An Old Fly Book and Other Stuff

Published by R. S. Peck Co., Inc, 1913

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Seller: Spruce Gum Books, Farmington Falls, ME, U.S.A.Spruce Gum Books

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154-page hardcover in green cloth with a cover illustration of a brook trout rising to a fished fly. A book of sporting and outdoor poetry with frequent mention of Maine place names such as The Kennebec, Grand Lake Stream, and Moosehead Lake. Gilt title and embellishment framing the brook trout illustration on the front cover. Gilt title on spine. Frontis illustration of a set of falls. Good overall condition with previous owner's name on front pastedown, toning to spine with rubbing to cover extremities and several pages with clipping ghosts. Lacks the extra laid in poem mentioned in the foreword. No jacket. Ships in a box.

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Bibliographic details

Title
An Old Fly Book and Other Stuff
Author
John Warren Harper
Publisher
R. S. Peck Co., Inc
Publication year
1913
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition

Spruce Gum Books

Farmington Falls, ME, U.S.A.

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Shop open by appointment only. We specialize in antiquarian and collectible books and ephemera about the Maine woods, including: angling; hunting; Wabanaki Peoples; lumbering; natural history and related ephemera and other Maine titles and a small general stock. Buying related material.

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