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Synopsis
Published originally in 1920, this classic fly-fishing book begins with a delightful essay on the joys of angling, then proceeds to describe in detail the steps to making a bamboo fly-fishing rod. There are numerous illustrations by the author to supplement the text.
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About the Author
Dr. George Parker Holden was a luminary of the American angling world in the early twentieth century, who wrote the angling manual ""Streamcraft"" in 1919 and numerous articles for the Angler's Club of New York Bulletin. His milestone book from 1920, ""The Idyl of the Split-Bamboo,"" is credited with starting the home rodbuilding movement.
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- PublisherApplewood Books
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1557094926
- ISBN 13 9781557094926
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages294
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IDYL OF THE SPLIT-BAMBOO A Carefully Detailed Description of the Rod's Building
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Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Used-Very Good/Used-Very Good. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). Reprint. Bedford, MA: Applewood Books. Used-Very Good/Used-Very Good. [1998]. Reprint. Hardcover w/DJ. 8vo., 278 pp. . Seller Inventory # BOOKS329894
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First THUS. Reprint of the 1920 edition. : 1st print.; 278 pp., frontis., ill., 8vo. : Bright, sharp, unmarked copy. Appears to have never been read. Bright, sharp, complete DJ. : Well packaged, ships with tracking. Seller Inventory # 230829003
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The Idyl of the Split-Bamboo: A Carefullly Detailed Description of the Rod's Building
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ISBN 10: 1557094926
ISBN 13: 9781557094926
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. 8vo. x 278 pp. plus one page of publisher's advertisements, b/w photographs and diagrams throughout. No date. Reprint of the first edition published in 1920. Unclipped dust jacket shows crease to back panel (appears to be a production flaw). Seller Inventory # 003089
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THE IDYL OF THE SPLIT-BAMBOO: A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF HOW TO BUILD A BAMBOO FLY-FISHING ROD. By Dr. George Parker Holden.
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Applewood Books. Bedford, Massachusetts. 1999, 1998
ISBN 10: 1557094926
ISBN 13: 9781557094926
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1999). (1920) ND (1999) reprint. Ppxiv,278,iii. B/w photographs & illustrations. Dark green cloth, spine & upper board titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper. "Prefaced by a Dissertation on the Joys of Angling, there being appended some Information on the Home Cultivation of Silkworm-Gut and Suggestions on Landing-Nets and other Equipment, and for The Angler's Camp, Profusely Illustrated." Contents include; foreword by Henry van Dyke; the joys of angling; bamboo as a rod material; splitting out, straightening, and assembling the strips; planing the strips; rod tapers and rod plotting; gluing up; ferrules and their fitting, one piece and spliced rods; windings and guides; handgrasp and reelseat; varnishing and finishing; cultivating silkworm gut at home, by Edwin T. Whiffen; landing nets and other equipment; the angler's camp. . Seller Inventory # 3619
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Condition: good. Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # ZWM.8ZOX
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