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ELLEN VERNON, Watercolour: Old Mill with ducks, lilies and children fishing, 9 1/2 x 13 1/2in, signed

English School, late 19th century, Fishing boats off a jetty and white cliffs, watercolour, 27 x 44cm (10 1/2 x 17 1/4 in)

Legendre (Leon Adolphe) A Crusader Fortified Sea Port, on the Mediterranean or Adriatic coast [?Split], fishing boats and sail ships before the classical buildings of the town, with the forts and mountains beyond, watercolour over pencil, 325 x 515mm., signed in red, lower left, framed and glazed, later 19th century.

Fishing.- Simmons (W.H.) Steady, Johnnie - Steady, a Highland angling scene, after Erskine Nicol A.R.A., engraving with hand-colouring, 760 x 595mm., publisher's blind-stamp, lower left, surface dirt, mostly marginal, slight uneven browning, other minor marginal defects, Pilgeram & Lefevre, 1874 ~ Pratt (J.B.) Chien de Chasse (On the Scent), after Rosa Bonheur, engraving with hand-colouring, 595 x 695mm., publisher's blind-stamp, lower left, slight surface dirt, mostly marginal, a few minor defects at sheet edges, Lefevre, 1884 ~ Posselwhite (James) The Youthful Queen of the Hop Garden, after William Witherington R.A., line and stipple-engraving, printed in bistre, with original hand-colouring, 605 x 475mm., with engraver's address, lower right, light surface dirt and slight uneven browning, a few cracks along the platemark, [?by the engraver], mid 19th century (3).

English School, mid 19th century, Fishing boats in a swell off the coast, oil on canvas, 61 x 91cm, unframed

A late Victorian brown hide blotter with silver mounts by William Comyns, London 1895, fishing book and other stationery

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, A Mediterranean seascape with fishing boats on a windy day, oil on canvas, indistinctly signed Benelli, 15 1/2"x 31", framed.

A split cane sea fishing rod

A pair of mahogany framed prints of fishing boats

Three meerschaum pipes, C19th: one well-coloured of a bearded Negro head with earrings, silver coloured metal mount, stem missing; one a small Negro head, with amber stem; and one with well-carved figure of boy fishing, with vulcanite stem.

Four meerschaum cheroot holders carved in full relief: a boy fishing, a lady riding the stem of the holder; a lady relaxing on a chaise and a well-carved bird on a nest with eggs, length 12cm to 10cm.

A Brameld pearlware helmet shaped wash jug and basin, printed in blue with the Boys Fishing pattern, within broad flower and leaf bands, impressed marks, circa 1825-30 (jug with small rim chip)

A Royal Crown Derby vase painted to depict a fishing scene with boats, of bulbous oval shape with twin scrolled blue handles and a painted green ground, date marked 1898, 14cm high.

A set of five glass bon-bon dishes, each hand painted to depict either a game bird or a fishing fly and a further glass dish depicting a wolf. (6)

A stained glass window depicting fishing trawlers within a stained oak frame, 114cm x 86cm.

After JAMES CADZOW, Dunsinane Woods, an etching and three further etchings, one of a lady and two of fishing boats. (4)

After MONICA HALL, Fishing boat and coastal scene, signed etching, and a framed colour print. (2)

G. POTTER, Fishing trawler unloading it's catch, signed, oil on canvas, 20in. x 16in.

GEORGE STANFIELD WALTERS (1838-1924) FISHING BOATS AT THE MOUTH OF A DUTCH ESTUARY Signed, watercolour 31.5 x 49.5cm. ++ Good. Fresh colours.

WILLIAM THORNLEY (Fl.1858-1898) CALAIS FISHING BOATS IN FRESH WEATHER OFF THE COAST Signed, oil on canvas 39 x 59cm. ++ Original and unrestored but with craquelure and in need of a clean.

A Great Western Railway wooden jigsaw puzzle "A Cornish Fishing Village", after a painting by S. Clarke Hutton, made by Chad Valley, approximately 150 pieces, size 38.3 x 31.5cm; guaranteed complete, good condition, box with colour-printed black label to lid good.

Attributed to Claude T** Stanfield Moore, (1853-1901), Fishing boats off the Dutch coast, signed 'Moore' upon a floating barrel lower right, oil on panel, 26 x 39 cm

Astrid Meyer (20th century), Fishing village, woodcut print, signed and inscribed 35/50 lower left, s. 26 x 19cm

19th century Japanese carved ivory fisherman, one foot on a rock, pulling up a fishing net from frothing waves, the end of the net looped in his other hand, signature to base, 18cm

Lane (A.J.) The Diary of A.J. Lane: With a Description of Those Fishes to be Found in British Fresh Waters, 2 vol., c.364pp. altogether, number 211 of 1489 copies reprinted from an original manuscript of 1843, with companion volume of transcript and commentary by Len Cacutt, 41 plates, many colour, transcript vol. in original wrappers, gilt, reprint vol. in original morocco, gilt, slip-case, 18mo, Shropshire, Medlar Press, 1995. *** This is printed from the hitherto unpublished diary of Lane, a gentleman who describes the fish, the fishing and the flies of southern England in great detail.

Lang (Andrew) Lost Leaders, large-paper copy signed by the author, viii, 226pp., number 49 of 100 copies, title printed in red and black, ex-library copy with stamps and bookplate of the University of California, bookplate of Francis Head Bulkeley Johnson, original vellum, t.e.g., others uncut, 8vo, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1889. *** Chapters 1 and 2 are entitled "Scotch Rivers" and "Salmon-Fishing".

Leighton (Michael) Trout Flies of Shropshire and the Welsh-Borderlands, signed by the author and fly-tyer, [xii], 62pp., number 28 of 50 copies, plates and illustrations, some colour, original cloth, gilt, 24 actual specimen flies in 2 trays of circular captioned sunken mounts, in original cloth drop-back box mounted to upper cover of larger half calf drop-back box, which also houses the text volume, by Pennine Bindery, slip-case, 8vo, Shrewsbury, Redverse Ltd., 1987. *** The flies were tied by Martin Bailey of Welshpool. Well researched, and filling an important gap in fly-fishing and fly-tying literature. Although the book states that 50 volumes of this edition were printed it is known that only 30 were actually produced.

[Locke (James)] Tweed and Don; Or, Recollections and Reflections of an Angler for the Last Fifty Years, first edition, viii, 152pp., wood-engraved frontispiece, illustrations, original red cloth, gilt, a little light soiling, mainly to spine, head and foot of spine very slightly rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.136pp.], 8vo, Edinburgh, William P. Nimmo, 1860. *** A genial tour of Scotland's major fishing waters.

Lord (W[illiam] B[arry]) Sea Fish and How to Catch Them, first edition, viii, 52pp., [4pp.], half-title, pictorial title printed in red and black, 2ff. advertisements at end, tear to second page of advertisements with a little loss of text, original blue printed wrappers bound in contemporary half morocco, wrappers a little dust-soiled, morocco slightly rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.136], 12mo, Bradbury & Evans 1862. *** One of the first books on salt-water fishing.

Luce (A.A.) Fishing and Thinking, 191pp., half-title, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, a few creases to head and foot of spine, 8vo, Hodder and Stoughton, 1959. *** By a doctor of philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin. Very reflective, includes a chapter on 'The Ethics of Angling'.

Lambert (Samuel W.) When Mr.Pickwick Went Fishing, [xii] 83pp., plates, original boards, dust-jacket, torn with loss, spine darkened, New York, Brick Row Bookshop, 1924 ~ Lang (Bernard) A Fisherman's Tales and Adventures, [iv], 98pp., original cloth, dust-jacket, a little chipped, Frederick Muller, 1935 ~ Loti (Pierre) An Iceland Fisherman, 243pp., frontispiece, original cloth, New York, Thomas Y.Crowell, n.d. ~ Lilliecrona (K.T.) Salt-Water Fish and Fishing in Southern Africa, xix, 139pp., plates, original boards, dust-jacket, slightly rubbed, Capetown, Nelson, 1966 ~ Laver (James) English Sporting Prints, 96pp., plates, ink inscription to front free endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket, Ward Lock, 1970 ~ Leighton (Michael) Trout Flies of Shropshire and the Welsh-Borderlands, [viii], 61pp., one of 1000 copies, this signed by the author on title, plates, original wrappers, Shrewsbury, RedverseLtd., 1987 ~ Little (Crawford) The Great Salmon Beats, 238pp., plates, original boards, dust-jacket, Newton Abbot and London, David and Charles, 1989 ~ Little (Andy) My Passion for Carp, 216pp., plates, original boards, dust-jacket, Henlow Camp, Beekay, 1992, v.s. (8).

Macdonald (A. St. J.) Circumventing the Mahseer and Other Sporting Fish in India and Burma, ix, 306pp., plates and illustrations, some colour, bookplate of Clare H. Timberlake, original green cloth, silver lettering to spine very slightly rubbed, very small tear to upper cover, 8vo, Bombay, Bombay Natural History Society, [1948]. *** Includes sea and estuary fishing, advice to anglers, and a natural history of the mahseer.

Manley (J.J.) Notes on Fish and Fishing, first edition, viii, 363pp., [45pp.], engraved illustrations, many pp. of advertisements at end and to endpapers, hinges slightly weak, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.139], 8vo, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877. *** Contains chapters on ecology, angling literature, and fishing as a sport and a fine art.

Marston (R[obert] B[right]) Walton and Some Earlier Writers on Fish and Fishing, first edition, one of 50 large-paper copies, xxviii, 264pp., [3pp.], title printed in red and black, bookplate of Don Horter, light browning to endpapers, uncut, hinges very slightly weak, contemporary roan-backed cloth, spine slightly rubbed, large 8vo, Eliot Stock, 1894. *** Part of "The Book-Lover's Library", edited by Henry B. Wheatley.

Marston (Edward), "The Amateur Angler". Fishing For Pleasure and Catching It, first edition, xiv, 152pp., half-title, plates, hinges very slightly weak, original decorative cloth, corners very slightly rubbed, 8vo, T. Werner Laurie, 1906. *** Includes information on May fly fishing in Herefordshire, chubb fishing on the Stour and 2 chapters on angling in North Wales.

Martin (William) The Book of Sports, Athletic Exercises, and Amusements [For Boys], iv, 238pp., 18 wood-engraved plates, plates browned, contemporary half calf, gilt, rubbed, upper joint split, [Westwood & Satchell p.149], 16mo, Darton and Clark, n.d. [c.1837]. *** Contains 35pp. of angling, including sections entitled 'Tackle for Angling', 'How to Take Trout', 'Rivers for Fishing About London', and 'Table of Fish, with Depths, Places, Time of Day and Season for Angling'. Other sections on sports (for boys) include 'Rationale of Marbles', 'Mouse in the Corner', 'Cricket', 'Archery', Tip-Cat', 'Bets', and 'King of the Castle'.

Martin (J.W.), "The Trent Otter". My Fishing Days and Fishing Ways, first edition signed and numbered by the author, xvi, 190pp., number 835, half-title, plates and illustrations, advertisements to endpapers and one leaf at beginning, original pictorial cloth, spine a little darkened, 8vo, Plymouth, W. Brendon & Son, 1906.

Martin (J.W.), "The Trent Otter". Practical Fishing for the So-Called Coarse Fishes, first edition, xii, 146pp., [4pp.], half-title, illustrations, mostly of equipment, 4pp. advertisements at end, light browning, original pictorial yellow cloth, light dust-soiling, 8vo, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., n.d.[1906]. *** Covers "every branch of float-fishing, legering, spinning, trolling, and line-baiting on river, lake and stream."

Martin (J.W.), "The Trent Otter". Float Fishing and Spinning in the Nottingham Style, Being a Treatise on the So-Called Coarse Fishes, with Instructions for Their Capture, signed presentation copy from R.B. Marston to A.N. Cheney, viii, 182pp., [2pp]., second edition, half-title, illustrations, 2pp. advertisements at end, hinges weak, original pictorial cloth-backed boards, rubbed, chipped, [Westwood & Satchell Supplement p.250], 8vo, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1885. *** Inscription reads "A.N. Cheney from R.B. Marston, Glens Falls. N.Y. June 3d 1892." Cheney was co-author of 'Fishing With a Fly', 1883. The first edition of this work was published in 1882.

Martin (Rev. James) The Angler's Guide; The Most Complete and Practical Ever Written ... With a Minute Description of Tackle, Baits, Times, Seasons, Fish, and the Method of Cooking Them ... to Which is Added ... "The Three Jolly Anglers", first edition, viii, 191pp., wood-engraved frontispiece, 8pp. advertisements at beginning, a little light browning, light soiling to p.191, ex-library copy with bookplate removed and ticket holder to rear pastedown, hinges a little weak, original red cloth, spine repaired with adhesive tape, light soiling, a little bumped, [Westwood & Satchell p.148], 8vo, G. Cox, 1854. *** Contains sections on roach, jack, barbel, dace, gudgeon, chub, perch, eel, carp, tench, bream and trout fishing, as well as "a minute description of tackle, baits, times, season, fish, and the method of cooking them, and all the places for angling within twenty miles of London."

M[ascall] (L[eonard]) A Booke of Fishing With Hook and Line, one of 200 copies reprinted from the edition of 1590, Preface and Glossary by Thomas Satchell, woodcut illustrations, ex-library copy with 4 small stamps to title and bookplate, contemporary half calf, gilt spine, extremities slightly rubbed, small 4to, for W. Satchell & Co. by Simpkin, Marshall and Co., 1884.

Matson (Walter J.) Salmon & Trout Fishing in Ireland, the Angler's Pocket-Book and Guide, viii, 199pp., folding map showing the fishery districts, 6 colour plates of flies, 4ff. advertisements at beginning, bookplate of The Museum of American Fly Fishing, Vermont, original pictorial cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, 8vo, Dublin, Browne & Nolan, Limited, 1910. *** Chapters include details of fishing resorts, suitable flies and baits for each area, and general information about railway lines, stations, hotels, etc.

Maxwell (Sir Herbert, editor) Chronicles of the Houghton Fishing Club, 1822-1908, first edition, xii, 266pp., number 224 of 350 copies, half-title, title printed in red and black, plates and illustrations, light browning to title, frontispiece lightly foxed, upper hinge weak, original cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, slightly rubbed, Edward Arnold, 1908 ~ Page (R.P., editor) Further Chronicles of the Houghton Fishing Club, 1908-1931, first edition, [viii], 89pp., half-title, title printed in red and black, plates, some colour, slip tipped in on title advertising the original "Chronicles (1822-1907)" by Sir Herbert Maxwell, original green cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, paper label mounted on upper cover, McCorquodale & Co., 1932, large 4to (2).

Maxwell (Sir Herbert, editor) Fishing At Home and Abroad, first edition, xii, 413pp., number 242 of 750 copies, half-title, title printed in red and black, portrait frontispiece, 60 plates, including 7 colour, 5 monochrome and 5 photogravure plates with captioned tissue guards, a little very light foxing to first few ff., hinges skilfully reinforced, original morocco, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, very slightly rubbed, 4to, The London & Counties Press Association Ltd., 1913. *** Contains "American Trout Fishing" by Theodore Gordon; this was his only published work. The first trade edition was published in 1914.

Maxwell (W.H.) Sports and Adventures in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Being a Sequel to "Wild Sports of the West", [iii], 352pp., wood-engraved frontispiece and additional title, light browning and a little light soiling, lacks front free endpaper, hinges a little weak, original blue cloth, slightly rubbed, spine a little darkened, 8vo, G. Routledge & Co., 1853. *** The second edition of a work originally in 2 vol., entitled "Wanderings in the Highlands and Islands", published 1844. Includes much trout and salmon fishing.

Menzies (W.J.M.) Sea Trout and Trout, 230pp., plates and illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine faded, a little light spotting, Edward Arnold & Co., 1936; Salmon Fishing, viii, 246pp., [1p.], plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, Adam & Charles Black, 1938, 8vo (2).

Mitchell-Hedges (F.A.) Battling With Sea Monsters, first edition, 319pp., [1p.], maps, plates, a little light foxing, hinges a little weak, original cloth, rubbed, head and foot of spine chipped, Duckworth, n.d., [c.1925]; Danger My Ally, 255pp., plates, original cloth, a little fading, Elek Books, 1954, 8vo (2). *** The first mentioned contains tales of exciting fishing in Honduras, Guatemala and Panama; the second describes adventures and some experiences in deep-sea fishing of this famous explorer, archaeologist and collector, who was an acquaintance of J. Pierpont Morgan and Trotsky.

Mottram (J.C.) Fly-Fishing: Some New Arts and Mysteries, first edition, xii, 272pp., illustrations, advertisements to endpapers, bookplate of Charles F. Walker, ink inscription to front free endpaper, original blue cloth, gilt, spine a little darkened, very slightly rubbed, 8vo, The Field & Queen (Horace Cox) Ltd., n.d., [?1915].

Mottram (J.C.) Sea Trout and Other Fishing Studies, [viii], 157pp., [3pp.], half-titles, illustrations, 3pp. advertisements at end, original green cloth, gilt, The Field Press, n.d., [c.1922]; Trout Fisheries, Their Care and Preservation, 186pp., [6pp.], illustrations, 6pp. advertisements at end, original green cloth, Herbert Jenkins, 1928; Thoughts On Angling, 144pp., illustrations, bookplate of Edward W. Schlechter, original cloth, spine a little faded, dust-jacket, lower cover slightly rubbed, some chipping, Herbert Jenkins, n.d., [1948], first editions, 8vo (3). *** The third mentioned was the author's last book, published 3 years after his death. Mottram was much admired by Gingrich, who devoted a chapter to him in "Fishing in Print".

Mason (Richard) Angling Experiences and Reminiscences, [viii], 171pp., bookpates of Moses H. Grossman and Col. Henry A. Siegel, original cloth, fading, spine chipped, Great Grimsby, Grimsby New Co. Ltd., 1901 ~ Murray (Hilda) Echoes of Sport, first edition, xii, 167pp., [1p.], 15 photographic plates tipped in, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, a little faded, London and Edinburgh, T.N. Foulis, 1910 ~ Mainwaring (Arthur) Fishing and Philandering, 254pp., newspaper article tipped in to front free endpaper, original cloth, Heath Cranton and Ouseley Ltd., n.d. ~ Moore (T.C. Kingsmill) A Man May Fish, xix, 225pp., plates, original boards, dust-jacket, Gerrards Cross, Colin Smythe, 1983 ~ M. (P.J., editor) Fishing Frolics, 48pp., colour illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, spine a little faded, Michael Joseph, 1986, 8vo & square 12mo (5).

McCausland (Hugh) Old Sporting, 172pp., original cloth, cocked, Batchworth Press, 1948 ~ McCaskie (Norman) Fishing, My Life's Hobby, 96pp., original cloth, dust-jacket, very slightly rubbed, Falcon Press, 1950 ~ McCaskie (H.B.) The Guiless Trout, 176pp., original cloth, dust-jacket, spotted, spine browned, Cresset Press, 1950 ~ McLaren (Moray) and R.N. Stewart. Fishing As We Find It, 151pp., original cloth, spine faded, Stanley Paul, 1960 ~ Angling In Devon, 92pp., original wrappers, upper cover loose, creased, London and Exeter, William Chudley & Son, 1960 ~ Muus (Bent J.) Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes, 244pp., original cloth, dust-jacket, Collins, 1974 ~ McPhail (Rodger) Fishing Season, number 41 of 100 copies, colour plates, original half morocco, gilt, slip-case, Swan Hill, 1990, v.s. (7). *** 'Fishing, My Life's Hobby' contains an interesting introduction by G.E.M. Skues.

Murdoch (W.) More Light on the Salmon, What a Dee Salmon Sees, Hears, and Does on Its Journey from the Grey North Sea to the Mountain Pool in the Cairngorms, 50pp., [11pp.], plates, advertisements, original pictorial wrappers, some browning, Aberdeen, 'The Fishing News', n.d. ~ Linklater (Eric) The Secret Larder, Or, How a Salmon Lives and Why It Dies, 22pp., original wrappers, Macmillan, 1969 ~ Smith (Ogden) Trout Fishing Tackle, Fly and Dry Fly, 48pp. catalogue, original wrappers, Ogden Smith's, n.d. ~ Angling With Luron, 48pp., original wrappers, lightly soiled, Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., n.d.; and 3 others, similar, v.s. (7).

Nelson (William) Fishing in Eden, A Record of Fifty Years with Rod and Line in the Valleys of the Eden and Eamont ... , 208pp., colour frontispiece of flies, plates, bookplate of W. Keith Rollo, original green cloth, gilt spine, extremities very slightly rubbed, 8vo, H.F. & G. Witherby, 1922. *** Eden is a mountainous district in the eastern part of Cumbria. The frontispiece shows trout flies, floaters, flies with double hooks and grayling flies.

Newland (Rev. Henry) The Erne, Its Legends and Its Fly-Fishing, xvi, 395pp., half-title, hand-coloured engraved additional title and frontispiece, folding map, 4 wood-engraved plates, bookplate of Siegel, modern half calf, gilt, t.e.g., [Westwood & Satchell p.155], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1851. *** Scarce and sought after. Piscatorial endeavours along the River Erne, "decidedly the best fisherman's river in Ireland ... ". Chapters on the ichthyography of the Erne, its entomology, accounts of various excursions, etc.

Nickson (Geoffrey) A Portrait of Salmon Fishing, signed by the author and artist, 112pp., number 85 of 1500 copies, colour plates by Tim Havers, original red morocco, gilt, g.e., slip-case, oblong 4to, Rugby, Anthony Atha Publishers Ltd., 1976.

O'Connor (R.) An Introduction to the Field Sports of France. Being a Practical View of Hunting, Shooting and Fishing, first edition, xx, 304pp., 16pp., half-title, wood-engraved title vignette and illustrations, 16pp. advertisements at end, original green cloth, gilt, spine faded, [Westwood & Satchell p.161], 8vo, London and Paris, John Murray and Stassin et Xavier, 1846. *** The third part, pp.225-298, deals with many types of fishing in various parts of France.

Oarsman's and Angler's Map of the River Thames, from It's Source to London Bridge, concertina-style folding map with original hand-colouring, linen-backed, light browning to second folded section, 2640 x 160mm., with 11pp. accompanying booklet on front pastedown, original cloth with paper label mounted on upper cover, slightly rubbed, a little light soiling, C. Smith & Son, 1897. *** Scarce. Presents the river from the Thames Head through Oxford to London Bridge, along the way describing canals, locks, fishing possibilities, bathing sites, etc.

Ogden (J[ames]) Ogden on Fly Tying, Etc., first edition, signed presentation copy from the author to his nephew, iv, 89pp., errata slip tipped in on title, 2 mounted albumen prints including a portrait frontispiece of the author, 4 plates, hinges slightly weak, original decorative cloth, gilt, spine faded, some damp-staining, [Westwood & Satchell p.161], 8vo, Cheltenham, John T. Norman, 1879. *** Scarce. Ogden was the first to give practical advice on dry-fly fishing, and to propose a differentiation between fly-fishing and "any-method" fishing.

Oppianus.- Halieuticks of the Nature of Fishes and Fishing of the Ancients in V. Books, [8pp.], 13pp., [3pp.], 232pp., [8pp.], translated from the Greek by William Diaper and John Jones, half-title, engraved title vignette, 7pp. list of subscribers at end, modern calf, gilt, spine faded, [Westwood & Satchell p.164], 8vo, Oxford, at the Theater, 1722. *** The first English edition in heroic verse of this important work, distinguished by it's handsome type and printing. The original contained 3500 lines, divided into 5 books, of which the first two concern the natural history of fishes and the others the art of fishing.

[Penn (Richard)] Maxims and Hints for an Angler, and Miseries of Fishing ... to Which are Added Maxims and Hints for a Chess Player, first edition, [iv], 59pp., 12 mounted lithographed plates on India paper, contemporary half calf by Bayntun, gilt, t.e.g., rubbed, [Westwood & Satchell p.168], 8vo, John Murray, 1833.