Robert Atkinson FISHING FLIES First Edition
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Robert Atkinson FISHING FLIES First Edition
First edition, first print hardback of FISHING FLIES - An Illustrated Album by Robert Atkinson and published by H. C. Blossom, London, 1991.The book is in very good condition (clean green cloth boards and gilt lettering on spine which has only minor rubbing to the bottom spine edges) with minor wear to the illustrated dust jacket, which is not price clipped (very slight creasing mainly to the top edges, very slight foxing along the top edges inside the jacket not visible from outside). Internally, the pages are clean and tight, there are no tears and no inscriptions.
"The first written evidence of the pursuit of fly fishing is to be found in a book entitled Treatysse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle, published in England in 1496. However archaeology provides us with evidence that this method of catching fish was employed by many ancient hunter gatherer tribes; North American Indians for example are known to have fished using bone hooks adorned with fur and feathers. Today fly fishing is not often a means of obtaining food for the family, rather it is a very popular sport, but the fundamental principles remain unchanged. Using a fly is the most effective way to catch game fish and what is more, the bait can be used again and again.
In his introduction, fly fisherman and photographer, Robert Atkinson provides a concise history of the ancient craft of fly-tying. The rest of the book presents full colour photographs of a wide variety of flies complemented by explanatory text, special illustrated feature pages, and evocative location photographs."
'Fishing Flies - An Illustrated Album provides a fascinating introduction to the wide assortment of man-made creations devised to imitate and surpass the variety of nature's own creatures. This comprehensive book contains a wealth of annotated full colour photographs which chart the changing fashions, innovations and materials - natural and unnatural - employed throughout history by the fly fisherman in pursuit of his sport.'
4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. 127 pages. Illustrated with 250 full color photographs of a wide variety of flies and 50 black & white line engravings.
ISBN: 1 872532 25 X
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