A HANDY GUIDE TO DRY-FLY FISHING. With a series of graduated exercises for all who wish to learn it. By Cotswold Isys, M.A. New and revised edition.

(1890) ND 5th edition revised (c. 1912). Small 8vo (125 x 180mm). Pp32. Illustrated with 2 b/w fold-out illustrations, line drawings. Limp blue cloth, upper cover titled in black.

Cotswold Isys was the pen-name of Rev. Richard Glover, Rector of Wotton, Dorking. "Halford (encouraged by Marryat) had commenced his promotion of dry-fly fishing with two major books in 1886 and 1889. Glover had the advantage of offering a 1/- booklet and was probably the 'best buy' for beginners at this new and rather daunting branch of the sport... Glover's introduction makes it clear that he saw it as no more than a lead-in to the more demanding texts of Halford." (Beazley).