Steelhead Fly Fishing (Signed with fly)
New York: Lyons & Burford, Publishers, 1991.
Limited Edition. Hardcover.
#244 of a Limited Edition of 250 signed and numbered copies. With a Steelhead Fly tied by Trey Combs. Illustrations by Loren Smith.
The binding of pigskin and Japanese linen is by Jovonis Bindery in Springfield, MA. The hand-marbled endsheets were especially done for this edition by Faith Harrison in Easthampton, MA. The colophon was printed on Magnani paper, on a Vandercook Hand Press, and the design and production for this Limited Edition was directed by Kevin Begos, Jr.
A classic on fly fishing for steelhead trout with practical advice on all aspects of the sport. With sections on steelhead, tackle and fly fishing techniques; chapters on fifteen of the great steelhead rivers, including the Klamath, Rogue, North Umpqua, etc.; profiles of sixteen noted anglers and their fly patterns, including Frank Amato, Jim Garrett, Randall Kaufmann, etc.; followed by sections on new and traditional steelhead fly patterns.
Item #9025578-1/2 x 11-1/4", quarter pigskin with silver spine title, dark blue Japanese linen over boards with paste-on title label front board, marbled endpapers, inserted board covered in light blue velvet with recess for hand-tied fly at front free endpaper, xiv, 494pp, bibliography, index, 16pp of color plates, fully illustrated with black and white photographs, line drawings, and tables.
Very fine in publisher's slipcase.Price: $275.00