RED PALMER: A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON FLY-FISHING. By James Tayler. Fourth edition.
(1888) 1899 4th edition. Small 8vo (120 x 189mm). Pp97,[xv]ads. Ads to rear include Hardy's and photo of Carter aluminium trout reel. Red cloth with gilt trout vignette and titles on upper board, spine titled in gilt "Red Palmer".
This is an interesting discussion of all aspects of flyfishing as practised at the turn of the Twentieth Century. This edition includes a short chapter on saltwater flyfishing (introduced in the third edition) "believing that when it becomes more known, many votaries of the fly-rod will turn their attention to it. The gilt-decorated cloth binding of this, the fourth edition, carries the name of publisher, Effingham Wilson and Co., London, while the title-page would seem to indicate that it is published by the author.
This is an interesting discussion of all aspects of flyfishing as practised at the turn of the Twentieth Century. This edition includes a short chapter on saltwater flyfishing (introduced in the third edition) "believing that when it becomes more known, many votaries of the fly-rod will turn their attention to it. The gilt-decorated cloth binding of this, the fourth edition, carries the name of publisher, Effingham Wilson and Co., London, while the title-page would seem to indicate that it is published by the author.
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29662
| Author | Tayler (James). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 29662 |
| ISBN | B000MZWPUG. |
| Book Description | Some browning as usual. Hinges tender but a good copy. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1899 |
| Publisher | Effingham Wilson and Co. |
| Place | London. |