Describes types of natural materials for fly-tying and discusses cleaning, dyeing, and bleaching methods as well as sources of supply
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Describes types of natural materials for fly-tying and discusses cleaning, dyeing, and bleaching methods as well as sources of supply.
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 4786991-6
Seller: Court Street Books LLC, Florence, AL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Seller Inventory # 013918
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00099640512
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1974). (1973) 1970s reprint. 4to (179 x 260mm). Ppxii,191. Colour plates of capes, b/w photographs and illustrations, brief bibliography. Brown paper-covered boards, brown titles to beige cloth spine. Signs of use, names to end-papers and slightly browned but a good copy in poor dust-wrapper. "A thorough and imaginative treatment of all the materials needed by the fly-tier: the feathers, hooks, fur, synthetic materials, departed species and their substitutes, and the necessary tools." Chapters include: Raw material - feather; Raw material - fur; Tying materials; Hooks; Tools; Skinning and cleaning; Preservation and storage; Rooster necks - quality and colour; Dyeing and bleaching; Uncommon uses of natural materials - the versatile peacock, hackleless flies, patterns you may not have tied; Synthetic materials and patterns; Jungle fowl, other departed species and their substitutes; Sources of supply, mail order, retail; Conservation, importation and federal regulations; Updates and innovations. . Seller Inventory # 64012
Seller: JW Barker Books & Antiques, Natchez, MS, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good +. Third printing. 3rd printing, inscribed by Leiser on the front endpaper, near fine hardcover shows touch of bumping to top edges, pencil shadow at top corner of front endpaper and some other light trace wear, in very good + dust jacket (price at flap) that shows some light rubbing and small closed tears at spine head. 191 pages with index and nicely illustrated in black & white. Still a pleasing inscribed copy of this work from the noted author that is "a thorough guide to all the fly-tier's tools and hooks, furs and feathers--bleaching, dyeing, storing, and special uses. Seller Inventory # 34939
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # 13G1_6_0517503506
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. (1976) 192 pp. Original brown paper covered boards w/ tan cloth spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. DJ lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice. Seller Inventory # 5221
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light bumping on spine crown and heel. Light shelfwear to rear flap. ; 10.1 X 7.1 X 1.0 inches. Seller Inventory # 304021