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Gierach, John Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing
Old Tappan, NJ Fireside / Simon & Schuster 1990 0671707388 First Edition, Third Printing Hard Cover Very Good - As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
238 pp. Book: Text block pages somehow were wet at one point on the bottom of the pages outside bottom corner, resulting in slightly rippled paper but not damp stained, otherwise this book is new.
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911 |
Gierach, John Trout Bum
Boulder, CO Pruett Publishing Company 1986 0871087154 First Edition, First Printing Hard Cover Very Good Very Good - 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
frontis, [12], 227 pp. Book: frontis foxing Dustjacket: All edges and corners small nicks and chips all edges rubbed.
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81.00 USD
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912 |
Gierach, John Fool's Paradise
New York Simon & Schuster 2008 0743291735 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[10], 211 pp. Everyone's favorite fishing writer is back with more fly-fishing pleasures in this lyrical, surprising book of observations on fishing, nature, travel, and life. Classic Gierach at his best: Fool's Paradise is everything that Gierach's loyal fans expect from him: great fish tales, lots of witty observations, and criticisms of all that's wrong with the world today, that is, everything that isn't fishing related and even some things that are. Everything is subject to scrutiny as Gierach weighs in on subjects as varied as cellphones and airports, pick-up trucks and secret streams. First new book in three years: Gierach's fans have waited for a new book and Fool's Paradise will reel them in. There are stories about fishing from all over North America, from Alaska and British Columbia to Newfoundland. If John Gierach is living in a fool's paradise, then it's a paradise that his regular readers will recognize and new fans will delight in discovering. Laced with the inimitable blend of wit and wisdom that have made him fly-fishing's foremost scribe, Fool's Paradise chronicles the fishing life in all its glory (catching your biggest fish ever) and squalor (being stranded in a tent during a soaking rainstorm). In Gierach's world, both experiences are valuable, and both evoke humor and insight. Fishermen everywhere will understand Gierach's quest to discover and explore new waters (and then not to divulge the best locations to anyone), the unlikely appeal of winter fly-fishing ("the ice fishing shanty served the dual purpose of group therapy and the neighborhood tavern"), how impossible it is to predict the best fishing ("Everything that happens is entirely familiar, but I don't always see it coming"), or even the absurdity of the entire exercise ("day after day, you're casting a fly that doesn't look like anything to fish that aren't hungry and may not even be there"). Braving trips on small prop planes and down "Oh-My-God" roads alike, Gierach and his fishing buddies pursue bull trout in British Columbia, steelhead in the Rocky Mountains, and pike so fierce that a wise fisherman wears Kevlar gloves for the obligatory trophy photo. But as with any activity that depends on unspoiled wilderness, change is constant. Gierach sees this happening both in the landscape ("You never get to point at a meadow full of browsing mule deer and say, 'You know, all this was once condos.'") and at lodges that now require guests to sign liability waivers ("[I] had a brief vision of herds of lawyers coursing over the tundra in search of litigation"). Just the same, he is always awed by the experience of nature, or as he puts it: "You're on a lovely, remote wilderness river in the Alaskan backcountry. There are people who would make this trip and not even bring a fishing rod." Musing on the enduring appeal of fishing, Gierach theorizes, "We're so used to the fake and the packaged that encountering something real can amount to a borderline religious experience." Equal parts fishing lore, philosophy, and great fish stories, Fool's Paradise may not be a perfect substitute for actually being out on the water, but it's surely the next best thing.
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Gierach, John Fishing Bamboo : An Angler's Passion for the Traditional Fly Rod
Globe Pequot Press, The 2007 159921217X First Trade Paper Trade Paperback As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
128 pp. Celebrates the art of the bamboo fly rod & offers a detailed & memorable portrait of the pleasures of "fishing bamboo." Has a helpful bibliography & lists of reliable rod dealers & modern bamboo rod-makers. A classic intro to bamboo rods & to the subculture of people who make, buy, collect & fish with them. B&W illustrations
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Gierach, John Fishing Bamboo
New York Lyons Press 1997 1558215913 First Edition Cloth As New As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
128 pp. Celebrates the art of the bamboo fly rod and offers a detailed and memorable portrait of the pleasures of "fishing bamboo." This book has a helpful bibliography and lists of reliable rod dealers and modern bamboo rod-makers. This is an introduction to bamboo rods and to the subculture of people who make, buy, collect and fish with them.
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Gierach, John Still Life With Brook Trout
Riverside, NJ Simon & Schuster 2005 0743229940 First Edition, First Printing Hard Cover Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Inscribed By Author
[8], 213 pp. Inscribed on the full title page Dustjacket: one 1/4" tear on bottom edge of rear panel
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938 |
Gifford, Tom Anglers and Muscleheads
New York E. P. Dutton 1960 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good + Very Good - 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
i-xv, 16-186 pp.Dustjacket: Soiled, spine faded, with nicks rips and chips on all corners and minor loss at head and heel of spine.
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Gingrich, Arnold The Well-Tempered Angler
New York Alfred A. Knopf Inc 1965 First Edition, First Printing Hard Cover Very Good + Very Good - 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
xii, 331 pp., vi, [2] Dustjacket: price clipped, with darkening to the DJ spine, with nicks and chips at head of spine
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944 |
Gingrich, Arnold The Well-Tempered Angler
New York Alfred A. Knopf Inc 1965 First Edition, First Printing Hard Cover Very Good Very Good - 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
xii, 331 pp., vi, [2] Book: Previous owner's gift inscription on FFEP. Dustjacket: price clipped, with minor darkening to the DJ spine.
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15.75 USD
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Gingrich, Arnold (editor) The Fishing in Print: A Guided Tour through Five Centuries of Angling Literature
Winchester Press 1974 0876911572 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[8], 344 pp Dustjacket: Price clipped. From the dustjacket front flap: ......"His tour of the five centuries of fishing literature is respectful without being solemn, technically knowledgeable without being pretentious, witty without being self-important, and is in itself an adornment of the literary stream whose course it traces. Gingrich has constructed his book around the twelve giants of angling who have most dramatically influenced the development of its techniques: Berners, Walton, Cotton, Ronalds, Stewart, Norris, Halford, Gordon, Skues, Mottram, Hewitt, and Jennings.However, he als fishes the pocket waters and pokes up the feeder streams, bringing to the surface another score or so of rewarding authors. Almost half the book consists of excerpts from works now difficult to obtain in their original editions, enhanced by Gingrich's invaluable annotations that explain their setting, point up their importance and beauty, and open up to new angler-readers the literary waters he knows so well himself...."
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17.10 USD
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956 |
Gingrich, Arnold (editor) The Fishing in Print: A Guided Tour through Five Centuries of Angling Literature
Winchester Press 1974 0876911572 First Edition Hard Cover As New As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[8], 344 pp Old stock, a new copy with some minor spots to outer top edge of text block for about 2 inches. From the dustjacket front flap: ......"His tour of the five centuries of fishing literature is respectful without being solemn, technically knowledgeable without being pretentious, witty without being self-important, and is in itself an adornment of the literary stream whose course it traces. Gingrich has constructed his book around the twelve giants of angling who have most dramatically influenced the development of its techniques: Berners, Walton, Cotton, Ronalds, Stewart, Norris, Halford, Gordon, Skues, Mottram, Hewitt, and Jennings.However, he als fishes the pocket waters and pokes up the feeder streams, bringing to the surface another score or so of rewarding authors. Almost half the book consists of excerpts from works now difficult to obtain in their original editions, enhanced by Gingrich's invaluable annotations that explain their setting, point up their importance and beauty, and open up to new angler-readers the literary waters he knows so well himself...."
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22.50 USD
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957 |
Gingrich, Arnold (editor) The Fishing in Print: A Guided Tour through Five Centuries of Angling Literature
Winchester Press 1974 0876911572 First Edition Hard Cover As New As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[8], 344 pp Old stock, a new copy with some minor spots to outer top edge of text block for about 2 inches. From the dustjacket front flap: ......"His tour of the five centuries of fishing literature is respectful without being solemn, technically knowledgeable without being pretentious, witty without being self-important, and is in itself an adornment of the literary stream whose course it traces. Gingrich has constructed his book around the twelve giants of angling who have most dramatically influenced the development of its techniques: Berners, Walton, Cotton, Ronalds, Stewart, Norris, Halford, Gordon, Skues, Mottram, Hewitt, and Jennings.However, he als fishes the pocket waters and pokes up the feeder streams, bringing to the surface another score or so of rewarding authors. Almost half the book consists of excerpts from works now difficult to obtain in their original editions, enhanced by Gingrich's invaluable annotations that explain their setting, point up their importance and beauty, and open up to new angler-readers the literary waters he knows so well himself...."
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959 |
Gingrich, Arnold (editor) The Fishing in Print: A Guided Tour through Five Centuries of Angling Literature
Winchester Press 1974 0876911572 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[8], 344 pp Dustjacket: Price clipped. From the dustjacket front flap: ......"His tour of the five centuries of fishing literature is respectful without being solemn, technically knowledgeable without being pretentious, witty without being self-important, and is in itself an adornment of the literary stream whose course it traces. Gingrich has constructed his book around the twelve giants of angling who have most dramatically influenced the development of its techniques: Berners, Walton, Cotton, Ronalds, Stewart, Norris, Halford, Gordon, Skues, Mottram, Hewitt, and Jennings.However, he als fishes the pocket waters and pokes up the feeder streams, bringing to the surface another score or so of rewarding authors. Almost half the book consists of excerpts from works now difficult to obtain in their original editions, enhanced by Gingrich's invaluable annotations that explain their setting, point up their importance and beauty, and open up to new angler-readers the literary waters he knows so well himself...."
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961 |
Gisslen, Wayne Professional Cooking
Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A. John Wiley & Sons Inc 1995 0471593001 Third Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
xxxii, 828 pp. Revised updated and in full color throughout.Book: Previous owner's name on top edge, else fine
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Godfrey Cave Staff A Fisherman's Log
London Bloomsbury Books 1993 1854711458 First Thus Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Perkins, Benjamin
An Anglers Log Book. ...for the keen fisherman. This delightful log combines Benjamin Perkins's evocative paintings of the water's edge with a systematic way of preserving personal fishing records, dates, observations, etc.
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972 |
Godfrey, Will Fly Fishing in Idaho
Sun Valley, ID Stoecklein 2006 1933192631 First Edition Hard Cover As New As New 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
168 pp. Fly Fishing is a sport demanding patience and an almost Zen-like attitude. In places like Idaho, it is a passion for many individuals. R. Randolph Ashton takes the reader on a stunning photographic journey through some of the most picturesque, pristine, and often top-secret spots across the state, where the fish are big and the water runs cold. This book, cleverly disguised to look like another one of those books that tourists take home after fishing here, actually contains some of the best photography I've seen in a long time. Combined with the words of the (in)famous Will Godfrey, this results in a sleeper of a good book that flew out from the publisher under everyone's radar. While you may need an introduction like this to Randy Ashton's superb photgraphic work, Will Godfrey is well known to many.
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Gooding, Russ THE GRAPHITE FLY ROD: HOW TO BUILD A MODERN CLASSIC
Spruce Creek Fly Company, 2008 First Edition DVD As New
A great deal of effort went into making this program as straightforward as possible so even a total novice builder will be able to build a fly rod that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. With that said, the program is also so loaded with tips and tricks, that even an advanced rod builder is sure to learn something new. Few builders are as accomplished at executing feather inlays as Russ Gooding and they have become one of his trademarks. In this program, he'll take you through the process step by step. In this day and age of mass-produced fly rods, wouldn't it be nice to have one made with your own two hands? A rod with your own personal signature wrap, or a rod whose wraps are the colors of your alma mater? A fly rod your children or grandchildren would be proud to have passed down to them? But we're not talking about a piece of "never take out of the tube rod art" here, we're talking about a fly rod that is meant to be fished. If you follow the steps outlined in this video program, the end result will be a fly rod that is beautiful, personal, and will rival the performance of any rod on the market today.
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978 |
Gooding, Russ & Flagler, Tim MAKING BAMBOO BLANKS
Golden Witch Technologies 2003 First Edition VHS As New
Using the methods originally taught by Daryll Whitehead, then refined through years of custom and light production rod making in the Golden Witch rod shop, Russ Gooding and his team will guide you from selecting the raw culm to the finished blank. Broken into discrete steps, you’ll discover that making bamboo blanks is a surprisingly straightforward process. This video focuses on blank making, not as a mechanical engineering exercise replete with arcane formulae, but as an accessible craft to which all anglers can aspire. Bamboo is potent, yet sublime. Try it! Featurette: Blueing Ferrules - How To Blue & Clear Coat Nickel Silver Ferrules.
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53.96 USD
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979 |
Gooding, Russ & Flagler, Tim Finishing Bamboo Rods
Golden Witch Technologies 2003 First Edition VHS As New
Aesthetic decisions, fit, and finish define the quality of a split bamboo rod long before an angler tests its action over rising fish. An elegant rod is a harmonious composition, melding classic styling with components that hark back to the era of our forefathers: agate stripping guides, fine silk threads, cork, native wood, nickel silver, and natural oil & resin varnishes. Well finished, a bamboo rod looks good, feels good, and even smells good. Although each rodmaker will choose a different aesthetic, all rodmakers must master the details of fit and finish. Featurette: Ferrule Plugs Turning Mastodon Ivory & Nickel Silver Ferrule Plugs
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982 |
Gordon, Sid How to Fish From Top to Bottom
Harrisburg, PA Stackpole Books 1955 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good + Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[6] 384 pp. "Best book on fishing I've ever read" said Charlie Fox. Charlie Brooks in 'Larger Trout for the Western Fly Fisherman' wrote: I considered How to Fish from Top to Bottom by Sid Gordon the most valuable purely fishing book I've ever read. If you have to go with only one book for freshwater fishing, including fly-fishing, this is it. This book is high on my list on what I feel are among the best angling books of the last half of the 20th century. An informative read. In uncommon first edition, the book is wider, with a different cover design, and the dustjacket differs from the second edition's reset and different rear panel and rear flap text. The author died about a year after the publication of this landmark book, and did not live to sign many copies or see the huge sucess this book became as evidenced by the huge (by sporting standards) later printings. Still in print over 55 years later. I can't count how many copies I've handled that have all sorts of previous owner's information added in margin notes, endpaper notes, underlining, or circling within.
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983 |
Gordon, Sid How to Fish From Top to Bottom
Harrisburg, PA Stackpole Books 1978 First Edition, Fourth Printing Full-Leather As New Slipcase Limited Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[8] 383 pp. [1955] [6] 384 pp. Book: New in slipcase "Best book on fishing I've ever read" said Charlie Fox. Charlie Brooks in 'Larger Trout for the Western Fly Fisherman' wrote: I considered How to Fish from Top to Bottom by Sid Gordon the most valuable purely fishing book I've ever read. If you have to go with only one book for freshwater fishing, including fly-fishing, this is it. This book is high on my list on what I feel are among the best angling books of the last half of the 20th century. An informative read.
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38.25 USD
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984 |
Gordon, Sid How to Fish From Top to Bottom
Harrisburg, PA Stackpole Books 1957 First Edition Second Printing Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[6] 384 pp. [1955] "Best book on fishing I've ever read" said Charlie Fox. While I don't think it's THE best, it is high up on my list on what I feel are among the best angling books of the last half century. An informative read.
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6.75 USD
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985 |
Gordon, Sid How to Fish From Top to Bottom
Harrisburg, PA Stackpole Books 1955 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good + Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
[6] 384 pp. "Best book on fishing I've ever read" said Charlie Fox. Charlie Brooks in 'Larger Trout for the Western Fly Fisherman' wrote: I considered How to Fish from Top to Bottom by Sid Gordon the most valuable purely fishing book I've ever read. If you have to go with only one book for freshwater fishing, including fly-fishing, this is it. This book is high on my list on what I feel are among the best angling books of the last half of the 20th century. An informative read. In uncommon first edition, the book is wider, with a different cover design, and the dustjacket differs from the second edition's reset and different rear panel and rear flap text. The author died about a year after the publication of this landmark book, and did not live to sign many copies or see the huge sucess this book became as evidenced by the huge (by sporting standards) later printings. Still in print over 55 years later. I can't count how many copies I've handled that have all sorts of previous owner's information added in margin notes, endpaper notes, underlining, or circling within.
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45.00 USD
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986 |
Gordon, Sid How to Fish From Top to Bottom
Harrisburg, PA Stackpole Books 1957 First Edition Second Printing Hard Cover Very Good Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[6] 384 pp. [1955] "Best book on fishing I've ever read" said Charlie Fox. While I don't think it's THE best, it is high up on my list on what I feel are among the best angling books of the last half century. An informative read.
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987 |
Gordon, Theodore and A Company Of Anglers American Trout Fishing
New York Alfred A. Knopf Inc 1966 First Thus Hard Cover Very Good Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Schwiebert, Ernest
x, 247 pp, colophon. Book: A hint of edgewear and foxing. Dustjacket: Price clipped, nicks, rips, loss at head and heel of spine, tears, corners rough. Foreword by Arnold Gingrich. Twenty-seven outstanding chapters on fly-fishing by some of the best writers in the field. A great read, and an under rated book.
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13.50 USD
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Grand, Gordon Colonel Weatherford's Young Entry
New York Derrydale Press 1935 First Edition, First Printing Cloth Near Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Inscribed By Author
xiv, 214 pp + coplophon. Presentation copy "Inscribed for Warren Snow regards and good wishes, Gordon Grand" Cover: Slight age darkening of spine All corners sharp
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72.00 USD
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997 |
Grant, George F. Montana Trout Flies
Portland, OR Champoeg Press 1981 First Thus Hard Cover Near Fine No Jacket: As Issued Limited Edition 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Eckert, Harvey & Fong, Michael
[6], 218 pp. Completely revised and greatly expanded, from original softcover, more than double in size. Illustrated with b/w drawings and 7 color plates by Michael Fong in pocket at rear. Limited edition of 1950 copies. A new copy that rates only near fine due to some minor brown colored spotting on the outside edges of front and rear covers. # 1642 of 1950 In higher numbered light blue cloth and silver titles.
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270.00 USD
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998 |
Grant, George F. The Master Fly Weaver
Portland, OR Champoeg Press 1980 First Edition Hard Cover As New No Jacket: As Issued Limited Edition 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Eckert, Harvey & Fong, Michael
[8], 230 pp.[index] Illustrated with b/w drawings and 8 color plates by Michael Fong in pocket at rear. Limited edition of 1950 copies. # 490 of 1950 In gray/blue cloth and gold titles.
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270.00 USD
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