Search Results: Titles starting with E from Bruce Cave Fine Fly Fishing Books

Portland, Oregon. Frank Amato Publications.2006. First Edition. 8vo. (8 x 6). 232 pp. Historical black and white photos. Text drawings. Fly fishing in the good old days, before many fish were released, before RV's and A River Runs Through It populated the streams with angler's waving $700 sticks catching six-inch trout. The book is bound in brown cloth with silver titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket..

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Stackpole Books. 1989. First Edition. 8vo. (8 x 6 ½). 187 pp. Black and white photos. Text drawings by the author. Includes sections on Stories About Fishing - Techniques and Tactics - Flies - Fly Patterns - The Ultimate Fishing Tale, etc. The book is bound in blue cloth silver titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket..

Portland, Maine. Edwards & Walker Company Fine Fishing Tackle. 1918. Quarto (11 x 9). 96 pp. plus index. Color plates showing a wide range of early Heddon Minnows and Shakespeare lures. Black and white illustrations showing many bamboo fly and casting rods, Vom Hofe reels, fly reels, silk lines, hooks, and fishing accessories, including tackle boxes, nets and staffs, creels, with a huge selection of spinners, fly books, trout flies, etc. The catalogue also has a small section on baseball equipment. This is a rare catalogue with no examples found in any institutional or university holdings. The catalogue is bound in the original light green wrappers with black titles and illustrations. Light edge wear to the binding and a bit of soiling to the front cover. Very good. .

Washington, D. C. The National Academies Press. 2004. First Edition. 8vo. (8 ½ x 6). 397 pp. including bibliography, index. Graphs and charts. Text maps. A technical analysis affecting the fishes species in the Klamath; there is some information which is valuable to fisherman. The book is bound in colorful pictorial cloth with black titles. Lower corners lightly bumped, otherwise fine..

London. T. N. Foulis, Ltd. [n.d., but ca. 1925]. Revised Edition. 8vo. (8 x 5 ½). 271 pp. including appendices, index. Photo frontispiece. Numerous black and white plates. Foreword by Herbert Maxwell. Includes chapters on Rivers of the District - Windermere - Ullswater - Coniston Lake - Derwentwater - The Smaller Lakes, etc. The book is bound in its original green cloth spine and paper over boards. Previous owner's bookplate, otherwise very good..

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. .

New York. Edicom, Inc. 1986. First English Language Trade Edition. One of 3000 copies published. Folio (13 1/2" x 10"). 335 pp. including bibliography. Introductions by Lefty Kreh, Nelson Bryant and Paul Boyer. Magnificent color and black white plates - hundreds of them. The book is divided into five main sections: Index of Entomological Terms - Index of Fly Tying Instructions - Tools and Materials - Hackle Capes - Summary of the Different Families. The book is bound in brown cloth with white titles and a colored mayfly print affixed on the front board. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Stackpole Books. 2000. First Edition. 4to. (10 x 8). 92 pp. including index. Excellent color photos showing how to dress essential trout patterns - dry flies - nymphs -soft-hackle flies - streamers, plus recommendations on how to fish the flies. Also covers tools and materials. The book is bound in colorful pictorial wrappers with white titles. A nice book. Fine..

Machynlleth, Powys. The Flyfisher's Classic Library (Coch-y-Bonddu Books). 2011. Quarto (11 x 9). 313 pp. First Edition. Foreword by Paul Little. Introduction by Terry Griffiths and Marvin Nolte. A large number of beautiful color photos showing a grand array of classic Atlantic salmon fly patterns, plus the eight full-page chromolithograph plates originally published in Kelson’s "The Salmon Fly," as well as many of George M. Kelson's original patterns included in the 300 plus flies listed in his book. Color photos of Kelson’s series of Land and Water Flies which appeared prior to the publication of his book in 1895. With descriptive tying notes by Marvin Nolte. Text drawings. A landmark book on salmon flies. The book is bound in burgundy cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Pictorial dust jacket. A beautiful book. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .

London. A&C Black. 1998. First Edition. Octavo (8 x 5 1/2). 260 pp. including bibliography, index. Many black and white photos showing Mr. Skues on streams and rivers fishing plus a few of his contemporaries. Foreword by John Goddard. This book is a comprehensive account of the life of a remarkable fly fishermen, naturalist, keen observer, and a supreme stream-side tactician. There’s chapters on Skues and the Trout - Fly Dressing - Fly Patterns - Skues and the Nymph - Skues the Observer - Skues the Humorist - Famous Fly Fishermen - Dry Fly, Wet Fly: Halford, Skues and the Nymph, etc. The book is bound in cream cloth with black titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with lightly faded spine panel..

Portland, Oregon. Frank Amato Publications. 1996. Quarto (11 x 9). 96 pp. including bibliography, index. Limited Edition. Book number 229 of 230 copies published. Signed by the author on the limitation. Color photos of the author's favorite artificial flies and fishing scenes along estuaries. Charts and graphs. A pioneering book on fly fishing estuaries and the book is unique in the field. The book is bound in orange cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket.. Signed by Author..

Portland, Oregon. Frank Amato Publications. 1996. Quarto (11 x 9). 96 pp. including bibliography, index. Limited Edition. Book number 35 of 230 copies published. Signed by the author on the limitation. Color photos of the author's favorite artificial flies and fishing scenes along estuaries. Charts and graphs. A pioneering book on fly fishing estuaries and the book is unique in the field. The book is bound in orange cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket.. Signed by Author..

George Allen & Unwin. London. 1984. First edition. 8 vo. 165 pp. Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales. Illustrated by Manuela Smith. Signed by the author. The detailed and passionate account of a river keeper. Fine in a fine dust jacket (As new).. Signed by Author(s). F. Hardcover.

THE DIARIES: Salem, Oregon. The Beaverdam Press. 1992. Octodecimo (6 x 4 1/2). Limited Edition. Set number 26 of 150 sets (about 75 sets of the planned 150 were bound and sold). Signed by Valerie Haig-Brown, Richard Bunse & the publisher, Earle Henness. Six Volumes: Vol. 1, 77 pp. Vol. 2, 76 pp. Vol. 3, 77 pp. Vol. 4, 75 pp. Vol. 5, 42 pp. plus the colophon comprise the diary entries. Vol. 6 with 12 fold-out panels each holding a black and white photo with captions taken by Roderick Haig-Brown. Laid in a pocket is a map drawn by Haig-Brown reproduced on pale blue oiled linen (12 x 8) that shows the Nimpkish Valley area where the diary entries took place. The first 5 volumes with frontispieces, decorative initials, and illustrations drawn by Richard Bunse. The initials were hand colored by Marion Cluff and gold foil stamped at the press. Roderick Haig-Brown arrived in the Nimpkish Valley in 1927. "He logged, surveyed, beachcombed and set out to learn to fish the Pacific Northwest coast. But,… Read More

Inverness, Scotland. The Northern Chronicle Office. 1947. First Edition. Octavo (8 x 6 1/2). 98 pp. including appendix. Photo frontispiece showing an angler holding a freshly caught Atlantic salmon. Black and white plates showing anglers and their catches. There’s good chapters on Atlantic salmon, trout, Char, and places to fish. The book is bound in green cloth spine with gilt titles and orange boards. Light, uneven fading to the front cover, otherwise a very good book..