DRY FLY ENTOMOLOGY: A Brief Description of Leading Types of Natural Insects Serving As Food for Trout and Grayling with the 100 Best Patterns of Floating Flies and the Various Methods of Dressing Them

Halford, Frederick M.

Published by Vinton & Co. Ltd. xvi + 314 p. + 1 advert., 1897

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In 2 Volumes: 1897 Ist Edition De Luxe, Limited to Numbered Copy of 100 Copies. Both Signed and Numbered by the Author. Vol. I. 4to illus. London: Vinton & Co. Ltd. xvi + 314 p. + 1 advert. No. 20 of 100 Copies. 18 wood engraved plates & 10 hand-coloured etched plates of trout flies. Vol. II. 4to London: Vinton & Co. Ltd. No. 20 of 100 Copies. With 100 flies in 12 recessed mounts. [Cat. 2021] P 210199/831338 acmx- Bound in original full green crushed morocco gilt; t.e.g.; other edges uncut; marbled endpapers; gilt-tooled inside edges; Original flies in exceptional condition, with no sign of insect damage; usual foxing in the recessed mounts; original green morocco age-faded, as usual, to brown; both spines expertly rebacked. With noted caveats, a Near Fine set of an increasingly rare and desireable book. $7000. Seller Inventory # P 210199

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Title: DRY FLY ENTOMOLOGY: A Brief Description of ...

Publisher: Vinton & Co. Ltd. xvi + 314 p. + 1 advert.

Publication Date: 1897

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: Limited Edition