Fishing Book, The Natural Trout Fly And Its Imitation

Fishing Book, The Natural Trout Fly And Its Imitation

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Vintage Fishing Book, The Natural Trout Fly And Its Imitation By Leonard West.
A 2nd edition angling book by Leonard West entitled 'The Natural Trout Fly And Its Imitation' and published by William Potter, 30 Exchange Street East, Liverpool. This is a hard back copy with original brown cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine and front. Title "The Natural Trout Fly And Its Imitation. Being An Angler's Record of Insects Seen At The Waterside And The Method Of Tying The Flies". First edition privately printed, Second edition revised and enlarged, 1921. All 18 plates are intact, 13 of which are in colour, 163 pages in total. Inside the front cover there is a bookplate of Maurice Riesco.

A bookplate, or ex libris, is a small print for pasting inside the cover of a book, to express ownership. By the late 19th century, bookplates had developed into a highly imaginative form of miniature art.

Dimensions:

Height 25 cm / 10"
Width 3.5 cm / 1 "
Depth 19.5 cm / 7 34"
Period

1900-1949

Year

1921

Medium

Paper

Country

United Kingdom

Condition

Used but very good. Light foxing to pages.

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