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HALFORD, Frederic M. Floating Flies and How to Dress Them, London: Sampson Low [and others], 1886. 8, title in red and black, 10 chromolithographed plates (occasional thumb-soiling), original brown cloth gilt, t.e.g., others uncut. FIRST EDITION of Halford's first book. Hampton p. 45; Hill p. 130; Petit 1140.
HALFORD, F. M. Modern Development of the Dry Fly, London: George Routledge, [1910]. 8, plates, some coloured, original blue cloth gilt, t.e.g. Provenance: Galignani Library (invoice for 20 dated 1 March 1911 and made out to Monsieur A. Petit, loosely-inserted). FIRST EDITION under this title. Hampton p. 45: "this is the Dry Fly Entomology, 1897, completely rewritten and very greatly improved"; Petit 1138.
With 2 other titles by Halford, Dry-fly Fishing in Theory and Practise ... revised edition (London, 1899) and The Dry-fly Man's Handbook (London, 1913, first edition), and 2 works by G. E. M. Skues The Way of a Trout with a Fly (London, 1921) and Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream (London, 1910), all fine copies in original publisher's cloth. (6)
HALFORD, F. M. Modern Development of the Dry Fly, London: George Routledge, [1910]. 8, plates, some coloured, original blue cloth gilt, t.e.g. Provenance: Galignani Library (invoice for 20 dated 1 March 1911 and made out to Monsieur A. Petit, loosely-inserted). FIRST EDITION under this title. Hampton p. 45: "this is the Dry Fly Entomology, 1897, completely rewritten and very greatly improved"; Petit 1138.
With 2 other titles by Halford, Dry-fly Fishing in Theory and Practise ... revised edition (London, 1899) and The Dry-fly Man's Handbook (London, 1913, first edition), and 2 works by G. E. M. Skues The Way of a Trout with a Fly (London, 1921) and Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream (London, 1910), all fine copies in original publisher's cloth. (6)