Portland, Oregon: Frank Amato Publications, 1983. Photography by Bill Baker and Harry Geron; Sketches by Sue Hibicke. Limited Edition. Hardcover. #55 of a limited edition of 300 copies. The book presents a selection of 137 fly patterns that are particularly effective in Alaskan waters along with some comments on their.....
Liverpool: The Liverpool Printing and Stationery Company, Limited / Henry Whitty, (1886). First issue thus. 9 colour plates illustrating 55 flies. Preface derides Kirby Hooks as being now chiefly used for bait fishing and recommends Hutchinson's and Limericks for tied flies. Bookplate of E. J. (Ted) Malone, author of "Irish.....
Portland, Oregon: Frank Amato, 1993. Limited Edition. Hardcover. #21 of a limited edition of 60 numbered copies, signed by the author and illustrator on pasted-on folding card with custom fly attached first paste-down endpaper. Inscription to fishing companion signed by the author with extra fly attach first free endpaper. "For.....
New York: Anglers Club of New York / The Macmillan Company, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 222 copies printed for the Angler's Club, with extra suite of two color plates of flies illustrated by the author that appear in the book laid in. First Edition, First Printing. An internationally renowned.....
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, green cloth, 149pp, 12 photographic illustrations, maps. Illustrated from photographs by the author. A classic guide and memoir of flyfishing in the waters in and near Yellowstone Natinoal Park. One of the first books on the subject and still.....
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, green cloth, viii, 127pp. The pleasures of fly fishing in the northeastern United States and Canada. Ranging from boyhood remembrances to his wife's first fishing expedition, the author revels in being a trout fisherman. "An old phrase evokes the.....
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author Pamela Bates Richards "With Best Wishes" on half-title. Edited by Bob Warren, forewords by Keith Fulsher and Bill Taylor, fly photography by Michael D. Radencich, paintings and pencil sketches recreating Joe Bates's fishing-camp days by John Swan. With additional.....
Lyon, Mississippi: Derrydale Press, 1994. Limited Edition. Leatherbound. Limited edition of 2500 copies printed by Douglas C. Mauldin at the Derrydale Press. Volume XXII of the Flyfisherman's Gold Library. Letter from the printer to a "Trout Unlimited Member" thanking them for reviewing the book and detailing the 24 titles available.....
Lyon, Mississippi: Derrydale Press, 1995. Limited Edition. Leather. Fly Fisherman's Gold Library, Limited Edition of 2500 copies, unnumbered. Fly plates by Dr. Edgar Burke; Drawings by Ivin Sickels 2nd. Originally published in 1947, Bergman's classic offers a wealth of information on bait-fishing, fly-fishing, bait casting, spinning and trolling. Octavo, black and gilt decorated.....
London: Blacker, 1855. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original green embossed cloth, xiv, 259pp, fully illus. Moderate foxing, rubbing to cloth front board, contemporaneous ink owner's name title-page, owner's ink stamp front paste-down endpaper, hinges unobtrusively reinforced, original deep brown endpapers, very good. Second and best edition, the previous edition published.....
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Birthday presentation inscription signed by "Dave" (Whitlock) to Kathy (Guard, of Caddis Fly Angling Shop of Eugene) with fish illustrations Feb. 28, 1976.A practical, fully illustrated guide to advances and developments in fly tying, including more than 25 proven patterns for.....
Atlanta, GA: Anglers Press, 1975. 8-5/8 x 11-1/4 x 1-1/2", gilt-titled forest green textured leatherette, ix, 543pp, 26pp plates, glossary of terms, 8-1/2 x 11" sheet of "Errata & Addenda" laid in. A classic and comprehensive bibliography of literature on the art of angling.From the author's Editorial Comment: "The art.....
Portland, Oregon: Salmon Trout Steelheader, 1976. Illustrations by Jeff Dayne. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. Cover photo by Bill McMillan. Also signed by two notable flyfishermen photographed in the book: Bill Nelson (p. 26) & Bill M. Bakke (p. 67). A classic on steelhead.....
Lyon, Mississippi: Derrydale Press, 1992. Limited Edition. Leather. Limited Edition of 2500 sets, unnumbered. Originally published in 1937, a practical guide to cooking virtually every kind of wild game, game fish and crustacean with everything from simple recipes to gourmet level preparation by former Waldorf-Astoria chef De Gouy. Octavo.....
New York: Doubleday, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Boldly signed by the author on the title page in blue ink. In River Teeth, Duncan brings us stories of indelible characters: a solitary woman struggling to corral a flock of idiot sheep; a young girl who creates a strange fairytale.....
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Inscribed "To Mark" and signed by the author on the title page. Gus Orviston sets out to find the perfect fishing hole and finds himself and a greater appreciation for the natural world in the process. Large octavo, 1/2.....
Portland, Oregon: Frank Amato, 1985. Limited Edition. Hardcover. #129 of a deluxe limited edition of 300 numbered copies, signed by all three authors on limitation page with tissue guard. Pasted-on folding card with custom fly attached first paste-down endpaper. Foreword by Frank Haw. With chapters: General Introduction; A History of.....
North Conway, New Hampshire: Fly Tyer Inc., 1981. Limited Edition. Hardcover. #347 of a Limited Edition of 500 copies. Signed by both authors on limitation page. First Edition, First Printing. With a letter dated January 15, 1982 addressed to "Dear Fly Tyer" from the publisher (Dick Surette) laid in apologizing.....
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the author on half-title. With roots in the mid-1800s on Scotland's River Spey, spey casting is an efficient and graceful way for anglers to catch large fish on big, moving waters without wearing out their casting.....
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. Illustrations by Glenn Wolff. First Edition. Hardcover. 5-5/8 x 8-3/4", 1/4 fuschia cloth, buff paper over boards, 223pp, illustrated with line drawings. Signed by the author on the half-title. First Edition, First Printing.A self-described trout bum, "the bohemian equivalent of a country gentleman", John.....
New York: Pruett Publishing Company, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 6-1/8 x 9-1/4", 1/2 navy blue cloth, teal paper over boards, 193pp. Signed by the author on the half-title. First Edition, First Printing. In the world of fishing there are magic phrases that are guaranteed to summon the demon. Among them.....
New York: Pruett Publishing Company, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 6-1/8 x 9-1/4", 1/2 navy blue cloth, teal paper over boards, 193pp. Signed by the author on the half-title. First Edition, First Printing. In the world of fishing there are magic phrases that are guaranteed to summon the demon. Among them.....
New York: Lyons & Burford, Publishers, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 5-5/8 x 8-1/2", 1/4 black cloth, blue paper over boards, 84pp, illus. Signed by the author on the title page. First Edition, First Printing."The secret places are the soul of fishing.... It may be a private spring creek with armed.....
Portland, Oregon: Frank Amato Publications, 1981. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. #13 of a limited edition of 250 copies. Signed by both authors on half-title. With a foreword by "Polly" Rosborough; Illustrations by Richard Bunse and Paul Mooney; Flies Tied by Dave McNeese; Photos of Flies by Russ Davies; Cover Photo.....
Salem: Beaverdam Press, 1992. Illustrated by Richard Bunse. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 16mo, first five volumes quarterbound in dark forest green Harmatan goat skin with multicolored paper over boards designed by Richard Bunse and produced by Sandy Tilcock, invoking the natural imagery of the Pacific Coast region, five diary volumes have.....
