FLY-TYING ILLUSTRATED: WET AND DRY PATTERNS. By Freddie Rice.
(1981) 1980s paperback reprint. Large 8vo paperback (155 x 234mm). Pp176. Colour plates of flies, b/w illustrations, bibliography.
A practical and well-thought of introduction to the art of fly tying. This book divides the subject into four parts - the first part reviews the history and literature of the subject, the second part discusses tools and materials which is expanded in the third part and the fourth gives patterns. Chapters include: 'On Flies' by John Gay; The delusive art; Tools and materials; Ways and means; Patterns - wet flies - dry flies; 'On Colour' by James Ogden; Bibliography and other books of interest.
A practical and well-thought of introduction to the art of fly tying. This book divides the subject into four parts - the first part reviews the history and literature of the subject, the second part discusses tools and materials which is expanded in the third part and the fourth gives patterns. Chapters include: 'On Flies' by John Gay; The delusive art; Tools and materials; Ways and means; Patterns - wet flies - dry flies; 'On Colour' by James Ogden; Bibliography and other books of interest.
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Book Code
19735
| Author | Rice (Freddie). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 19735 |
| ISBN | 0713423641 / 0713423641. |
| Book Description | Creases to cover, usual slight browning to edges. Used but solidly intact, second-hand paperback. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 1985 |
| Publisher | B.T. Batsford. |
| Place | London. |