Modern Development of the Dry Fly: The New Patterns, The Manipulations of Dressing Them, and Practical Experiences of Their Use
by Halford, Frederic M
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good + +/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1910. Book. Very Good + +. Hardcover. First American Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. viii, 219 (1) pp, tissue-protected plates, and illus. in text. First American Edition, 1910. List of 43 unpaginated plates, text in two parts: I - The Halford Dry Fly patterns - (chapters 1-6); II - The Halford Dry Fly patterns in Use (Chapters 1 thru 8); exterior with age-toned bottom and fore- text block, and interior with age-toned free end papers. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.4" x 9". Navy-blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, and gilt top text block. In Mylar glassine protector..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8271
- Title
- Modern Development of the Dry Fly: The New Patterns, The Manipulations of Dressing Them, and Practical Experiences of Their Use
- Author
- Halford, Frederic M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good + +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- FIELD & STREAM MODERN ANGLING DRY FLY TYING TECHNIQUES MATCHING DRESSING USE
- Bookseller catalogs
- FIELD & STREAM;
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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