FAVORITE FLIES AND THEIR HISTORIES: With many replies from practical anglers to inquiries concerning how, when and where to use them. By Mary Orvis Marbury.
(1892) 1955 facsimile reprint. Large 8vo (182 x 237mm). Ppx,522. Colour plates of flies, b/w photograph plates, engraved plates. Gilt fly and leader motif to dark green cloth, spine titled in gilt.
Mary Orvis Marbury was the daughter of Charles Orvis, founder of the famous American tackle business. She ran the fly-tying department and this book is based on a questionaire sent out to Orvis's customers". In the main, this work consists of a collection of letters from numerous fishermen in thirty-eight states, geographically arranged. The letters are records of actual experiences of seasoned angles. The author desired, above all, to assemble a body of practical information to assist fishermen 'when going to new waters'". (Dust-wrapper blurb.)
Mary Orvis Marbury was the daughter of Charles Orvis, founder of the famous American tackle business. She ran the fly-tying department and this book is based on a questionaire sent out to Orvis's customers". In the main, this work consists of a collection of letters from numerous fishermen in thirty-eight states, geographically arranged. The letters are records of actual experiences of seasoned angles. The author desired, above all, to assemble a body of practical information to assist fishermen 'when going to new waters'". (Dust-wrapper blurb.)
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51085
| Author | Marbury (Mary Orvis). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 51085 |
| ISBN | B000WBQ1SW. |
| Book Description | Slight stains to rear board, slight browning else good-plus in frayed and used dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1955 |
| Publisher | Charles T. Branford Company. |
| Place | Boston, Massachusetts. |