, the Belvoir, the Cottesmore; The Four Burrow, the Exmoor, the Cotley, the Cattistock, the Portman; The New Forest, the Chiddingford, Leconfield and Cowdray, the Crawley and Horsham; The Duke of Beaufort's, the Berkeley, the Heythrop, the Warwickshire; The Brocklesby, the Fitzwilliam, the Puckeridge; Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn's, the Meynell, the Ludlow; The Glamorgan, the David Davies, the Curre; The Blencathra, the Middleton, the Percy; The Dumfriesshire, the College Valley, the Duke of Buccleuch's; County Galway, the Kilkenny, the County Limerick, the Scarteen; Italy, Spain, USA, Canada. .
Edité par Newton Abbot: David & Charles (1989)., 1989
Vendeur : Austwick Hall Books, Austwick, Royaume-Uni
Hardback in fine condition with dustwrapper.
Edité par Newton Abbot, David and Charles , 1989, 1989
Vendeur : PEND BOOKS, Newton Stewart, Royaume-Uni
Third impression. Drawings by Alan P. Walker . oblong hardback. 155pp. Brown cloth with VG dj. VG.
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715392964ISBN 13 : 9780715392966
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
(Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 4to (193 x 247mm). Pp238. Colour & b/w photographs, maps, illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Bookplate, slight browning to edges. Good-plus in dust-wrapper. "This authorative, evocative and beautifully illustrated book offers a complete picture of sport with salmon, the king of fish, on beats of the great salmon rivers of the United Kingdom. (Included are) the salmon's life cycle, and its exploitation and complex relationship with man past, present and future. The traditional tackle and (fly-fishing) techniques and those men who have influenced the development of the sport. Most beats on the great salmon rivers employ ghillies, and their relationship with their 'gentlemen', as well as their fascinating work, is fully described." .
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1988
ISBN 10 : 0715391747ISBN 13 : 9780715391747
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
(Hardcover, 1989 ). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (143 x 221mm). Pp175. B/w photograph plates, b/w illustration by Clare Pavey, brief bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly rubbed dust-wrapper. An introduction to gamebird shooting and all that it entails. Chapters include:- The first steps; The gun without a shoot; What to wear; Guns, keepers and the shooting day; Gamekeepers; The gun's dog; Game laws and bird identification; Game pie. .
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715392328ISBN 13 : 9780715392324
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre
(Hardcover, 1989). (1989) later reprint. Large 4to (197 x 267mm). Pp189,ads. Colour illustrations by Philip Murphy, frontispiece by Will Garfit, b/w photographs. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Minor faults, good-plus in used dust-wrapper. Estate life in the twentieth and late nineteenth centuries seen through the eyes of gamekeepers and shoot staff. Many interesting old photographs and illustrations. A first-rate read. Chapters include: Overcoming tyranny, Charles South; The world's oldest keeper? George Pryke; Brideshead Revisited, Stanley Ware; Their Majesties' Keeper, Jack Clark; Mainly from the archives; King of the gamekeepers, Harry Grass; From bird scarer to headkeeper, Len Macey; Last of the line, Wally Fakes; The one-man estate, Bill Gill; Mainly from the archives; Everyone called me 'Foxy', Frank Hunt; Good times, hard times, Harry Ward; Mainly from the archives; Honest as the day's long, Harry Churchill; Mainly from the archives; The farmer's boy, Leslie Buckle. .
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Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715392573ISBN 13 : 9780715392577
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
Etat : New. (Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 4to (194 x 246mm). Pp240. Colour and b/w photographs by Jim Meads, b/w illustrations. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use. Good-plus in like dust-wrapper. "This splendid and beautifully illustrated book starts with a look at the state of the organisation of the sport today, moving on to a detailed survey of the 'Great Hunts' both in the UK and further afield. The organisation of the Hunt is covered, along with its kennels and stables; and the early ancestry and development of the modern foxhound." Chapters include: The role of foxhunting past and present; The evolution of the modern foxhound; Constitutions and countries - the organisation of hunting; Management of horse and hound; And so to horse - the mounted field; In defence of our foxhunting heritage; The Quorn, the Belvoir, the Cottesmore; The Four Burrow, the Exmoor, the Cotley, the Cattistock, the Portman; The New Forest, the Chiddingford, Leconfield and Cowdray, the Crawley and Horsham; The Duke of Beaufort's, the Berkeley, the Heythrop, the Warwickshire; The Brocklesby, the Fitzwilliam, the Puckeridge; Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn's, the Meynell, the Ludlow; The Glamorgan, the David Davies, the Curre; The Blencathra, the Middleton, the Percy; The Dumfriesshire, the College Valley, the Duke of Buccleuch's; County Galway, the Kilkenny, the County Limerick, the Scarteen; Italy, Spain, USA, Canada. .
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1990
ISBN 10 : 071539102XISBN 13 : 9780715391020
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre
(Hardcover, 1989). (1988) 1989 reprint. Large 8vo (180 x 250mm). Pp168. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight spotting to top edge. Very good in slightly damp stained dust-wrapper. Crawford Little's book "sets out a logical argument as to why and when a salmon, generally accepted as a non-feeder in fresh water, may fall for the temptation of a salmon fly. This leads to a thoroughly practical description of the what, where and how of tackle and technique that leads to success with salmon." Chapters include: Why a salmon takes; When and where a salmon takes; The salmon fly; Tackle; Fly casting and presentation; Cold-water tactics; Warm-water tactics; Let battle commence; Sport on the loch. .
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Edité par Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1989, 1990
ISBN 10 : 0715393405ISBN 13 : 9780715393406
Livre
Fine black cloth boards with gold lettering to spine, 10.5 x 7.5 inches approx. , very good coloured pictorial dust jacket some edge wear, dedication to previous owner on front endpaper a little staining to same page, 192 pages, coloured and black & white illustrations.
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715392212ISBN 13 : 9780715392218
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
(Hardcover, 1989 ). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp159. B/w photographs, line drawings by Chris Turnbull, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in slightly torn and frayed (possibly clipped) dust-wrapper. A comprehensive guide to catching specimen tench with many accounts of the author's own experiences. Features other well-known tench anglers: Bob Buteux, Bill Quinlan, Kevin Clifford, and a foreword by Fred J. Taylor. "With the right approach tench, and big ones too, can be caught regularly by anyone who is prepared to put in the necessary time and effort. Suitable big tench waters are described, and where in these waters the tench are likely to be found. Baits are discussed, and recipes given for successful 'boiles' and other 'specials'. The author also explains the important matter of bite detection best suited to various conditions, and there are exciting stories of large catches of big tench and, more importantly, why these successes were achieved." Chapters include:- Location; Tackle; Bait; Techniques and methods; Physiology; Green giants; Good days. .
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715392573ISBN 13 : 9780715392577
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
Etat : New. (Hardcover, 1989 ). 1989 1st edition. 4to (194 x 246mm). Pp240. Colour and b/w photographs by Jim Meads, b/w illustrations. Slight spotting to edges. Very good in slightly used, spine-faded dust-wrapper. "This splendid and beautifully illustrated book starts with a look at the state of the organisation of the sport today, moving on to a detailed survey of the 'Great Hunts' both in the UK and further afield. The organisation of the Hunt is covered, along with its kennels and stables; and the early ancestry and development of the modern foxhound." Chapters include: The role of foxhunting past and present; The evolution of the modern foxhound; Constitutions and countries - the organisation of hunting; Management of horse and hound; And so to horse - the mounted field; In defence of our foxhunting heritage; The Quorn, the Belvoir, the Cottesmore; The Four Burrow, the Exmoor, the Cotley, the Cattistock, the Portman; The New Forest, the Chiddingford, Leconfield and Cowdray, the Crawley and Horsham; The Duke of Beaufort's, the Berkeley, the Heythrop, the Warwickshire; The Brocklesby, the Fitzwilliam, the Puckeridge; Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn's, the Meynell, the Ludlow; The Glamorgan, the David Davies, the Curre; The Blencathra, the Middleton, the Percy; The Dumfriesshire, the College Valley, the Duke of Buccleuch's; County Galway, the Kilkenny, the County Limerick, the Scarteen; Italy, Spain, USA, Canada. .
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715392328ISBN 13 : 9780715392324
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
(Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. Large 4to (197 x 267mm). Pp189,iii. Colour illustrations by Philip Murphy, frontispiece by Will Garfit, b/w photographs. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. Estate life in the twentieth and late nineteenth centuries seen through the eyes of gamekeepers and shoot staff. Many interesting old photographs and illustrations. A first-rate read. Chapters include: Overcoming tyranny, Charles South; The world's oldest keeper? George Pryke; Brideshead Revisited, Stanley Ware; Their Majesties' Keeper, Jack Clark; Mainly from the archives; King of the gamekeepers, Harry Grass; From bird scarer to headkeeper, Len Macey; Last of the line, Wally Fakes; The one-man estate, Bill Gill; Mainly from the archives; Everyone called me 'Foxy', Frank Hunt; Good times, hard times, Harry Ward; Mainly from the archives; Honest as the day's long, Harry Churchill; Mainly from the archives; The farmer's boy, Leslie Buckle. .
Edité par Newton Abbot. : David & Charles. 1989, 1987
ISBN 10 : 0715389327ISBN 13 : 9780715389324
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Third impression, landscape quarto, 192 pages with 135 colour illustrations. Very good black cloth and gilt hard back with near fine unclipped dust jacket, purple endpapers. KNo inscriptions or marks. A heavy book.
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715392964ISBN 13 : 9780715392966
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
(Hardcover, 1989 ). 1989 1st edition. 4to (193 x 247mm). Pp238. Colour & b/w photographs, maps, illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. "This authorative, evocative and beautifully illustrated book offers a complete picture of sport with salmon, the king of fish, on beats of the great salmon rivers of the United Kingdom. (Included are) the salmon's life cycle, and its exploitation and complex relationship with man past, present and future. The traditional tackle and (fly-fishing) techniques and those men who have influenced the development of the sport. Most beats on the great salmon rivers employ ghillies, and their relationship with their 'gentlemen', as well as their fascinating work, is fully described". .
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1988
ISBN 10 : 0715390279ISBN 13 : 9780715390276
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre
(Hardcover, 1988). (1988) 1989 reprint. 8vo (143 x 223mm). Pp191. B/w photographs by Jim Meads & Ian Hogg, vignette illustrations by Alastair Jackson, bibliography. Burgundy boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in slightlu used dust-wrapper. A gently humorous and practical presentation of all the information a beginner might need to know before taking up hunting fox, hare, mink and deer. A good read. Hunting as a way of life; How hunting is organised; How to start; Horses and hounds; Dress and behaviour; The hunting year - summer; Autumn hunting; Winter hunting; Hunting in spring; Scent; Deer hunting; Further reading. .
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715393561ISBN 13 : 9780715393567
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
(Hardcover, 1989 ). 1989 1st edition. 4to (190 x 246mm). Pp207. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in torn and spine-faded dust-wrapper. An excellent book on floats and float fishing. "Packed with photographs and detailed drawings, it is truly a complete work on the subject of float fishing. It deals not only with a whole range of floats and how they should be used but also explains the secrets of good shotting patterns, and how to choose the correct rods, reels and tackle to enable you to get the best from each visit to the waterside. Tackle control, groundbaiting and preparing bait correctly are just some of the other subjects dealt with in detail." Also sections on buying floats and how different shapes and materials govern a float's performance and use, pole fishing and pole floats, swim selection and floatmaking. A great book. Chapters include: Tackle; Float design and accessories; Tackle layout, shotting principles and casting; Feed and baiting; Baits; Floats and rigs; Pole fishing; Practical skills and match fishing; Trouble shooting. .
Edité par Published by David & Charles Ltd., Brunel House, Newton Abbot, Devon First Edition . 1989., 1989
Vendeur : Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Edition originale
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated glazed boards. Quarto 10'' x 8'' 128 pages. ISBN 0715393413. Actual size patterns. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. TOY & MODEL MAKING.
Edité par Published by David & Charles Ltd., Brunel House, Newton Abbot, Devon First Edition . 1989., 1989
Vendeur : Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Edition originale
First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card covers. Quarto 10½'' x 8¼'' 64 pp ISBN 0715393669. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. One cut-out started with two small pieces separately enclosed and in very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. DRAWING & CRAFTSMANSHIP.
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715393561ISBN 13 : 9780715393567
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
(Hardcover, 1989 ). 1989 1st edition. 4to (190 x 246mm). Pp207. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. An excellent book on floats and float fishing. "Packed with photographs and detailed drawings, it is truly a complete work on the subject of float fishing. It deals not only with a whole range of floats and how they should be used but also explains the secrets of good shotting patterns, and how to choose the correct rods, reels and tackle to enable you to get the best from each visit to the waterside. Tackle control, groundbaiting and preparing bait correctly are just some of the other subjects dealt with in detail." Also sections on buying floats and how different shapes and materials govern a float's performance and use, pole fishing and pole floats, swim selection and floatmaking. A great book. Chapters include: Tackle; Float design and accessories; Tackle layout, shotting principles and casting; Feed and baiting; Baits; Floats and rigs; Pole fishing; Practical skills and match fishing; Trouble shooting. .
Edité par David & Charles. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1989., 1989
ISBN 10 : 0715392212ISBN 13 : 9780715392218
Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Livre Edition originale
(Hardcover, 1989 ). 1989 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp159. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Top edge spotted. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. A comprehensive guide to catching specimen tench with many accounts of the author's own experiences. Features other well-known tench anglers: Bob Buteux, Bill Quinlan, Kevin Clifford, and a foreword by Fred J. Taylor. "With the right approach tench, and big ones too, can be caught regularly by anyone who is prepared to put in the necessary time and effort. Suitable big tench waters are described, and where in these waters the tench are likely to be found. Baits are discussed, and recipes given for successful 'boiles' and other 'specials'. The author also explains the important matter of bite detection best suited to various conditions, and there are exciting stories of large catches of big tench and, more importantly, why these successes were achieved." Chapters include:- Location; Tackle; Bait; Techniques and methods; Physiology; Green giants; Good days. .