minor tactics chalk stream kindred de skues g e m (40 résultats)

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Etat : New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. 257.

hardcover. Etat : Good. Hardback. No dust jacket. Photograph available on request.

leather_bound. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. 133pp. Light spots to endpapers. O/w Clean copy internlly. No inscriptions. Some marks to external cloth. Binding remains strong. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Gold gilt spine, cover, and page edges Very light shelf wear Name plate inside cover.

Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book explores wet fly fishing techniques that can be used to catch trout, which the author argues have been overlooked by anglers in favor of dry fly fishing techniques despite their effectiveness. The book begins with an explanation of the history and evolution of wet fly fishing, before discussing the specific tactics and strategies that anglers can use to improve their success rate when using wet flies. The author also provides detailed instructions on how to tie wet flies, including patterns for some of the most effective flies for trout. The book is a valuable resource for both novice and experienced anglers alike, and offers a wealth of information that can help anglers to improve their skills and catch more fish. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Etat : New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

Full-Leather. Etat : Very Good +. No Jacket. Bound in leather-covered boards; gilt page edges; ribbon bookmark. A "Merry Christmas from Dad" note on inside front board, else unmarked; spine square; corners and spine ends unbumped. No dust jacket, as issued. Mylar protected.

Third edition. xiv + 133pp; frontispiece plate. Original brown buckram with gilt lettering to spine. No inscriptions. Near Fine.

Second edition (first published in 1910). Tall 8vo. xiv, 133 pp. Color plates of flies. "Without ousting the dry fly from pride of place as major tactics of the chalk stream, the wet fly has its subsidiary, but still important place of honor in chalk-stream fishing." Hampton, p. 86. Endpapers badly browned, hinges cracking, two gift inscriptions on front pastedown, final passage of the book underlined in ink, but a good solid copy. Original olive cloth (rubbed), gilt spine title. (#6907).

Hardcover. Collector's Edition. Fine in medium brown leather covered boards with gilt text and decorations in five compartments on the spine and gilt borders and tool work on the boards. The edges of the text block are gilt and the end sheets are silk with a placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. A small quarto measuring 9 5/8 by 5 3/4 inches. The book is still contained within the publisher's original shrink wrap. One of the volumes in the Easton Press Library of Fly-Fishing Classics. Edited with a special new introduction by John McDonald. Illustrated with a color frontispiece. 133 pages of text. This title is no longer published and sold by The Easton Press. An unread and un-opened copy in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Inner joints cracked, 133pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good-. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good-. Previous owner's signature. Some minor small adhesive tape stains to endpapers. Some foxing. Small chip to front panel of the dust wrapper. 2/3" tears at head and tail of dust wrapper spine. Moderate foxing and some staining to the dust wrapper. Dust wrapper is price clipped. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; Second printing of the third edition. xiv, 133 pages + colour frontispiece. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 220mm x 137mm. "Mr Skues' three studies of fly-fishing have all attained recognition in their field. In Minor Tactics he makes his case for the wet fly, with many other ingenious theories and practical devices - all conveyed in his highly characteristic manner." - from the dust wrapper blurb. ; 8vo.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Colour frontispiece; Hardback: green-brown cloth decorated in gilt; Top board badly damaged by old damp, front end-papers a little dirtied, some pencil underlining to 35 pages of text, g+.

8vo., Third, with coloured frontispiece of flies, tiny neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Hampton, p.86.

FIRST EDITION. ATTRACTIVE REBIND. Super 8vo, half-bound in green leather with black double-fillets & green buckram bds, 5 raised bands & gilt lettering & rules/stamps to spine, marbeled eps, frontis., xii + 133 pp., VG+ (light creasing to spine, light scuffing to bds, light soiling/tanning & foxing to pg edges, moderate tanning to prelims/terminals, sporadic minor foxing throughout).

Second edition (first published in 1910). Tall 8vo. xiv, 133 pp. Color plates of flies. "Without ousting the dry fly from pride of place as major tactics of the chalk stream, the wet fly has its subsidiary, but still important place of honor in chalk-stream fishing." Hampton, p. 86. Original brown cloth (head of spine rubbed), gilt spine title; endpapers browned, but very good.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition. 133 pages. Some age. Minor foxing. H.25cm W.17cm D.2.5cm.

3rd Edn, XIV 133 pages, Lge 8vo. coloured frontis, some occasional spotting to contents, original cloth, vg.

3rd Edn, XIV 133 pages, Lge 8vo. coloured frontis, neat ownership stamp for Grassington Angling Club, some neat pencil underlining to contents, occasional foxing.

Hardcover. Etat : Very good. Second Edition. xiv, 133 p. + 2 p. of publisher's ads. 26 cm. Colour frontispiece. Brown cloth with gold print. Wrapped in mylar. Corners bumped and spine ends a bit worn. Endpapers browned. Ink signature on front free endpaper. Fly fishing book first published in London in 1910. Presents brilliant and challenging techniques for catching reluctant trout. Skues found himself in conflict with the prevailing dry-fly method developed and promoted by Frederic M. Halford. Note dedication to "My friend the dry-fly purist, and to my enemies, if I have any.".