NOTES OF A FLY FISHER: AN ATTEMPT AT GRAMMAR OF THE ART. By W.S. Jackson.

(1927) 1933 2nd edition. 12mo (105 x 165mm). Ppiv,195. B/w illustrations, printed marbled end-papers. Binding A. Green cloth with rounded corners, titled on spine and upper board in gilt.

"It is specially designed with a view to its being taken upon fishing outings- the binding is waterproof cloth, with rounded corners". (Fishing Gazette advertisement)". W.S. Jackson was educated at Rugby School. He later emigrated to Canada where he worked as a schoolmaster. He was well known for his climbing feats, particularly in the Canadian Rockies. His ambition was to fish with the fly on each river in the world where it was possible to use it. He died in 1947 at the age of ninety-four". (Hampton).