William Blacker, The Art of Fly Making, FFCL 1994, Slip Case, Salmon Fishing

Description: This would make a super present ! An very important book on Fly Tying, dying feathers, etc. from the 1850s The Flyfishers' Classic Library did a great job of this one, limited to 750 copies 1994 reprint of 1855 edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxxxviii,259. Colour plates of flies, plain plates. Quarter bound in black bonded leather over black cloth, silk marker ribbon, gilt FFCL logo to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Blacker set up as a fly-dresser and tackle-dealer in Soho in the 1820's. His exciting salmon-fly patterns were among the first to use exotic materials, creating the salmon fly as an art form, seducing the fishermen as much as the fish. His book was first published in 1842, then re-issued in 1855 with wonderful new colour plates. This book contains some of the most gorgeous colour plates ever produced for an angling book. The Flyfisher's Classic Library edition is the first reprint of this extremely rare and valuable 1855 edition. This edition has a new introduction by Kevin McKenna and was limited to 750 copies. . Fine in a fine slipcase Please ask me any questions you like and I'll also be happy to supply additional images if required I've been collecting fishing books, reels, salmon flies, tackle (mostly trout and salmon) for over 40 years and have recently retired from the 9-5. I'm under strict instructions to free up some space in the house, so will be refining my collection (no ban on adding choice items yet!) over the next few months. I'll do a mixture of "Buy it Now" and Auction depending on the item. I'll pack the item as well as I can using recycled material when possible. I'll aim for a quick turn around for packing and posting (during the fishing season there could be a short delay, caused by the Dee, Don or Deveron!). I aim to price fairly, not too much and not too little. Make me a "Favourite" on eBay and you will get notifications (once a week I think) when I list more of the collection I'm very happy to combine postage cost on multiple items - postal costs are estimated by eBay on individual lots

Price: 50 GBP

Location: Edinburgh

End Time: 2025-02-10T17:58:10.000Z

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