THE SOFT-HACKLED FLY ADDICT. By Sylvester Nemes. First Edition - deluxe issue.
# 1981 1st edition - deluxe issue. 8vo (158 x 235mm). Ppiv,125. 15 colour plates, 11 of them from Pritt's North Country Flies, one from Edmonds and Lee, and two of photographs of flies and materials. Full dark blue bonded leather, spine titled in gilt, gilt fly vignette on upper board. Blue paper-covered board slipcase. Tipped-in limitation page with an actual soft-hackled fly, stating the limitation as 276 copies, each numbered and signed by the author.
# Syl Nemes continues preaching the soft-hackle story to America. In this volume he adds more on fishing techniques and pays greater tribute to British writers; Stewart, Pritt, Ronalds, and Edmonds and Lee. He also includes his short story, "Upper Big Blue." The colour section includes reproductions of the plates from Pritt's "North Country Flies."
# Syl Nemes continues preaching the soft-hackle story to America. In this volume he adds more on fishing techniques and pays greater tribute to British writers; Stewart, Pritt, Ronalds, and Edmonds and Lee. He also includes his short story, "Upper Big Blue." The colour section includes reproductions of the plates from Pritt's "North Country Flies."
£130.00
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Book Code
3155
| Author | Nemes (Sylvester). (1922-2011). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 3155 |
| ISBN | B001AVV17O. |
| Book Description | Quite foxed o/w a fine copy in slightly used slipcase. Copy #069 of 276 copies with tipped-in fly, signed and numbered by the author. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1981 |
| Publisher | Published by the author. |
| Place | Chicago, Illinois. |