The Illustrated Fly-Fisher’s Text Book (1845)

Author: Theophilus South

Book ID: 66502

Price: 150.00

The Illustrated Fly-Fisher’s Text Book; A Complete Guide to the Science of Fly-Fishing for Salmon, Trout, Grayling, etc. With Twenty-Three Engravings, after Paintings by Cooper, Newton Fielding, F.A. Lee & Others. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1845. First Edition. Pp, 231. Publisher’s green embossed cloth, decorative gilt tooling & titles; worn at edges and with foxing to pages. Ownership names to title page and front free endpaper.

Articles on The Anglers Outfit, Salmon & Trout gut, Fly Rods, wading boots, habits of salmon, size of fish etc. 

Highly regarded work it was written by Edward Chitty (Theophilus South), Barrister-at-law.”

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