Lot 230
Angling.- Halford (Frederic M.) Modern Development of the Dry Fly, 2 vol., one of 75 de luxe copies signed by the author, 1910.
Hammer Price: £1,900
Description
Angling.- Halford (Frederic M.) Modern Development of the Dry Fly, 2 vol., one of 75 de luxe copies signed by the author, half-titles, titles in red and black, portrait frontispiece, 9 colour plates of flies, 18 colour charts, 16 mounted photogravures with tissue guards in vol.1, 33 dry flies dressed by Messrs. Hardy Bros. Ltd., and C. Farlow & Co., Ltd. in 9 sunken mounts of thick card leaves in vol.2, contemporary red half calf, spines gilt but a little faded, extremities rubbed, vol.2 foot of spine clightly chipped, modern cloth slip-case, 4to, 1910.
⁂ One of the classics of Angling Literature illustrated with actual flies.
Provenance: Bibliotheca Piscatoria Lynniana (bookplate); Kenneth Johnson of S. Africa (inscription and bookplate).
Description
Angling.- Halford (Frederic M.) Modern Development of the Dry Fly, 2 vol., one of 75 de luxe copies signed by the author, half-titles, titles in red and black, portrait frontispiece, 9 colour plates of flies, 18 colour charts, 16 mounted photogravures with tissue guards in vol.1, 33 dry flies dressed by Messrs. Hardy Bros. Ltd., and C. Farlow & Co., Ltd. in 9 sunken mounts of thick card leaves in vol.2, contemporary red half calf, spines gilt but a little faded, extremities rubbed, vol.2 foot of spine clightly chipped, modern cloth slip-case, 4to, 1910.
⁂ One of the classics of Angling Literature illustrated with actual flies.
Provenance: Bibliotheca Piscatoria Lynniana (bookplate); Kenneth Johnson of S. Africa (inscription and bookplate).
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