Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Angling,
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.