BROOK AND RIVER TROUTING: A MANUAL OF MODERN NORTH COUNTRY METHODS. By Harfield H. Edmonds and Norman N. Lee. Flyfisher's Classic Library edition.

(1916) 2009 new edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppvii,106. Colour plates of flies and materials, b/w photos and illustrations. Fully bound in brown leather, spine titled in gilt, top edge gilt.

One of the first angling books to illustrate the materials required for fly patterns using colour photographs, this is an invaluable book giving detailed instruction on tying traditional North Country wet flies. The scarce first edition of this important book was privately published by the authors in 1916. This edition has a new introduction by Oliver Edwards. A high quality paperback edition priced at GBP 19.95 is also available from Coch-y-Bonddu Books. Although the limitation is stated to be 500 copies, only 50 copies were produced in this binding.