America's Favorite Fishing 1964 F Philip Rice Panfish Outdoor Life 1st Ed Print

Core Info: Written by F. Philip Rice. Illustrations by Charles Berger, drawings of lures by John Dahl. Published by Outdoor Life • Harper & Row, New York, 1964. Stated First Edition / First Printing. Key Features: A comprehensive 285-page guide containing detailed black-and-white drawings of lures by John Dahl, including the specialized "Weighted Spinners" and "Wobbling Spoons" reference keys shown on the illustrated interior pages. Includes native catalog descriptions for classic tackle brands like Worth, Mepps, Abu, Al's Goldfish, and Uncle Josh. Complete with original unclipped pictorial dust jacket bearing the native $4.95 price label. Condition: • Exterior: Good (Book is VG, Jacket is Good). The jacket shows minor shelf wear, light edge creasing, and minor corner scuffs. The top edge of the text block has noticeable vintage browning/dust spotting. The underlying dark green cloth boards are flat and square with very bright gilt spine lettering, though the rear cloth panel shows a few faint, small surface smudges and the white inner turn-ins have light vintage moisture spots. • Interior: Near Fine to Pristine. The text block is square and the inner hinges are solid. This internal two-page spread displays pristine, bright white pages with bold, clean typography and completely crisp line art illustrations. The paper is entirely free from foxing, vintage tanning, annotations, creases, or reader smudges.…