A BOOK OF TROUT FLIES

Jennings, Preston J.

Edité par Derrydale Press, New York, 1935

Original decorative cloth binding of light green cloth with gilt mayflies on the front board and gilt titles on a field of dark blue; light green end papers; deckle edges with top edges gilt; a small faded spot at bottom of rear board. Remains of original glassine wrapper. A bright lovely example of this scarce fly fishing classic. Eight hundred and fifty copies have been printed by Eugene V. Connett at the Derrydale Press. This copy is No. 81. Photographic frontispiece by Adele Jennings of the author fishing the Ausable River with tissue guard. Illustrated by Alma W. Froderstrom. Thirteen plates, including seven hand-coloured depicting stream insects with descriptive tissue guards. The first comprehensive guide to American insect life and the fly patterns that would emulate it. Focusing on the waters of the eastern US and drawing of the knowledge of the best entomologists of his day, Jennings emphasized the importance of imitation in fly design and set the standard by which future books would be judged. His experiments on how light refracts off of an insect s wings and how the trout perceives such light on the water resulted in fly patterns surface resulted in fly patterns which are still popular with trout and the fly fishers. Two of these historic c fly imitations are the American March Brown and the Grey Fox. Jennings was equally at home on the trout stream as he was in the lab. A highly regarded angler and fly tier, his work and contributions are legendary as a key building block in American fly fishing history. This book is one of the most cherished and highly regarded books in angling history. N° de réf. du vendeur 45323

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Titre : A BOOK OF TROUT FLIES
Éditeur : Derrydale Press, New York
Date d'édition : 1935
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good+
Edition : First Edition.