2172. Paterson, Wilma & Prof. Peter Behan: Salmon & Women: The Feminine Angle

Published by Witherby, London. 1990

Hardback 1st UK edition. Both book and unclipped dust wrapper are in very good condition. This book explores the evidence that large salmon prefer being caught by women anglers. Based on a detailed study of the salmon's brain and nervous system, Professor Behan has devised a theory to account for this phenomenon, and includes hundreds of accounts by women anglers.

2398. Paul, Carl: Golf Clubmaking and Repair

Published by Paul Associates, Texas, 1984

Large hardback, presumed 1st edition in very good condition. There is a previous owner name and address at the front endpaper and a couple of small nicks to the top of the spine. The dust wrapper is a little distressed at the edges with small tears and some small areas of loss. Profusely illustrated throughout with b/w photos and line drawings. This book begins by discussing a repair shop in very general terms. It then addresses the various golf club repairs in detail, starting with the repair you will most frequently encounter and progressing to repairs least likely to be requested. There is also an extensive section on custom clubs.

1612. Pearce, Cunliffe R.: The Confident Fly Fisher

Published by Adam & Charles Black, London. 1972

1st edition hardback. The dust wrapper is clipped otherwise near fine. There are no previous owner names or inscriptions. A discourse on the nature of trout, the methods by which anglers may catch them, the tackle to be used in their pursuit, and the techniques and selection of flies for varying conditions and times.

437. Peyton, Bill (compiler): Northern Angler's Handbook : From Trent to Forth

Published by Dalesman, Clapham (via Lancashire), Yorkshire, 1972

Paperback, 12th edition having been first published in 1947. Pages beginning to work loose but complete and very clean internally. There are a couple of felt pen marks to the rear panel but nothing major and very slightly soiled to the covers. Lightly rubbed at the corners and edges but generally good or better. Very scarce. 128pp. Fishing details for each river within each country from Lincolnshire and Shropshire up to Scotland.

1578. Pitman, Richard: Good Horses Make Good Jockeys

Published by Pelham Books, 1976

Hardback 1st edition. Fine book and unclipped d/w. Autobiography of a jockey who was once told by Fred Winter, "You'll never be a champion jockey but you'll do... " In his last five seasons before retiring he won over 300 races.

1579. Poindexter, Joseph: To The Summit: Fifty Mountains That Lure, Inspire and Challenge

Published by Konemann, 1999

Hardback 1st edition. Very near mint in like d/w. Folio, large format. Hundreds of colour & b/w photographs including several foldout panoramas. Magnificent account of the world's finest mountains and the great mountaineers who have conquered them.

Published by J. A. Allen, London. 1990

1st hardback edition in fine condition. The dust wrapper is price clipped and is very slightly sunned at the spine otherwise very good. There are no previous owner names or marks. This is a comprehensive and fully indexed anthology. Thick 8vo 692pp. The contents present a vast tapestry of breeding theories, recorded facts, memorable races, and profiles of famous personalities - both human and equine, anecdotes and articles.

251. Redman, Jim: Wheels of Fortune

Published by Stanley Paul, London. 1966.

Scarce 1st edition hardback book in its original dust wrapper. The jacket is soiled and torn with some areas of loss but not price clipped and now protected. The book is generally very good in condition but there is a small area at the bottom of the spine which has been bumped and dented. Otherwise clean and tidy, charcoal grey boards without inscription or previous owner names. Jim Redman O.B.E. five times world motorcycle racing champion, tells his story. Photo illustrated. Scarce.

15. Rhodes, Harold: The Harold Rhodes Affair.

Published by Breedon Books, Derby. 1987.

1st edition hardback in fine condition. The book is signed by the author on the front end paper. There are no previous owner names or other marks. The dust wrapper is not price clipped. Foreword by Fred Trueman.

1580. Rodrigo, Robert (editor): The Birdie Book: A Miscellany of Golf

Published by Macdonald, 1967

Hardback 1st edition. Very good in d/w. Small neat previous owner inscription to verso of course plan decorated front endpaper. Wrapper has some small tears to top and bottom edges with only a couple of small areas lost. Unclipped its almost very good. Foreword by the Earl of Derby. Illustrated throughout with b+w photos.

1581. Rodrigo, Robert (editor): The Paddock Book: A Miscellany of the Turf

Published by Macdonald, 1967

Hardback 1st edition. Near fine in a very good d/w which is slightly chipped at the edges and is price clipped. This book is an anthology in prose and verse covering all popular forms of racing in which the horse is involved. The book includes material on flat racing, steeplechasing and hurdling, point-to-point racing and trotting in Britain, France, India, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, from the earliest times to the present day.

1582. Ruffer, J. E. M.: Good Shooting

Published by David & Charles, 1990

Hardback 1st edition. Fine book and dust wrapper. Covers all aspects of the shotgun and shooting. Fact filled and illustrated with line drawings and photos.

1583. Russell, John: Yachtmaster Offshore: The Art of Seamanship

Published by Royal Yachting Association, 1979

Hardback, 3rd impression. Slightly edge worn d/w is a little sunned at the spine and a small tear to top edge of the front panel, otherwise vg/vg. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. This book's purpose is to help all yachtsmen to achieve the expertise that enables them to become yachtmasters. This book makes a valuable contribution to the ideal yachtmaster by identifying the many factors on which a yacht skipper's judgement is based, drawn from the author's own broad experience of cruising.

1584. Saville, Tom: Reservoir Trout Fishing With Tom Saville

Published by H.F. & G. Witherby, 1991

Hardback 1st edition. Near fine book in a very good price clipped d/w. The jacket is only slightly rubbed at the top edge. A practical book which encourages the "imitative" approach to reservoir fly-fishing, based on knowledge of the creatures which make up the diet of the trout. Fishing tackle dealer and jazz musician, Tom Saville, was a pioneer in fly-tying and fly-fishing for reservoir trout. This is a sound practical treatise on fishing for trout, especially in the reservoirs of the East Midlands.

2274. Sewell, Albert: The Observer's Book of Association Football

Published by Warne, London. 1976

3rd edition hardback. A very good book in a very good price clipped dust wrapper. Number 47 in the series and features Pat Jennings (Tottenham) in action against Leeds United.

2421. Sharman, George: Carp and the Carp Angler

Published by Stanley Paul, London. 1985

Hardback edition, reprint. The book and unclipped dust wrapper are in very good condition. Inside the jacket and only visible when it's removed, a previous owner has listed some fishing associations, fisheries with phone numbers etc. There are no previous owner names or marks on the actual book. With a foreword by Richard Walker, the book covers in detail weedbed fishing, bubbling carp, bites and feeding patterns, winter fishing. Also contains a chapter by Chris Yates on his capture of his monster Redmire carp. Birth of carp, growth, longevity and death of the carp and much more. It also ventures into the realms of tackle and bait.

1585. Shearwood, Ken: Pegasus: The famous Oxford and Cambridge soccer side of the nineteen fifties

Published by Oxford Illustrated Press, 1975

1st edition hardback in very good condition. The dust wrapper is slightly sunned at the spine otherwise fine and unclipped. There are no previous owner names or other marks. The combined soccer side of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, Pegasus gained a tremendous following in its brief life. The team won the F.A. Amateur Cup in 1951 and 1953 before capacity crowds of 100,000 at Wembley. This autobiographical account, by one of the key players, brings vivid detail to the day-to-day reality of soccer management, team selection, training and modest celebration, together with the practicalities of daily life in the 1950s. Pegasus was the last of the great Amateur football teams and this fascinating, often humorous book, is a fitting tribute to it.

1586. Sim, Andrew: English Racing Stables

Published by Dial Press, 1993

1st edition hardback, fine in a fine dust wrapper.

1587. Skellorn, James (editor): Off Watch: A Selection of Bunkside Reading

Published by Adlard Coles/Granada, 1979

Hardback 1st edition. Very good book and price clipped dust wrapper. The d/w being only slightly rubbed and chipped at the edges and corners. The book has had a knock to the top corner of the upper board otherwise near fine. A selection of extracts from books published by Adlard Coles. Some of the best marine writers-design, seamanship, racing, gale conditions, humour, narrative and history. Rosemary and Colin Mudie, Juan Baader, Knut Krieger, Eric Twiname, John Illingworth, Jeremy Howard-Williams, John Leather, Tom Diaper, K Adlard Coles, Owen Parker, Owen Torrey and others.

21. Stanbury, Percy and G.L. Carlisle: Clay Pigeon Marksmanship

Published by Herbert Jenkins, London. 1964.

1st edition hardback in fine condition. There are no previous owner names or marks. The dust wrapper is price clipped but is otherwise fine also.

2300. Starkey, John: Sauber-Mercedes: World Champions, The Group C Cars 1985-1991

1st edition hardback. The book is signed by the author on the title page. There is a small tear at the top of the dust wrapper's front hinge otherwise both book and jacket are very good in condition. When Peter Sauber started using Mercedes V8 engines in his group C sports cars in 1985, the result was world championship wins in 1989 and 1990. Utterly dominant, the three pointed star of Mercedes beat the TWR Jaguars and Nissans and introduced a certain M. Schumacher into the factory team in 1990. This book contains many interviews with the personalities who raced the Sauber-Mercedes team, such as Jochen Mass, Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson, David Price, Bobby Bell and Leo Ress. A host of magnificent colour photographs backs up the history and development of the cars. Also included is a chassis by chassis history of each car.

2179. Starr, Phillip: The Making of a Butterfly: Traditional Chinese Martial Arts as Taught by Master W.C. Chen

Published by Blue Snake Books, California. 2006

Trade size US paperback 1st edition. Near fine, being only very slightly curled at the front corners. The book is also signed by the author, twice. Once at the half title page and again with an inscription at the title page "to Andy, a good friend and fine student", otherwise fine. The only American heir to W. C. Chen, Phillip Starr continues the master's teachings in this useful guide that also profiles the exciting early years when martial arts were still new in America. Through this entertaining collection of personal anecdotes involving Master Chen, the author, and his classmates, readers learn a particular aspect of the traditional martial arts. Included are explanations of the importance and meaning of courtesy and the custom of bowing, the significance of training with weapons and how it impacts bare-handed skills, and the value of traditional forms and how they relate to actual combat.

2356. Strachan, Gordon with Ken Gallacher: Strachan Style: A Life in Football

Published by Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh. 1991

1st edition UK hardback. The book is near fine in condition in a near fine, unclipped dust wrapper. A football autobiography of the Manchester United, Leeds and Scotland midfielder. 8vo. 156pp. Illustrated.

1588. Stuart, Colin: Wembley: 50 Glorious Years in Pictures

Published by David Bruce & Watson, London. 1971

1st edition hardback. Both book and unclipped dust wrapper are in near fine condition. The jacket has a small closed tear at the top edge of the front panel, approx 25mm in length but no loss and is now protected. There are no previous owner names or marks. Wembley celebrated its 50th birthday in 1972/3. Here is a pictorial record of the greatest soccer stadium in the world and the all-time greats who have played there. From the baggy-shorts era of the nineteen twenties to the super-star days of the seventies.

1591. Tomas, Jason: The Hammers: The West Ham United Dream Team

Published by Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh. 1997

1st edition hardback and jacket in near fine condition. The book has no previous owner names or inscriptions. The dust wrapper is only very slightly rubbed and has not been price clipped and still retains the original £14.99 net price. Some of the greatest names in English football have worn the claret and blue of West Ham with pride. None of the Hammers' post-war stars shone more brightly than those 1966 World Cup winners Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters. More recently, others who have stood out include Trevor Brooking, Billy Bonds, Tony Cottee, Julian Dicks, Joe Cole, Paolo Di Canio and Rio Ferdinand.

Published by Stanley Paul, London. 1961

UK hardback, 1st edition in very good condition. The spine is sunned at the top and bottom. There are no previous owner names or inscriptions. The dust wrapper is only good but not clipped. The edges are worn and chipped; there are some areas of loss, mostly along the top edge. Tears, creased in places, a little soiled with foxing on the reverse etc. This is the story of a boy from a humble mining background in South Yorkshire who went on to become probably the best and fastest fast bowler English cricket has ever produced.

1589. Turner, Stuart and John Taylor: How to Reach the Top as a Competition Driver

Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1991

1st edition hardback in fine condition. There are no previous owner names or other marks. The dust wrapper is not price clipped. This is an instructive handbook for would-be or existing competition drivers and the text covers all aspects of preparing yourself and your car for competition - personal physical and mental fitness, necessary equipment and clothing, choosing and setting up a car, managing yourself, self-promotion and sponsorship. As far as the actual driving itself is concerned, the book covers racing, rallying, sprinting and hill-climbing techniques - the essential competition driving manual.

250. Vince, Austin. (Ed): Mondo Enduro

Published by Ripping Yarns.com. 2006.

1st edition PBO in near fine condition. Covers only very slightly rubbed at the corners otherwise fine. 3 parts published together for the first time. 1, London to Magadan (Siberia) 2, Alaska to Chile 3, South Africa back home to London. The ultimate adventure on two wheels, 44000 miles in 400 days.

438. Walmsley, Leo: Fish and Fishing (Magpie Pocket Books)

Published by Lutterworth Press, 1970

Small hardback, pictorial boards in very good condition. Small ink mark at the rear panel but only slightly rubbed at the tips. One of a series based on subjects covered by the popular 'Magpie' Thames TV series, a children's magazine programme.

1593. Wheat, Peter (editor): Fishing As We Find It

Published by Frederick Warne and Company, 1967

1st edition hardback, only good. Edge worn and chipped book and wrapper. This is a book about big fish and how to find them". Contributions from Bob Ivey, Bill Keal, Ken Seaman, Trevor Housby, John Etherington, Jim Gibbinson, Fred J. Taylor, Peter Rayment, Peter Butler, David Carl Forbes, Frank Guttfield, Peter Wheat and Peter Frost.

1411. Wilson, John: Catch Carp with John Wilson

Published by Boxtree, London in association with Angling Times. 1991

1st edition hardback in near fine condition. No dust wrapper as issued. Book leans and is chipped at the tips otherwise very good. There are no previous owner names or other marks. Book number 1 in the Angling Times Library series.

203. Wilson, John: Catch Tench with John Wilson

Published by Boxtree, London in association with Angling Times. 1991.

1st edition hardback in near fine condition. No dust wrapper as issued. Slight sunning at the spine otherwise fine. There are no previous owner names or other marks. Book number 2 in the Angling Times Library series.

241. Wilson, John: Catch Chub with John Wilson

Published by Boxtree, London in association with Angling Times. 1991.

1st edition hardback in near fine condition. No dust wrapper as issued. Bumped at the front bottom corner otherwise fine. There are no previous owner names or other marks.Book number 3 in the Angling Times Library series.

392. Wilson, Julian: John Ireland's Racing Characters

Published by Queen Anne Press, London. 1988.

1st edition hardback in fine condition. The book is boldly signed in blue felt tip on the front endpaper by Julian Wilson and dated 1992. There are no previous owner names or inscriptions. The dustwrapper is also in fine condition except for a couple of slight surface marks, it has not been price clipped and still retains the original £14.95 net price. A selection of full page colour caricatures with potted biographies of the famous folk of the British horse racing scene. Illustrated by John Ireland with comments on the subjects by Wilson.

Published by Merlin Unwin/BBC Books, London. 1993

1st edition UK hardback in very good condition. The top of the spine has been pulled leaving a couple of small nicks at the top of the hinges, corresponding chips lost at the jacket top edge. Some other chips lost to the top edge of the rear jacket panel. Otherwise the condition is very good. The dust wrapper is not clipped and there are no previous owner names. Published to tie in with a BBC2 television series, this is the story of the piscatorial adventures of Chris Yates and Bob James, accompanied by film-maker Hugh Miles. With high hopes the team set off across Britain: to Redmire Pool, where they catch some monster carp; to Scotland's Spey, for trout and salmon; to the Kennet, where Bob catches a near-3lb roach and, soon after, lands a brace of spectacular pike. Their riverside banter and differing techniques offer insights into fish, fishing, and what fires people with a passion for angling.

2240. Yates, Chris: How to Fish

Published by Hamish Hamilton, London. 2007

Hardback edition, third printing, in fine condition. The dust wrapper is also fine and unclipped. Sitting on a riverbank, with rod and line, must count as one of the most relaxing and enjoyable - yet occasionally frustrating - experiences known to man. Chris Yates discovered the joys of fishing early in life and was quickly hooked by its pleasures. Many years later, he is still content to sit, day after day, observing the quirks of different fish and losing track of time. For him, fishing is much more than just a question of technique; sometimes it's about listening to nothing but your instincts, and at other times it's about enjoying the perfect cup of tea. And, it's always about not knowing how the day is going to unfold...There's no better guide for the uninitiated - and no better companion for those already familiar with the satisfactions of fishing - than Chris Yates. And, immersing yourself in "How to Fish" is almost as delightful an activity as fishing itself.