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New York. Crown Publishers, Inc. 1970. 8vo. (8 x 6). 269 pp. Limited Edition. Book number 202 of 350 copies published. Signed by Vincent Marinaro on the limitation page. With a pithy inked inscription on the verso of the title page, signed by Vince Marinaro, in which he states his belief that his book is a continuation of 500 years of extraordinary and personal involvement in fly fishing. Also an 11 x 8 monograph sheet written in ink where Mr.Marinaro elucidates a little more on the nature of fly fishing and his contribution to it. Color plates showing artificial fly patterns effective for slow-moving streams. Black and white photos. Text drawings. Probably the most influential angling book of the mid-twentieth century because of its break-through research, descriptions and accounts of trout rise forms, and the fly patterns and techniques to imitate them. The book is bound in full brown calf with gilt titles and decorations. Brown leather slip case. A pristine book - as nice as you'll likely see.… Read More