IRISH MAYFLIES: A FLY-FISHER'S GUIDE. By Patsy Deery.
2007 1st edition. Two volume de luxe issue. Large 8vo (178 x 252mm). Ppxiv,166. Colour frontispiece photograph of the author, colour plates of flies. Full dark red morocco gilt, raised bands. Dark red leather and cloth slipcase. Edition limited to 65 copies in total.
Patsy Deery has over fifty years experience of fishing Ireland's loughs and rivers. This is the result of his search for fly-patterns which have accounted for substantial numbers of fish, and to show the huge diversity of patterns that can be used during "The Mayfly". Chapters include: Mayfly fishing in Ireland; Dyeing with picric acid; Hackles; Naturals; Mayflies. Superb colour photography by Terry Griffiths, who has also contributed a foreword. This is the beautifully produced de luxe edition. This edition was limited to 50 copies, numbered 1 to 50, plus ten copies hors commerce, numbered i to x, and a further five copies, lettered A to E.
Patsy Deery has over fifty years experience of fishing Ireland's loughs and rivers. This is the result of his search for fly-patterns which have accounted for substantial numbers of fish, and to show the huge diversity of patterns that can be used during "The Mayfly". Chapters include: Mayfly fishing in Ireland; Dyeing with picric acid; Hackles; Naturals; Mayflies. Superb colour photography by Terry Griffiths, who has also contributed a foreword. This is the beautifully produced de luxe edition. This edition was limited to 50 copies, numbered 1 to 50, plus ten copies hors commerce, numbered i to x, and a further five copies, lettered A to E.
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Book Code
40842
| Author | Deery (Patsy). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 40842 |
| ISBN | 1906159017 / 9781906159016. |
| Book Description | Very fine two-volume set in slipcase. This is a numbered copy from the fifty subscriber's copies. Volume one, the text volume, has been signed by the author, Patsy Deery. It is bound in full dark red goatskin with marbled end-papers, five raised bands an |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 2007 |
| Publisher | Ken Smith Publishing. |
| Place | Yeadon, West Yorkshire. |