New York And London: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1948. First Printing. Hardcover. Mylar-wrapped blue cloth boards with gilt stamped fish illustration to front and gilt stamped lettering to spine; lettering and cloth to spine are somewhat sunfaded; edges and corners slightly rubbed; text block edges slightly toned; else in great condition; some foxing to edges of B&W plates tipped in at rear of text block; else fine. Edward R. Hewitt (1866 - 1957) was an American author, inventor and fly fisherman. A Trout and Salmon Fisherman for Seventy-Five Years is a new and rewritten edition combining two of the author's previous books - Secrets of the Salmon and Telling on the Trout - and providing new anecdotes, tips and tricks gleaned from the author's decades of fly fishing experience. ; B & W Plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 338 pp .

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Bookseller: Back of Beyond Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 023744
Title: A Trout and Salmon Fisherman for Seventy-Five Years
Author: Hewitt, Edward R
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition: First Printing
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York And London
Date Published: 1948
Keywords: Fly Fishing, Salmon Fishing, Trout Fishing

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