Search Results: Authors starting with J from Bruce Cave Fine Fly Fishing Books

London. Printed for B. White and Son, at Horace’s Head, Fleet Street. 1791. Third Edition with Corrections and Improvements. Octavo 8 1/2 x 6). [vii], viii-xxiii, [xxiv], 1-503 pp. plus indices [22] pp. The double page chart "The Outlines of Linnaeus System of Vegetables" [to face page 108] is bound with the Indices. The book is bound in its original tan and gray paper over boards with the title neatly inked on the spine. There is a bit of damp staining in the lower margins of the last few pages of the indices, two small tears on the corners of the end papers, and the front board is slightly split, but this is a very good book. .

Adam & Charles Black. London. 1965. First edition. 8 vo. 120 pp. plus index. Color frontispiece of a caddis fly (The Grannom). Black and white photos. Excellent book, with an emphasis on matching the hatch, with detailed descriptions of precise pattern imitations. Good historical background on many patterns. Fine in a fine dust jacket.. F. Hardcover.

San Francisco, California. Sierra Club Books. February 27, 1983. Uncorrected Page Proof. 8vo. 294 pp. With the publication date of February 27, 1983 in ink and the printed publication price of $14.95 marked out and $12.95 in ink replacing it. Bound in orange printed wrappers with black titles. A nice copy. Small sticker residue on front cover. Fine. .

London. Published at the Offices of Country Life. 1907. First Edition. Octavo (9 x 6). 169 pp. Laid-in is the half-title leaf from another copy of Hardy’s Salmon Fishing that is inscribed by John J. Hardy to Scottish angler William Robertson in 1907. Photo frontispiece of the author. There’s a color plate with tissue guard showing a variety of Atlantic salmon flies. Black and white plates showing Hardy reels, rods, hooks, knots, casts, etc. Text illustrations. And there’s dressings for 344 salmon fly patterns. The book is bound in the original dark green cloth with gilt titles and decorations in gold. Occasional light foxing on the fore-edges, however the book is generally clean and bright. Curiously, the date of publication on the title page reads "MCM" rather than the actual date of "MCMVII." A very good book.. Signed by Author..

Devon, England. The Flyfisher’s Classic Library. 1998. Octavo (9 x 6). 336 pp. including appendices. Limited edition. Book number 777 of 950 copies published. Photo frontispiece. Historical black and white photos. Text illustrations. Charts showing the enormous variety of rods and reels manufactured by the company, and the years of their production. Everything you wanted to know about the Cadillac (if you’re in the U.S.) or Rolls Royce (if you’re in the U. K.) about the King of fishing tackle manufacturers is included herein. The book is bound in full black leather with gilt titles on the spine. Marbled end sheets. Top edge gilt. Silk ribbon marker. Black cloth ship case. A cool book. Fine in a fine slip case..

London. William Orr, 14, Paternoster Row. 1833. First Edition. Twelvemo (5 1/2 x 4 1/2). xviii, 138 pp. including index. Illustrated title page. Text drawings. Includes chapters on Pleasures of Angling - Food of Fishes - Flies for Each Month of the Fishing Season - Angling for Salmon - Fishing for Trout - Pike - Carp, etc. The book is bound in its original green cloth with paper titling labels on the spine and front cover. With a bookplate designed by Lance Hidy, V. S. "Pete" Hidy’s son. Light edge wear. Very good. .

Wellington, New Zealand. A.H.& A.W. Reed Ltd. 1974. First edition. 8 vo. 202 pp. Foreword by R.L. Kennedy. A complete guide to fishing the river and its tributary streams. Black and white photos and line drawings. Map end papers. Fine in fine dust jacket.. F. Hardcover.

Sacramento, California. Privately published. The Citadel Press. 1967. Second printing. 8vo. (7 ½ x 5). 94 pp. Inscribed and signed by the author on the Dedication page. One of 500 copies published. Black and white plates of trout and steelhead flies. Pattern lists. Text drawings. Includes chapters on equipment, flies, fishing methods, trout and steelhead, etc. The book is bound in light green decorated pictorial wrappers with black titles. A clean, very good book..

Sacramento, California. Privately published. The Citadel Press. 1966. First Edition. 8vo. 94 pp. One of 500 copies published. Black and white plates of trout and steelhead flies. Pattern lists. Includes chapters on equipment, flies, fishing methods, trout and steelhead, etc. The book is bound in green pictorial wrappers with black titles and flies. Previous owner's name and address label on the front free end paper. A very good book..

Sacramento, California. Privately published. The Citadel Press. 1966. First Edition. 8vo. 94 pp. Inscribed and signed by the author on the Dedication page. One of 500 copies published. Black and white plates of trout and steelhead flies. Pattern lists. Includes chapters on equipment, flies, fishing methods, trout and steelhead, etc. I spoke with the published in June 1986 regarding how many copies of the book were published (both the 1966 first and the 1967 second were of 500 copies each) and how I might be able to contact the author - unfortunately I was not able to reach him. The book is bound in green pictorial wrappers with black titles and flies. Some finger soiling to the covers and penciled fishing notes on the inside back cover, otherwise very good. .

Portland, Oregon. Frank Amato Publications, Inc. 2012. First Edition. Quarto (11 x 8 1/2). 151 pp. Stunning, attractive color photography throughout. Northwest rivers in their natural beauty, passionately written about with intense knowledge and sensitivity by Bill and John McMillan. From Roderick Haig-Brown’s A River Never Sleeps, published in 1946, to this book, Haig-Brown’s influential conviction to protect and nurture salmon and steelhead stocks lives on. Rivers and their fish stocks described month-by-month throughout the year. The book is bound in black cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. Decorated end papers. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket..

West Yorkshire. Smith Settle Publishing Limited. 2008. Large 8vo. (9 x 6 1/2). [xxxvi], 168 pp. Deluxe Limited Edition. Book number 27 of 60 copies published. Signed by E. J. Malone, Peter Kealey and the binder, Ken Smith on the limitation page. This special edition with a fly, The Judge, dressed by Peter Kealey on a size 5/0 hook, mounted within a recessed oval inside the front cover. The fly pattern is beautifully dressed and it is strikingly gorgeous. "This is essentially a social history of Irish angling, in the form of the diaries of John Macky, Inspector of Rivers to Lady Hamilton who owned much of the River Bann. Macky occupied the post from 1787 onwards. In 1798 the estate changed hands and a new, and thoroughly crooked, bailiff was appointed over Macky's head. Macky's 'fears for his own position kept him from speaking out to anyone but his diary, telling of the actions of an unscrupulous employee and his family.' Includes much of the daily life of the area around the Bann… Read More

Chicago. Adams Press. 1987. Limited Edition. Book number 990 of 3000 copies published. Signed by the author on the limitation page. 8vo. (7 ½ x 5 ½). 375 pp. including index. Photo frontispiece. Black and white photos. Text illustrations. An excellent guide to fishing the lakes and river using a variety of methods. The book is bound in green cloth with black titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a bit of age toning on the jacket edges. .

London. Chapman and Hall, Ltd. 1912. First Edition. Large 8vo. (9 x 7). 275 pp. including appendix. Photo frontispiece showing the mouth of the Campbell River on Vancouver island. Numerous black and white plates. Plate maps. Includes chapters on fishing at Campbell River; fishing tackle; to Alert Bay; in Wapiti country; after goat on the mainland; to Newfoundland; the hunting grounds; sport on Kepskaig; to the Shoe Hill Country, etc. The book is bound in the original green decorated cloth with gilt titles. Former owner's bookplate and inscription on the front end paper recounting fishing the same areas discussed in the book. Foxing in the text. Angling bookplate. A good-very good book..

Montreal, Canada. Privately published the Atlantic Salmon Association. 1975. Limited Edition. This book is a Presentation Copy for the use of Mr. Bates. Signed by Joseph Bates on the limitation page. Octavo (9 x 6 1/2). 431 pp. including index. Tipped-in color frontispiece by Charles De Feo. Color plates of salmon and salmon flies. Black and white photos. Text illustrations. A fine collection of essays and stories on Atlantic salmon fly fishing by a group of gifted authors, including Henry Van Dyke, Percy Nobbs, Major-General R. N. Stewart, Alex Simpson, James L. Hardy, Wilfred M. Carter, Lee Wulff, David M. Lank, Austin S. Hogan, Charles B. Wood, Dana S. Lamb, etc. The book is bound in full blue morocco with gilt titles and decorations. Top edge gilt. Silk ribbon marker. Blue cloth slip case with titling label. A nice book. Fine in a fine slip case..