Catalog 29
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 2)Allan, P.B.M. - Trout Heresy - 1936, first American edition, Scribner's, New York - 8vo - 206 pages. Contents include the behavior, vision, smell, hearing of the trout, as well as, the rise, the fly and some stories of the chalkstream. Former copy of Samuel W. Lambert's with his bookplate and a presentation gift card to him on the front free endpaper. Also, a poem by Mr. Lambert of the trout on the half-title page and initialed by him. Sunned spine otherwise Very Good plus. - $40.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 3)Ames, Francis H. - Fishing Oregon Country - 1966, first edition, Caxton, Caldwell - 8vo - 324 pages with black and white and color photos. The author had written many articles over a twenty year period for the top sporting magazines. In this book he gives you a guided tour of the state and what it has to offer in the way of quality fishing. Trout, salmon and steelhead are well represented, with additional chapters on sturgeon and striper fishing in Coos Bay. Introduction by Ted Trueblood. A signed copy. Very Good plus in a lightly edgeworn dustjacket. - $30.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 4)Atherton, John - The Fly and the Fish - 1951, first edition, Macmillan, New York - 8vo - 195 pages and illustrated by the author with black and white drawings and two color plates of flies. Techniques and methods for salmon, steelhead, and trout. Very Good plus in a lightly chipped dustjacket. - $150.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 5)Bainbridge, George Cole - The Fly Fisher's Guide : illustrated by coloured plates representing upwards of forty of the most useful flies, accurately copied from nature - 1992, facsimile of the 1816 first edition, Flyfisher's Classic Library, London - 8vo - 150 pages and illustrated with nine plates, of which seven depicting natural and artificial flies and materials. Bound in half blue leather, gilt logo of the publisher on the front cover and spine, sewn-in slik bookmarker and housed in a matching cloth slipcase. Very Fine. - $75.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 6)Balfour-Kinnear, G.P.R. - Catching Salmon and Sea-Trout - 1960, first edition later printing, Nelson, London - 8vo - 210 pages with black and white photos. Covers both spinning and fly fishing for these species. Very Good plus. - $25.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 7)Barnett, Bill - Mostly Reel Memories - 1993, first edition limited to 500 numbered and signed copies of which this is number 361, privately printed by the author, Wenatchee - 8vo - 159 pages with black and white illustrations by Betty Bell. Recollections of fishing and hunting in the northwest of the United States. Many stories of trout and steelhead and a short chapter on his attempt for a "Grand Slam" in Belize. Very Fine in dustjacket. - $60.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 8)Barton, Dr. E.A. - Pictures of the Chalk Streams - 1978, first edition limited to 750 numbered copies, of which this is number 76, Antony Atha, Warwickshire - 8vo - 95 pages with two-tone photos. Every turn of the page shows another photograph accompanied by a short essay or poem. A delightful work celebrating chalk stream fishing. Very Fine in slipcase. - $150.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 9)Bates Jr., Joseph D. - Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing - 1966, first edition, Stackpole, Harrisburg - 8vo - 368 pages with black and white drawings by Milton C. Weiler. Eight color plates of streamers. 119 patterns in full color and authentic details on dressing, choosing, using over 300 streamers and bucktails. Patterns listed with their proper material and some historical content as to the origin. Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket which possesses a couple of small closed tears. - $40.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 10)Bates Jr., Joseph D. (editor) - The Atlantic Salmon Treasury : an anthology of selections from the first-quarter century of the Atlantic Salmon Journal 1948-1974 - 1975, first edition, limited to 1000 Signed and numbered copies, of which this is number 646, Atlantic Salmon Association, Montreal - 8vo - 430 pages with a tipped-in color frontis by Charles DeFeo. Black and white drawings by DeFeo, Milton C. Weiler and others. Color salmon fly plates. Black and white photos. Bound in blue morocco with top edge gilt, gilt salmon on cover, raised bands with gilt flies and sewn-in silk bookmarker. Very Fine in slipcase. - $200.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 11)Bell, Richard G. - Whoops for the Wind! : and other tales of the Walton Fishing Club - 1999, first edition, Tantivy Press, North Haven - 12mo - 129 pages with black and white photos from the club collections and scrapbooks. The club was organized in 1900 and resides along the Housatonic River in Connecticut. This softbound book contains much on the history of the club and its members. - Remnants of clear tape on the inside rear cover where the price sticker was placed otherwise a Very Fine copy. - $20.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 12)Bentley, Gerald Eades (editor) - The Arte of Angling 1577 - 1958, first facsimile edition, second printing, Princeton University Press, Princeton - 12mo - 92 pages of modernized text together with approximately 80 pages of photocopies of the original. Noted angling collector Carl Otto V. Kienbusch discovered the book in a secondhand bookstore in England. His discovery became the find of the century in regards to angling literature. A few years after the facsimile was published the author was identified to be William Samuel. An introduction prepared by Carl Otto v. Kienbusch with explanatory notes by Henry L. Savage. The first printing of the first facsimile was quickly exhausted, which led to this second printing. Fine in a Very Good plus dustjacket. - $40.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 13)Berners, Dame Juliana (attributed to) - A Treatise on Fishing with a Hook - 1979, North River, no place of publication listed - 12mo - 54 pages with a facsimile of the original frontispiece in the 1496 edition. First published in 1496, this edition was rendered into modern English by William Van Wyck, the publisher in 1933. The earliest record of fishing as a sport in book form. - Very Fine in dustjacket. - $15.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 14)Biscotti, M.L - A Bibliography of American Sporting Books, 1926-1985 - 1997, deluxe edition of 75 numbered and signed copies by the author and artist of which this is number 71, Meadow Run Press, Far Hills - 8vo - 571 pages with black and white frontispiece and separate signed color print laid inside the book by John Rice. Foreword by Gene Hill. A continuation of John Phillips's "A Bibliography of American Sporting Books 1582-1925", containing 5,000 entries. Also, there is an index by title that was not present in Phillips. This book has been approved by the Boone and Crockett Club. An excellent bibliography for the sporting book collector. Bound in half black morocco with a gray morocco title label on the spine with glassine dustjacket and housed in matching black cloth slipcase. Very Fine. - $500.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 15)Biscotti, M.L. - The Borzoi Books for Sportsmen - 1992, first edition, limited to 81 signed copies of which this is number 39, with a loose plate showing the Penn and Borzoi deluxe editions, Sunrise Publishing Co., Madison - 8vo - 201 pages with black and white plates showing the dustjackets and boards of various titles. The reference for these two very fine sporting book publisher's. Bound in full leather with the Borzoi emblem blindstamped on the front cover. Very Fine in slipcase. - $150.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 16)Black, William C. - Hooked on Flies : confessions of a pattern inventor - 1980, first edition, Winchester Press, Tulsa - 8vo - 146 pages with black and white drawings and photos. Color plates of flies on paste-downs and endpapers. Introduction by Ed Zern. The author guides the tier through ten of his original patterns such as the Black Widow, Blue Max and Tadpole. Very Good plus in dustjacket. - $15.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 17)Blaisdell, Harold - Trout Fishing in New England - 1973, first edition, Stone Wall Press, Lexington - 8vo - 108 pages with black and white drawings. Covers both spinining and fly fishing (elaborates on dry and wet fly fishing) in this region. Tackle and various places to travel to. Not easily obtainable in the hard cover version. Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket which possesses a couple of small closed tears. - $20.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 18)Bonenko, Allen - Pacific Salmon Fishing - 1980, first edition, Barnes, New York - 4to - 189 pages with black and white drawing and photos. Color photos. Separated into four parts: pacific salmon, saltwater, freshwater, care and preservation. Two page bibliography. Very Fine in Fine dustjacket. - $25.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 19)Borger, Gary - Designing Trout Flies - 1991, first trade edition, Tomorrow River Press, Wausau - 4to - 214 pages ad illustrated with black and white drawings by the author's' son Jason Borger, as well as, fourteen color plates of flies . As the author describes his own book "It's a book about concepts; a "why-to" book. But it's also a "how-to" book containing detailed descriptions and tying instructions for patterns I've developed, or other patterns that I use, because patterns are necessary to illustrate the design concepts I've discussed". Signed and inscribed copy. - $50.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 20)Bowlker, Charles - Art of Angling : containing directions for fly-fishing, trolling, making artificial flies, &c, with a list of the most celebrated fishing stations in North Wales - 1854, new edition, revised, Jones, Ludlow - 16mo - 160 pages plus publisher's ads with engravings and a hand-colored frontispiece of flies. (Robb) "Richard Bowlker's book on the "Art of Angling Improved" appeared in or about 1747. In the third edition of 1780, and all subsequent, his son Charles is stated to be the author. It is specially notable for its histories of flies and their imitation as well as knowledge of the naturals." A delectable copy in original green pebbled leather binding with rule and gilt angling devices on the front cover and spine. Very Good plus. - $200.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 21)Brewer, Leighton - Virgin Waters : thirty-five years in quest of the squaretail trout - 1941, first edition, Coward, New York - 8vo - 223 pages with black and white photos by Mrs. Helen Brewer. The author's recollections of fishing for brook trout in the Adirondack and Quebec region, mostly with the fly rod. Very Good in an edgeworn and lightly chipped dustjacket. - $25.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 22)Brooks, Joe - A World of Fishing - 1964, first edition, Van Nostrand, New York - 8vo - 375 pages with black and white photos. "….tells the story of his exciting fishing experiences in fourteen countries from Lapland to Tierra del Fuego, from British Honduras to Portuguese East Africa. Fishing with light tackle he has caught marlin, grayling, tuna, trout, salmon, tarpon, wahoo, tiger fish, bonefish and many others". Fine in a lightly edgeworn dustjacket. - $45.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 23)Buck, Richard - Silver Swimmer 1993, deluxe edition of 55 numbered and signed copies by the author and a leaf of the original manuscript tipped-in, of which this is number 40, Lyons/Burford, New York- 8vo - 416 pages and illustrated with black and white photos. Foreword by Ted Williams. Examines the failed efforts of governments and private-sector groups over the last half of the twentieth century in regards to the protection, conservation and restoration of Atlantic salmon. Bound in full green goat skin leather, embossed with a silver leaping salmon and housed in a linen clamshell box. Light greenish gray linen clamshell box with a gray leather title label. Very Fine. - $225.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 24)Campbell, A.J. - Classic and Antique Fly-Fishing Tackle : a guide for collectors and anglers - 1997, first edition, Lyons/Burford, New York - 4to - 358 pages with black and white drawings by the author. Black and white photos and reproductions of tackle ads and other important illustrations. Eight color pages of photos. The definitive work on the history of fly fishing tackle. Information of reel makers, rod makers, old tackle shops, flies, and accessories. Some English manufacturers mentioned as well. Signed copy. Very Fine in dustjacket. - $80.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 25)Cannon, Ray - The Sea of Cortez : gulf of California, Baja, Mainland Coast - 1966, first edition, Lane, Menlo Park - 4to - 283 pages with black and white drawings, maps and photos. Color photos. Covers the various regions in this area, as well as the fishing and techniques used. Paper label with previous owner's name on front free endpaper otherwise Fine in Very Good plus slipcase. - $40.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 26)Cardenas, Jeffrey - Marquesa : a time & place with fish, 1995, first edition, limited to 1500 copies, Meadow Run Press, Stone Harbor - 8vo - 125 pages with black and white chapter headings. A six week adventure of these islands. Well written with observations of nature and plenty of fishing. Signed copy. Very Fine in slipcase. - $150.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 27)Carroll, Dixie - Lake and Stream Fishing : a practical book on the popular fresh-water game fish, the tackle necessary and how to use it - 1925, first edition from this publisher, Appleton, New York - 8vo - 253 pages with great two-tone photos with descriptive tissue guards, mostly of anglers of that time period fishing or posing with their catch. Contains information on both bait and fly fishing, brookie, browns, rainbows, small and largemouth bass, wall-eyes, muskies, pike and pickerel. Mentions and gives praises to the high-end South Bend anti-backlash made of german silver and the Pflueger-Redifor. Very Fine in chipped yet very scarce dustjacket. - $40.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 28)Chance, Jack and Julian Pager (editors) - The Flyfishers' : an anthology to mark the Centenary of the Flyfishers' Club 1884-1984 - 1984, first edition, privately printed by the Flyfishers' Club, London - 8vo - 168 pages with black and white illustrations. A collection of stories on the past century of flyfishing, the Flyfishers' Club itself, and flyfishing of today and the future. Some of the contributors are Donald Overfield, Fred Buller, Jack Chance, Joe Bates, John Goddard, Brian Clarke and Conrad Voss Bark. Label at foot of spine is absent otherwise Very Fine. - $60.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 29)Cordes, Ron & Randall Kaufmann - Lake Fishing With a Fly - 1984, first trade edition, Amato, Portland - 4to - 149 pages with black and white drawings by Mike Stidman. Black and white photos and four color plates. Encompassing both the understanding, the enviromental surroundings of this water system and the techniques required to be successful. Fine in dustjacket - $65.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 30)Crowe, Philip K. - Out of the Mainstream : fishing reminiscences around the world - 1970, first edition, Scribners, New York - 8vo - 212 pages with black and white photos. Recollections of ones lifetime of fishing in such places as the rivers and lakes of Newfoundland, New Brunswick. The salmon rivers of Norway and Iceland, trout streams in New Zealand, the lochs of Scotland and Ireland. Colorful bookplate on front free endpaper else Fine in dustjacket. - $25.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 31)Cumings, Edward M. - Fly Fishing - 1934, first edition, Privately printed by the author, Flint - 8vo - 78 pages with black and white drawings and photos. A thin treatise encompassing many aspects of the art of fly fishing such as techniques for both wet and dry fly fishing, methods for fishing pools, stream improvement, ethics of a trout stream, the art of fly tying and a dictionary of patterns. If you recall seeing the author's name on antique tackle you would be correct, the name is seen on antique wooden fishing nets. A scarce volume and unfortunately not in the best of condition, string binding has loosened allowing the text to shift back and forth within the covers, stain on back board as well. Good. - $60.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 32)Cunningham, Albert Benjamin - Old Black Bass - 1922, first edition, Abingdon Press, New York - 12mo - 111 pages with black and white drawings and plates. (Drury) "The story of a Black Bass told as an autobiography." Slight crease to front board and spine sunned otherwise a Very Good plus copy. - $25.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 33)Denny, George H. - The Dread Fishwish and Other Tales - 1975, first edition, Freshet Press, Rockville Centre - 8vo - 222 pages with black and white drawings by George Meyerriecks. Seventeen short stories on topics such as recollections of sporting trips to Arizona and Idaho in the 1920's, trout and bass fishing, hunting for quail, woodcock and grouse. Fine in dustjacket. - $15.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 34)Dube, Jean-Paul - Let's Save Our Salmon - 1972, first edition limited to 850 numbered and signed copies, of which this is number 396, privately printed, Ottawa - 8vo - 211 pages with color frontispiece and chapter heading in black and white by Milton C. Weiler and other drawings by the author. Black and white photos. The author addresses the real issues for the survival of the salmon and offers solutions for their future. The origin of salmon angling clubs, guides, laws are some other chapters detailed in the book. Bound in brown cloth with gilt leaping salmon on the front cover and slipcase. Very Fine in a Fine slipcase. - $75.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 35)Dunham, Judith - The Atlantic Salmon Fly : the tyers and their art - 1991, first trade, Chronicle, San Francisco - 4to - 137 pages with superb color photographs by John Clayton of tying materials and more importantly the flies tied by master fly tiers around the world. The text is of the thoughts, ideas, attitudes, and some biographies of each tyer. Some of the twenty-three tiers featured are Albert Cohen, Warren Duncan, Mike Martinek, Bob Veverka, Paul Schmookler, Keith Fulsher, Wayne Luallen, Marvin Nolte, Poul Jorgensen, Megan Boyd, Ken Sawada and Bill Hunter. Very Fine in Dustjacket. - $35.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 36)Egan, Van Gorman - Tyee : the story of the Tyee Club in British Columbia - 1988, first trade edition, Ptarmigan Press, Campbell River - 4to - 208 pages with black and white and color photos. The author covers the club and its history from before its inception in 1925 to present as well as some of the members, the fish, and the Campbell River. Gift incription on front free endpaper otherwise Fine in a Very Good plus dustjacket. - $50.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 37)Eliason, Sid - Snake River Country : history, anecdotes, fiction, fly-fishing - 1987, first edition, Charleston Books, Salt Lake City - 8vo - 285 pages with pen and ink drawings by John B. Mortensen. The history and some of the people of this region with a nice dose of flyfishing blended together to create this fictional novel. Very Fine in dustjacket. - $30.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 38)Eliason, Sid - Snake River Country : history, anecdotes, fiction, fly-fishing - 1992, first edition, second printing, Charleston Books, Salt Lake City - 8vo - 285 pages with pen and ink drawings by John B. Mortensen. The history and some of the people of this region with a nice dose of flyfishing blended together to create this fictional novel. Signed copy with a handwritten note by the author laid in signed "Sid". Fine in dustjacket. - $25.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 39)Fernie, F. - Dry-Fly Fishing in Border Waters - 1912, first edition, Black, London - 12mo - 136 pages with black and white drawings. Wet and dry fly fishing in Scotland. Tender front hinge otherwise a Very Good copy and free of foxing which is not usually the case with this volume. - $40.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 40)Francis, Austin M. - Catskill Rivers : birthplace of American fly fishing - 1983, limited edition of 300 numbered and signed copies of which this is number 155, Winchester/Lyons, New York - 4to - 258 pages and illustrated with black and white drawings, maps, photos and repro's of art. A description and history of these famous rivers, the tradition that was born from them and its flyfisher's who are synonymous with the region. Additionally inscribed by the author and a letter laid in by the author presenting the book and signed "Mac", with the author's name and address stamped at the top of the page. Bound in full brown leather with five raised bands with gilt lettering and angling devices on the front cover. All edges are gilted with marbled endpapers and silk ribbon. Housed in issued brown cloth slipcase. Very Fine in a Fine slipcase. - $375.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 41)Francis, Austin M. - Land of Little Rivers : a story of photos of Catskill fly fishing - 1999, first trade edition, Norton, New York - folio - 279 pages and lavishly illustrated with color photography and colored maps of the rivers. A book that blends the region of today with its historical past. An extensive study of the region, the people, the fabled waters, tackle development and literature. Signed and warmly inscribed to a person listed in the acknowledgements. Fine in dustjacket. - $100.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 42)Francis, Austin M. (editor) - A Company of Anglers : selections from the Anglers' Club Bulletin 1972-1997 - 1998, first edition limited to 350 copies, privately printed by the Anglers' Club of New York, New York - 4to - 153 pages with black and white illustrations by Peter Corbin. Stories originally appearing in this clubs' bulletins by some familiar authors such as Nick Lyons, Ernest Schwiebert, R. Palmer Baker, Jr., Dana Lamb, A. Ross Jones, Datus C. Proper, Leonard M. Wright, Jr. and Robert H. Berls. Very Fine in issued slipcase. - $250.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 43)Fritz, Ronald J. - Michigan's Master Carver Oscar W. Peterson 1887-1951 - 1987, first edition, Aardvark Publications, Boulder City - 4to - 104 pages with a vast array of color photos of Mr. Peterson's carvings. A quality reference book of this famous carver's work. A signed copy by the author. Fine in dustjacket. - $150.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 44)Frodin, Mikael - Classic Salmon Flies : history & patterns - 1991, first American edition, Bonanza, New York - 4to - 200 pages with color photos. A careful selection of 165 salmon flies, each illustrated with a color photo, its history, origin, and listing of materials. A great reference for the salmon fly tier or for the person interested in the historical content. Fine in dustjacket. - $40.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 45)Fulsher, Keith - Tying and Fishing the Thunder Creek Series - 1973, first edition, Freshet, Rockville Center - 8vo - 103 pages with black and white photos and four color plates of sixteen flies. A well respected volume on the imitation of baitfish. A signed and inscribed copy to noted collector and fly tier Paul Morrissey. Very Good plus in a Very Good dustjacket with a small tear at the head of the spine. - $55.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 46)Gierach, John - Fishing Bamboo : one man's love affair with bamboo fly rods - 1997, deluxe large paper edition, limited to 55 signed and numbered copies by the author, artist, publisher and binder of which this is number 18, Lyons/Burford, New York - 8vo - 112 pages with black and white drawings and a hand-colored line drawing by Glenn Wolff. These are the thoughts of John Gierach on the subject of fishing split bamboo and of course it is done in his no nonsense, right to the crust of the matter style. Whether you fish with them, collect them or want to know more about them this is a very enjoyable volume. A handsome production with three-quarter dark blue Nigerian goatskin with a piece of bamboo inset into the spine. Tipped-in the back of the book is an original one page typescript manuscript. The book is housed in a matching slipcase with a matching goatskin title label. Very Fine. - $700.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 47)Greene, Harry Plunket - Where the Bright Waters Meet - 1992, reprint of the 1936 third edition, Flyfisher's Classic Library, London - 8vo - 210 pages with a black and white drawing and photo. Color frontispiece commissioned by the publisher for this edition and created by Robin Armstrong. A classic angling literary work in every sense of the word. (Robb) "Nominally in praise of the Bourne, a tributary of the Test, it contains many of his fishing experiences on other rivers and in other countries. Upon the whole, it is one of the happiest books ever written on the attractions of angling; it appeals to every kind of reader and of every age." Bound in half blue leather with the gilt logo of the publisher on the front cover and spine. Sewn-in silk bookmarker and housed in matching cloth slipcase. Very Fine. - $80.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 48)Greenslet, Ferris - Under the Bridge : an autobiography - 1943, first edition, Houghton/Mifflin, Boston - 8vo - 237 pages. Author was editor of the Atlantic Monthly and Houghton/Mifflin publishing company. A story of his life with a good dose of fishing. Very Good plus in a Very Good dustjacket. - $25.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 49)Grey, Colonel Joe - Fly Fishing for Trout and Steelhead - 1966, first edition, privately printed by the author, Sacramento - 8vo - 94 pages with black and white photos. Discusses techniques, tackle and methods. Fly patterns listed with their proper dressing. Produced in wraps with a handwritten title page and a facsimile signature of the author on the front endpaper often mistaken for an original signature. Light wear to extremities otherwise Fine. - $135.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 50)Grey, Colonel Joe - Fly Fishing for Trout and Steelhead - 1966, first edition, privately printed by the author, Sacramento - 8vo - 94 pages with black and white photos. Discusses techniques, tackle and methods. Fly patterns listed with their proper dressing. Produced in wraps with a handwritten title page and a facsimile signature of the author on the front endpaper often mistaken for an original signature. Head of spine has a small chip, with wear along the spine. Very Good. - $90.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 51)Hackle, Sparse Grey - Fishless Days, Angling Nights : 1971, first edition, very scarce first printing, Crown, New York - 8vo - 223 pages with black and white photos. Stories, reminiscences, and lore of fishing and camping from this very talented storyteller. Fine with light edgewear to the dustjacket. A great copy. - $85.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 52)Hackle, Sparse Grey - Fishless Days, Angling Nights : 1971, first edition, fourth printing, Crown, New York - 8vo - 223 pages with black and white photos. Stories, reminiscences, and lore of fishing and camping from this very talented storyteller. Very Good plus in dustjacket. - $35.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 53)Haig-Brown, Roderick L. - Fisherman's Summer - 1975, Crown, New York - 8vo - 253 pages with black and white illustrations by Louis Darling. Originally published in 1959, it is part of the four volume seasons series. Previous owner's name and place on the front free endpaper neatly written in red marker otherwise Very Fine. - $30.00.
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 54)Hale, Capt. J.H. - How to Tie Salmon Flies : a treatise on the methods of tying the various kinds of salmon flies, with illustrated instructions, with an appendix giving the dressings of 361 salmon flies alphabetically arranged - 1930, third edition, Fishing Gazette, London - 16mo - 189 pages with black and white drawings. One of the earliest works devoted entirely to salmon fly construction. On the last page of the preface page an early full dressed salmon fly is tipped into the page along with about 4 small holes and a pen line drawing otherwise Very Good plus. - $150.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 55)Hale, Capt. J.H. - How to Tie Salmon Flies : a treatise on the methods of tying the various kinds of salmon flies, with illustrated instructions, with an appendix giving the dressings of 361 salmon flies alphabetically arranged - 1930, third edition, Fishing Gazette, London - 16mo - 189 pages with black and white drawings. One of the earliest works devoted entirely to salmon fly construction. Very Good plus. - $150.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 56)Hallock, Charles - An Angler's Reminiscences : a record of sport, travel and adventure, - 1913, first edition, Sportsmen's Review, Cincinnati - 8vo - 135 pages with black and white photos and portraits of sportsmen mentioned in the text. A key figure in the sporting life in the latter part of the nineteeth century, author of seventeen books, founder of Forest & Stream magazine, member of over 50 clubs (most of them sporting in fourteen states and two Provinces in Canada), contributor of many articles to sporting magazines. The book gives a clear picture of sporting life during this time period and the people who, like Mr. Hallock helped shape it. Scarce. Four areas where light pencil underlining is present limited to two to three lines with a marginal check mark, boards rubbed otherwise Very Good. - $175.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 57)Hampton, J. Fitzgerald - Modern Angling Bibliography : books published on angling, fisheries, fish culture from 1881 to1945 - 1947, first edition, Jenkins, London - 12mo - 99 pages plus publisher's ads. A bibliography of English and some American angling titles from where Westwood and Satchell left off (excluding their supplement of 1901) to almost the mid-20th century. Not as descriptive as one would hope for, but it is the only game in town at the moment. Very Good plus in Very Good dustjacket with one tear. - $60.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 58)Heilner, Van Campen - Salt Water Fishing - 1937, first edition, Penn, Philadelphia - 8vo - 300 pages with black and white drawings and photo. Color artwork by W. Goadby Lawrence. Zane Grey and Van Campen Heilner were the two major big game authors when big game fishing was evolving. Very Good plus in the very scarce dustjacket which possesses edgewear and a few tears. - $175.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 59)Heilner, Van Campen - Salt Water Fishing - 1937, first edition, Penn, Philadelphia - 8vo - 300 pages with black and white drawings and photo. Color artwork by W. Goadby Lawrence. Zane Grey and Van Campen Heilner were the two major big game authors when big game fishing was evolving. Signed and inscribed copy to Dr. Edgar Burke, "from one fisherman to another." Only in Good condition with the hinges cracked, edgewear along the boards and some splitting along the spine. - $100.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 60)Hersey, John - Blues - 1987, first edition, later printing, Knopf, New York - 8vo - 1987 - 205 pages with mapped endpapers and black and white drawings by James Baker. A novel of bluefishing off of Martha's Vineyard. Fine in dustjacket. - $15.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 61)Hidy, V.S. - The Pleasures of Fly Fishing - 1972, first edition, Winchester, New York - 4to - 127 pages with both black and white and color photos. Excellent photography accompanied with quotes and passages taken from several authors as Haig-Brown, John Waller Hills, Ben Hur Lampman, Bliss Perry, Theodore Gordon. Fine in dustjacket. - $20.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 62)Hill, Frederick - Salmon Fishing : the greased line on Dee, Don, and Earn, - 1948, first edition, Chapman, London - 12mo - 98 pages with black and white drawings. Instruction on fishing the greased line in specific months of the year and advice on angling for these three major salmon rivers. Very Good plus in a Very Good dustjacket. $40.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 63)Holder, Charles Frederick - Life in the Open : sport with rod, gun, horse and hound in Southern California - 1906, first edition, Putnam, New York - 8vo - 401 pages with black and white photos. The most prolific western author of his time giving great accounts of both fresh and salt water angling as well as hunting and other outdoor sports. The very scarce advertising brochure for the book laid inside. To edge gilted with heavy gilting to the front board and spine. Wear to corners with a small tear on front cover at head of spine. Interior clean and bright with strong hinges. Very Good plus. - $100.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 64)Holder, Charles Frederick - The Boy Anglers : their adventures in the gulf of Mexico, California, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and the lakes and streams of Canada - 1904, first edition, Appletons, New York - 8vo - 294 pages with publisher's ads. Illustrated with black and white drawings and photos. Stories involving tarpon, tuna, muskie, trout and salmon as well as some other gamefish. A scarce Holder angling title. Very Good plus. - $75.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 65)Holt, John - Knee Deep in Montana's Trout Streams - 1991, first edition limited to 100 numbered and signed copies by the author, of which this is number 63, with a Woolly Bugger fly tied by the author inset inside the front cover, Pruett, Boulder - 8vo - 143 pages with black and white photos and a map of the state. Thirteen short stories, one each for a river in the Big Sky state such as North Fork, Kootenai, St. Mary, Bitterroot, Big Hole, Gallatin, Bighorn and Missouri. Bound in half brown calf with marbled paper over boards in Very Fine condition. - $150.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 66)Honea, John W. - Night Fishing in Texas - 1955, first edition, Naylor, San Antonio - 8vo - 116 pages with black and white drawings and photos. Night fishing tactics for flounders, red fish, drum, pike, catfish, bass, crappie and perch. Some fly fishing mentioned. Very Good in edgeworn dustjacket. - $20.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 67)Hunt, Richard - Salmon in Low Water - 1950, first edition limited to 500 numbered copies of which this is number 58, Privately printed by the Angler's Club of New York, New York - 8vo - 87 pages with two hand-colored plates of salmon flies by Dr. Edgar Burke with their tissue guards present. Signed copy with a typed letter signed "Dick" laid inside. Fine in slipcase which possesses light wear at its opening. - $475.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 68)Hunt, Richard - Salmon in Low Water - 1950, first edition limited to 500 numbered copies of which this is number 127, Privatley printed by the Angler's Club of New York, New York - 8vo - 87 pages with two hand-colored plates of salmon flies by Dr. Edgar Burke with their tissue guards present. Signed copy. Spine sunned otherwise Fine. - $325.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 69)Hunt, William Southworth - Frank Forester : a tragedy in exile - 1933, first edition limited to 200 copies, Carteret, Newark - 8vo - 128 pages and illustrated with reproductions of an aquatint of Forester by R.S. Boyer courtesy of the Derrydale Press as the frontispiece. Covers Frank Forester's life in England, New York, The Cedars (his home in New Jersey over-looking the Passiac River. Also, a bibliography of his writings in chronological order. Top edge gilt. Spine sunned otherwise Very Good plus. - $100.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 70)Hutton, J. Arthur - Rod-Fishing for Salmon on the Wye : with fly, minnow, prawn, etc. - 1930, second edition, Fishing Gazette - 16mo - 178 pages with black and white drawings and photos. Four loose pages laid in a pocket in the rear cover of graphs, charts, record of catches and casting illustration. Very Good plus. - $75.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 71)Hutton, John E. - Trout and Salmon Fishing - 1949, first edition, Little/Brown, Boston - 8vo - 272 pages with color frontispiece of flies and black and white photos and drawings. Contains a brief history of the sport, biology of the species, hooking, playing, landing, wet and dry fly for both trout and salmon, still and low water situations. An unobtrusive gift inscription on the front free endpaper otherwise Very Good plus in a Very Good dustjacket possessing a few tears. - $35.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 72)Ingraham, Henry A. - American Trout Streams : a discussion of the problems confronting anglers in the preservation, management and rehabilitation of American trout waters - 1926, first large paper deluxe edition of 150 numbered and signed copies of which this is number 91, privately printed for the Anglers' Club of New York, New York - 8vo - 139 pages and illustrated with black and white drawings. Although the book does not contain the Derrydale Press imprint both Siegel and Fraziers' bibliographies of the Derrydale Press both consider this to be the first book published by the Press. It was definitely the first book designed by Eugene V. Connett and is stated so on the verso of the title page. Siegel also notes that Connett often referred to this book as a Derrydale. This copy is additional signed by the author "To Edward/Christmas 1926/Henry". Spine sunned, corners lightly bumped, many uncut pages. Very Good plus. - $700.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 73)Irving, Washington - The Angler - 1933 limited to 180 copies, The Harbor Press, No place of publication listed - 16mo - pages unnumbered (approx. 30) with two illustrations in green with one being on the title page. Cloth spine with paper over boards and paper title label on spine. This fragile little volume is in Very Good plus condition. - $75.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 74)Keane, Martin J. - Classic Rods and Rodmakers - 1976, first edition, Winchester, New York - 4to - 246 pages with black and white photos. Hailed, even today as the premier reference book for rodmakers and collectors. A signed and inscribed copy to Harry and Elsie Darbee thanking them for contribution to the information on Pinky Gillum. The Darbee's used to sell Gillum rods in their shop in Livingston Manor. Mr. Darbee is listed in the acknowledgements section of the book. Harry and Elsie Darbee's bookplate is on the front past-down. An outstanding association copy. Fine in a dustjacket with light chipping and a few small tears. - $450.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 75)Keane, Martin J. - Classic Rods and Rodmakers - 1976, first edition, Winchester, New York - 4to - 246 pages with black and white photos. Hailed, even today as the premier reference book for rodmakers and collectors. A signed and inscribed copy. Fine in a dustjacket with light edgewear and one closed tear at the base of the spine. - $300.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 76)Kite, Oliver - Nymph Fishing in Practice - 1963, first edition, Jenkins, London - 8vo - 191 pages with black and white photos and drawings. A well respected work on the study of nymphs for the fly fisherman and the methods and techniques employed on the waters. Fine in a Very Good plus dustjacket. - $150.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 77)Knight, John Alden - The Modern Angler : including the solunar theory - 1936, Scribner, New York - 8vo - 260 pages with black and white drawings and photos. Color plates by Dr. Edgar Burke. Introduces his own solunar theory in book form. Techniques, methods and tackle for trout. Touches on flies, salmon and bass. A signed and inscribed copy, "To Anne and Dick Reeve who if they look closely will find themselves in these pages. John Alden Knight, April 2nd, 1936". Spine sunned else Very Good plus. - $50.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 78)LaBranche, George M.L. - The Dry Fly in Fast Water : fishing the floating fly on American trout streams, together with some observations of fly fishing in general - 1914, first edition, second printing, Scribners, New York - 12mo - 218 pages. The first book by the author and one of the earlier American titles to discuss dry fly fishing. Some light pencil underlining in text otherwise Very Good plus. - $45.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 79)Lamb, Dana - The Fishing's Only Part of It - 1982, first edition limited to 1000 numbered copies and signed by the author, artist and publisher of which this in number 278, Amwell Press, Clinton - 8vo - 188 pages with black and white drawings by Eldridge Hardie. Introduction by Ernest Schwiebert. This was the author's last book and one of the few limited editions not produced by Barre. Fine in a sunned slipcase. - $175.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 80)Lee, Art - Fishing Dry Flies for Trout : on rivers and streams - 1982, first edition, Atheneum, New York - 8vo - 284 pages with 100 diagrams and drawings by Gordon Allen. Black and white photos and four color plates of flies by Kris Lee. Of all the books I read for my introduction into fly fishing, no other book was easier to understand and explained so simply as this book. Highly recommended for the novice and intermediate fly fisher. A perfect gift for the friend who is thinking about the sport. Very Good plus in dustjacket. - $50.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 81)Letourneau, Gene L. - Sportsmen Say - 1975, first edition, Guy Gannett Publishing, Augusta - 8vo - 215 pages with black and white photos. The author was an outdoors columnist for over forty years in Maine. Nearly forty short stories of sporting life in Maine with tales of wildlife, hunting, fishing and the outdoors. Very Good in edgeworn dustjacket. - $20.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 82)Lilly, Bud and Paul Schullery - Bud Lilly's Guide to Western Fishing - 1987, first edition, Lyons, New York - 8vo - 184 pages with black and white drawings and photos. One of the West's foremost angling guides. Mr. Lilly with the aid of Mr. Schullery shares his knowledge and advice to the western bound angler. Flies, tackle and tips for the big rivers, high lakes and spring creeks. A signed and dated copy by the author. Fine in a Very Good plus dustjacket with a little wear at the head of the spine. - $45.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 83)Luard, G.D. - Fishing Adventures in Canada and the U.S.A. - 1950, first edition, Faber, London - 8vo - 156 pages with black and white drawings and photos. Two stories under one volume. The first is of an expedition by canoe in Canada with stories of trout, canoeing, widlife and the outdoors. The second is of catching salmon on the Campbell River. Fine in a Very Good plus slightly edgeworn dustjacket. - $25.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 84)Maclean, Norman - A River Runs Through It : and other stories - 1972, first edition, second printing, University of Chicago, Chicago - 8vo - 217 pages. Nothing more can be said about this book. It will now and forever be a timeless angling classic. Very Good plus in dustjacket - $50.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 85)Madison, Larry and Nick Lyons - Trout River - 1988, first edition, Abrams, New York - oblong 8vo - 166 pages with 180 color photographs by Larry Madison. Accompanying text by Nick Lyons. The book takes you through an annual cycle of a river, but a river is actually photographs of over 150 rivers in North America. It starts with the strong and cold hold of winter and moves on the natural cycle of the year until it ends once again in the grip of the silent cold. Slight crease on front endpaper otherwise Fine in same dustjacket save for a very small tear at the foot of the spine. - $30.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 86)Marston, R.B. - Walton and Some Earlier Writers on Fish and Fishing - 1894, first edition, Elliot Stock, London - 16mo - 264 pages plus ads. Covers the early angling writers such as Berners, Mascall, Denny, Markham, Barker, and also Michael Angelo as an angler. Thought on the multiplying reel mentioned in Davy's book and several chapters devoted to Walton's "Compleat Angler" including several of the editions including Dr. Bethune's and the influence this most celebrated angling title had on angling and angling literature. Original green cloth beveled boards with gilt medallion and lettering. Very Good plus. - $80.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 87)Mather, Fred - Men I Have Fished With : sketches of character and incident with rod and gun, childhood to manhood; from the killing of little fishes and birds to a buffalo hunt - 1897, first edition, Forest and Stream, NY - 8vo - 371 pages with black and white portrait photos of the people discussed. Some of the people described in the book are Rueben Wood, George Dawson, and Amos Decker. Stories of fishing and hunting across America in the latter part of the 19th century. A Very Good copy with the spine lightly sunned, light soiling to the front board and with a one inch tear or less at the top of seven pages. - $45.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 88)McGuane, Thomas - Live Water - 1996, first edition, limited to 1500 copies, Meadow Run Press, Stone Harbor - 8vo - 133 pages and illustrated in black and white by John Swan. Stories on fly fishing for salmon, trout, and tarpon in places such as Russia, the Andes, Montana and Canada. The chapter on his thoughts on fly rods is enjoyable. Very Fine in slipcase. - $125.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 89)Miller, Jess - Antique Fishing Tackle : Hardy reels - 1987, first edition, privately printed by the author, Dunkeld - elephant folio - pages unnumbered (22) with color photographs of 170 reels. This large softcover book shows not only the 170 reels, with some scarce and rare models but pictures of the inner workings of some of them. An excellent reference book for the Hardy reel collector. Signed copy. Very Fine. - $75.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 90)Needham, Paul R. - Trout Streams : conditions that determine their productivity and suggestions for stream and lake management - 1969, revised edition by Carl F. Bond, Winchester, New York - 8vo - 233 pages with black and white drawings, photos and graphs. Frontispiece of the Ausable river. The author was an associate aquatic biologist and was well regarded for his work on the study and understanding of mayflies. The book contains additional updated information on trout, trout foods and other aspects of stream biology that was not known when the book was initially published in 1938. Fine in a Very Good plus dustjacket. - $25.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 91)Ocean City Fishing Club, The - 1937 Year Book - 1937, privately printed by the club, no place of publication stated - 8vo - 103 pages with black and white photos. A scarce yearbook of this well known east coast fishing club listing the members, officers, club news throughout the year, articles on certain fish (one by Van Campen Heilner "Tuna Fishing off the Jersey Coast"), and "Who's Who on the Pier". Silk striped boards with some spotting and foxing to first couple of pages on both ends of the book otherwise Very Good. - $150.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 92)Ovington, Ray - How to Take Flies on Wet Flies and Nymphs - 1952, first edition, Little/Brown, Boston - 8vo - 231 pages with black and white drawings and photos. "This is the first American angling book dealing specifically with wet-fly and nymph fishing in such a simple, direct unveiling of the mysteries of the trout and his stream." Very Good plus in a Very Good dustjacket with a couple of closed tears. - $40.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 93)Palmer, C.H. - The Salmon Rivers of Newfoundland : a descriptive account of the various rivers of the island - 1928, first edition, privately printed by the author, Boston - 8vo - 271 pages with black and white photos and maps. Fold-out map tipped to front free endpaper. Published in wraps. Harry and Elsie Darbee's copy with their bookplate and signature. Wear and chippng particulary to the spine and front wrap. Map has two old tape repairs and one other two inch tear otherwise Very Good. - $125.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 94)Pool, J. Lawrence and Angeline J. Pool - Izaak Walton : the compleat angler and his turbulent times. 1976, first edition limited to 2000 copies, Stinehour Press, no place of publication listed - 8vo - 134 pages with black and white reproductions of antique artwork, drawings and maps. - Biography on Walton and what life was like during his lifetime. Signed and inscribed copy by both authors. Fine in dustjacket. - $35.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 95)Price, Taff - Fly Tying : an international guide to over 400 fly patterns - 1986, first American edition, Exeter, New York - 8vo - 160 pages with black and white drawings and photos, but the vast majority of illustrations of flies in color drawn by George Thompson. Each pattern receives a color illustration along with a listing of materials. Some patterns contain historical content and origin. Covering many types of flies such as dries, wets, streamers, bucktail, trout, bass, salmon, grayling and salt water. Very Fine in dustjacket. - $20.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 96)Prime, W. C. - Among the Northern Hills - 1895, first edition, Harpers, New York - 16mo - 209 pages plus publisher ads. The author of "I Go A-Fishing" gives accounts of life in New Hampshire with two chapters on fishing. Other topics include people, places and holidays spent there. Very Good plus. - $35.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 97)Ransome, Arthur - Rod and Line - 1993, facsimile of the 1929 first edition, Flyfisher's Classic Library, London - 8vo - 240 pages of 50 short stories covering a vast array of angling topics. The following quote is from the "Fisherman's Library", a small booklet the author wrote. Although it is not in this title I thought I would share it with you as it is one of my favorites and it gives you an idea of the writing style of this gifted author. "We do not think of them as books but as men. They are our companions and not only at the riverside. Summer and winter they are with us and what a pleasant company they are. All trades are represented here. Here is Walton the ironmonger and friend of bishops, Cotton the somewhat graceless cavalier, Plunket-Greene the singer, Younger the cobbler, Martin and Walbran who kept fishing shops, Nelson the schoolmaster, Grey the politican, sundry journalists, many soldiers, a bench of lawyers, a synod of parsons, and Thomas Tod Stoddart who, when a comtemporary who had risen high in the world asked him what he was doing, replied almost with indignation, "Doing? Doing? Man, I'm an Angler". Bound in half brown leather, gilt logo of the publisher on the front cover and spine, sewn-in slik bookmarker and housed in a matching cloth slipcase. Very Fine. - $80.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 98)Reiger, George (editor) - The Undiscovered Zane Grey Fishing Stories - 1983, later printing but stated as the deluxe edition, Winchester Press, Piscataway - 8vo - 176 pages with two-tone photos. A series of previously published articles in magazines including the ten part series "The Fisherman" which was published in Outdoor America magazine in 1924. Introduction by James A. Michener and biographical preface by George Reiger. Fine in lightly soiled yet Very Good plus pictorial slipcase. - $30.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 99)Robson, Kenneth (edited by) - The Essential G.E.M. Skues - 1998, first American edition, Lyons, New York - 8vo - 260 pages with black and white drawings. A selection of works from this famous angling author taken from books, articles and unpublished manuscripts. The topics cover a wide range such as entomology, flies and their dressing, famous English rivers, his boyhood, and of course, Mr. Halford. - Fine in dustjacket. - $35.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 100)Rosborough, E.H. (Polly) - Tying and Fishing the Fuzzy Nymph - 1988, fourth edition limited to 300 numbered and signed copies with a Green Damsel Nymph on a #10 hook inset on the front cover, of which this is number 237, Stackpole, Harrisburg - 8vo - 190 pages with black and white drawings and photos. Two color plates of flies. Revised, updated and enlarged with a foreword by Ted Trueblood. Step-by-step instruction on tying his famous nymphs patterns. Bound in full blue leather, all edges gilt, sewn-in bookmark, silk endpapers and housed in a heavily constructed cloth slipcase. Very Fine in a Fine slipcase. - $225.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 101)Rossbach, Richard M. - Wadings & Wanderings - 1985, first edition limited to 500 copies, Birch Brook Press, New York - 8vo - 78 pages and lightly illustrated with woodcuts. Twenty short selections, most of which were previously published in the Anglers' Club of New York Bulletin. Card laid in the book with the following print: "With the compliments of the Author on his Seventieth Birthday". Very Fine. - $70.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 102)Schmookler, Paul and Ingrid Sils - Rare and Unusual Fly Tying Materials : a natural history, Vol. II birds and mammals - 1997, first trade edition, Complete Sportsman, Millis - folio - 345 pages and illustrated with some of the best color photography of flies and materials to have every graced an angling book. History and origin of fly tying materials from birds and mammals. One of the best angling books on the subject of fly tying to have been published in the twentieth century. Very Fine in dustjacket. - $350.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 103)Schwiebert Jr., Ernest G. - Remembrances of Rivers Past - 1972, deluxe edition of 100 numbered and signed copies by the author and publisher with a trout fly tied by the author tipped to the limitation page and a signed color plate by the author of a brown trout of which this is a low numbered copy 11, Amwell, Clinton - 8vo - 287 pages with black and white illustrations by the author. Bound in full red leather and housed in a cream colored slipcase which is lightly soiled. Very Fine. - $1000.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 104)Schwiebert, Ernest - Salmon of the World - 1907, deluxe edition of less than 150 signed and numbered copies with a fly tied by the author and an original color drawing of a full dressed salmon fly, as well as all the prints signed and numbered to match the number of the book of which this is number 329, Winchester Press, New York - elephant folio - 63 pages and illustrated by the author with black and white drawings of various species of trout. Accompanied in the volume are 30 color prints on light gray rag paper laid in loosely in the folder. It is reported that less than 150 copies of the 750 limited editions were made into the deluxe with adding the fly, the color drawing and signing and numbering the prints. Scarce in this deluxe edition. Fine in slipcase which has some rubbing and one tear. - $1300.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 105)Skues, G.E.M. - Side-Lines, Side-Lights & Reflections : fugitve papers of a chalk-stream angler - 1932, first edition, Seeley/Service, London - 8vo - 473 pages with black and white photos. Articles previously written and published in The Field, The Fishing Gazette, The Salmon and Trout Magazine, The Bulletin of the Angler's Club of New York and The Journal of the Fly-Fishers' Club. The articles cover many angling topics such as flies, techniques and various rivers. Very Good plus with light edgewear. - $250.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 106)Sleicher, Charles Albert - The Adirondacks : American playground - 1960, first edition, Exposition Press, New York - 8vo - 287 pages with black and white photos and a map of the Adirondacks as a frontispiece. A wide range of topics covered such as the mountains, lakes, weather, lumbering, mining, the forest preserve, the flora and fauna, early inhabitants of the region, various places in the region, people, clubs and institutions. Fine in a Very Good plus dustjacket. - $45.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 107)Smith, Edmund Ware - Upriver & Down : stories from the Maine woods, 1965, first edition, Holt, New York - 8vo - 240 pages with black and white drawings by Maurice Day. Eighteen short stories, of which most were previously published in Field & Stream magazine. The subject content covers hunting, fishing and camping. All of this Maine author's titles are good reading. Fine in lightly edgeworn dustjacket. - $45.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 108)Stewart, Tom - Two Hundred Popular Flies : and how to tie them - 1984, later printing of the 1979 first edition, Black, London - 8vo - 400 pages with black and white drawings and photos. As the title already confesses a book of 200 fly patterns with some historical background, materials needed and tips on how to tie the fly with some drawing instructions. Fine in dustjacket. - $25.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 109)Stroud, Richard H. and Henry Clepper (compiled by) - Black Bass Biology and Management 1975, first edition, Sport Fishing Institute, Washinton, D.C. - 8vo - 534 pages with black and white charts, graphs and photos. The book explores the life history, population and environmental factors and the management of bass in various regions of the Unted States. A signed and inscribed copy to Leon Chandler. Fine. - $30.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 110)Swanson, David - Water Music : of Salmon, Saabs and Spey Rods - 1999, first edition, limited to 1500 signed copies, Meadow Run Press, Stone Harbor - 8vo - 124 pages with black and white photos by the author. After purchasing a new Saab in Sweden, this American photo-journalist sets off for salmon fishing through Norway. The author's first book and it is both fresh and entertaining. Very Fine in a clamshell box. - $65.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 111)Turner, Graham - Fishing Tackle : a collector's guide - 1995, second edition, Ward Lock, London - 4to - 384 pages with an abundance of black and white photos and 32 pages in color. A very comprehensive work on antique fishing tackle. There is an emphasis on English tackle covering Hardy, Farlow, Allcock, Cummins, Foster and many others. The one thing that makes this book so great is even though it has a generous amount of information on English tackle the United States manufacturers and tackle are well represented. It is the best book on the market today for describing and yielding information of antique fishing tackle on both sides of the pond. Fine in a Very Good plus dustjacket. - $90.00
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************** 112)Vernon, Steve K. and Frank M. Stewart III - Fishing Reel Makers of Kentucky - 1992, first edition limited to 975 numbered copies of which this is number 122, privately printed, Plano - 4to - 107 pages with black and white photos of reels and reproductions of ads and catalogs. The book is the reference book for the early reel manufacturers such as Milam, Meek, Synder and Gayle, not only on the reels but on the people themselves. Very Fine in dustjacket. - $45.00
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