Books

Information Australia Melbourne, 1999, 8vo, Illust, 229pp, Soft Cover, Illustrations by  Andrew Fyfe.   Jim Allen, a top fly fisherman and raconteur brings you a rib tickling catch from Jimmy Carter, Greg Norman, Rex Hunt, Malcolm Fraser and many more.   -Fine.                           

Dagraja Press Hackett ACT.  1985 4to Illust. 61p. Pictorial card cover. Based on Gales newspaper articles in the Queanbeyan Times on his journeys into the area around Canberra and the Monaro area. Includes a reprint of Gales rarely seen books "Trout Fishing on the Goodradigbee.” and Yarrongabilly Caves. -Very Good                                                          

Alfred A. Knopf New York, 1945 11th print, 8vo, Illust., 223pp, Red cloth cover. Illustrated in colour and line by Fred Everett; fly plates painted by Dr Edgar Burke. The Trout, The Bass, Miscellaneous (The Pike Family), angling ethics, common fish of our lakes and streams, wet flies and methods, the art of dry fly practice, trout tackle, fly rod lures and methods, plug and casting rod. - Fine

Phoenix House London 1964, 8vo Illust 119p D/J. 52 drawings by the author. A delightful allegorical angling fable, based on the obsession of the narrator, Jonah, with a great pike in a south-country river. Sven Berlin was well-known as an artist and sculptor, poet, writer and angler.  "A parable that goes close to explaining the intricate and baffling love hate relationship between a creative sensitive man and his fishing”.-  Maurice Wiggin  - Fine    

Stanley Paul London 1992 2nd impression, 8vo. Illust. 127pp. D/J. Sequel to Fly Fishing by J.R. Hartley. A humourous book for anglers and non anglers alike. We see J.R. not only in his lodge and on the water but also on more hazardous terrain of the school pantomime, the football field and on a rooftop escapade. – Very Fine

London Stanley Paul 1992 2nd impression, 8vo. Illust.127pp. D/J. Sequel to the reknown book Fly Fishing by J.R. Hartley. A humourous book for anglers and non anglers alike. We see J.R. not only in his lodge and on the water but also on more hazardous terrain of the school pantomime, the football field and on a rooftop escapade.- Fine

Stanley Paul  London,  1992,     8vo Illust 127pp. D/J.  Sequel to Fly Fishing by J.R. Hartley.  A humourous book for anglers and non anglers alike. We see J.R. not only in his lodge and on the water but also on more hazardous terrain of the school pantomime, the football field and on a rooftop escapade. Illustrated by Patrick Benson. -Fine /Fine                                                                                                                       

Privately published by the author 1995, 4to Illust. 122p. numbered and sighed copy of 50. A new guide for American and British collectable reels including a price guide - Fine

Fishing News, 1979, 12mo, Illust, 80pp, soft cover.  The tackle, tips, knots, rigs, bait, the fish and easy to follow instructions on how to catch the big uns. - Very Good

Hodder and Stoughton Limited London,  1947, Illust. 304pp, Black cloth cover. This book by his wife and others is a supplementary to that noble autobiography Memory Hold the Door. The two books together go towards depicting the man, his inner growth of his mind and power, and the workings of his contact with the world. Some browning on prelims. -Fine