The Practical Fly Fisher More Particularly For Grayling On Umber
Author:
JACKSON John
Year:
1854
Publisher:
Charles Farlow
Summary:
58 pages, 2 pages subscribers list, 10 full page hand-coloured plates representing 64 flies + text illus, light spotting to title page and browning in part to the inner margin of the dedication page. A very good copy in the original dark blue blind stamped cloth with gilt title to upper board som discoloration in places to the cloth. A classic work on the making of flies, an indispensable handbook of generations of north country flytyers until well into the 20th century. Jackson was born and lived along the river Yore, a well-known grayling river. the first edition is particularly scarce. WS 122.
Ref:
22650
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