FLY FISHING IN NORTHERN STREAMS. By Lt.-Col. W.K. Rollo, M.C.

Rollo (Lieut.-Col. William Keith).

Published by The Fishing Gazette. London. 1924

Used Hardcover

From Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars

Heritage Bookseller
AbeBooks member since 1996

Association Member:

PBFA

This book is no longer available. AbeBooks has millions of books. Please enter search terms below to find similar copies.

View this seller's items Create a Want for similar items

View all copies of this book

About this Item

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1924). 1924 1st edition. 12mo. (102 x 157mm). Pp48. B/w photographs. Blue cloth, titled in gilt on upper board. Preface by R.B. Marston. Endpapers browned, stain to top edge of front end-paper, cloth slightly stained. Inscription on front paste-down "G.R. Pearson from W.K. Rollo. A small souvenir of a jolly party at the Forbes Arms. Alford, 19th May 1929." Errata-slip tipped-in. Colonel Rollo must have been one of the last advocates of the horsehair point and droppers used with a gut cast. A good treatise on North Country and Border flyfishing, originally published as articles in the Fishing Gazette. Includes a Prefatory Note by R.B. Marston, editor of the Fishing Gazette, which states Marston's definite preference for drawn gut. This cloth-bound issue is presumed to be the first issue. The book, uncommon in any form, is seen more often in olive-green card covers. . Seller Inventory # 57646

Report this item

Bibliographic Details

Title: FLY FISHING IN NORTHERN STREAMS. By Lt.-Col....
Publisher: The Fishing Gazette. London. 1924
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition

AbeBooks offers millions of new, used, rare and out-of-print books, as well as cheap textbooks from thousands of booksellers around the world. Shopping on AbeBooks is easy, safe and 100% secure - search for your book, purchase a copy via our secure checkout and the bookseller ships it straight to you.