Search Results: Titles starting with F from Bruce Cave Fine Fly Fishing Books

New York. Pan American World Airways. 1956. First Edition. Octavo (9 x 6). 99 pp. Photographs and maps. Roderick Haig-Brown's account of fishing in Chile and Argentina in 1951-2. Pan Am was opening up new air routes to South America, and part of their promotional program was to encourage sportsmen to explore the fishing opportunities available. Haig-Brown was Pan Am's fly fishing ambassador, so to speak, and the section on Chile and Argentina was his contribution. After Haig-Brown explored this region and wrote about it, legions of well-known fly fisherman followed. The book is bound in blue wrappers with black and white titles. A scarce book as it has nearly disappeared from the marketplace in the last decade. In very good condition, with a small crease on the back cover..

Chiloquin, Oregon. Paul Pursell Outdoor Books. 1989. Deluxe Limited Edition. Book number 12 of 25 copies published. Signed by the editor, Jesse F. Knight, on the limitation page. Octavo (8 x 6). 103 pp. Photo frontispiece of the author, Rafael Sabatini. Foreword by Dave Hughes. Introduction by Jesse F. Knight. Ten well-crafted stories and essays covering salmon flies, fly fishing for salmon, fly fishing for trout, pike, etc. The late Paul Pursell, sporting book seller, long-time friend of Polly Rosborough, and retired English school teacher, although now gone, his spirit and his memory should be recognized for bringing this work into print. Paul's home was on the east bank of the Williamson River in Chiloquin, his deck a short cast from a deep pool which held some exceptionally large rainbows and browns. The book is bound in full green morocco leather with gilt titles on the spine and front cover. Marbled paper covered slip case. A beautiful book. Fine in a fine slip case..

London. Stanley Paul. 1988 [1975]. Later printing. Large 8vo. (9 x 7). 525 pp. including index. Signed and dated by Hugh Falkus and Fred Buller on the front free end paper. Color plates. Black and white photos. Text drawings. Maps. A thorough examination of all aspects of fishing for bream, carp, trout, salmon, grayling, roach, rudd, shad, stickleback, sturgeon, zander, and nearly every other critter with fins plus the tackle and techniques to catch them. The book is bound in blue cloth with silver titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket.. Signed by Author(s).

Louisville, Kentucky. Falls City Equipment. 1938-1939 Fishing Tackle Catalogue. 4to. (11 x 8). 28 pp. This catalogue features tackle boxes and minnow buckets. Color plus black and white photos and illustrations. Laid-in is a price list for the products offered. The catalogue is bound in its original green pictorial wrappers with white and green titles. Light edge wear to the covers. Very good..

Portland, Oregon. Frank Amato Publications, Inc. 2002. Quarto (11 x 8 11/2). 143 pp. including appendix, index. Limited Edition. Book number 123 of 200 copies published. Signed by the author on the presentation card. With Art Lingren's mounted fly, Haig-Brown’s pattern, the "Silver Brown" dressed on a size 4 low water hook. Color photos showing many of the famous fishing waters, fly fisherman (and women), plus many effective fly patterns. Art Lingren is a fine writer and he presents an excellent historical overview as well as current information on the province’s fishing opportunities. There is a fine, timeless photo showing Art Lingren, Van Egan, and Haig-Brown House site manager, Kevin Brown, on the steps of Haig-Brown House on page 22. This is a book for anyone who fishes or plans to fish in the province, or simply dreams about it. The book is bound in full brown leather with gilt titles and decorations. Pictorial dust jacket. A beautiful book. Fine in a fine dust jacket..… Read More

Portland, Oregon. Frank Amato Publications, Inc. 2002. First Edition. Quarto (11 x 8 1/2). 143 pp. including appendix, index. Laid in this copy of the book are two flies dressed by Art Lingren presented to Bob Wethern, a copy of Fly Line, a publication of the Flyfisher’s Club of Oregon, which includes Bob Wethern’s review of Famous British Columbia Fly Waters. With color photos showing many of British Columbia’s famous fly fisherman (and women), including the author; plus effective fly patterns. Art Lingren is a fine writer and he presents a grand overview of the fishermen and the famous waters in the province. The historical and current information he provides will be of interest to anyone who fishes, or plans to fish in the province, or just dreams about it. The two Art Lingren flies are kept in hand-labeled plastic sleeves. The book is bound in full brown cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Pictorial dust jacket. This is a beautiful book. Fine in a fine dust jacket..

Machynllenth, England. Coch-y-Bonddu Books, Ltd. 2017. First Edition. Quarto (11 x 8). 360 pp. including appendices, flies index. An eye-popping compendium of Atlantic salmon flies taken from Farlows’ two original pattern books, preserved by the firm for more than one hundred years. The flies are described and shown in brilliant color and were catalogued and indexed in the two large volumes dating from ca. 1904, and it is from this source the compiler has assembled this splendid work. Each fly is thoroughly described, includes histories and origins of the patterns, the years each fly was offered for sale, and variations of the patterns shown are listed as well. Recommended for all folks who have an interest in these most beautiful of all flies. The book is bound in red cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A neat book. Fine in a fine dust jacket..

New York. D. Appleton-Century Company. 1933. Second printing. Duodecimo (6 ½ x 4 ½). 68 pp. George Baldwin Potter is sent to an auction by his wife to bid on a dining room cupboard she eagerly wanted; unexpectedly, a large group of choice bamboo fly rods come up for bidding before the cupboard. Did George, a fatalistic fly fisher, fulfill his wife’s wishes? The book is bound in green cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a near very good dust jacket with light edge wear..

New York. The Outing Publishing Company. 1908. First Edition. 8vo. (7 x 5). 192 pp. including index. Photo frontispiece of a fisherman on the Madison River, Montana. Black and white plates showing a variety of game fish. Chapters on grayling, bass, trout, fishing in Florida. The book is bound in its original green cloth with gilt titles on the pine and front cover, with a photo inset on the front cover. A nice book. Very good with just a touch of edge wear..

Boston, Massachusetts. Charles T. Branford Company. 1955. Large Octavo (8 ½ x 6 ½). 522 pp. including index. Thirty-Two color plates show-casing the pinnacle of nineteenth century American fly tying and fancy flies. Black and white plates. The color plates in this edition are vastly superior to those in the later 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s reprints - in this 1955 edition the color plates were printed using six colors and they sparkle with clarity and brilliant coloration. The book is bound in green cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. Also with the original glassine dust jacket over the printed pictorial jacket - the book was published with it and this example is one of only a few times I’ve seen it. With the distinctive book plate of angling collector William C. Siebert on the front paste-down. A nice book. Near fine in a near fine printed jacket and very good glassine jacket with some edge wear..

Boston, Massachusetts. Charles T. Branford Company. 1955. Large Octavo (8 ½ x 6 ½). 522 pp. including index. Thirty-Two color plates show-casing the pinnacle of nineteenth century American fly tying and fancy flies. Black and white plates. The color plates in this edition are vastly superior to those in the later 1980 through 2000 reprints - in this 1955 edition the color plates were printed using six colors and they sparkle with clarity and brilliant coloration. The book is bound in green cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a good-very good pictorial jacket with chips and edge wear..

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Stackpole Books. 2006. First American Edition. Quarto (10 1/2 x 8). 222 pp. including bibliography, index. There are voluminous numbers of colored drawings showing History & Development of the Featherwing Fly - European Featherwings - North American Featherwings -Catalogue of Dressings. Descriptive text by Mr. Mann shows how to dress and fish the patterns. Material lists for each fly pattern. The book is bound in white cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Pictorial dust jacket. A beautiful book. Fine in a fine jacket..

New York. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. 1971. First Edition. 4to. (10 x 8). 256 pp. With a brief inscription and signed by Mr. McClane on the front end paper. Color photos showing a large number of outsized game fish. Fishing for trout, salmon, and salt water game fish the world over. The book is bound in colorful pictorial cloth with red titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Very good in a very good dust jacket.. Signed by Author.

The culture, customs, heritage, lore and language of fly fishing is carefully examined, explored and described in the pages Fly Fisherman Magazine. Contemporary fly fishing in America on display semi-monthly, beginning with the Premier Issue in May 1969 through the June-July 2019 issue. A total of 268 magazines covering the full 50 years of publication. A complete run. This is an excellent opportunity to follow the evolution of fly fishing over the past half century with articles, stories and essays by the preeminent fly fishing writers of the time; including, in no particular order, Robert Traver, Nick Lyons, Don Zahner, John Randolph, Ernest Schwiebert, Michael Fong, Art Lee, Lefty Kreh, Roderick Haig-Brown, Lani Waller, Gary Borger, Charles Waterman, Charles Ritz, Dave Engerbretson, Ted Niemeyer. Dick Finlay, Carl Richards, Doug Swisher, Craig Woods, Gary LaFontaine, Charles Fox, Ken Iwamasa, John Merwin, Dick Finlay, Lee Wulff, John Betts, Ed Engle, Ed Jaworowski, Cathy and Berry Beck, Ed Shenk,… Read More

London. Philip Allan & Company, Ltd. 1929. First Edition. Large 8vo. (9 x 6). 316 pp. including index. Color frontispiece showing seatrout flies with tissue guard. Black and white plates with descriptions. Includes sections on: Equipment, rods, reels, lines, gut casting, flies - Technique, casting, the draw, striking, landing the fish, salmon and seatrout fishing in small rivers - Angling Haunts, Loch Earn, Loch Lubnaig, Lochs Voil and Doine, Orkney, North Uist, etc. The book is bound in blue cloth with gilt titles. Angling bookplate. Light fading to the spine. Very good..

Rolla, Missouri. Ozark Mountain Fly Fishers. 1990. First Edition. 8vo. (9 x 6). 182 pp. Signed by Chuck Tryon on the half-title. Foreword by Gary LaFontaine. Illustrated by Jack Stephens. A plethora of highly stylized, well-known fly patterns drawn in oversized detail with the characteristics of each pattern described. The book is bound in gray cloth with red titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice copy. Fine in a fine dust jacket..

San Francisco, California. Photo Gravure Company. Western Pacific Railway Company. (n.d., but ca. 1925). Octavo (8 x 12). 8 pp. Scenic photos of the canyon captured from the railroad side (Highway 70 wasn’t completed until 1936) showing the north fork of the Feather River, including shots of Arch Rock and other scenic locations. Tragically now, much of the forest in the canyon has been destroyed by the Dixie fire of 2021. The booklet is bound in cream and green wrappers with green titles. Light wear and mild splits at the folds, otherwise very good..

Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Cork & Cane Press. 1999. Second Edition. Octavo (8 1/2 x 7). 191 pp. including index. Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page. Black and white photos by Gerald J. Mullen. An exceptionally fine book with precise text descriptions and photos showing the best methods of rod repair. The book is bound in burgundy cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket.. Signed by Author..

Portland, Oregon. Frank Amato Publications. 1995. First Edition. 4to. (10 x 8). Complete in two volumes. Volume One: 358 pp. including index. Volume Two: 407 pp. including index. A multitude of color plates showing a huge variety of trout flies - dries, nymphs, wets, streamers, terrestrials, steelhead flies, etc. Text drawings. A complete listing of all the patterns shown, the materials needed to dress the flies, along with helpful tips. Important information on many of the originators of the flies. An encyclopedic treatment of popular fly patterns. Both volumes uniformly bound in black cloth with gilt titles on the spines and front covers. Pictorial dust jackets. A nice set. Fine in near fine dust jackets with light edge wear..

Rochester, New York. Union and Advertiser Co's Book and Job Print. 1879. First Edition. 8vo. (7 x 5). [2], 245 pp. including index. Full page text illustrations. Text vignettes. How to hatch them and how to catch them by two giants in nineteenth century fisheries science. The book is bound in its original brown cloth with gilt titles on the spine and black titles and decorations on the front cover. Armorial bookplate on the front paste down. A nice book. Just a touch of edge wear. A clean, very good book..