THE PRACTICAL FLY-FISHER: MORE PARTICULARLY FOR GRAYLING OR UMBER. With 10 plates, coloured by hand, representing 120 flies, natural and artificial. By the late John Jackson of Tanfield Mill.
(1854) 1880 3rd edition (Bell and Dodgson issue). 8vo (138 x 217mm). Pp vi,72 + 2pp subscribers. Ten hand-coloured plates of flies + small text drawings. Green cloth, titled in gilt, with small insect vignette, on upper board, spine untitled, yellow end-papers.
A guide to the dressings of flies used on the River Yore in North Yorkshire, and to their use in angling for grayling. It came out shortly after the death of the author, being finished for publication by the author's friend, Thomas Hanley Barker (1813-1876), to whom Jackson had dedicated the book ("To T.H.B. Esq". ), and who provided a short biography of Jackson (pages 48-49).
A guide to the dressings of flies used on the River Yore in North Yorkshire, and to their use in angling for grayling. It came out shortly after the death of the author, being finished for publication by the author's friend, Thomas Hanley Barker (1813-1876), to whom Jackson had dedicated the book ("To T.H.B. Esq". ), and who provided a short biography of Jackson (pages 48-49).
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37859
| Author | Jackson (John). (1808-1853). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 37859 |
| ISBN | B011VL5MT0. |
| Book Description | Top of spine frayed, corners worn, hinges slightly tender, some staining, previous owner name to title-page (Aug. Fred. Thistlethwayte, Nov 7th, 1882). Good. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1880 |
| Publisher | George Bell and Sons, London, and Joseph Dodgson, Leeds. |
| Place | London / Leeds. |