HAIG-BROWN, RODERICK

On the Highest Hill

Canada, Collins. 1949. Hardcover. Book, Light wear to red boards, no dust jacket. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 046626

Catalogue: Fiction

RODERICK HAIG-BROWN.

Panther.

First Edition. London. Jonathan Cape. 1934. First Edition. Octavo (8 x 6). 257 pp. Roderick Haig-Brown's compelling story of a Vancouver Island cougar; it’s one of the finest animal biographies published. The 1934 British Panther is a rare book. You will see dozens of copies of the first American edition of the same book, titled Ki-yu: A Story of Panthers, before you’ll encounter the first U. K. Panther (and Ki-yu is by no means a common book, published in Boston in 1934). Panther was published two weeks before Ki-yu, and it’s by far the most difficult of Haig-Brown’s books to to locate. There’s no record at Harold Ober and Associates (Haig-Brown’s literary agent) in New York showing the number of copies sold. The book is bound in green cloth with yellow titles on the spine and front cover. The dust jacket is printed in black and yellow. The book is clean and very good in a near very good dust jacket with age toning and a chip at the head of the spine panel.

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Book number: 011113

RODERICK HAIG-BROWN.

Panther (First Edition).

London. Jonathan Cape. 1934. First Edition. Octavo (8 x 5). 257 pp. Roderick Haig-Brown's compelling story of a Vancouver Island cougar, or mountain lion, Ki-yu . One of the finest animal biographies published. The 1934 British Panther is a rare book - and in this case this same book has come back to me after more than a decade since I sold it (by the way, handling the same book once every 10 years is a good way to define a rare book). The U. K. Panther first edition was published two weeks before the American edition titled Ki-yu was published in the states. There are two states of the binding in the 1934 Panther - the first in green cloth with yellow titles and the second, this one, bound in red cloth with black titles on the spine - it was issued in 1937 and was in print for a short period of time. White and yellow printed dust jacket. The book is very good (small stain on spine) in a near very good dust jacket with some soiling and a stain.

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Book number: 011136

RODERICK HAIG-BROWN.

De Poissons Vifs Sur Champ D'Ecume: Etude de la peche a la ligne au Canada. {Limited Edition}. (Bright Waters, Bright Fish: An Examination of Angling in Canada)..

Vancouver, British Columbia. Evergreen Press Ltd. Gouvernement du Canada/Government of Canada. 1980. Limited Edition. Book number 238 of 250 copies published. Quarto (11 x 9). 143 pp. including bibliography plus Limitation Page. Tipped-in color photo frontispiece of Roderick Haig-Brown. Introduction by Andy Russell. Illustrated by Robert Fish with color plates plus ink drawings showing a variety of fish species. Numerous vivid color plates of fish and angling scenes by Christopher Springmann. The French language edition of Bright Waters, Bright Fish is a scarce Haig-Brown title. The book is bound in brown leather spine with titles in gilt and dark brown buckram cloth with Haig-Brown's facsimile signature in gilt on the front cover. Black silk ribbon marker. Matching buckram slipcase. In fine condition.

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Book number: 011127

RODERICK HAIG-BROWN

Pool and Rapid. {Deluxe Edition}.

Victoria, British Columbia. The Haig-Brown Fly Fishing Association of Victoria. 1997. Deluxe Edition. Letter "M" of 27 lettered copies published. Signed by Valerie Haig-Brown at the conclusion of her Foreword. Tipped-in color frontispiece by Patrick George. Octavo (9 x 6). 155 pp. including the colophon. Printed in two-color letterpress on Carlyle Japan paper. Illustrated by Patrick George and Loucas Raptis. Foreword by Valerie Haig-Brown. Exquisitely printed and bound by Morris Printing Company Ltd. This edition was published with the permission of the Haig-Brown family; proceeds from book sales assisted in the renovation of Haig-Brown House. The book is bound in tan leather and brown cloth boards with silver titles on the spine. Illustrated blue and silver end papers. In a matching leather slipcase. A stunning beautiful book. Fine in a fine slip case.

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Book number: 011144

RODERICK HAIG-BROWN.

Pool and Rapid. {Limited Edition}.

Victoria, British Columbia. The Haig-Brown Fly Fishing Association of Victoria. 1997. Octavo (9 x 6 ½). 155 pp. including colophon. Limited Edition. Book number 95 of 220 copies published. Signed by Valerie Haig-Brown at the conclusion of her Foreword. Preface by David Lock. Includes the original folding prospectus laid-in, signed by David Lock.There’s also a colorful designed card laid-in, signed by an avid B.C. fly fisherman. The book was Illustrated by Loucas Raptis with beautifully drawn black and white plates and text drawings. This is Haig-Brown’s story of the Nimpkish River and the folks who lived near it on the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island. A fine deckle-edge, letterpress book, with the text sheets printed on Carlyle Japan paper. There’s also a DVD enclosed that showcases the production methods employed to produce the book; the sheets were printed on the Morriss Printing Company’s Heidelberg press, this the last letterpress book produced by the company. It also includes interviews with Haig-Brown’s eldest daughter, Valerie, and the artist, Loucas Raptis, plus a fine overview Roderick Haig-Brown’s life. The book is bound in brown cloth with silver titles. Decorated blue and silver end papers. Brown cloth slip case with a colored plate affixed to the side panel. A beautiful book. Fine in a fine slip case.

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Book number: 010749

RODERICK L. HAIG-BROWN.

Pool and Rapid. The Story of a River.

First Edition. London. A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1932. First Edition. Octavo (8 x 6). 239 pp. plus advertisement for Silver. Illustrated map frontispiece showing the Nimpkish watershed drawn by May McGregor. Pool and Rapid is Haig-Brown's account of the people who knew and loved the Tashish, set against the "progress" of the engineers and geologists who viewed the river as a cheap source of power to the sawmills; events characterized during Haig-Brown's time spent near the Nimpkish River on Vancouver Island as a young man. The book is bound in a fine binding of green morocco spine and corners with gilt titles and gilt decorations interspersed between raised bands on the spine; marbled boards. Bright, clean, and in fine condition.

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Book number: 011149

RODERICK L.HAIG-BROWN

Pool and Rapid: The Story of a River. {Inscribed & Signed by Roderick Haig-Brown}.

London. Jonathan Cape. 1936. Octavo (8 x 5 1/2). 239 pp. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe. Inscribed and signed by Roderick Haig-Brown on the half-title. Roderick Haig-Brown’s inscription gives thanks to a lady on behalf of his son, Alan Roderick Haig-Brown, dated 1941. This is the first illustrated edition, and it’s a re-issue of the 1932 first edition published by A. & C. Black in 1932. Attractive color illustrated end papers, and Mr. Tunnicliffe’s text drawings add a nice touch as well. This book is bound in the first state binding with silver titles on the spine and it’s bound in a lighter shade of green cloth than later binding states. Quite a nice book and rare signed. Bright, clean, and in fine condition in a fine dust jacket.

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Book number: 011148

RODERICK L. HAIG-BROWN.

Pool and Rapid. The Story of a River.

First Edition. London. A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1932. First Edition. Octavo (8 x 6). 239 pp. plus advertisement for Silver. Illustrated map frontispiece showing the Nimpkish watershed drawn by May McGregor. Pool and Rapid is Haig-Brown's account of the people who knew and loved the Tashish, set against the "progress" of the engineers and geologists who viewed the river as a cheap source of power to the sawmills; events characterized during Haig-Brown's time spent near the Nimpkish River on Vancouver Island as a young man. The book has been rebound in green cloth in the same manner as the original binding replicating the exact titles and publisher’s name on the spine. A nice book in clean, fine condition.

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Book number: 011150

RODERICK HAIG-BROWN

Pool and Rapid: The Story of a River.

London. Jonathan Cape. 1936. Octavo (8 x 5 1/2). 239 pp. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe. This is the first illustrated edition, and it’s a re-issue of the 1932 first edition published by A. & C. Black in 1932. Attractive color illustrated end papers, and Mr. Tunnicliffe’s text drawings add a nice touch as well. This was Haig-Brown's second published book, and it’s one that he had reservations about and wouldn't allow additional printings after this 1936 publication (although the Germans did publish it in 1938). This binding state in red cloth with black titles on the spine is the other binding I didn’t include in my bibliography of published Haig-Brown books 25 years ago. I missed it, and since I’ve known of it for about 10 years, it still grates on me. The book is clean and in near fine condition.

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Book number: 011178

RODERICK L. HAIG-BROWN.

Pool and Rapid: The Story of a River. {With the Original Prospectus Laid-in}.

First Edition. London. A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1932. First Edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 1/2). 239 pp. plus advertisement for Silver. With the book’s original prospectus laid-in. Illustrated map frontispiece of the Nimpkish watershed drawn by May McGregor. Haig-Brown's personal account of the people who knew and loved the Tashish river, set against the "progress" of the engineers and geologists who viewed the river as a cheap source of power to the sawmills; events characterized during Haig-Brown's time spent near the Nimpkish River on Vancouver Island as a young man. The book is bound in the original green cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Pictorial dust jacket. The book has become rare in the jacket. Some foxing to the half-title, otherwise in fine condition. The jacket is in very good condition with some toning and small chips at top and bottom of the spine panel.

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Book number: 011277

HAIG-BROWN, RODERICK LANGMERE

Primer of Fly Fishing

USA, University of Washington Press. 1982. (ISBN: 0295959320). Paperback. Ill.: Darling, Louis. Book, Later printing, multiple copies available. Light wear. Good.

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Book number: 046068

Catalogue: Fishing - Fly Fishing

Keywords: 0295959320 Darling, Louis

RODERICK HAIG-BROWN.

A Primer of Fly-Fishing. {Signed By Roderick Haig-Brown}.

New York. William Morrow and Company. 1964. First Edition. Octavo (8 x 6). 189 pp. including index. Signed by Haig-Brown on the half-title page. Illustrated by Louis Darling. Text illustrations. Haig-Brown covers equipment, casting, fly selection, fishing streams and lakes, etc. with the most important chapter, "Ethics and Aesthetics." The book is bound in beige and gray cloth with black titles on the spine. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 011122

RODERICK HAIG-BROWN.

A Primer of Fly-Fishing.

First Edition. New York. William Morrow and Company. 1964. First Edition. Octavo (8 x 6). 189 pp. including index. Illustrated by Louis Darling. Text illustrations. Haig-Brown covers equipment, casting, fly selection, fishing streams and lakes, etc. with the most important chapter, "Ethics and Aesthetics." The book is bound in beige and gray cloth with black titles on the spine. Pictorial dust jacket. A fine book in a near very good dust jacket with light soiling and edge wear.

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Book number: 011167

RODERICK HAIG-BROWN.

A Primer of Fly-Fishing. {Signed by Roderick Haig-Brown}.

First Edition. Toronto. William Collins Sons and Company. 1964. First Canadian Edition. Octavo (8 x 6). 189 pp. including index. Signed by Roderick Haig-Brown on the half-title. Illustrated by Louis Darling. Text illustrations. Haig-Brown covers equipment, casting, fly selection, fishing streams and lakes, etc. with the most important chapter, "Ethics and Aesthetics." The book is bound in beige cloth with black titles on the spine. There’s a brown mark on the front cover, otherwise a very good book. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 011172