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GEORGE MORTIMER KELSON (1835-1920) BY "JOCK SCOTT": A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE REPRODUCED FROM 'GAME FISH RECORDS', 1936.
Scott (Jock). "Jock Scott" - Pen-name of Donald G. Ferris Rudd. Kelson (George Mortimer).
Language: English
Published by The Flyfisher's Classic Library. Machynlleth. 2011, 2011
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2011). 2011 1st edition thus. Stapled paperback. Ppii,10. Frontispiece portrait. Pale green card covers. Edition limited to 300 copies (122 for sale). Mint unread booklet. Signed and numbered by the publisher. A biographical note reproduced… from "Game Fish Records," 1936, by Donald G. Ferris Rudd, writing as "Jock Scott." A slim booklet produced to accompany the Flyfisher's Classic Library editions of "The Essential Kelson: A Fly-tyer's Compendium," edited by Terry Griffiths. Edition limited to 300 copies of which only 122 copies are offered for sale separately, these being signed and numbered by the publisher, Paul Morgan. .
More imagesPublished by Flyfisher's Classic Library. Bovey Tracey. 1995, 1995
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995). (1895) 1995 1st edition thus. A portfolio of 8 colour plates featuring 52 fully dressed flies in a gilt-blocked cloth-bound presentation box. Fine in cloth-bound book-box. Portfolio of The Salmon Fly The 8 colour plates from the b…ook plus the frontispiece and publisher's label, are protected by a gold blocked black buckram presentation box lined with marbled paper and with silk lifter ribbon. Published price GBP 50.00. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 50.00.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. 1963 (illustrator).
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Condition: New. 1963 (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by Coch-y-Bonddu Books. Machynlleth, Powys. 2011, 2011
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2011). 2011 1st edition. Large heavy 4to (225 x 282mm). Pp313 + 1pp ads. Superb colour photographs and fly plates throughout. Burgundy cloth, gilt fly motif to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used… dust-wrapper. ".a case study of elegance, style and discretion.The illustrations alone make this book an absolute gem. [but] the text is at least as valuable as the pictures." (Martin Joergensen). If there is one milestone in the whole of salmon fishing literature which no fisherman should be without, it is George Mortimer Kelson's "The Salmon Fly: how to dress it and how to use it," first published in 1895. Terry Griffiths, in his brilliant new book, "The Essential Kelson" has made a meticulous study of the complete writings of Kelson, showing how far ahead of his time he really was. Terry has invited some of the world's foremost classic salmon fly-tyers to interpret and tie many of Kelson's extremely complex patterns, giving us a new understanding of his unique take on the classic salmon fly. These have been beautifully photographed and lavishly reproduced on high quality paper. This definitive new interpretation of Kelson, his philosophy and work, will doubtless enhance his deserved reputation as the classic salmon fly-tyer by which so many modern tyers set their sights. . 1963 (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by Coch-y-Bonddu Books. Machynlleth, Powys. 2011, 2011
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2011). 2011 1st edition. Large heavy 4to (225 x 282mm). Pp313 + 1pp ads. Superb colour photographs and fly plates throughout. Burgundy cloth, gilt fly motif to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper…. ".a case study of elegance, style and discretion.The illustrations alone make this book an absolute gem. [but] the text is at least as valuable as the pictures." (Martin Joergensen). If there is one milestone in the whole of salmon fishing literature which no fisherman should be without, it is George Mortimer Kelson's "The Salmon Fly: how to dress it and how to use it," first published in 1895. Terry Griffiths, in his brilliant new book, "The Essential Kelson" has made a meticulous study of the complete writings of Kelson, showing how far ahead of his time he really was. Terry has invited some of the world's foremost classic salmon fly-tyers to interpret and tie many of Kelson's extremely complex patterns, giving us a new understanding of his unique take on the classic salmon fly. These have been beautifully photographed and lavishly reproduced on high quality paper. This definitive new interpretation of Kelson, his philosophy and work, will doubtless enhance his deserved reputation as the classic salmon fly-tyer by which so many modern tyers set their sights. . 1963 (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by John Culler & Sons. Camden, South Carolina. 1995, 1997
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995). (1895) 1995 new edition. 8vo (157 x 235mm). Pp16,x,510. 8 colour plates featuring 52 fully dressed flies, mono plates,b/w illustrations. Decorative gilt borders enclosing gilt titles and fly motif in cartouche to f…ront board and spine, light blue cloth. Edges browned, slight use but good-plus in slightly used dust-wrapper. "If there is one milestone in the whole of salmon fishing literature which no fisherman should be without, it has to be George Mortimer Kelson's The Salmon Fly: how to dress it and how to use it." Justin Knowles. .
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Published by The Angler's and Shooter's Press. Goshen, Connecticut. 1979, 1979
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1979). (1895) 1979 2nd edition. 4to (190 x 252mm). Ppxiv,464. Eight coloured plates of flies, b/w plates, illustrations. Maroon cloth, gilt salmon fly and titles to upper board and spine. Very good copy. "If there is one…milestone in the whole of salmon fishing literature which no fisherman should be without, it has to be George Mortimer Kelson's The Salmon Fly: how to dress it and how to use it." (Justin Knowles, Flyfisher's Classic Library). This 1979 edition has a new foreword by Poul Jorgensen. Chapters include: Introductory - science versus chance, system versus chance, under-water experiments, diagnosis of flies, salmon fishing as a recreation, the 'book on angling', sun-flies; Salmon flies - how to "dress" them; A list of standard flies, with their "dressings"; The choice of flies; The rod and special equipments - the rod, the line, the winch; The rod at the riverside - the various methods of casting, illustrated, &c., &c. ; Miscellaneous - silkworm gut, knots, twisting gut for loops, the necklace, fly boxes, the opening seasons, &c. .
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Published by The Flyfisher's Classic Library. Machynlleth, Powys. 2011, 2011
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2011). 2011 1st edition. De luxe issue. Large 4to. Pp313. Superb colour plates throughout. Full Nigerian goatskin, contrasting cloth-bound slipcase. Each copy carries a fully dressed Kelson salmon fly, tied by Marvin Nolt…e, and mounted within a bespoke recess inside the front board. De luxe edition with salmon fly, limited to 75 copies, each copy signed and numbered by Terry Griffiths and Marvin Nolte. Fine new copy in cloth-bound slipcase. De luxe edition with salmon fly, limited to 75 copies, each copy signed and numbered by Terry Griffiths and Marvin Nolte. If there is one milestone in the whole of salmon fishing literature which no fisherman should be without, it is George Mortimer Kelson's The Salmon Fly: how to dress it and how to use it, first published in 1895. Terry Griffiths, in his brilliant new book, The Essential Kelson has made a meticulous study of the complete writings of Kelson, showing how far ahead of his time he really was. Terry has invited some of the world's foremost classic salmon fly-tyers to interpret and tie many of Kelson's extremely complex patterns, giving us a new understanding of his unique take on the classic salmon fly. These have been beautifully photographed and lavishly reproduced on high quality paper. This definitive new interpretation of Kelson, his philosophy and work, will doubtless enhance his deserved reputation as the classic salmon fly-tyer by which so many modern tyers set their sights. The FFCL de luxe edition of The Fly-Tyer's Kelson is fully bound in the finest Nigerian goatskin and includes beautiful colour plates of Kelson's original classic salmon flies from The Salmon Fly, and his Land & Water Flies. Each copy contains an actual fully-dressed classic Kelson salmon fly tied by internationally renowned fly-tyer, Marvin Nolte. Marvin's salmon flies are among the most beautiful and collectable in the world. Since each fly is different, each volume of this de luxe edition is unique.The seventy-five different salmon flies are available on a first-come-first-served basis. .
Published by The Flyfisher's Classic Library. Bovey Tracey. 1995, 1995
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995). 1995 1st edition thus. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pplii. Plain plates, silk marker. Full bonded leather gilt. Edition limited to 60 copies with signed limitation book-plate. Near fine copy in slightly used slip-case. Limitation copy signe…d by John Buckland. John Buckland's authoritative introduction, especially commissioned for the Flyfisher's Classic Library 1995 edition of "The Salmon Fly", issued and bound separately. This edition does not have its own title-page but carries that of "The Salmon Fly." .
Published by The Flyfisher's Classic Library. Bovey Tracey. 1995, 1995
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995). 1995 1st edition thus. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pplii. Plain plates, silk marker. Full bonded leather gilt. Edition limited to 60 copies with signed limitation book-plate. Fine copy in slip-case. Limitation copy signed by John Buckland.… John Buckland's authoritative introduction, especially commissioned for the Flyfisher's Classic Library 1995 edition of "The Salmon Fly", issued and bound separately. This edition does not have its own title-page but carries that of "The Salmon Fly." .
Published by The Flyfisher's Classic Library. Bovey Tracey. 1993, 1993
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp128. Colour plates of flies. Introduction by R.J.W. Coleby. Quarter bound in black bonded leather over black cloth, gilt FFCL motif to upper board, decorative end-papers, top edge gilt, silk…marker ribbon, spine titled in gilt. Black cloth-bound slipcase. Edition limited to 1000 copies. Slight use but very good in slipcase. Originally published between 1886 and 1888, as 53 cards (in sets of 16 + 16 + 21, which were styled First Series, Second Series and Third Series), issued by the magazine Land and Water, to accompany Kelson's articles. The cards, each carrying a chromolithograph illustration of a salmon fly together with its origin and dressing, were to be pasted into blank spaces left in the magazine for that purpose. Then in 1902, six years after the appearance of Kelson's book The Salmon Fly: How to dress and how to use it, a further group of 32 patterns were offered en bloc in Land and Water. This latter group might justifiably be regarded as a supplement to The Salmon Fly. All 85 patterns are illustrated in superb full colour with detailed descriptions of their dressings. Thirty-nine of these patterns are not illustrated in The Salmon Fly of 1895, and eleven of them are not even mentioned in the book's text. It was not until 1988 that angling bookseller, R.J.W. Coleby, came across a scrapbook of them compiled by Johnny Mercer, fly dresser to Forrest of Kelso. At first Coleby did not appreciate what he had found, and it was only after much consultation with the leading collectors of the day that he pieced together this story. He says in his scholarly and informative introduction, "No complete collection of all 85 flies has yet come to my notice." Entirely passed over in subsequent literature because researchers and writers were simply not aware of their existence, this is the first time that the Land And Water Flies have appeared together in book form. .
Published by The Flyfisher's Classic Library. Moretonhampstead. 2001, 2001
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2001). (1901) 2001 new edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxiv,168,xii ads. B/w illustrations. Fully bound in black bonded leather, titled in gilt, marbled end-papers, slip-case. Very good in slightly used and faded slip-case.…One of an edition limited to 150 copies. George Kelson's Tips was published in 1901 by the author and includes pages of the marvellous contemporary advertisements by which Kelson financed his printing. Anyone interested in the great era of the late 19th century salmon fishing will find this book a must. His comments on the latest tackle and flies are fascinating, all couched in characteristic High Victorian prose. The book gives hints on the rod to select, the fly to use, methods of casting, wading and knots, and general riverside tips. He finishes the book with a few pages of reviews of his book The Salmon Fly. .
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2011). 2011 1st edition. Pp313. Superb colour plates throughout. Grey bonded leather in red cloth slip-case. This edition limited to 100 signed copies. Fine new copy in slipcase. Flyfishers' Classic Library edition, limit…ed to only 100 copies. Signed and numbered by Terry Griffiths and Marvin Nolte. If there is one milestone in the whole of salmon fishing literature which no fisherman should be without, it is George Mortimer Kelson's The Salmon Fly: how to dress it and how to use it, first published in 1895. Terry Griffiths, in his brilliant new book, The Essential Kelson has made a meticulous study of the complete writings of Kelson, showing how far ahead of his time he really was. Terry has invited some of the world's foremost classic salmon fly-tyers to interpret and tie many of Kelson's extremely complex patterns, giving us a new understanding of his unique take on the classic salmon fly. These have been beautifully photographed and lavishly reproduced on high quality paper. This definitive new interpretation of Kelson, his philosophy and work, willdoubtless enhance his deserved reputation as the classic salmon fly-tyer by which so many modern tyers set their sights. ".a case study of elegance, style and discretion.The illustrations alone make this book an absolute gem. [but] the text is at least as valuable as the pictures." (Martin Joergensen - globalflyfisher.). .
Published by The Flyfisher's Classic Library. Moretonhampstead. 2001, 2001
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2001). (1901) 2001 new edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxiv,168,xii ads. B/w illustrations. Fully bound in black bonded leather, titled in gilt, marbled end-papers, slip-case. Very good in slightly used slip-case. No. 70 of…an edition limited to 150 copies. George Kelson's Tips was published in 1901 by the author and includes pages of the marvellous contemporary advertisements by which Kelson financed his printing. Anyone interested in the great era of the late 19th century salmon fishing will find this book a must. His comments on the latest tackle and flies are fascinating, all couched in characteristic High Victorian prose. The book gives hints on the rod to select, the fly to use, methods of casting, wading and knots, and general riverside tips. He finishes the book with a few pages of reviews of his book The Salmon Fly. .
Published by The Flyfisher's Classic Library. Moretonhampstead. 2001, 2001
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2001). (1901) 2001 new edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxiv,168,xii, ads. B/w illustrations, including ads. Fully bound in black bonded leather, titled in gilt. Cloth slip-case. Fine in slipcase. One of an edition of only 15…0 numbered copies. George Kelson's Tips was published in 1901 by the author and includes pages of the marvellous contemporary advertisements by which Kelson financed his printing. Anyone interested in the great era of the late 19th century salmon fishing will find this book a must. His comments on the latest tackle and flies are fascinating, all couched in characteristic High Victorian prose. The book gives hints on the rod to select, the fly to use, methods of casting, wading and knots, and general riverside tips. He finishes the book with a few pages of reviews of his book The Salmon Fly. .
Published by Published by the author. London. 1901, 1901
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1901). 1901 1st edition. 4to (190 x 250mm). Ppxiv,168 + 11pp ads. B/w illustrations. Burgundy pictorial cloth gilt with bevelled edges. Pages are quite browned, half-title gift inscription (1914). Slight stains to cloth but a very good c…lean copy. This copy has advertisements for Kelson's 'The Salmon Fly' tipped in at pages 14 and 158, the second of which is torn with loss. "George Kelson's Tips was published in 1901 by the author and includes pages of the marvellous contemporary advertisements by which Kelson financed his printing. Anyone interested in the great era of the late 19th century salmon fishing will find this book a must. His comments on the latest tackle and flies are fascinating, all couched in characteristic High Victorian prose. The book gives hints on the rod to select, the fly to use, methods of casting, wading and knots, and general riverside tips. He finishes the book with a few pages of reviews of his book The Salmon Fly." (Flyfisher's Classic Library). .
More imagesPublished by The Author, c/o Messers Wyman and Sons, London, 1895
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. An exquisite first edition of Kelson's guide to salmon fly-fishing, beautifully illustrated with chromolithographic plates. An excellent first edition of George Mortimer Kelson's privately published guide to fly fishing.Bound in the author's original cloth binding with gilt detailing a…nd bevelled edges.Illustrated with an engraved frontis, eight chromolithographic plates and a further eighty-four black and white engravings, both full page and vignette illustrations.Collated complete.The detailed, coloured plates are of flies. Many of the additional illustrations are of Kelson's fly fishing contemporaries, including Henry J. Davis and Mr W. Wells-Ridley, Jp.Said to contain a lifetime of salmon fishing wisdom, Kelson gives lengthy descriptions for the techniques of tying salmon flies, practical aspects of salmon fishing and advice on other accessories and equipment.A single leaf of advertisements at the front, followed by a further sixty-five pages of advertisements to the rear. These vary from specialist fishing gear to pocket binoculars; likely included to aid the author in his mission to self-publish this impressive work.A fantastic example of a Victorian fly fishing manual including a wealth of topical, contemporary advertising material. Bound in the publisher's original cloth binding. Rebacked with spine laid down and hinges reinforced with archival tape. Externally, sound. Minor bumping to extremities and light marks to front board. Spine faded. Significant mottling to rear board. Book plate to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Scattered spotting throughout, also to fore edges. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
Published by Published by the author. NP. 1895, 1895
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1895). 1895 1st edition. 4to (210 x 255mm). Ppxiv,510 + xlv ads. 8 coloured chromolithograph plates featuring 52 fully dressed flies, plain plates, illustrations. Old rebind in half dark blue leather over blue cloth. Leather shows some d…amage & wear. Despite that a strong copy with only a little tanning & in a very serviceable drop-back book-box. "If there is one milestone in the whole of salmon fishing literature which no fisherman should be without, it has to be George Mortimer Kelson's The Salmon Fly: how to dress it and how to use it." (Justin Knowles, Flyfisher's Classic Library). .
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Kelson, Geo. M. [George Mortimer]. The salmon fly : how to dress it and how to use it. First edition. London: published by the author, 1895. Maroon cloth with bevelled edges, bumped to the corners, generally VG but with damage to the top panel of the spine which has been reglued and…needs attention. Black frame to front and back. Gilt illustration and lettering to front and spine. Binding cracked along rear inside gutter but still strong. A few finger smudges to ffep. which also has a small dog-ear to top. Light foxing to prelims. Trade advertisement. Sweet 1909 gift inscription to half-title: "Lumbkin, from Lambkin". Frontispiece b/w illustration. xiv, 510pp. + 45pp. trade advertisements. 8 coloured chromolithograph plates with tissue guards featuring 52 fully dressed flies, plain plates, illustrations. Contents clean and bright. George Mortimer Kelson (8 December 1835 29 March 1920) was an English amateur cricketer, sport angler, and self-promotional author who played for Kent County Cricket Club in the 19th century. He was the fishing editor of Land and Water and wrote widely on the subject, authoring a number of books including The Salmon Fly, considered an important work on salmon flies by some and by some others as developing a pseudoscience around angling with flies. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY ITEM AND SO WE WILL NEED TO QUOTE SEPARATELY FOR POSTAGE FOR ORDERS FROM OUTSIDE THE UK.
Published by The Flyfisher's Classic Library. Bovey Tracey. 1995, 1995
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995). (1895) 1995 Centenary Edition. 8vo (170 x 243mm). Pplxiv,510 + xlv ads. 8 colour plates featuring 52 fully dressed flies, mono plates. Handsome full leather gilt in presentation box. Some slight signs of use to clamshell presentat…ion box else a fine copy with the initials R.H.L. (previous owner Sir Richard Leigh) to the front. One of 55 de luxe copies incorporating an actual salmon fly of which this is copy number 15. If there is one milestone in the whole of salmon fishing literature which no fisherman should be without, it has to be George Mortimer Kelson's The Salmon Fly: how to dress it and how to use it. When Kelson distilled a lifetime of salmon fishing wisdom into this privately published work, he was bold and confident. He produced a book of 510 pages of text and 46 pages of illustrations plus 8 coloured plates showing 52 flies. This FFCL edition has an extensive Introduction by John Buckland giving an authoritative background to the angling works of G. M. Kelson. Each copy has set into the front cover a salmon fly - tied by the distinguished fly-dresser Kim Rasmussen of Denmark. Since each fly is different, each volume of this Limited Edition is thus unique. Fully bound in royal purple Nigerian goatskin, hand marbled endpapers, gilt edges, raised bands and gold tooling. Presented in a buckram-bound silk lined presentation box titled in gilt. .
Published by The Flyfisher's Classic Library. Bovey Tracey. 1995, 1995
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1995). (1895) 1995 Centenary Edition. 8vo (170 x 243mm). Pplxiv,510 + xlv ads. 8 colour plates featuring 52 fully dressed flies, mono plates. Handsome full leather gilt in presentation box. One of 55 de luxe copies incorporating an actua…l salmon fly. Fine. If there is one milestone in the whole of salmon fishing literature which no fisherman should be without, it has to be George Mortimer Kelson's The Salmon Fly: how to dress it and how to use it. When Kelson distilled a lifetime of salmon fishing wisdom into this privately published work, he was bold and confident. He produced a book of 510 pages of text and 46 pages of illustrations plus 8 coloured plates showing 52 flies. This FFCL edition has an extensive Introduction by John Buckland giving an authoritative background to the angling works of G. M. Kelson. Each copy has set into the front cover a salmon fly - tied by the distinguished fly-dresser Kim Rasmussen of Denmark. Since each fly is different, each volume of this Limited Edition is thus unique. Fully bound in royal purple Nigerian goatskin, hand marbled endpapers, gilt edges, raised bands and gold tooling. Presented in a buckram-bound silk lined presentation box titled in gilt. .
