SECRETS OF THE SALMON...Photographs & Drawings... [# 701--LIMITED EDN.]

by Hewitt, Edward

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NY:: Scribner,, 1922. Hardcover; collector bookplate; all edges untrimmed; plates & facing text pp. lightly foxed, not affecting illustrations or text; otherwise, condition good.. pp. With 32 full-pg. b&w photos (printed rectos only) + in-text b&w drawings. LIMITED EDN.--# 701 of 780. ||| Life History & Habits of Salmon; Tackle; What the Fish Sees; Wet- Dry- & Nymph-Fly Fishing; Drag & Dropper Flies; Salmon Breaking Water; Fishing Still Water; Casting; Odd Incidents & Accidents Along the River; Advice About Fishing. ||| Edward Hewitt (1866-1957), elder statesman of fly fishing; made fewer than 24 highly-prized `Hewitt Trout Fly Reels for accomplished fly fishers & casters. ||| He was son of Abram Hewitt, iron & steel innovator / manufacturer; Mayor of NY City & a major force in creating N.Y.C.'s rapid transit system.