NEW BOOKS MARCH 2012
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Dynamic Nymphing A comprehensive and practical guide to nymphing tactics. Covering advanced tight line nymphing tactics, including the Czech, Polish, French, Spanish and American techniques. It includes rigging and fishing dry and droppers, curly Qs, and conventional indicators and shows 62 nymph patterns. |
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The Trout Diaries With disarming honesty and freshness, Derek Grzelewski has written a highly readable account of his year dedicated to fly-fishing in New Zealand, relating the highs and lows, and the intricacies and finesse, of pursuing trout in the wild places and pristine waters he loves so much. Each month, illustrated with fly sketches by passionate fellow-angler Johnny Groome, covers aspects of fly-fishing relevant to that time of year. Due in stock next week. Pbk. £16.95 |
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CONEY CATCHER: More Moucher's Tales A very handsome new book from the Moucher. Phil Lloyd is one of Britain's best-known and most successful lurcher-men. In a world where many make exaggerated claims, The Moucher comes across as a man of genuinely wide experience. The colour photographs are excellent. Price £32.00 |
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African Dangerous Game Cartridges
By Pierre van der Walt "...the single most comprehensive and definitive book ever published about the world's leading forty-eight dangerous game cartridges." |
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Flyfishing the Welsh Borderlands has been receiving excellent reviews in the angling press.
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BORDERLANDS now in!
The Standard and Collector's Editions of Flyfishing the Welsh Borderlands arrived today. They look great and we have been busy sending out the first copies.
Next we had a pallet of big-game hunting from Safari Press; then late in the afternoon we received our copies of Jonathan Darcy's beautifully photographed book Of Dogs and Deer.
We did, after all, get some copies of the reprinted BB book, Confessions of a Coastal Gunner.
Just heard today that the new L.E.P. Len Arbury book, Barbel for Life has been delayed at the printers. So, it looks as though these will not be sent out until immediately after the holiday.
John Martin's new book, Where Kingfishers Play is due from the printers straight after the weekend. Limited to only 110 copies, that one won't last long!
NEW BOOKS CHRISTMAS 2011
We have new titles arriving here every day. Today it was our new edition of Roger Upton's Falconry Principles & Practice. One of the most useful modern falconry books, it has been out-of-print for years and we have republished it in response to many requests from falconers (including Roger himself!)
Flyfishing the Welsh Borderlands is on its way from the printers and should be here within a week.
Our de luxe limited edition two-volume sets of Ferox and Char in the Lochs of Scotland have now been completed and the first sets are winging their way across the world. It has been great fun to produce, and with the limitation set at only 110 copies, these should sell quickly and are certain to become very collectable.
The limited edition version of the new BB book, Confessions of a Coastal Gunner, sold out on publication. The publisher has reprinted but will not be supplying us with copies until the New Year. Sorry Folks! I made every effort to get enough copies to last us through Christmas, but it was not to be.
I did better with Charles Bingham's Way of a Wildfowler. We took all of the edition of only 300 signed copies, and at only £19.95 this is another one which is set to sell out. It will be interesting to see how much these two are fetching by next Christmas.
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Maurice Pledger - While My Float's Still Cocked
While My Float's Still Cocked: The ramblings of an artist-angler by Maurice 'Mole' Pledger. Maurice Pledger is a fine artist, well-known for his best-selling illustrated wildlife books for children. This, his first book on fishing, records the capture of many specimen perch, pike, chub and barbel, and has been eagerly awaited.
To be launched at the CLA Game Fair, (in the House of Fishing at 10am 22nd July). Maurice will be at the Coch-y-Bonddu Books stand for all three days, working on a new painting and signing books.
Standard edition: a high-quality paperback with flaps Price £19.95.
Collector's Edition: limited to 250 signed hardbacks. Price £45.00. SOLD OUT!
The De Luxe Edition is extraordinary! Fully bound in full Nigerian goatskin, it has a real float set inside the front board. Hand-made and signed by fellow-artist Paul Cook, the float is set into the hand-marbled end-papers and adds a beautiful touch to this unique and highly collectable volume. Price £395.00.
THE ESSENTIAL KELSON
The Essential Kelson: A Fly-Tyer's Compendium.Edited by Terry Griffiths.
Large hardback in dust-wrapper.
Price £35.00
This handsome book includes beautiful colour plates of all of George M. Kelson's original classic salmon flies from The Salmon Fly, and Land & Water, as well as Terry Griffiths's superb photographs of the very best modern fly-tyer's interpretations of Kelson's patterns.
There is a sumptuous leather-bound de luxe edition, each copy containing a different fully-dressed salmon fly, tied by top classic salmon fly dresser, Marvin Nolte. Marvin's salmon flies are among the most beautiful and collectable in the world. This is a unique opportunity for discerning collectors to stake a claim for the volume containing their favourite pattern. Price £575.00
Also a standard leather FFCL edition in slipcase. 100 copies only. £125.00
"...a case study of elegance, style and discretion...The illustrations alone make this book an absolute gem... [but] the text is at least as valuable as the pictures." (Martin Joergensen - globalflyfisher.com).
TWO MORE NEW BOOKS FOR THE BFFI
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Keeper: A Life Amongst Fishes and Those Who Catch Them by Martin Donovan £19.95
A Passion for Trout: the flies; the methods; the approach by Mick O'Farrell £24.50 |
JOHN GIERACH NEW BOOK
 John Gierach's newest book, NO SHORTAGE OF GOOD DAYS is being published in America at the end of May 2011. I hope to have copies signed by the author and flown over in time to have them on sale at the BFFI on 18th June. SIGNED COPIES IN STOCK NOW! Hardback. £19.95 FOOL'S PARADISE by John Gierach Previous Price £19.95 - Now £7.95 |
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STILL LIFE WITH BROOK TROUT
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BARGAIN CARP BOOKS!
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THREE GREAT BARGAINS FOR CARP ANGLERS Cassien.... And Beyond. By Steve Briggs. This book is not just about Cassien, it is a virtual travel guide to some of the world's best known carp lakes, and Steve's successes and failures whilst fishing them. From the wild, untapped wildernesses of Lake Raduta, Rainbow Lake and the South African lakes, to the Colne Valley. Was £30.00 Now only £9.95 |
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Light My Fire. By Ian "Chilly” Chillcott. Autobiographical account of many years of carp fishing, with an unusual emphasis on the co-operative aspects of the pursuit. As much about the carp angling tribe as about the fish. Was £25.00 Now only £9.95 |
Tackling Carp with Chilly Chillcott. By Ian "Chilly” Chillcott. A technical book on carp fishing which also makes "sure that the basics are fully covered. ...Rods, reels, line, luggage, shelters ...landing nets, unhooking maps, leaders, leads, lead attachments, hooklines and hooks etc. Was £19.95 Now only £9.95 |
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THREE NEW TERRIER BOOKS
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Digging The Dirt: Volume 1, by Johnny Bluck
This is the first book in a series of three, compiled and edited by Johnny Bluck. Johnny Bluck interviews thirteen contemporary terriermen, and women. Edition limited to 1,500 signed, numbered copies. Contains a DVD. Price : £37.50
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Earth Dogs & Running Dogs, by Colin Didriksen This book contains much advice on terrier and lurcher breeding which is carried along by a bold narrative of the author's experiences in the field. �It will probably become a classic." writes David Harcombe. Price : £29.95 |
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An Obsession: The Nick Stevens Story, by Nick Stevens. A new book, edited by Jonathan Darcy, in which hunt servant and professional terrierman Nick Stevens chronicles his career from the end of the seventies up to the imposition of the hunting ban.
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FALCONRY CLASSICS - SPECIAL OFFER SET!
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The Works Of Ronald Stevens: Four volumes. This Special Offer: All four of these Ronald Stevens books are now available as a set for only £75.00 |
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BOSS & CO.: BEST GUNMAKERS. The Definitive History. |
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THE BRITISH SPORTING GUN AND RIFLE: Pursuit of Perfection. 1850-1900 "The period 1850 to 1900 witnessed the most far reaching changes sporting gun and rifle design had ever experienced. Prior to this, changes had been pedestrian and the muzzle-loader still ruled the day in 1850 as it had done for previous centuries. In this major work the author details the many changes that occurred. Was £60.00 Now only £25.00 |
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NEW TITLES - PLU STINIOG - TROUT FLIES FOR NORTH WALES
PLU STINIOG: TROUT FLIES FOR NORTH WALES. Evans (Emrys).
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Emrys Evans, Manod, was a well-known North Wales fisherman and a keen historian of Welsh angling. He formed a collection of 133 fly patterns used in the multitude of hill lakes in the area of Blaenau Ffestiniog, together with extensive manuscript notes. Lavishly illustrated with excellent photographs, this forms a unique and valuable record of flies, principally for trout but also including patterns for sea trout and salmon, most of them unique to the Ffestinog area of the Snowdonia National Park.Price £19.95 Publication date: NOW AVAILABLE! |
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TALES OF A LONDON POACHER - JUST PUBLISHED!
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Tales of a London Poacher by Cleve Edmonston SEE CLEVE ON TV NOW -http://www.fieldsportschannel.tv/index.php Growing up in the East End of London, Cleve Edmonston might have been drawn to the bright lights of the city. Instead, he followed the instincts that led him to a secret world; a world where wildfowl and wood-pigeons flighted to and fro on the great London reservoirs... Following in the tradition of countryside writing set by The King Of The Norfolk Poachers, Cleve tells us, in his own words, his Tales Of A London Poacher. There are memoirs of pigeon shooting and fishing, of netting rabbits with “Hardman V.J.” (Vinny Jones) and of his night time experiences with badgers, foxes and deer; of owls, falcons...and not forgetting rats the size of cats! Price : £9.99 |
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FOWLER'S MOON. by Nigel Thornycroft A delightful and nostalgic book on east coast wildfowling, written (and smuggled
out) by Nigel Thornycroft while in a P.O.W. camp, using an illegal
pencil and scraps of toilet paper. 'Fowlers Moon' was originally
published in 1955, and is now scarce and highly collectable. Price - GBP 19.95 Available now!
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NIGEL & CORONA - A STORY OF ADVENTURE, SPORT, WILDERNESS & WAR FROM ENGLAND TO AFRICA. By David Thornycroft. A family biography, recording the lives of Nigel and Corona
Thornycroft, both of whom were born into privileged English backgrounds but gave this up to pioneer a tobacco and game farm under
eccentric conditions in Rhodesia. It includes 70 wildlife sketches from Corona's game book and 60 black and white photographs. |
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bookplate signed by the authors, at a special price of GBP 36.00. Limited
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MITCHELL CLASSIC 300 SPINNING REEL - SIGNED ANNIVERSARY EDITION
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The Mitchell Classic 300 Spinning Reel. 1939-1898. By Wallace Carney.
70th Anniversary 1939-2009. Special European Edition.
Signed by the Author.
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"In this exhaustive study of the famous Mitchell 300 spinning reel, noted fishing historian Wallace Carney has detailed the origins and development of the most popular spinning reel in history. This book includes numerous detailed full color photographs.
It also includes an analysis of various boxes, super rare, presentation and one of a kind reels that have never been published...." Price: £49.95 |
RODGER MCPHAIL ILLUSTRATED - GAME COOKERY AND WILDLIFE ART
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Game Season by Humphreys, Humphreys & McPhail A really interesting and beautifully illustrated book at a great price. We recommend as the perfect gift for any country man or woman.
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NEW GREAT OFFERS ON SHOOTING TITLES!!
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Pheasant Shooting by David Hudson
"Comprehensive guide ...from the formal driven shoot to the simplest of rough shoots. ...Practical advice on ...guns and ammunition, clothing, gundogs and the different types of shoot".
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Grouse Shooting by David Hudson This book looks at the development of grouse shooting and the natural history of the grouse, moorland management and the work of the grouse keeper as well as looking in depth at the three methods of grouse shooting - walked up, driven and shooting over dogs".
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The Small Shoot by David Hudson "The Small Shoot, based around a popular series of articles in The Shooting Times, is a wry look at two seasons that the author spent setting up and running a shoot on the border between England and Scotland." Was £19.95 NOW £7.95 |
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Travelling Jack by Ian Valentine
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KING OF THE NORFOLK POACHERS
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THE RABBIT SKIN CAP: A TALE OF A NORFOLK COUNTRYMAN'S YOUTH. WRITTEN IN HIS OLD AGE BY GEORGE BALDRY The Rabbit Skin Cap tells the story of George Baldry, a resourceful and practical countryman, a shoemaker and a poacher. It is a fascinating account of old Norfolk, its extraordinary characters and how they survived the deprivations of the nineteenth century East Anglian countryside. A classic of the English countryside. Price 19.95 |
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I WALKED BY NIGHT: BEING THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE KING OF THE NORFOLK POACHERS. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. |
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THE KING OF THE NORFOLK POACHERS: HIS LIFE AND TIMES. A BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR OF I WALKED BY NIGHT. BY CHARLOTTE PATON This is the biography of Fred Rolfe, author of I Walked by Night: Being the Life and History of the King of the Norfolk Poachers. Charlotte Paton assesses how much of I Walked by Night can be taken at face value, contrasting Rolfe's account with the documents assembled during her researches. A very interesting book, especially when read in conjunction with Rolfe's I Walked by Night. Price 19.95 |
HATCHES MAGAZINE
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HATCHES: PRACTICAL & ARTISTIC FLY TYING. £4.95 |
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Catch it, Clean it, Cure it, Cook it, Eat it!
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Memoirs Of A Hunter: Experiences In Finland And Russia 1904 - 1930
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Memoirs Of A Hunter: Experiences In Finland And Russia
Translated By Ingmar Remmler Editor Martin Hollinshead Remmler pursues wolves with borzois as a guest of the Neratovs, runs down lynx, bears & more wolves with famous Finnish huntsmen, hunts seals on ice floes with commercial sealers where he is swept off in an ice storm, surviving only by luck. He buys eagles at Russia's greatest eagle market, and makes innumerable observations on the society around him. After WWI Remmler moved to Sweden where he ran a business collecting wild animals live for zoos & collections around the world, pioneering the safe trapping of elk. This is a fascinating and unique account of a life divided
between middle class St. Petersburg, the Russian aristocracy & the
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New paperback! Brook & River Trouting
This is the second in a series of classic sporting literature reprints
to be published in paperback by Coch-y-Bonddu Books, and simultaneously
in a leather-bound collector's edition by The Flyfisher's Classic
Library.
by Edmonds and Lee
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One of the first angling books to illustrate the materials required for
fly patterns using colour photographs, this is an indispensable book
giving detailed instruction on tying traditional North Country wet
flies and remains invaluable to the practical fly-tyer. The scarce first edition of this important book was privately
published by the authors in 1916. With detailed instructions, colour photographs and colour chart of the full range of Pearsall’s “Gossamer” silks which is an essential reference to those hunting original Gossamers or finding alternative silks, this should be on the bookshelf of any discerning fly-tyer. With a new introduction by Oliver Edwards. |
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Trap Collectors! Rural Reflections now half price.
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by Stuart Haddon-Riddoch A comprehensive guide to the history of trapmakers and traps. Fully illustrated and a much revised 2nd edition. Reduced from £40.00 to £20.00 |
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New bargain fishing books: Dyeing and Bleaching / A Guide to Salmon Flies / Casting with Lefty Kreh
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Dyeing and Bleaching Natural fly-Tying Material by A. K. Best |
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by John Buckland and Arthur Oglesby "With almost 400 salmon flies from the major countries where salmon are found [this] is a most comprehensive source book. The dressing for each fly is given in detail with information on its use, its history or its design, with an accompanying colour photograph." Reduced from £25.00 to £7.95 |
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by Lefty Kreh "Learn how to cast from a master. Over 40 casts covered in step-by-step detail with full colour photographs." Reduced from £30.00 to £9.95 |
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New books on terriers & lurchers: Breaking Through / Scooby / Worse Country Mischief
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Scooby £25 In stock now |
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Worse Country Mischief £25 In stock now |
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Sky Hunters: The Passion of Falconry
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Sky Hunters: The Passion of Falconry. By Hossein Amirsadeghi An exhaustive history of this magnificent sport, with hundreds of excellent illustrations, most of which will be unfamiliar to the widely-read falconer. The wide-ranging text covers falconry from its beginnings and takes in practically every country where it has ever been practiced. Much space is also given to the sport's colourful characters. Arabian, Persian and Mongolian falconry are of course covered, as well as Germany, the Czech lands, Austria, France, much on the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal, modern North America and elsewhere. The main text is by Hossein Amirsadeghi, with additional essays by Sir Mark Allen, Roger Upton, Patrick Morel, Sir Terence Clark and S. Kent Carnie. A stunning book that covers the history and pursuit of "the sport of Kings", from it's beginnings in Central Asia to its present revival. To be enjoyed by both falconry enthusiasts and those interested in the subjects surrounding the sport such as history, nature, hunting, art, and human drama to name a few. £45.00 In stock now. SOLD OUT! |
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The Imprint Accipiter II: Including Tame Hacking - IN STOCK NOW!
The Imprint Accipiter II: Including Tame Hacking
By Michael McDermott
A new and completely updated edition of this much sought-after book
with many new colour pictures and much new material in the text. A
comprehensive treatment of the training and flying of imprinted
goshawks, sharpshinned hawks and Cooper's hawks.
Chapters include:
Choosing a species, Goshawks, Sharp-shinned hawks, Cooper's hawks, All
about the eyas, Tame-hacked imprints, Metabolism and weight control.
Problems - yarak, aggression, territoriality, screaming, carrying,
possession, low numbers, Night hawking, Hungarian viszlas and quail
hawking. With five detailed appendices and many stunning colour
photographs and graphs this book is packed with informative and
relevant advice and guidance.
This eagerly awaited book contains
up to date information on training techniques and tells you all you need
to know about training accipiters.
£40.00 In stock now.
THREE IN NORWAY, BY TWO OF THEM.
Both of our new editions of this classic sporting adventure are now available!
This is the first in a series of classic sporting literature reprints to be published in paperback by Coch-y-Bonddu Books, and simultaneously in a leather-bound collector's edition by The Flyfisher's Classic Library.
THREE IN NORWAY, BY TWO OF THEM.
By Lees (James A.) & Clutterbuck (Walter J.)
"First published in 1882 the book tells, in an engaging humorous and deadpan style, the adventures of three friends who set out to fish and shoot through one long summer, travelling by canoe and camping along the way. This amusing party make light of the rigours of outdoor life in Norway and enjoy every minute of their idyllic tour. Pristine lakes full of big eager trout, which have never seen an artificial fly, heather hills rich with ptarmigan and deer, the sturdy characters among the Norwegian country folk they encounter, all are described with a freshness and verve which are irresistible. With a new introduction by Jon Beer who followed in the footsteps of Lees and Clutterbuck over 100 years later.
High quality paperback £19.95 Flyfisher's Classic Library edition £79.00
