ARTIFICIAL FLIES: HOW TO TIE THEM. By L. Vernon Bates. Series editor Kenneth Mansfield.

(1956) later reprint. Small format (94 x 163mm). Pp95. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in dark blue.

Another title in this highly collectable series. Chapters include: Preliminaries - why do we do it? What will it cost? What do we need?; Standard trout flies and nymphs - a hackle fly, winged flies, mayflies, nymphs; Salmon flies - the materials, types of salmon flies, grubs, strip-wing flies, composite-wing flies; Some standard fly patterns - a few popular patterns of trout flies, twelve popular dressings for salmon flies.