THE VERSATILE FLY TYER. By Dick Talleur.

1990 1st edition. 4to (216 x 286mm). Ppxii,339. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Cloth-backed boards.

"This exceptionally full and innovative book - with more than 600 helpful photographs and lucid instructions for tying dozens of fly patterns - will be treasured by all serious fly tyers. It represents a lifetime of creative tying and teaching by one of America's most versatile fly tyers". Chapters include: How this book works; Points about hooks; More about hackle; Adhesives; Threads and bobbins; Gadgets, tools and stuff; The Adams Parachute; The Cut-Wing thorax-style, revisited; The Henryville Special; Maxiflies - the Drakeburger series; Mini flies - the simple art of diminution; Wulffs; The irresistible Irresistible; The House and Lot; Neat nymphs; The Perla Stonefly Nymph, revisited; Dick's tricks; Pretty and practical flies for trout, salmon - and us!; Hairwings; Beauties from Bergman; Legal, fishable, tie-able feather-wing salmon flies; Flies for Alaska; Fun with foam; Gartside's Soft-Hackle Streamer, and the Beady-Side; Great easy flies.