ISBN: 9780370002613 - A Fly Fisher's Life: The Art and Mechanics of Fly Fishing. by Charles Ritz. (2 results)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1969). (1959) 1969 2nd edition reprint. 4to (181 x 253mm). Ppviii,230. B/w photographs, illustrations. Yellow cloth with black title-label on spine. Good copy in used price-clipped dust-wrapper. One of the great angling books of the twentieth century. Much of the book is on technique, especially Ritz's famous "High speed - high line" method of casting. His reminiscences of fishing, especially in Europe, make wonderful reading. I note that in the chapters on specific fish, the grayling is the first on his list, and the salmon last. This reprint of the 1st edition has additional material. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hard Cover -- VG/VG -- Book anddust jacket show only light wear -- 230 pages with illustrations and photography throughout -- 1969 printing.