[SHERINGHAM, Hugh & MOORE, John C. ed]; [George SHERINGHAM illus.] The Book of The Fly-Rod

[SHERINGHAM, Hugh & MOORE, John C. ed]; [George SHERINGHAM illus.] The Book of The Fly-Rod[SHERINGHAM, Hugh & MOORE, John C. ed]; [George SHERINGHAM illus.] The Book of The Fly Rod London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1931 Original green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine; Bevelled edges; Upper edge bue; Original illustrated green dust jacket with an emblem of a fly rod; frontispiece with full colour illustration of various flies; features vibrant four colour illustrated plates (three of which have tissure guards) and eight black and white

[SHERINGHAM, Hugh & MOORE, John C. ed]; [George SHERINGHAM illus.] The Book of The Fly-Rod London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1931

Original green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine; Bevelled edges; Upper edge bue; Original illustrated green dust jacket with an emblem of a fly-rod; frontispiece with full colour illustration of various flies; features vibrant four colour illustrated plates (three of which have tissure guards) and eight black and white engraving plates; pp. [6], v-x, [2], xiii, [1], xv , [3], 3-173, [3]; dust wrapper roughly price clipped; head of dust wrapper spine shows slight nicking; slight chip at foot of dustwrapper spine and closed tear; bruising to head of spine; offsetting to endpapers; text block near fine; otherwise very good.

A scarce and desirable rare reference book (even including a musical score), The Book of The Fly-Rod is one of the early twentieth century's most revered titles devoted to the art of fly fishing. Inlcudes a chapter by Arthur Ransome , prominent author of the Swallows and Amazons children's series.

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