Ernest Leiser (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. Lussier, Ernest (Illustrations); Vinciguerra, Matthew (Photos) (illustrator). 1st Edition. International/priority shipping may cost more than quoted due to size of book. Signed and inscribed by author on ffep, "7/11/92 For Ted - Here's to "patterns" of good times in fly tying and fishing. For many many seasons to come. Eric Leiser." Binding tight; interior clean. Gray and blue quarter-bound boards with black design and silver lettering; Unclipped ($40) dust jacket in mylar; minimal shelf wear; 1" scratch upper rear. From the front cover, "The most complete and useful pattern book ever for the fly tyer and angler." Richly illustrated with more than 1000 patterns! 367pp., including index and bibliography. Signed by Author(s).

71, [1]p., wraps. Very Good. On the economic war between the US and the Soviet Union, with a chapter on each region of the world (Latin America, Middle East, etc.).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lussier, Ernest (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1987, Signed Stated First Edition, Condition: Near fine Dust Jacket: Very good Blue and grey boards are unmarked, tight and clean with bright gilt lettering on spine. Text block and edges are clean and tight. Signed by Eric Leiser on front free endpaper. Dust jacket is unclipped and glossy, but the black ink has rubbing from shelf wear. "The most complete and useful pattern book. A richly illustrated compendium of more than 1,000 classic and contemporary patterns." Wrapped in mylar. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lussier, Ernest; Vinciguerra, Matthew (photographs by) (illustrator). 1st Edition. "First Edition" stated with complete number line - 1st printing, Signed by Winnie Dette, Mary Dette and Eric Leiser on the front free end paper, missing Walt, light soiling to edges of text block - bottom corners of boards bumped with a tiny split to paper covering of rear board corner, dj now enclosed in mylar wrap shows the slightest of edge wear with a 17/8" wide x 1/4" tall very light stain to bottom edge of spine - no tears, chips, creases and original price intact, heavily illustrated with drawings, black & white photographs and 3 color pages of their fly patterns. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Ernest Lussier (illustrator). One of 200 Copies. Fishkill,NY: Willowkill Press, Privately Printed, 1992, one of 200 copies, Signed by the Author, and Walt, Winnie & Mary Dette, 268p. Illustrated with b&w photos and 2 color plates of flies. In 2 parts: part one their story in relationship to the fly fishing and tying in the Catskills, part two details the techniques they developed in tying their flies + a listing of fly dressings, tools and materials. Bound in three quarter leather with gilt spine title and 8 flies blindstamped in leather, In a cloth slipcase containing 3 dry flies tied by the Dettes in a unique display created by Don Leyden. A beautiful production. In As New condition, still wrapped in plastic. See Photos. Signed by Author and the Dette.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Matthew Vinciguerra [Photographs]; Ernest Lussier [Drawings] (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Book in a Very Good Dust Jacket, Unclipped ($35.00). Signed with Warm Inscription by Author to John Merwin on Flyleaf and Undersigned by the Subjects, Walt, Minnie, and Mary Dette. Book is moderately shelf worn, sunned, and soiled to extremities. Boards and text block show some additional toning and foxing. Text is unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Dust jacket is bumped to extremities and is generally toned from sunning with instances of soiling and some foxing to verso. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 9-267pp. A Tremendous Association and Presentation Copy of an Important Work on The Dettes and their Legendary Catskill Fly Shop. Presented to John Merwin, long-time editor of Field & Stream by the author and signed by Walt, Minnie, and Mary Dette. Publisher's Quarter White Cloth over Marbled White Boards, Blue and Green Foil Detailing. Signed.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Vinciguerra, Matthew & Lussier, Ernest (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. The story of the Dette family and the events that took place during the evolution of the Catskill flies. White cloth spine, cream marble-effect boards. 267 pages (including index). Many b/w photos and a couple of colour plates. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Minimal bumping to spine. Some slight foxing affecting the front side of the cloth spine. Some pencil writing erased from top corner of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just slightly rubbed at edges. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! SIGNED - please see description for details.