Coarse "How To Catch Them" ... Almost There.
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Re: Coarse "How To Catch Them" ... Almost There.
Thanks, Sir ... but that's the newly printed Medlar Press copy only recently released in 2012.Match Aerial wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2017 7:54 am https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/cka/Specimen ... eter+Stone
There's only one copy of the original 1969 edition available on Abe books at the moment ... and even with a 'frayed & chipped dust-wrapper' the asking price is £135. It's the rarest book in the 'How to Catch 'Em' range.
"Beside the water I discovered (or maybe rediscovered) the quiet. The sort of quiet that allows one to be woven into the tapestry of nature instead of merely standing next to it." Estaban.
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Nope....not got that one
"We knelt side by side looking at it. I knew it was big, and suddenly it dawned on me it was more than that. It was tremendous!" - Richard Walker
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Re: Coarse "How To Catch Them" ... Almost There.
A fine collection you have there sir
Good luck in your quest to complete it .
Good luck in your quest to complete it .
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Re: Coarse "How To Catch Them" ... Almost There.
The dust jacket on mine has some damage so will not command a high price I should think. I have had it a number of years and was informed back then that a web site had one for £100+ but some of those sites do inflate the prices somewhat so took the value with a pinch of salt. I must admit my rod making edition is the one I like best which I have obtained since. Here is a link to a picture of my book from a previous posting on here...
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Re: Coarse "How To Catch Them" ... Almost There.
Don't forget anyone can put an over the top price on a book getting it is another matter mind.
Regardless of what you think books have reduced in price over the last 5 yrs I know because my collection is worth far less than I played for it unfortunately.
Regardless of what you think books have reduced in price over the last 5 yrs I know because my collection is worth far less than I played for it unfortunately.
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Re: Coarse "How To Catch Them" ... Almost There.
Two years ago I did a book clearance, a bereavement asset disposal and picked up amongst others books, Fishing in the park, Specimen fish, Match Fishing, Cod, Gravel pit Fishing... They (the book & cover) in my opinion, were in a very good.condition. They were bought by a book dealer that afternoon, who classified them as near mint, and bought them for his own collection, paying I considered a ridiculous price, but then again whose arguing.....
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Re: Coarse "How To Catch Them" ... Almost There.
Is there a definitive list of all the books in the series that someone can give a link to please.
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PM on it's way, Sir.
"Beside the water I discovered (or maybe rediscovered) the quiet. The sort of quiet that allows one to be woven into the tapestry of nature instead of merely standing next to it." Estaban.
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Re: Coarse "How To Catch Them" ... Almost There.
As a confirmed pond addict I had to have Fishing in Ponds. I was lucky to get it at a reasonable £22 as it is one of the rarer books in this series. I wasn't expecting such a useful read, with lots of good theory and science too. On the subject of rare book values I have a copy of BB's rarest tome the Pegasus book of The Countryside. Sadly mine is ex school library and is marked with crayon too. A good copy went on the bay a couple of years ago for £500!