NEW LINES FOR FLY-FISHERS. By W.B. Sturgis. In collaboration with Eric Taverner. Illustrated.
(1936) 1946 1st UK edition. 8vo (142 x 208mm). Pp207. B/w frontispiece by Ralph L. Boyer, drawings by Sturgis. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt on printed dark green spine label.
American ideas on fly-tying and casting, novel in the 1940s. Originally published by the Derrydale Press in 1936 in an edition limited to 950 copies. In this British edition Eric Taverner, credited on the title-page, contributed a one page preface along with signed notes throughout the text, many of them explaining the difference between American and British angling practices.
American ideas on fly-tying and casting, novel in the 1940s. Originally published by the Derrydale Press in 1936 in an edition limited to 950 copies. In this British edition Eric Taverner, credited on the title-page, contributed a one page preface along with signed notes throughout the text, many of them explaining the difference between American and British angling practices.
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47780
| Author | Sturgis (William Bayard) with Taverner (Eric). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 47780 |
| ISBN | B001AW3QT4. |
| Book Description | Small split to top of faded spine, dent to lower board else very good. Lacks dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1946 |
| Publisher | Seeley, Service and Co. |
| Place | London. |