This wonderful antiquarian volume contains a concise yet detailed guide to fly fishing. Illustrated by plates representing more than forty of the most useful flies accurately copied from nature and full of handy tips and useful information, this text is a veritable must-have for the novice angler, and would make for a great addition to collections of angling literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Devotion of Eminent Men to that Recreation', 'Its Fascinations', 'Pursuit of it', 'Advantageous to Health', 'Pleasures ...
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This wonderful antiquarian volume contains a concise yet detailed guide to fly fishing. Illustrated by plates representing more than forty of the most useful flies accurately copied from nature and full of handy tips and useful information, this text is a veritable must-have for the novice angler, and would make for a great addition to collections of angling literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Devotion of Eminent Men to that Recreation', 'Its Fascinations', 'Pursuit of it', 'Advantageous to Health', 'Pleasures of Collecting Materials and making Artificial Flies', 'Cheapness of Angling in Comparison with Other Sports', et cetera. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable modern edition complete with a new introduction on the history of fishing.
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Add this copy of The Fly-Fisher's Guide - Illustrated by Coloured Plates to cart. $24.90, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2009 by Home Farm Press.
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Liverpool & London. Printed for the Author by G.F. Harris's Widow and...
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8vo, 21cm, first trade edition, Salter: Second Edition, viii, 150 & xxxi, 217p., with 8 hand-colour plates including frontis, and 15 engraved plates (inc. frontis) and many engraved fish text illustrations, one plate with contemporary notation on the verso, a few plates have some foxing, marbled edges, rebound in maroon cloth, gilt spine titles, very good to fine thus. two volumes bound in one. Westwood & Satchell p20. The very scarce first edition of a classic and very early book on fly-dressing. ". it should be disseminated amongst Friends only, (for as such he has been accustomed to consider every brother of the Angle)." (Author's Preface). A limited edition of 12 quarto copies was also published. The book went into numerous editions and a version was still in print in 2006. The hand-coloured illustrations of salmon and trout flies are striking.