The Art of the Atlantic Salmon Fly (LIMITED EDITION)
Bates, Joseph
From David Foley Sporting Books, Dallas, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 May 1998
From David Foley Sporting Books, Dallas, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 May 1998
About this Item
Gray cloth with gilt spine titles on red leather label; 4to; 232pp; patterned endsheets; illustrated with color frontispiece after painting plus drawings by Henry McDaniel, b/w and color photos; included is an additional suite of color plates, loose in a ribbon-tied cloth-covered chemise; matching gray cloth slipcase with paste-paper sides which match the book's endsheets; limited to 250 numbered (#124) signed copies. "Here Bates, the acknowledged expert in the field, makes the first contemporary attempt to present a full account of the Atlantic salmon fly." With chapters on early beginnings; glimmerings of color; materials and fly construction; British and Welsh influence; the Americanization of salmon flies, etc. Numerous color plates depict hundreds of flies from Bates' collection. A near fine copy in all respects, perhaps from Bates' personal library with his armorial bookplate affixed to front pastedown. Seller Inventory # 006919
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Art of the Atlantic Salmon Fly (LIMITED ...
Publisher: David Godine Publishers, Boston
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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