FLY REELS OF THE HOUSE OF HARDY. Glenn Stockwell.
1978 1st edition. Large 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxii,58. Colour frontispiece, b/w photographs and illustrations. Cream cloth, spine titled in brown.
The "full range [of reels] from Perfecta to Hydra is fully described and illustrated with notes on rarity, dating and finding". Thorough account of Hardy reels, their development and production, with something of the history of Hardy's too. Useful section on care of reels for collectors. An indispensible work. Chapters include: From cutlery to cane - the rise of the Hardy Brothers; Reels from adequate to perfect; Quick indicators of a reel's age; Evolutions of the big four; A subjective guide to the rare reels; Judging and finding reels.
The "full range [of reels] from Perfecta to Hydra is fully described and illustrated with notes on rarity, dating and finding". Thorough account of Hardy reels, their development and production, with something of the history of Hardy's too. Useful section on care of reels for collectors. An indispensible work. Chapters include: From cutlery to cane - the rise of the Hardy Brothers; Reels from adequate to perfect; Quick indicators of a reel's age; Evolutions of the big four; A subjective guide to the rare reels; Judging and finding reels.
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Book Code
21228
| Author | Stockwell (Glenn). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 21228 |
| ISBN | 0713619074 / 0713619074. |
| Book Description | Slight soiling and tanning to end-papers and page edges. Good copy in like dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1978 |
| Publisher | A and C Black. |
| Place | London. |