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Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA)
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Yesterday, I held in my hand an extremely rare book. It was "The Angler's Instructor" by William Bailey, a first edition - 1857.
2nd and 3rd editions can be obtainedfor figures between£100 and £200, depending on the quality. But a good condition 1st edition is obviously worth much much more.
All this got me thinking. Have I got anything rare and valuable. To the shock of my life I discovered that a couple of my Tony Miles books are worth hundreds of pounds.
But pride of place must go to my leather spined, signed, limited edition copy of Richard Walker - Biography of an Angling LegendbyBarrie Rickards. These books are now all sold out, only 99 copies were printed. Watch the value of this book climb in the next year or two. Even the first edition clothback with dust cover has escalated in price.
But are angling books a good investment? In my opinion some are, whilst others are not.
But strangely enough some of the best angling books are available quite cheaply, maybe because they were so popular they ran to several editions. One of the most succesful angling books in recent years is "African Fly-Fishing Handbook" by Bill Hansford-Steele. This tome, published by Struik in Capetownhas run to many many editions in the past 12 years.
I feel pround to have beeninvolved with the production of this book.
2nd and 3rd editions can be obtainedfor figures between£100 and £200, depending on the quality. But a good condition 1st edition is obviously worth much much more.
All this got me thinking. Have I got anything rare and valuable. To the shock of my life I discovered that a couple of my Tony Miles books are worth hundreds of pounds.
But pride of place must go to my leather spined, signed, limited edition copy of Richard Walker - Biography of an Angling LegendbyBarrie Rickards. These books are now all sold out, only 99 copies were printed. Watch the value of this book climb in the next year or two. Even the first edition clothback with dust cover has escalated in price.
But are angling books a good investment? In my opinion some are, whilst others are not.
But strangely enough some of the best angling books are available quite cheaply, maybe because they were so popular they ran to several editions. One of the most succesful angling books in recent years is "African Fly-Fishing Handbook" by Bill Hansford-Steele. This tome, published by Struik in Capetownhas run to many many editions in the past 12 years.
I feel pround to have beeninvolved with the production of this book.