FLY-FISHING FOR DUFFERS: BY ONE OF THEM, R.D. Peck. With six serious illustrations by ANOTHER, H.M. Bateman.

FLY-FISHING FOR DUFFERS: BY ONE OF THEM, R.D. Peck. With six serious illustrations by ANOTHER, H.M. Bateman.

THE TALE OF MARTIN'S POOL. By David Vaughan. With illustrations by Joy Vaughan.

THE TALE OF MARTIN'S POOL. By David Vaughan. With illustrations by Joy Vaughan.

FLY DRESSERS' GUIDE. By John Veniard.

(1952) 1960 reprint. 4to (185 x 250mm). Ppxx,256. Colour plates by E. Cumberland Owen, b/w illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt titles to upper board and spine.

The first, and still probably the best, of the great fly-tying compendiums. John Veniard drew on the resources of his previously published booklets, and his vast experience of fly-tying, to produce a work that would remain the standard for many years. It is worth noting that besides flies for salmon, trout and grayling, this book includes many patterns for coarse species; pike, perch, chub, dace, roach and rudd, as well as a section on flies for saltwater angling. Contents include; tools; hooks; silks etc; tinsels; dyeing; fly dressing materials - trout flies etc; dressing flies for trout fishing; trout fly dressing - dry flies; trout fly patterns - dry flies; trout fly dressing - wet flies; trout fly patterns - wet flies; hair wing flies; streamer flies; flies for sea fishing; flies for pike and perch; flies for grayling; flies for chub, dace, roach and rudd; fly dressing materials - salmon flies; dressing flies for salmon fishing; salmon flies - standard patterns; salmon flies - low water small summer patterns; salmon flies - Dee strip wing patterns; salmon flies - Spey patterns; salmon flies - Irish patterns; salmon flies - hair wing patterns; salmon flies - grubs and dry fly patterns - salmon flies - shrimps; five indices, one each for - fly tying and materials, trout fly patterns, lake trout and sea-trout patterns, streamer flies, salmon flies.
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55509
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Author Veniard (John).
Book Code 55509
ISBN B000S52XJI.
Book Description Bookplate and name of Peter Herbert (Gravetye Manor) to front paste-down. Dedicated on front end-paper by the author to Peter Herbert. Slight browning, small stains to cover. Good-plus in price-clipped, else intact and clean dust-wrapper.
Book Cover Hardcover
Published Date 1952
Publisher A. and C. Black
Place London.