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127490
BLACKWOOD, ROBERT LESLIE.

The Quest of the Trout.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. [xii],106; tipped in frontispiece portrait, 4 b/w. tipped-in photographs in text, 7 line drawings in text, original stiff illustrated wrappers with tipped-on plate on front wrapper, some off-setting and browning front the tipped-in photographs as usual, wrapper a little chipped and worn, inscription on front endpaper, good copy. Scarce.
Melbourne; Robertson & Mullens Ltd.; 1926.
A posthumous publication: the author 'died on the seventeenth of September, 1926, before this book had gone through the press; but it is written exactly as he left it, save that Part IV ['Where to Fish'] has been added by Mr. Frank Cudmore, a close friend and fellow angler'. Click here to Order
AUD$150

127380
DAKIN, WILLIAM J; BENNETT, ISOBEL.

Australian Seashores: A guide for the beach-lover, the naturalist, the shore fisherman, and the student.
Fully Revised, Expanded, Deluxe Edition; Oblong Demy 4to; pp. xii, 411; illustrated frontispiece, text illustrated with numerous coloured photographs, maps, and drawings, bibliography, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket a little worn and chipped, previous owner's name on front endpaper, good copy.
Sydney, Angus And Robertson, (1976). Click here to Order
AUD$35

127361
DIXON, JOAN M; HUXLEY, LINDA; Editor.

Donald Thomson's Mammals And Fishes Of Northern Australia.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. xii, 210; text illustrated with numerous photographs, maps, 3 appendices, references, index; dustjacket, a fine copy.
Melbourne; Thomas Nelson; 1985.
A unique record of the work of a brilliant zoologist and anthropologist far advanced for his time. This superb collection of photographs taken in the harsh conditions of northern Australia, show a remarkable diversity of Australian fauna, their habitats and also the native inhabitants of the north. The text includes notes from the diaries and records which Thomson kept on his travels. Click here to Order
AUD$26

127516
GREY, ZANE.

Tales Of Southern Rivers.
Limited Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. viii, 249; illustrated endpapers, b/w frontispiece, 80 b/w illustrations, gilt edges to pages, full red Morocco binding, illustrations of fish, border and title in gilt, a fine copy.
Lyon, Mississipi; Derrydale Press; 1951.
Limited edition of 2500 copies, signed by author's son. Early American sporting literature. Originally published in 1924, Grey’s work chronicles his fishing adventures across southern rivers, from the Everglades to the jungles of Central America. Known for his vivid storytelling, Grey combines natural descriptions with accounts of big-game fishing, capturing the excitement and challenges of the sport. Click here to Order
AUD$100

127160
GRIFFITHS, "FADG".

Australian Trout Anglers' Insects.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 207; 8 pages of coloured plates, text illustrated with numerous b/w. drawings, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, inscription on half title page, good copy.
Ultimo, NSW; Murray Book Distributors Pty. Limited; 1978. Click here to Order
AUD$30

127277
MACDONALD, DONALD.

Gum Boughs And Wattle Bloom Gathered On Australian Hills And Plains.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. vi, 7-256; original green boards a little rubbed and marked, title in gilt on spine and black on front board; previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper, some minor pencil annotations, good copy.
London; Cassell and Company Ltd.; n.d. circa [1887].
Ferguson. 11930. A collection of sketches by popular Victorian journalist including a very good fishing chapter "The Home Of The Blackfish", Suburban walks, a Melbourne Garden describes the Botanical gardens and the birds and wildlife found there. A wonderfully descriptive account of a Naturalist Hunter and Gatherer shooting, fishing and enjoying the bounty of the Earth. Click here to Order
AUD$100

127503
PRITT, T. E.

North-Country Flies. with a foreword by Leslie Magee.
Limited Facsimile Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 64; illustrated with 12 full page plates, original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine & front board, gilt decoration to front board, with original green cloth slip-case, fine copy.
Otley; Smith Settle Ltd.; 1995.
Edition limited to 500 hundred copies. Click here to Order
AUD$125

127381
ROLLS, ERIC.

An Anthology of Australian Fishing.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. (viii), 194; 7 colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations; acknowledgments, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
Ringwood, Vic.; McPhee Gribble; 1991. Click here to Order
AUD$35