TROUT TACKLE: PART ONE AND PART TWO. By Ernest Schwiebert. Two book set.

Schwiebert (Ernest G.).

Published by E.P. Dutton. New York. 1983

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1983). (1978) 1983 & 1984 pbk editions. 4to paperbacks (175 x 254mm). Ppxii,258;xii,288. B/w illustrations by the author. Slight marks to cover but two very good second-hand paperback volumes. Bookplate of William C. Siebert Jr in each copy. Part One is a 258 page excerpt from Schwiebert's legendary, 1,800 page, two-volume masterpiece, Trout. "Observations on the essential tools of the fly fisherman's trade, generously illustrated, including modern fly lines, fly reels, and fly dressings, leaders, knots, and backing, waders, clothing, and streamside equipment drawn from the author's masterwork, Trout." The five selected chapters are: The theory and practice of modern fly dressing; Some notes on the modern fly line; Problems in leaders, knots, and backing; Random thoughts on waders, clothing, and other equipment; Observations on the modern fly reel; Appendix - notes on new equipment. Part Two is a 287 page excerpt from the same book. "Observations on the lore and history of fly rods - the hallmark of the fly fisherman's trade - generously illustrated, including recent data from the author's masterwork, Trout, on bamboo, fiberglass, and graphite, together with a current chapter on the new boron rods." The four selected chapters are: The iconography of the split-cane rod; The evolution of the fiberglass rod; The synthetic fly rods of the future; The story of borontrichloride. . Seller Inventory # 58904

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Title: TROUT TACKLE: PART ONE AND PART TWO. By ...
Publisher: E.P. Dutton. New York. 1983
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: new