Search Results: Fishing from Barter Books Ltd

London: H. Meere at the Black Fryer in Black-Fryers, J. Pemberton at the Buck and Sun in Fleet-Street, and J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane. G+ : in Good condition plus. Modern rebind with new eps. Darkening to title page. Neat book-plate of a previous owner [John Yudkin]. 1718. First Edition. Grey hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 120mm (8" x 5"). vii, 60pp. Line drawings and tail piece vignette. '....A Proof of the Imperfection of the Well-Boat Hitherto Used in the Fishing Trade. The True Reasons Why Ships Become Stiff or Crank in Sailing; with Other Improvements, Very Useful to All Persons Concern'd in Trade and Navigation. Likewise, A Description of the Carriage Intended for the Conveyance of Fish by Land, in the Same Good Condition as in the Fish-Pool by Sea.'. .

Glasgow: Alex Martin Ltd. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1953. First Edition. Grey illustrated card cover. 220mm x 170mm (9" x 7"). 60pp. b/w & some colour drawings throughout. With slip-in price list dated 15/4/53 and leaflet of trout and salmon colour flies in colour. .

London: Richard Bentley. G : in good condition. Some foxing and off-setting, largely confined to frontis plates and prelims. Inner hinges cracked. Previous owner's insc and bookplate to front pastedown and bep. Bookseller and binder blind-stamp to fep. 1834. First Edition. Blue leather covers. 210mm x 260mm (8" x 10"). x, 336pp; vii, 348pp. Engraved frontis plates and b/w illustrations within the text. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

London: G Conyers. Worn condition. Boards detached. Loss to spine. Some foxing and marks throughout. 1706. Reprint. Brown hardback leather cover. 170mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 296pp. frontis. Inscriptions to feps by previous owners. Frontis of men fishing has been coloured. Other copper cuts missing. Suitable for rebinding and restoration. .

London: William Satchell & Co. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Marking, bumping and rubbing to boards. New end papers. Pages loosening [binding string broken] in a couple of sections. Some browning within. 1880. [First Edition]. Green/gilt hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 170mm (9" x 7"). 192pp. 6 engravings. A Repertory of fact, inquiry and discussion on Field-sports and subjects of Natural History. .

Liverpool: Samuel Bagster. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed. Rebacked with brown cloth spine. Some foxing. 1808. First Edition. Brown hardback paper cover. 150mm x 200mm (6" x 8"). 28pp + plates. 12 b/w plates. ... containing useful instruction on every approved method of angling and particularly on the management of the hand and rod in each method; Howitt's Angler's Manual. Embellished with Twelve Etchings. .

London: T. Tegg. VG : in very good condition. Rebound. A little foxing and offsetting. 1815. Third Edition. Modern half calf. 230mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). xxix, 314pp. Copper plate and wood engravings. .

London: Sherwood, Jones and Co. G : in Good condition. Cover rubbed and bumped with corner and edge wear. Upper board weak at joint. Spine scuffed with joint wear. Prelims becoming loose otherwise contents firm and overall VG. Bookseller's stamp on paste-down with remnants of heraldic bookplate. Newspaper cutting for fishing equipment prices for 1839 affixed to rear paste-down. 1823. Fifth Edition. Half-leather marbled board cover. 190mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). xi, 373pp. Numerous cuts and engravings. Includes a Treatise on Trolling, map of the River Lea and fishing of the River Thames. .

London: John Fielding; G. Kearsley. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. Inscription on fep relating to portrait. 1784. Third Edition; [reprint]. Brown hardback half-leather marbled board cover. 160mm x 900mm (6" x 35"). viii, 135pp, + ad; vii, 122pp, + ads. Frontispiece portrait illustration dated 1784 in The Angler's Museum; frontispiece engraving in The Gentleman Angler dated 1788. The Gentleman Angler published 1786. .

London/ Nottingham: Longman and Co/ T Forman. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Sunned spine. Bumped corners. Gilt work bright. Slightly foxed in places. 1857. [First Edition]. Green/gilt hardback cloth cover. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 111pp. .

Edinburgh: [printed for] Archibald Constable & Co. VG: in very good condition without dust jacket. Modern rebind with new end-papers. Cover rubbed and marked. Light edge-wear. Fading to spine. Sporadic foxing. Occasional marking and pencil annotations. 1818. First Edition. Green hardback half-leather cover. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). viii, 128pp. Tweve detailed hand-coloured plates. The Whole Represented in Twelve Coloured Plates: To Which is Added, a Description of the Different Baits Used in Angling, and Where Found. .

London: Thomas Basset. G : in good condition. 19th century binding and eps. Title and 2 leaves facsimile. Some darkening. Some (interesting) ink notation dated 1833. 1681. First Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 160mm x 100mm (6" x 4"). [vi], 166pp, [xii]. ... Discovering the Aptest Methods and Ways, Exactest Rules, Properist Baits, and Choicest Experiments for the Catching All Manner of Fresh Water Fish. ... There are no plates with this book. .

London: T Basset; W Brown. G : in good condition. Later (1838) binding & eps. Cover rubbed and faded. Slight foxing. Water stain to final pages. 1689. Second Edition. 19th Century cloth binding with gilt titles to spine. 160mm x 100mm (6" x 4"). [vi], 326pp, [x]. ... Discovering the Aptest Methods and Ways, Exactest Rules, Properist Baits, and Choicest Experiments for the Catching All Manner of Fresh Water Fish. ... There are no plates with this book. .

London: George Routledge & Co. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Crude rebinding, with new eps. Sporadic foxing and marking. 1854. First Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. 170mm x 110mm (7" x 4"). 187pp + plates. 7 b/w plates. .

London: The Caxton Publishing Co Ltd. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. 1957. Reprint. Blue/gilt hardback cover with fish motif. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). xviii, 378pp + plates. 44 plates (2 in colour). Heavy book – extra shipping needed for overseas. .

London: T Lowndes. Worn condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed. Spine worn with loss. Some foxing, but contemt in overall good condition. 1781. Fifth Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 180mm x 100mm (7" x 4"). 303pp. 135 cuts of different kinds of fish. Later bookplate on fep. Pencil notes at back. .

Birmingham: Swinney and Walker [and others]. G: in Good condition. Contents recased in old vellum binding. Details of previous owners on eps and on several title pages of individual works and on lower edge. Some ink scribble on a blank page. Minor loss on corner of fep and on lower gutter of engraved frontispiece with minimal impact. Contents bright. 1792. Reprint. Vellum cover. 180mm x 100mm (7" x 4"). 87pp; 108pp;108pp;ix,118pp+ 2pp adverts. Three engraved plates. The Art of Angling by Charles Bowlker, is prefaced by three other contemporaneous fishing works as follows: 1. 'The North-Country Angler; or The Art of Angling: As Practiced in the Northern Counties of England. 3rd Edition, Leeds, printed by Thomas Gill for John Smith, dated 1800; 26 chapters, 87pp. With frontispiece engraving. 2. 'A Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling'. n.d. in 2 parts comprising 108pp, with frontispiece engraving. The title page and first contents page do not appear to have been bound in. The… Read More

London: The Caxton Publishing Co Ltd. G+ : in Good condition plus without dust jacket. 1958. Reprint. Blue/gilt hardback cover with fish motif. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). xix, 415pp; vii, 378pp; xv, 363pp + index. Colour frontis, b/w plates and line drawings. N.B.: heavy set-shipping supplement applies-please ask for shipping quote stating country of destination. .

Edinburgh: W & R Chambers. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and soiled. Foxing to prelims. 1836. Second Edition. Green hardback cloth cover with original paper label to front board. 160mm x 110mm (6" x 4"). 164pp. Illustrated title page. .

Ashburton: The Flyfisher's Classic Library. VG: in very good condition with marked red slipcase. Light marking to cover. Teg. 2000. Limited Facsimile Edition [92/950]. Red hardback leatherette cover. 250mm x 170mm (10" x 7"). xx, [188pp]. .