FLIES: THEIR ORIGIN, NATURAL HISTORY, TYING, HOOKS, PATTERNS AND SELECTIONS... By J. Edson Leonard.

(1950) 1976 13th reprint. 8vo (156 x 234mm). Ppxii,340. 8 colour plates, b/w photographs and illustrations, bibliography. Light blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Light blue dust-wrapper.

"Flies: Their origin, natural history, tying, hooks, patterns and selections of dry and wet flies, nymphs, streamers, salmon flies for fresh and salt water in North America and the British Isles, including a dictionary of 2200 patterns. By J. Edson Leonard. Illustrated by the author. Photographs by Jack Leonard and the Cameo Studios." Chapters include: Hook design; Tools of the trade; Materials; Fly design; The wet fly; The dry fly; The nymph; The streamer; The salmon fly; Bass and lake wet flies; Salt-water streamers; Surface lures; Aquatic insects and crustaceans; Dictionary of fly patterns. Appendix: A collection, with descriptions and illustrations, of the favourite flies by well-known fly-dressers and fishermen.