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Paul is off to Newark, Nottinghamshire this weekend and the following! Firstly, to the British Shooting and Countryman Show, where he will be taking the widest range of Gun Books and lots of Big Game Hunting books you won’t have seen before. He will also have hundreds of back issues of the Double Gun Journal, as well as a large number of new, bargain and second hand related titles.
Next weekend, at The Spring Flyfishing Show 2010, sees Paul
not only with a great range of new, bargain and second hand fishing titles, he
also will be selling two brand new publications…literally hot off the press!
Roderick Haig-Brown’s “A River Never Sleeps” reprinted as a new hardback edition
in dust-wrapper, yours for £19.95, and a beautiful, Fly Fisher’s Classic Library title
“Fishing In Eden” by William Nelson. Fully bound in bonded leather and of a
limited edition of 500 copies only, this publication will be on sale for £79.00.
To view the exclusive and beautifully bound, limited editon, classic fishing titles available from the Fly Fisher's Classic Library, please click on this link.
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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 £25.00 |
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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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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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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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We have a busy week or two with the Grayling Society AGM in Winchester this weekend and the British Fly Fair International at Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent next weekend.Our new books are all coming together for the BFFI so I thought I'd update you on their progress. We have already taken delivery of the paperbound Flytyer's Editions of Brook & River Trouting and The Practical Angler. Both look wonderful, but I am especially pleased with the cover and colour plates that Terry Griffiths has designed for our new edition of The Practical Angler.
The spiral bound edition of Oliver Edwards' Flytyer's Masterclass will be delivered here today. I have already seen advance copies and they are stunning!
Tomorrow I leave for Winchester, calling en route at Welshpool to pick up our new catalogue, then at the bookbinders at Ludlow to collect the first copies of the Flyfisher's Classic Library editions of Carter Platts Grayling Fishing and The Practical Angler. The binders are working on the de luxe edition of Masterclass right now, but we do not expect finished copies of these until the eve of the Fly Fair. The de luxe editions have an actual fly, tied by Oliver Edwards, beautifully mounted inside the front board of the leather binding. There are twelve different flies represented, and I hope to have at least one copy of each pattern available by the Saturday morning of the BFFI. Limited to 120 copies, these are selling very fast. I think that Oliver's signature pattern, the Heptagenid Nymph has almost sold out. His Large Stonefly Nymph is terrifying!
Tight Lines!
Paul Morgan
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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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Hatches is Here: |
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HATCHES: PRACTICAL & ARTISTIC FLY TYING. |
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HATCHES: PRACTICAL & ARTISTIC FLY TYING. £4.95 |
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HATCHES: PRACTICAL & ARTISTIC FLY TYING. |
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HATCHES MAGAZINE: ISSUES 1, 2 & 3. |
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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
vast multinational peasantry.
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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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The Forgotten Flies of Roger Wooley
By Watson (John N.)
A detailed account of all of Roger Woolley's surviving fly collection, all unfamiliar patterns originated by Woolley himself and never previously published. The patterns "range from tiny midges to a huge salmon fly, and a selection of older mayfly patterns; dates are unknown, but many of the dressings appear to have been made early in Woolley's career; there is speculation that they may have been personal favourites, good sellers or successful patterns reserved for certain clients. ...They provide an illuminating insight into the work of one of the twentieth century's most highly respected professional fly-dressers, known for its quality and innovation".
£25.00 - Now due Spring 2010.
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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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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 £9.95 |
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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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Breaking Through £35 In stock now |
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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 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. |
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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.
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
HAMPTON'S ANGLING BIBLIOGRAPHY: FISHING BOOKS 1881 - 1949.
Revised & expanded by Ken Callahan and Paul
Morgan.
A new and much enlarged edition of John Fitzgerald Hampton's Modern Angling Bibliography, revised and augmented by sporting booksellers Ken Callahan and Paul Morgan, with over 140 pages of new material. The first serious attempt at a British angling bibliography since the supplement to Westwood & Satchell's Bibliotheca Piscatoria in 1901, Hampton intended the 1947 edition to be a stop-gap pending accumulation of more material. Whilst the planned sequel never appeared, a draft of it was preserved. The present work incorporates corrected and augmented entries from this draft as well as the first edition. The extent of Callahan and Morgan's new material exceeds that of the whole 1947 edition, and this edition amounts to a wholly new work. Used in conjunction with Bibliotheca Piscatoria, we expect this book to be the standard bibliography on the subject for many years to come.
£30.00 In stock now.
Y2K Falconry
By Pete Smith
This book covers a huge amount of experimentation, with both long and short winged hawks. Includes imprinting and raptor conditioningkite training and successful hunting strategies and examines what can go wrong importantly providing solutions to identified problems. Includes contributions from a number of specialists from the UK and abroad, many novel methods and a final section outlining the work of leading British Falconers.
£39.95 In stock now.
Angling with the Fly: Flies and Anglers of Derbyshire and Staffordshire
By Watson (John N.)
"Charts the history and develpment of flyfishing in Derbyshire and Staffordshire. [The author's] detailed research brings together the lives and backgrounds of many noted Derbyshire and Staffordshire fly-fishers for the first time in this comprehensive, but highly readable work; he discusses the evolution and features of local patterns, winging patterns and the notes and fly-dressings of noted angler-authors from the 18th and 19th centuries [as well as] anglers of influence up to the present day". Very well-illustrated with plates of flies from Aldam, Foster, Roger Woolley and other early writers and fly-tyers and with many two-page spreads of the flies of more recent Derbyshire flyfishers. Many of the traditional flies were tied by Tim Thorpe and photographed by Terry Griffiths. A first-class and authoritative production of great value to the angling historian and also to the Derbyshire fly-fisher and -tyer of today.
£35.00 In stock now.
- NEWARK - British Shooting and Countryman Show and The Spring Flyfishing Show!! (25/02/2010)
- NEW BARGAIN GUN BOOKS (18/02/2010)
- RODGER MCPHAIL ILLUSTRATED GAME SEASON - FIELD, FOOD AND FINE ART (18/02/2010)
- NEW GREAT OFFERS ON SHOOTING TITLES!! (17/02/2010)
- KING OF THE NORFOLK POACHERS (01/12/2009)
- Grayling Society & BFFI - Flytyer's Masterclass (29/10/2009)
- John Gierach Books (26/10/2009)
- Hatches: Practical and Artistic Fly Tying Magazine (26/10/2009)
- Catch it, Clean it, Cure it, Cook it, Eat it! (13/10/2009)
- Memoirs Of A Hunter: Experiences In Finland And Russia 1904 - 1930 (02/10/2009)