A Treatise on the Most Modern Methods of Dressing Artificial Flies for Trout and Grayling, with Full Illustrated Directions and Containing Ninety Hand-Coloured Engravings of the Most Killing Patterns. Together with a Few Hints to Dry-fly Fishermen.

By Frederic M. Halford

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 1886. 8vo. 22cm, The Second Edition, [vi],(errata leaf),136,[32]p., publisher’s advertisements, Index. With 10 hand-coloured plates lacking tissue guards, (9 being plates of flies, 1 dye shades), and 73 text illustrations, showing 90 specimens; in the original dark olive green cloth, gilt spine and cover titles, beveled boards with gilt ruling, top edge gilt, original burgundy clay end pages, hinges strong, 2 pages with closed tears and no loss, prior owner’s distinctive book plate inside front cover. A Near Fine copy of a very well produced and important publication.

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