Col Joseph Bates (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. John Swann (illustrator). 1st Edition. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, Signed, 396p including Bibliography and Index. First Edition Stated, illustrated with over 160 color plates illustrating more than 800 flies, with color and b/w art by John Swann. "With complete instructions for tying every major salmon fly developed over the centuries, more than 500". Black cloth with gilt spine title and gilt cover decoration of a salmon fly, SIGNED on half-title page dust jacket. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. A Clean Tight Copy See Photos A 5 lb book, extra postage required. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. #1,772 of 1,950 copies. Light blue cloth with gilt title. Slight edgewear and soil. Light foxing along board edges and text block. Binding sound, interior clean. Seven loose color plates in rear pocket. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 218 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. Light blue cloth, this is #929 of 1950 copies. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR inside front. Bottom boards are edge rubbed, top page edges are age freckled. Clean text, bright copy. Color plates are included inside rear pocket. Includes an additional letter about flies, the Big Hole River Foundation, and other books that came out in 1989. Letter is signed by author and laid inside. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 218 pages; Signed by Author.