Search Results: Fishing - Sports from First Used Books

Burlington, Ontario: Canadian Sportsfishing, 1988. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 128 pp. Curiously this book calls itself "Sportsfishing" on the spine, and "Sportfishing" on the front cover and publication page. Perhaps they went to print a bit too quickly.. First. Pictorial Card. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine.

Thunder Bay, Ontario: Wildwood Publications, 1989. Light rubbing, bumping and shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. Loose topographical map of Thunder Bay in rear pocket of book. 282 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Spinney-Helmer, Karen; Hartviksen, Connie. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Souvenir Press, 1976. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to dj, which is not price clipped. No wear to boards. Spine sound with tight hinges. Interior tight and unmarked. 144 pp.. First. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

This booklet curiously gives no author or publisher information. The staples are tight and unrusted. There are no tears or nicks to wraps or leaves. There is some slight color staining on the front (2 small marks that look like light blue crayon and one small dot with a tail that resembles ballpoint ink). In addition, both front and rear show a patina light soilage or age, but seller noticed while trying to remove crayon mark that this patina removes easily with a soft eraser. And then there is some corner curl at top and bottom forward corners of booklet. As for content, there are several pages talking about fly types, tying techniques and nomenclature. This is followed by a few pages of monochrome pictures of flies. The remainder of the pamphlet (13 pp) divides flies into three categories (wet, streamers & bucktail, dry) and lists members of each class alphabetically by name, with a description of each of its parts under the headings "Body, Ribbing, Tip, Tail, Hackle, Wing".… Read More

Olympia, WA: Washington Deptartment of Fish and Wildlife Miniscule wear outside or in. 10 cardstock leaves between card covers with color pictures and descriptions of freshwater fishes.. Unknown. Card in Coil. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Noel, Sandra. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hardy House Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Front cover has two tiny speck stains, with one slightly larger on the rear. Staples tight and unrusted. Interior tight and unmarked. No date of publication given. Chapter titles are: 1) Winged Wet Flies, 2) Hackle Wet Flies and Nymphs, 3) Hackle Dry Flies, 4) Winged Dry Flies, 5) Wet & Dry Flies for U.S.A. and Canada, 6) May Flies, 7) Lake & Seatrout Flies, 8) Reservoir Lures and Flies, 9) Full Dressed Salmon Flies, 10) Irish & Plain Dressed Salmon Flies, 11) Low Water & Esmond Drury Salmon Flies, 12) Tube Flies, 13) A Jock Scott in the Making, 14) Parts of a Salmon Fly, 15) Hooks & Sizes. 24 pp.. Unknown. Stapled Card. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Vancouver: Railton Publications, 1968. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Subscriber's name and address stamped on rear wrap. Staples tight. Interior unmarked.. First. Stapled Card. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine.

Vancouver: Railton Publications, 1973. Miniscule rubbing, bumping. Light shelfwear at top edge. Subscriber's name and address stamped on rear wrap. Staples tight. Interior unmarked.. First. Stapled Card. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine.

Vancouver: Railton Publications, 1973. Miniscule rubbing, bumping. Light shelfwear at top edge. Subscriber's name and address stamped on rear wrap. Staples tight. Interior unmarked.. First. Stapled Card. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine.

Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A.: Ecopress, 1999. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked, appears unread. 143 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Richmond, BC, Canada: Raincoast Book Distribution, 1994. Very light rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except usual school library markings: labels, stickers, stamp and card pouch. 96 pp.. First. Pictorial Card. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Oshkosh WI: Game Food Nurseries Front wrap shows light rubbing, rear has a few stains. Staples are lightly rusted. Otherwise very little shelfwear and very minor bumps. Interior is tight and unmarked. Order form date line ends "195_" and testimonial letters are dated to 1946, so presumably this was published in the 1950s or very late 1940s. This is a catalog of a company selling seeds, roots, tubers and spores of a variety of wild vegetation sought by fowl, fish and small game such as muskrat.. Unknown. Stapled Card. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Catalog.