Minor Tactics Of The Chalk Stream And Kindred Studies
by Skues, G. E. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Adam And Charles Black. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. (1950). Hardcover. 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 .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15483
- Title
- Minor Tactics Of The Chalk Stream And Kindred Studies
- Author
- Skues, G. E. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Publisher
- Adam And Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1950)
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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