Search Results: Titles starting with K from Bruce Cave Fine Fly Fishing Books

Boston and New York. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1934. First American Edition. Octavo (8 x 5 1/2). [8], [1-2] 3-213 [214-216] pp. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Ki-yu’s text is identical to the text published in the 1934 first edition titled Panther by Jonathan Cape, London, with the exception of a Preface written by Haig-Brown for Panther that wasn’t published in Ki-yu. The Preface penned by Haig-Brown was in response to a critic’s charge in the U.K. who thought there was too much violence and therefore the book unfit for a younger audience. Ki-yu was published a week later than Panther and the Life of Editions Record at Harold Ober Associates shows there were 1,605 copies sold, with the book going out of print in 1950. The book is bound in an early binding state of beige cloth with orange titles on the spine and front cover and with Ki-yu’s image in orange and black on the front cover. Orange end papers. There is a small marginal stain at the bottom edge of a few pages at the back of… Read More

Boston and New York. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1934. First Edition. [10], 3-213 [214-216] pp. In my bibliography of the books written and published by Roderick Haig-Brown, I described four binding states of Ki-yu and thought at the time I had nailed the total; but I didn’t, and clearly missed this one. This book is bound in cream colored cloth with orange titles on the spine and a silhouette in orange showing a panther with black muzzle markings. So now there are at least five binding states. By the way, picking the order of issue of these bindings is a fool’s errand. To my eye, this is the most attractive binding yet seen. The book is clean, bright and in fine condition. .

Boston and New York. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1934. First Edition. [10], 3-213 [214-216] pp. With an interesting, signed inscription by Haig-Brown in the year of publication to "The Sheriff / Roderick L. Haig-Brown / Dec. 1934 / A pleasant meeting" on the front fly leaf. Ki-yu is Roderick Haig-Brown’s intimate story of Vancouver Island panthers (or cougars or mountain lions, if you like), Blackstreak and Nassa and their cub, Ki-yu. These panthers roamed at the northern tip of Vancouver Island, and sometimes weigh as much as 250 pounds - powerful and fearless and who hunt deer and elk and only occasionally attack cattle and raid chicken coops. It is Ki-yu who grows to be the largest and most powerful and fearless of panthers as he ranges over the Plateau and the Wapiti Valley. And it is the story of the ranchers who fear him and seek to kill him. Haig-Brown studied panthers under the watchful eye of John Cecil Smith, the greatest of Vancouver Island panther hunters. Roderick… Read More

New York. Winchester Press. 1971. First Edition, First State. Quarto (9 x 7). 209 pp. plus bibliography and index. Signed by Steve Raymond on the title page. Foreword by Enos Bradner. Illustrated Alan Pratt. Color fly plates. Black and white photos. Mr. Raymond is a gifted writer and he brings all the passion for the sport together with interesting biographies of pioneer Kamloops trout anglers (especially Bill Nation). Mr. Raymond’s book is the first book devoted to the Kamloops trout. This copy is from Russell Chatham’s collection of sporting books. The book is bound in green and cream sail cloth with green tittles on the spine. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.. Signed by Author..

New York. Winchester Press. 1971. First Edition, First State. 4to. (9 x 7). 209 pp. plus bibliography and index. Foreword by Enos Bradner. Illustrated Alan Pratt. Color fly plates. Black and white photos. Mr. Raymond is a gifted writer and he brings all the passion for the sport together with interesting biographies of pioneer Kamloops trout anglers (especially Bill Nation). This is the first state issue with color fly plates, and it's the first book devoted to the Kamloops trout. The book is bound in cream sail cloth and green paper over boards with green tittles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. About fine in a fine dust jacket..

New York. Winchester Press. 1971. First Edition, First State. 4to. (9 x 7). 209 pp. plus bibliography and index. Foreword by Enos Bradner. Illustrated Alan Pratt. Color fly plates. Black and white photos. Mr. Raymond is a gifted writer and he brings all the passion for the sport together with interesting biographies of pioneer Kamloops trout anglers. This is the first state issue with color fly plates, and it's the first book devoted to the Kamloops trout. The book is bound in cream sail cloth and green paper over boards with green tittles. Pictorial dust jacket. Previous owner's gift inscription to front free end paper, light rubbing to the edges, otherwise fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of fading to the spine panel..

Salisbury, Wilts. Published by Sawyer Nymphs Ltd. 2005 [1952]. Octavo (8 x 6). 228 pp. including index. Limited Edition. Book number 646 of 1000 copies published. Signed by Tim Sawyer and Nick Sawyer on the limitation page. Color plates showing stream and river scenes. This edition has a new added chapter which was composed from Frank Sawyer’s notes and ledgers. Includes chapters on: Life in the Valley - The Water - The Trout - Wild Fish - Fly and Nymph - Mayfly and After - Deception - The Human Element - Conversation Pieces - Interlopers - The Arch Enemy - Suspected Parties, etc. The book is bound in green cloth with gilt titles on the spine and front cover. Marbled end sheets. Marbled slip case. A fine book and slip case. . Signed by Author(s)..

Privately published journals by the late Albert Haas Jr., recounting his days fly fishing and also his life’s experiences celebrating interesting and personal situations. "Keeping in Motion" is 91 pp. and "In Slower Motion" is 86 pp. Octavo. (8 x 6). These two volumes are probably the only two journals he completed. "In Slower Motion" is inscribed and signed by him, and the inscription is addressed to Bob Wethern, the late editor of Rivers of Oregon series of books, and the founding Secretary of Flyfishers’ Club of Oregon, also author of The Creel: McKenzie River Edition. In both journals, Mr. Haas’ focus is primarily on fly fishing the west coast, but he ranges far and wide beyond its coast, streams and lakes. He was politically active, a committed environmentalist, and he participated in several marches against U. S. war involvement. One placard in particular stated his position on war exactly: "Fighting for Peace is Like Screwing for… Read More

Portland, Oregon. Frank Amato Publications. 1994. Quarto (10 1/2 x 8). 48 pp. Limited Edition. One of 400 copies published in hard cover. Beautiful color photography of the Kenai River which flows through southwestern Alaska. Colored text map. A precise guide to catching trout on the fly; there’s color photos of the most effective patterns. The book is bound in gray cloth with silver titles on the spine and front cover. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket..

Bishop Auckland, England. Published by W. J. Cummins, Ltd. [n. d. but ca. 1950). Oblong Octavo (4 x 7). 45 pp. Preface by Arthur C. Kent. This register consists of 16 pp. of pen entries by an avid, literate, anonymous, and well-accomplished fly fisherman, recorded on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, but also on the River Tweed, and the Wye. The entries date from 1963-1967, and include descriptions of the Date, River, Beat, Fly Pattern used, Total Caught, Total Killed, and a Remarks section, which includes remarks on river conditions, the weather, along with several pithy comments: "Grindleford Bridge very good day - fish rose well about an hour in the a. m. Fished until 2 p. m. Not much after lunch. Certainly the best day so far - Len killed 12 fish (Trout & Grayling)." And on June 11, 1963 "Dull day - No wind above Grindleford Bridge - fell in". Later on "Heavy a. m. rain - thunder- & not many fish rising. Small trout I caught fought well. Looks like a rainbow. Rather… Read More

Portland, Oregon. Frank Amato Publications.1989. First edition. Quarto (10 x 8). 94 pp. including bibliography, index. Historical black and white photos, text illustrations, and text maps. Mr. Burdick provides the history, romance, and personal portraits which highlight many of the colorful characters who populated the river over the decades, including a bit of information about my now dead friend and colleague, Don Conner, whose grandfather operated "Shorty’s Camp" at the mouth of the Klamath beginning in the 1920s to 1955, when California’s great flood washed it and all of Shorty’s boats away. The book is bound in black pictorial wrappers. A keen book. In fine condition..