FISHING WITH THE FLY: SKETCHES BY LOVERS OF THE ART, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF STANDARD FLIES. Collected by Charles F. Orivs and A. Nelson Cheney.

(1883) 1989 facsimile edition. Small 8vo (145 x 198mm). Ppviii,328. 15 colour plates of flies, maps. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

"A collection of two dozen flyfishing articles, spanning Maine to Alaska, by the premier outdoor writers and fish culturists of the age. ...Included are 149 colour reproductions of the appropriate flies, with quotations from the literature." This is an interesting collection of articles on various aspects of North American flyfishing. Subjects include fly casting, salmon, sea-trout, brook trout, grayling, lots of material on flies, with many nice, coloured plates. Fishing venues discussed include Alaska, the Rangely region, St. Ignace Island, the Yosemite, the Nipigon, and Florida. Contributors include: Charles Hallock, George Dawson, L.A. Bardslee, Fitz James Fitch, James A. Williamson, Fred Mather, Seth Green, Charles F. Orvis, Dr. James A. Henshall, E.Z.C. Judson, and many others.