William Blacker: 'Blacker's Art of Flymaking &c. Comprising Angling & Dyeing of Colours. With Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies Shewing the Process of the Gentle Craft as Taught in the Pages. With Descriptions of Flies for the Season of the Year as They Come Out on the Water. Rewritten & Revised by the Author Blacker, Himself, Fishing Tackle Maker....', London, 1855, v-xii, viii, 259 pp. Engraved frontispiece, engraved titlepage plus 20 engraved plates (of which 17 finely hand-colored and tissue guarded), 12mo, original blindstamped green cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Scarce. Together with Alfred Ronalds: 'The Fly Fisher's Entomology, with Coloured Representations of the Natural and Artificial Insect; And a Few Observations and Instructions on Trout-and-Grayling Fishing', London, Longman et al, 1856, 5th edition revised, hand coloured frontis depicting a Trout, Parr and Grayling, plus 19 hand coloured plates as called for, original cloth gilt (worn, inner joints split) (2)
William Blacker: 'Blacker's Art of Flymaking &c. Comprising Angling & Dyeing of Colours. With Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies Shewing the Process of the Gentle Craft as Taught in the Pages. With Descriptions of Flies for the Season of the Year as They Come Out on the Water. Rewritten & Revised by the Author Blacker, Himself, Fishing Tackle Maker....', London, 1855, v-xii, viii, 259 pp. Engraved frontispiece, engraved titlepage plus 20 engraved plates (of which 17 finely hand-colored and tissue guarded), 12mo, original blindstamped green cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Scarce. Together with Alfred Ronalds: 'The Fly Fisher's Entomology, with Coloured Representations of the Natural and Artificial Insect; And a Few Observations and Instructions on Trout-and-Grayling Fishing', London, Longman et al, 1856, 5th edition revised, hand coloured frontis depicting a Trout, Parr and Grayling, plus 19 hand coloured plates as called for, original cloth gilt (worn, inner joints split) (2)
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