Atlantic Salmon Fishing by (Derrydale Press) Phair, Charles - 1937

New York: Derrydale Press, 1937. First Edition, no. 40 of 40 numbered Deluxe copies, with the second volume housing 14 display mounts of flies and the materials employed for their tying. Illustrated by Ogden Pleissner, Robert Nisbet, and from photographs, drawings, and maps. 2 vols. 4to. Quarter green morocco gilt, by James Macdonald. Original cloth slipcase. A few of the samples with minor paste discoloration on the mounts. Bookplate. Fine (spines toned to brown, as usual). A beautiful set of this magnificent book, in a custom half brown morocco folding box tooled with Derrydale device. First Edition, no. 40 of 40 numbered Deluxe copies, with the second volume housing 14 display mounts of flies and the materials employed for their tying. Illustrated by Ogden Pleissner, Robert Nisbet, and from photographs, drawings, and maps. 2 vols. 4to. One of the great productions of The Derrydale Press, in its rarest and most desirable state. Twelve of the display mounts show 14 complete salmon flies and their components; the final 2 feature a selection of salmon hooks and gut leaders. A work of scholarly and timeless appeal and, notes Frazier, "Certainly one of the most beautiful and impressive sporting books ever printed anywhere. This Deluxe set was one of the finest productions that Connett ever did.". Siegel 110; Frazier P-5-D; Bruns P72; Bibliotheca Salmo Salar 167