THE COMPLETE SCIENCE OF FLY FISHING AND SPINNING. By Fred G. Shaw, F.G.S. With 152 illustrations.
1914 1st edition. 8vo (152 x 234mm). 7 pp testimonials + xiv pp + 432 pp + 21 pp advertisements. Colour frontispiece by T.C. Target, b/w photographs, plates and text figures. Dark blue cloth, spine and upper board titled in gilt, gilt vignettes to spine and upper board.
A complete handbook for trout and salmon fishing with a great emphasis on the science of fly casting - lots of good old photographs of fishing and casting and lots of interesting old advertisements. "...I am generally considered as being the pioneer of the stiff wrist theory, by means of which I have perfected the casting of thousands of people."
A complete handbook for trout and salmon fishing with a great emphasis on the science of fly casting - lots of good old photographs of fishing and casting and lots of interesting old advertisements. "...I am generally considered as being the pioneer of the stiff wrist theory, by means of which I have perfected the casting of thousands of people."
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Book Code
60441
| Author | Shaw (Frederick George). (1855-1933). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 60441 |
| ISBN | B00085B6EG. |
| Book Description | Small marks to cloth, spine tanned. Bookplate and signature, small splits to spine and edges foxed but still good and solidly intact. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1920 |
| Publisher | Published by the author. |
| Place | London. |