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Secrets of the Salmon
by Hewitt, Edward Ringwood
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- Condition
- Original green cloth backed boards. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket and publisher's card slipcase with printed label
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Limited edition, no. 269 of 780 copies. Illustrated with the author's photographs and drawings. xvii, [i], 155, [3]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth backed boards. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket and publisher's card slipcase with printed label. Limited edition, no. 269 of 780 copies. Illustrated with the author's photographs and drawings. xvii, [i], 155, [3]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A Superb Copy, As Issued. An excellent, comprehensive study of the salmon and the techniques, from basic to advanced, used to catch him. One of the major figures in American fly fishing, the dry flies and nymphs Hewitt invented are widely used, and in this work he explores the question of tackle with characteristic expertise. The book is dedicated to the great angler Ambrose Monell, "The best of friends, a prince among men, and the best salmon fisherman I ever met." Fine copies of this book, such as this one, have become extremely scarce. Pickering, Books by Ourselves, p. 21; Bruns H 179 ("scarce"); Bibliotheca Salmo Salar 97
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 365962
- Title
- Secrets of the Salmon
- Author
- Hewitt, Edward Ringwood
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated with the author's photographs and drawings. xvii, [i], 155, [3]pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original green cloth backed boards. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket and publisher's card slipcase with printed label
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition, no. 269 of 780 copies
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Angling
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- Sports & Games;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
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