WADDINGTON ON SALMON FISHING. By Richard Waddington.

WADDINGTON ON SALMON FISHING. By Richard Waddington.

BUILDING CLASSIC SALMON FLIES. By Ron Alcott. Second edition. Hardback issue.

BUILDING CLASSIC SALMON FLIES. By Ron Alcott. Second edition. Hardback issue.

THE BOOK OF THE FLYFISHERS' CLUB, 1884-1934.

ND (1934) 1st edition. Small 4to (185 x 255mm). Pp93. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece (cartoon of "The Flyfishers' Club Arrives At Loch Ness 1933" with "key" to names on tissue overlay) and 11 b/w plates, 10 of them photographs, and a text drawing. Printed on thick paper in black and red. Binding B. Light blue buckram with dark blue buckram spine and corners, gilt rules, simulating a half-leather binding. Gilt title and emblem of the Flyfishers' Club on upper board. Spine untitled.

David Beazley, the current Librarian of the Flyfishers' Club referred to the book as "the Jubilee Book." "...Main Committee decision to research, write up and compile the book by means of a 'Committee of Editors' whose identities were, as far as possible, to be kept confidential. All members were given a copy of the book, the majority being handed out on leaving the Jubilee Dinner at the Savoy. Subsequently, new members were able to buy copies for 10/6d.
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Book Code
57694
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Author FLYFISHERS' CLUB.
Book Code 57694
ISBN B004H6X1UE.
Book Description Slight use but good-plus. Label of angling book collector, Arthur Howard Thompson, and ownership signature and ink stamp of Thor? Schwanenflugel.
Book Cover Hardcover
Published Date 1934
Publisher The Flyfishers' Club.
Place London.