Lot 231
Angling.- West (Leonard) The Natural Trout Fly and its Imitation, one of only a few deluxe copies, St. Helens, Published by the Author, 1912; and a copy of the ordinary edition (2)
Hammer Price: £2,000
Description
Angling.- West (Leonard) The Natural Trout Fly and its Imitation, one of only a few deluxe copies, 13 colour plates of flies, 9 lettered sunken mounts on 5 thick card leaves, containing a total of 108 specimen flies, occasional spotting, modern red morocco, gilt, by Morrell, spine very slightly faded, g.e., St. Helens, Published by the Author, 1912; and a copy of the ordinary first edition in original green cloth (slightly marked), together in cloth slip-case, 8vo (2)
⁂ Probably fewer than 30 copies of this deluxe issue were produced, each containing the fly specimens which do not appear in the ordinary edition. Published by the author and based on observations recorded in his private notebook, this is one of the scarcest and most desirable of all books with actual fly specimens.
Description
Angling.- West (Leonard) The Natural Trout Fly and its Imitation, one of only a few deluxe copies, 13 colour plates of flies, 9 lettered sunken mounts on 5 thick card leaves, containing a total of 108 specimen flies, occasional spotting, modern red morocco, gilt, by Morrell, spine very slightly faded, g.e., St. Helens, Published by the Author, 1912; and a copy of the ordinary first edition in original green cloth (slightly marked), together in cloth slip-case, 8vo (2)
⁂ Probably fewer than 30 copies of this deluxe issue were produced, each containing the fly specimens which do not appear in the ordinary edition. Published by the author and based on observations recorded in his private notebook, this is one of the scarcest and most desirable of all books with actual fly specimens.
