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ALDAM, W. H. (editor). A Quaint Treatise on "Flees, and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making," by an old man well known on the Derbyshire streams as a first class fly-fisher a century ago. Printed from an old MS. never before published ... with editorial notes and patterns of flies, and samples of the materials for making each fly, London: John B. Day, 1876. 4, chromolithographed frontispiece and one plate, mounted photograph of Aldam, 22 sunken mounts with specimen flies (title and preliminaries lightly spotted, dedication leaf creased), original green cloth, covers decorated in gilt and black with motifs of fish and flies, gilt spine (slight dent to upper board edge).
ALDAM, W. H. (editor). A Quaint Treatise on "Flees, and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making," by an old man well known on the Derbyshire streams as a first class fly-fisher a century ago. Printed from an old MS. never before published ... with editorial notes and patterns of flies, and samples of the materials for making each fly, London: John B. Day, 1876. 4, chromolithographed frontispiece and one plate, mounted photograph of Aldam, 22 sunken mounts with specimen flies (title and preliminaries lightly spotted, dedication leaf creased), original green cloth, covers decorated in gilt and black with motifs of fish and flies, gilt spine (slight dent to upper board edge).

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ALDAM, W. H. (editor). A Quaint Treatise on "Flees, and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making," by an old man well known on the Derbyshire streams as a first class fly-fisher a century ago. Printed from an old MS. never before published ... with editorial notes and patterns of flies, and samples of the materials for making each fly, London: John B. Day, 1876. 4, chromolithographed frontispiece and one plate, mounted photograph of Aldam, 22 sunken mounts with specimen flies (title and preliminaries lightly spotted, dedication leaf creased), original green cloth, covers decorated in gilt and black with motifs of fish and flies, gilt spine (slight dent to upper board edge).

FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. The editor was one of the founders of the Derwent Fishing Club in 1838. The two chromolithographs after James Poole show views of Offerton Stepping Stones, near Hathersage, Derbyshire, and the river Llugwy, North Wales. The attractive binding is illustrated on our catalogue cover. W. & S. p. 3; Petit 30.

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