Fish by Schaldach Collected Etchings, Drawings and Water Colors of Trout, Salmon and Other Game Fish

Camden, SC: Liveoak Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1993. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hazelnut brown leather bound boards w/ gilt stamped lettering to front and spine, and gilt stamped border and fish illustration to front; four raised bands on spine; text block aeg; corners and head and foot of spine, and spine bands slightly rubbed, else exterior fine; sea green marbled decorative end papers; contains 60 color plates and B&W reproductions of etchings, drawings and watercolors by William J. Schaldach. Schaldach (1896 - 1982) was an American artist, editor, and writer; he held a number of editorial positions for outdoor magazines and publishing firms, and in addition to his prolific writing, his illustrations regularly appeared in magazines, calendars, outdoor advertising, and are included in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress and numerous museums. He is regarded as one of the foremost names in twentieth-century sporting art and literature. Fish by Schaldach focuses on fly fishing for trout and salmon, one of Schaldach's great sporting passions; it contains sixty of his illustrations, accompanied by brief descriptions, as well as forewords by Gifford Pinchot and John Taylor Arms. This copy is a limited deluxe edition by LiveOak Press; stated number 271 of 450. ; B & W and Color Plates and Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall .