THE ART OF FLY MAKING. By William Blacker. Derrydale Press Edition.

(1842) 1993 rep of 1855 edn. Ppviii,xi,259. B/w plates of flies. Gilt decorated bonded leather binding. Edition limited to 2500 copies.

Blacker set up as a fly-dresser and tackle-dealer in Soho in the 1820's. His exciting salmon-fly patterns were among the first to use exotic materials. His book was first published in 1842, then re-issued in 1855. This Derrydale edition, which unfortunately does not have colour plates, provides a relatively inexpensive opportunity to acquire this important historical fly-tying book.