TYING AND FISHING THE FUZZY NYMPHS by Rosborough, E. H. "Polly - 1988

Manchester, Vt.: Orvis Company. VG/G- Prev. Owner Address Label FFEP. DJ Edgeworn With Several Chips, Lightly Scuffed, Light Stain At Front. Pages Clean, Binding Tight. DJ In Mylar Wrap. Pages: 107.. 1969. Hardcover..

Stackpole Books, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 3rd edition. Very good hardcover with minimal wear in a poor dust jacket with a chip missing from top of spine. No marks or names inside.

Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1978. Third edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good+ DJ. 6 x 8, 192 pgs, index, b&w photos. "The product of sixty years' fishing and tying experience, the fly patterns [are based on the author's ] conviction that the broken outline of a 'fuzzy' nymph (or dry fly) is critical to fish perception, and thus acceptance, of the fly."

Stackpole Books, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Signed by the author opposite the title page. Clean, tight copy. Minor wear and tears to original dustjacket edges.B&W Photographs.

Chiloquin, Oregon: E. H. Rosborough. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. Third Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Rosborough on the page facing the title page. ; 5 1/2x7 1/2"; 194 pages; Signed by Inscribed By the Author .

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Stackpole Books. 1978. Inscribed by the author to a well-known author. 8vo. 192 pp. including index. Tying sequence photos. More of Polly's excellent creations. Bound in blue cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. Very good in a very good dust jacket. . Signed by Author.

Chiloquin, Oregon, 1965. [First Edtion]. Signed gift inscription by the author: " Tight Lines Ken - From Polly" -- 12mo, 88pp, glossy paper covers illustrated in color, b&w photographs Label pasted inside front cover is an identification of nymphs on the cover -- Moderately rubbed at the extremities, corners lightly bumped, penciled phone number at top of front cover pressed hard enought to make an impression in the paper -- Very good condition NE571 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Sporting; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002749.

Stackpole Books, 1978. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. SIGNED limited copy #276/300. Green leather. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Stackpole Books. 1978. Limited Edition. Book number 255 of 300 copies published. Signed by Polly on the limitation page. 8vo. (7 x 5 ½) 191 pp. including index. Tying sequence photos. More of Polly's excellent creations. The book is bound in full green morocco with gilt titles. Color end papers showing the Rosborough patterns. A "Golden Stone" nymph mounted in a recess mount on the front cover. All edges gilt. Clear plastic dust jacket. A nice copy. Fine in a fine dust jacket. With a black and white print drawn and signed by Polly's close friend of many years, Paul Pursell. The print shows Polly tying a fly - few of these prints were produced. Also signed by Polly with a size eight Big Yellow May Nymph dressed by him mounted within a recessed mount. The print is matted and framed and measures 13 ½ x 11. The book and print in fine condition.. Signed by Author.

C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.

Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2

Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1942 by arrangement with Outdoor Life. Prepared by the Editorial Staff of Outdoor Life with Photographs, Working Drawings, and Diagrams. Hardcover, embossed cloth boards with dust jacket. Single volume, 334pp. Overall, the book is in very good condition, however the dust jacket is in good condition. The dust jacket is intact and colors bright, but showing wear with some tears. It is encased in a removable mylar cover. The book has slight damage to the lower edge of spine. Page edges and end papers showing age toning and foxing. Pages are unmarked. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.

Camden, SC: Liveoak Press, Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. Mylar-wrapped orange dust jacket with black lettering to front and white lettering over blue blocking to spine; color illustration of a grizzly bear, Canada geese, and a lunar eclipse to front cover; jacket like new; postcard with B&W bighorn sheep illustration by Dan Metz laid in, with note addressed to previous owners from Metz; signed and inscribed by editor Chuck Wechsler on half title page: "For Pat & Charlie… The Best in the Outdoors! Chuck Wechsler"; signed and inscribed by artist Dan Metz on frontispiece: "For Pat & Charlie - Only the best. Blue Waters - Dan Metz"; else interior book clean and unmarked; tight binding; B&W illustrations by Dan Metz at the beginning of each chapter. Last Casts & Stolen Hunts is an anthology of sporting stories, both fiction and nonfiction, released by Sporting Classics Magazine; authors featured include Aldo Leopold, Zane Grey,… Read More

Freddy And Mr. Camphor. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Used. Good Condition/No Dust jacket included. Alfred A. Knopf 1944 Stated First Edition. A solid copy. Spine is sunned. Please see our photos. Summary: In Freddy and Mr. Camphor, Freddy is in need of a change and finds an opportunity for one as a caretaker on Mr. Camphor's houseboat. Of course, things never go as Freddy expects and a series of strange, amusing, and sometimes alarming adventures ensue. Please also see our Freddy The Pig catalogue.

Exeter, England: Webb & Bower. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. Mylar-wrapped tan dust jacket with red and black lettering to front and spine, and color reproduction of a hunting scene by Cecil Aldin to front; not price-clipped; corners slightly bumped; spine slightly faded; else fine; pale green boards printed with B&W drawing of a man fishing from a boat wrapping around front, spine and back; black lettering to spine; corners slightly bumped; else fine; card w/ previous owner name and inscription affixed to first free end paper; signed and inscribed by author on half-title page: "All good wishes - Roy Heron"; else interior book clean; tight binding; numerous color and B&W illustrations throughout. Roy Heron was a British journalist, author, and avid collector of Cecil Aldin's books and prints. Cecil Aldin (1870 - 1935) was a British artist, illustrator, sportsman, and member of the Royal Society of British Artists, renowned for his paintings… Read More

Croydon, Surrey: The Fishing Gazette Limited, 1962. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. July 7, t Dec 29, 1962. pict. papre wraps, stapled at spine, 26 issues, in clean, bright condition, extra post required, Size: 4 to.,.

Little, Brown 1954. 8vo. First edition. Signed by the author opposite the copy right page. Good condition - text is clean and unmarked, boards and binding sturdy. Shows shelf and edge wear with dark stains on the spine, soiling and small white stains along some edges. No DJ.

. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind In The Willows. Copyight 1940. Heritage Press. USED. VG+ Condition/ VG+ Original Canary yellow cart Slipcase. Blue boards with drawing of Toad dressed as the washerwoman on the Front Cover. February, 1966 Printing Thus of 20,000 copies. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 190 pages. 6 1/2 X 10. Please see stock photos. Our copy is crisp and clean with a clean spine, appearing almost unread. Quite charming.