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New York: William Morrow & Company, 1947. Reprint. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good-. T. Brayshaw. 8vo. Pp. xii, 356. Frontis. Color plate of cutthroat and rainbow trout, by T. Brayshaw. Foreword by C. McC. Mottley, of the Laboratory of Limnology & Fisheries at Cornell University. Includes a few color plate illustrations of fish by T. Brayshaw. Appendix. Index. Bound in sand-colored cloth with black lettering and design in black on front board and spine. In the color-illustrated price-clipped dust jacket that shows wear to edges; creases on rear panel; large chip at tail of spine. Dust jacket is now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

The Derrydale Press, 1991. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Limited edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. The binding is tight; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

William Morrow. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1954. Second Edition; First Printing. hardback. Gift inscription; 8.40 X 5.70 X 1.20 inches .

Derrydale Press, Lyon, 1991. Limited edition of 2500. 4to, 192pp. Illustrated in black and white and colour frontispiece. Near fine hardback copy in black leather binding, all edges gilt. Previous owner's signature in pencil to corner of front endpaper.

William Morrow, New York, 1947. 8vo, 356pp, black and white illustrations, two colour. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket. Slightly tanned fore edges.

Lyon, MS: The Derrydale Press, 1991. Limited edition, one of 2500 copies printed. Two volume set. Rich black bonded leather/leatherette printed in gilt, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmarks. Top cover edges of second volume lightly bumped near the center, a couple of light scratches to the top edge gilt of the same volume, otherwise fine condition, the books look and feel new and unread, tight bindings, clean pages, no names or other markings. . Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

A tight and unmarked copy- The Western Angler: An Account of Pacific Salmon & Western Trout in British Columbia Reprint of the Third Edition- 3rd Edition. 356 pages - with index - by a fishing expert who calls Vancouver Island home. Learn more about Paul Lake, Hyalella, Profundal, water-flea, fanwing, Gibraltar Rock, Blue Charm, and Buttle Lake. The cover is blue with black lettering, illustration is by T. Brayshaw.

Lyon, MS: Derrydale Press. Hardcover. 1991. 4to 200pp . Fine with no DJ. Color Illustrations, Fold-Out Map Simulated leather binding, All Edges Gilt, issued without DJ This copy is one of 2, 500 in a limited edition .

Derrydale Press, 1991. Limited edition (2500 copies) of this classic of Western fishing, originally published in 1939. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. Deep blue leather binding with decoration in gilt, all edges gilt. Decorative endpapers. A fine set. 9 x 11 inches each.. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Illus. by Illustrated.

Mississippi, The Derrydale Press, (1991). . Limited Edition; Demy 4to; pp. x, 192; decorated endpapers, coloured frontispiece, 40 illustrations, appendices, index, original black leather grained boards, title in gilt on spine and front board, gilt decoration to front board, a fine copy. Edition limited to 2500 copies.

The Derrydale Press, 1991. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good. No dust jacket as issued. Two volume set. 2500 copies printed. The bindings are tight, corners lightly rubbed. A small dent on the top edges of vol. 1; small scuff on the spine of vol. 2. Text and images unmarked. Gilt edges show some small scuffs and scratches. 4to. 200pp & 191pp.

Lyon, MS: Derrydale Press, ( 1991 ). Second, Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Quartos, 200, 1891 pages, full bonded leather, gilt, all edges tilt One of 2500 sets. "The Pacific Northwest and British Columbia in particular are the last strongholds of publicly owned fishing in North America. Even here some of the resource has been treated like mineral wealth and destroyed." - Foreword. Extensively illustrated, folding map.

William Morrow. New York. 1954. Second edition.. pp. xii, 356. Coloured frontispiece, 1 coloured plate, many text line illustrations. Original cloth, very good copy.

HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE US," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 2nd.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1947* Publisher: William Morrow & Co.* Binding and cover condition: Beige cloth, dark blue title to spine and design to face. Slight bumps to corners, no rubs, minor spotting to spine and edges. A few light water marks to rear board. GD++* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Sizeable but neat gift dedication to ffep. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with only very slight reading wear, no marks to text, very slight age to top and fore-edge, otherwise no visible faults. VG+* Illustrations: Two colour prints by T.Brayshaw and a number of black and white line drawings & maps within text throughout.* Pages: 333 pp. text. xxiv pp. appendices & index at rear.* Description: Here are superb descriptions of the different species and variations of trout and salmon and other game fish of British Columbia, their breeding, feeding and migratory habits,… Read More

HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE US," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 2nd.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1947* Publisher: William Morrow & Co.* Binding and cover condition: Beige cloth, dark blue title to spine and design to face. Slight bumps to corners, no rubs, minor spotting to spine and edges. A few light water marks to rear board. GD++* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Sizeable but neat gift dedication to ffep. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with only very slight reading wear, no marks to text, very slight age to top and fore-edge, otherwise no visible faults. VG+* Illustrations: Two colour prints by T.Brayshaw and a number of black and white line drawings & maps within text throughout.* Pages: 333 pp. text. xxiv pp. appendices & index at rear.* Description: Here are superb descriptions of the different species and variations of trout and salmon and other game fish of British Columbia, their breeding, feeding and migratory habits,… Read More

Lyon, Mississippi. The Derrydale Press. 1991. One of 2500 sets published. Two volumes. Quartos (10 1/2 x 8). Vol. 1: 200 pp. Vol. 2: 192 pp. including index. Foldout map of British Columbia fishing waters bound in opposite page 3 in volume one. Color frontispiece of artificial flies in both volumes. Color plates of game fish by E. B. S. Logier. Black and white photos. Text illustrations. This reprint is an affordable alternative to the sometimes pricey 1939 limited edition. Nevertheless, you’d think the publisher in Misssip would have given a moment of thought to approximating the original bindings in red cloth, no? Red leatherette, maybe? Ah, no. Both volumes bound in full black leatherette with gilt titles on the spines and front covers. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. A nice set. In fine condition. .

Toronto: Collins, 1968. Book. Illus. by Brayshaw, T.. Good. Hardcover. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 356 pages. Index. Colour frontisplate. Black and white illustrations in text. Prior owner's name and date atop illustrated front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy..

Lyon, Mississippi: The Derrydale Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1991. Leatherette. Volume I only of a limited edition of 2500 copies of a deluxe illustrated edition of Roderick L. Haig-Brown's examination of fishing in British Columbia for salmon and trout. This Derrydale Press edition followed an earlier Derrydale limited edition in 1939. With dozens of black & white photos and a handful of plates in full color, showing various species and wet flies. Also with an oversize fold-out map of angling waters in B.C. and fold-out trout & salmon identification chart. Originally published in 2 volumes, of which this is vol. I. --- In full black leatherette covers with cover & spine titling in gilt, gilt wet fly and fillets to cover. AEG (all edges gilt), faux marbled endpapers in green/lavender/blue. Volume lacks a dust jacket (probably as issued). --- An exceptional, gift-worthy copy: bright, unmarked, tightly bound and lacking evident damages (other than a small tear to… Read More

USA: Derrydale Press, 1939. Book. Good. Hardcover. Numbered copy of 950 printing edition. End papers brown with age. Top edge of first few pages have spots of soiling. Red cloth. No map. This is Volume Two ONLY..

New York.: William Morrow. , 1947.. First edition, second printing.. Decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in near fine (very light edge wear, very small hole on spine) dust jacket (in mylar). . 4to.. Illustrated by T. Brayshaw. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.