FLIES Leonard 1950 1st ed ~Fishing Angling Salmon Trout

FLIES

Their Origin, Natural History, Tying, Hooks, Patterns
and Selections of Dry and Wet Flies, Nymphs, Streamers,
Salmon Flies for Fresh and Salt Water in North America and
the British Isles, inluding

A Dictionary of 2200 Patterns

by

J. Edsom Leonard

Illustrated by the Author
Photographs by Jack Leonard and the Cameo Studios

Published 1950 by Barnes & Co, New York

First Edition.

Hardback. 23 x 15cm. 340 pages.

Very well-illustrated with some full-page colour plates and mostly b/w photographic plates.

Contents:

1. Hook Design
2. Tools of the Trade
3. Materials
4. Fly Design
5. The Wet Fly
6. The Dry Fly
7. The Nymph
8. The Streamer
9. The Salmon Fly
10. Bass and Lake Wet Flies
11. Salt-Water Streamers
12. Surface Lures
13. Aquatic Insects and Crustaceans
14. Dictionary of Fly Patterns

Condition:

Very good. Binding tight and secure. Very clean and tidy. Some minor wear to covers, especially hinges. One front black endpaper is missing. Some soiling / browning to blank back endpaper.

Overall, an excellent book in its 1st edition, extremly well-illustrated.

A rather heavy book (800g), so please watch postage, especially for buyers outside the UK.

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