The Haddon Hall Library Fly Fishing

Grey, Edward Sir

Published by J. M. Dent and Co., UK, 1899

About this Item

1899, First Edition, Condition: Very Good, no jacket as issued, Green boards, speckled cut fore edge and text block are clean and unmarked. Front board has slight soiling (see pictures). Joints and hinges are in very good condition, but has a slight lean in binding (see pictures). Bright coloured plates and frontispieces have full tissue coverings. See pictures for a sample of coloured and photogravure plates. Gilt illustrations on front and back boards are bright and gilt lettering on spine is slightly faded. Red silk bookmark is attached. Slight ripple in mid text block and tanning on fly leaves, but otherwise signatures are very clean and undamaged. Front and back end-papers and chapter head illustrations designed by Arthur Rackham. "Some consider Fly Fishing (1899) to be the best fishing book ever written.The volume deals with trout, sea trout and salmon. Grey places fishing for sea trout on a pinnacle, and describes the greatness of salmon fishing. On trout, he was the first writer of importance on the dry-fly who really knew what the wet-fly meant. Although modest, he was an expert angler, and he detailed much that is useful and instructive. His prose is clear and vigorous - the book is a literary achievement of high order." (Fly Fisher's Classic Library).

Seller Inventory # FI-GRE-O347

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Haddon Hall Library Fly Fishing
• Publisher: J. M. Dent and Co., UK
• Publication Date: 1899
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Rackham, Arthur
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fishing