The Complete Book of Fly Tying

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. 8.25" wide by 9.5" tall. A clean, square, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. NOT price clipped (12.95). No chips. No tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. From the Dust Jacket: "Here at last is a book for fly tiers, beginners and experts alike, that provides foolproof directions for tying all types of flies. In this book even the beginner knows where he is during every step in the process, from the moment he ties in the waxed thread until he ties off the fly with the whip finish knot. But unlike the specialized books on fly tying that describe particular types or styles of flies, this book covers them all -- all types of both freshwater and saltwater flies. Whether you are talking about dry flies for trout, streamers for tarpon, or hair bugs for bass, you will find them here. Eric Leiser teaches the basic methods for tying all basic flies. Standard dries? Yes. Hair dries? Yes. Parachute dries? Yes. Hackleless flies? Again yes. Wets, nymphs, streamers, Jassids and other terrestrials, bucktails and Muddlers, Spuddlers and Matukas? Yes, everything! This book provides all the basics for the different types and styles of flies, and patterns are given for the most important flies in each category. The drawings are the work of another master fly tier, Dave Whitlock, who knows the processes himself and supplements Leiser's detailed instructions with step-by-step illustrations." Bound in the original blue boards and cream-color cloth spine.. Second printing of the 1977 original. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Whitlock, Dave (drawings) & Gus Nevros photos. . xi, 241pp .