THE FLY-FISHER'S ENTOMOLOGY: With directions for making the artificial representation of each fly, and a few observations and instructions for trout and grayling fishing. By Alfred Ronalds.
1836 1st edition. 8vo. (135 x 222mm). Ppvi,115. 19 hand-coloured plates of natural and artificial flies. Rebound.
Alfred Ronalds was the first of the great angler-naturalists. His book revolutionised flyfishing and fly-tying, and formed the cornerstone on which all later books on angling entomology were based.
Alfred Ronalds was the first of the great angler-naturalists. His book revolutionised flyfishing and fly-tying, and formed the cornerstone on which all later books on angling entomology were based.
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| Author | Ronalds (Alfred). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 61107 |
| ISBN | B00283GKRY. |
| Book Description | Text quite soiled with some scribbling and minor page repairs, lacks last leaf of Index. Some contemporary annotation of plates. A scarce first edition in rather a grubby state but in a clean new quarter leather binding. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1839 |
| Publisher | Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman. |
| Place | London. |