Search Results: Authors starting with C from Bruce Cave Fine Fly Fishing Books

Herbert Jenkins. London. 1963. First edition. 8 vo. 304 pp. Four color plates of flies. Many black and white photos. A fine anthology, with contributions from Jock Scott, E. Horsfall Turner, Major Oliver Kite, Commander .C.F. Walker and others. Fine in a fine dust jacket.. F. Hardcover.

Adam & Charles Black. London. [1956] 1975. Second printing. Octavo (8 x 6). 153 pp. Foreword by John D.D. Evans. Biographical introduction by C. F. Walker. Interesting correspondence in which Mr. Skues ranges over fishing techniques, flies and dressings, and famous fly waters, the rivers Test and Itchen. The book is bound in brown cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. Fine in a very good dust jacket which is faded on the spine panel..

Boston. Richard G. Badger, Publisher.. The Gorham Press. 1930. First Edition. 8vo. 204 pp. Illustrated color frontispiece. Black and white photos. Text illustrations. Bound in black cloth with gilt titles. Light rubbing to spine ends, spine title dulled. Very good..

Cincinnati, Ohio. Stewart Kidd Company Publishers. 1922. First Edition. 8vo. (7 x 5). 233 pp. including appendix. Color frontispiece showing a leaping tarpon. Black and white plates showing many outsized fish. Includes chapters on Salmon of Monterrey - Barracuda - Diary of an Offshore Angler - The Coast of Romance - Clemente Swordfish - An Ocean Goliath - Where the Coral Reefs Lie Bare, etc. The book is bound in its original blue cloth with gilt titles. A bit of soiling to the back board, otherwise very good..

New York. Nick Lyons/Winchester Press. 1980. First Edition. 4to. (11 x 9). 192 pp. including appendices, index. Inscribed and signed by the author to the late Chuck Echer, a Buz Buszek Recipient Award winner in 1993. Also laid-in is a signed note from Doug Swisher addressed to Mr. Escher. Color plates of natural stoneflies and the artificial patterns to imitate them. Black and white photos; pattern list and tying instructions. Fishing techniques. The book is bound in brown cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. Fine in a near very good dust jacket with a some edge wear and light age-toning..

New York. The Angler's Club of New York. Privately published. 1950. Limited Edition. Book number 70 of 500 books published. Tall octavo (10 x 6). 87 pp. plus colophon. Title page printed in green and black. Two hand-colored plates of salmon flies with tissue guards after water-colors by Edgar Burke. Chapter head initials by John Atherton. Mr. Hunt includes chapters on Tackle - Dry Fly Fishing - Greased or Dry Line fishing - Salmon of the Spring Run. The book is bound in green cloth with paper titling labels on spine and front cover. A nice book. In fine condition. .

New York. Nick Lyons Books / Winchester Press. 1985. First Edition Thus. Quarto (11 x 9). 296 pp. including index. Inscribed and signed by Hoagy Carmichael on the half-title page. Black and white photos. Text illustrations. Diagrams and schematic drawings. This book is the best guide to bamboo rod construction. The book is bound in brown cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Signed by Author..

This photo album contains 25 black and white photos measuring 3 1/2 x 4 and 4 x 3 inches respectively, all circa 1900-1910, and each photo is individually mounted on 12 black paper leaves. The album measures 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. Four or five of the photos show anglers with their catches (Sea Bass & Yellowtail Tuna), images of anglers in boats, scenes of the harbour, swimmers, poses at the beach, and boats at anchor. The album is bound in dark grey paper with black title. The photos and album in very good condition. .

World Publications. Winter Park, Florida. 2001. First edition. 4 to. 144 pp. Illustrated by Dave Hall. Foreword by Lefty Kreh. Numerous color plates and maps. A panoramic book, covering saltwater and fresh, angling for many fish species. New in a new dust jacket.. F. Hardcover.

Far Hills, New Jersey. Meadow Run Press. 2000. Limited Edition. One of 1000 copies published. 8vo. (8 x 6). 68 pp. plus the colophon. Introduction by Hoagy B. Carmichael. Illustrations from the William Pickering edition of The Complete Angler, 1836. A drama set in four parts: Moonlight - Sunrise - Noon - Sunset. The book is bound in red cloth with gilt and black titles. Gray cloth slip case with a pictorial titling label on the side panel. A nice book. Fine in a fine slip case..

Two colored bronze steelhead framed with cedar. This is a spectacular and beautiful work, probably done 20-25 years ago by master craftsman, the late Dave Chesney; Mr. Chesney was one of only three craftsmen trained to create these beautiful bronzes; his apprenticeship and craft required many years of intensive study. The bronze image is in high relief and captures in exquisite detail and elegance two steelhead over a gravel bottom and under a submerged log. The piece measures 32 x 28 inches and would be ideally suited mounted over a fireplace or in a cabin or lodge. The bronze mount weighs 35-40 pounds. Shipping at cost. In fine condition. The bronze is in fine condition. .

London. George Routledge & Sons. First Edition. [n.d., but 1876]. 8vo. (6 1/2 x 5). 108 pp. plus ads. Illustrated frontispiece showing a Perch. Black and white plate showing a fishing knife. Text drawings. Includes chapters on Fine Fishing - Observations on Tackle - Nottingham Fishing and Tackle - Baits - Perch - Barbel and Bream - Dace and Chub, etc. The book is bound in its original light yellow decorated paper over boards with red and black titles. Edge wear to the cloth, bookplate, otherwise a very good book..

Shropshire. Published by Merlin Unwin Books. 2001. First Edition. Quarto. (10 x 8). 222 pp. Including bibliography, index. Inscribed and signed by E. J. Malone on the front end paper with his "Judy of the Bogs" salmon fly tipped-in. Wonderful color paintings showing hundreds of shrimp and spey flies, together with material lists for all the patterns described. Also with descriptions on how best to fish many of the flies with personal anecdotes. The book is bound in white cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .

London. Dean and Son, Publishers and Factors. 160a Fleet Street, E. C. [no date, but 1890]. Octavo (6 x 4). 64 pp. Text illustrations. The book covers rods, tackle, and bates. And nearly every game fish within the U. K. Part One is devoted to freshwater fishes, part two to sea fishes. There’s nothing particularly noteworthy about the book, except for its scarcity. With the bookplate of Wilbur G. Downs, the American virologist and naturalist and former clinical professor at Yale. The book is bound in colorful pictorial wrappers with titles in white and black. A neat book with colorful images on the front cover. A little foxing on the covers, otherwise it’s nice. .

Portland, Oregon. Salmon Trout Steelheader. 1978. [1976]. Second Printing. 4to. 118 pp. including index. Color plates of flies. Black and white photos. Text illustrations. The classic book on steelhead fly fishing: history of the sport, fly patterns, techniques, and fishermen. Bound in dark green cloth with silver titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice copy. Fine in a fine dust jacket..

Portland, Oregon. Salmon Trout Steelheader. 1978. [1976]. Second Printing. 4to. 118 pp. including index. Color plates of flies. Black and white photos. Text illustrations. The classic book on steelhead fly fishing: history of the sport, fly patterns, techniques, and fishermen. Bound in dark green cloth with silver titles. Pictorial dust jacket. Fine in a very good dust jacket..

Lyon, Mississippi. The Derrydale Press. 1993. Limited Edition. 2500 copies published. 4to. (10 x 7). 251 pp. including index. Illustrated color frontispiece. Black and white plates showing a slew of slain fish. Stories by the best writers of the period. The book is bound in full dark green leather with gilt titles and decorations. All edges gilt. A nice book. Fine..

Queensland. Alexander Editions. 2002 [1969]. Third Edition. Large quarto (10 1/2 x 8 1/2). 640 pp. including bibliography, gazetteer, index. Illustrated by William T. Cooper. There has been substantial revisions for this third edition. Color plates and color photos. Map. Distribution maps. Charts and tables. Includes Description, Distribution, Habits, Status, Habits, Movements, Flight, Calls, Feeding, Breeding and Eggs for each species. A magnificent and valuable work. The book is bound in green cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. The nicest example of this book as you’ll see. Fine in a fine dust jacket..