Lot 311: A Collection of Vintage Angling, Outdoor Pursuit, and Reference Books
An assortment of approximately 14 vintage books and booklets primarily focused on angling, outdoor activities, and British reference. The collection includes hardcovers with dust jackets, paperbacks, and softcover albums. Notable titles include The Angler’s Encyclopedia by Colin Willock, published by Odhams Press Ltd, featuring a blue spine with the author’s name clearly printed. Also present is The Saturday Book, No. 16, edited by John Hadfield and published by Hutchinson, which features decorative boards. Reference volumes include The Good Food Guide 1992, edited by Tom Jaine and published by Hodder & Stoughton / Consumers’ Association, and The Caravan Club Sites Directory & Handbook 1993/94.
Hobbyist and niche titles comprise The Beginner’s Book of Stamp Collecting by Stanley Phillips, published by Sampson Low in an orange cloth binding, and Horse & Pony Stories published by St Michael. The collection also features The Long Book of Coarse Fishing in Pictures by Dick Murray, published by Wolfe Publishing in a blue landscape format, and Freshwater Fishing by Pete Petter, published by Blackwell. Small-format items include a softcover cigarette card album titled Sea Fishes: An Album of John Player & Sons, a Shakespeare Tackle Guide booklet, and Angler and Otter by Tom Davison. A red hardcover titled Cole’s Register of British Antiquarian & Secondhand Booksellers is included. Several volumes bear price stickers, including a white rectangular adhesive label on the spine of Angler and Otter reading 1-50.
Condition report:
The collection is in mixed, used condition. The dust jacket for The Saturday Book shows significant chipping, tearing, and loss along the top edge (photo 1). The Beginner’s Book of Stamp Collecting and Horse & Pony Stories show fraying and bumping to the spine ends and corners (photo 1). The covers of the Sea Fishes booklet and the spine of Angler and Otter exhibit toning, foxing, and surface soiling (photo 1). General shelf wear, edge rubbing, and creasing are visible across the paperback and softcover volumes. A small circular adhesive residue mark is visible on the spine of The Angler\'s Encyclopedia (photo 1).
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