Practical Fly-Fishing: Founded on Nature, and Tested by the Experience of Nearly Forty Years, in Various Parts of the United Kingdom. With Instructions for Imitating All the Most Useful Flies. Also Remarks on Fly-Rods, the Best Woods for Making Them, Etc.

Arundo. (John Beever).

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London. Published for the Author by Simpson & Marshall, Stationers' Hall Court. 1849. First Edition. 12mo. (6 1/2 x 4). iv, 66 pp. Text vignettes. Includes chapters on Anecdote of a Woodland Fisher - Artificial Flies - Hints on Fly Fishing - The Spring Black - The March Brown - The Spring Dun - The Ruddy Fly - The Cowdung Fly - The Little Chap - The Iron Blue - Cock's Hackles - On Fly Rods - How to Make Rods at Home, etc. The book is bound in its original blue printed wrappers with gilt titles and edge gilt rules. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. The book has been rebacked with a replaced spine, likely done many years ago. The covers and titles are rubbed, and in small script, the author's name is written on the title page. Overall a very good example of the very scarce first edition in its original printed wrappers.

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• Title: Practical Fly-Fishing: Founded on Nature, and Tested by the Experience of Nearly Forty Years, in Various Parts of the United Kingdom. With Instructions for Imitating All the Most Useful Flies. Also Remarks on Fly-Rods, the Best Woods for Making Them, Etc.