Search Results: Titles starting with R from Bruce Cave Fine Fly Fishing Books

London. Chapman and Hall. 1854. First Edition. 8vo. (7 ½ x 5 ½). viii, [1], 155 pp. Illustrated frontispiece showing 'This Noble River'. With seven black and white plates in the text. Text vignettes. Includes an interesting discussion on rods, lines, and the making of artificial flies; although the methods described for making flies are somewhat arcane, they are still relevant to those folks with an interest in mid-nineteenth century fly dressing techniques. The book is bound in the original dark blue blind-stamped cloth with gilt titles on the spine and a gilt mayfly on the front cover. Professionally rebacked many years ago, two bookplates, one angling, the other belonging to Lionel Cresswell, the nineteenth century publisher of the Stemmata Alstoniana. Very good. .

Edinburgh and London. William Blackwood and Sons. 1883. First Edition. 8vo. (7 x 5). [viii], 152 pp. Includes chapters on Pike-Fishing in the Black Forest - Fly-Fishing in Bavaria - A Week at a German Castle - On Fishing Tours Abroad - Sea-Trout Fishing, etc. The book is bound in its original dark green cloth with gilt and black titles. Spine ends chipped, light edge wear to the cloth, otherwise very good..

Camden, South Carolina. The Premier Press. 1987. 8vo. (9 x 6). 195 pp. Limited Edition. Number 488 of 3000 copies. Illustrated photo frontispiece. Black and white plates. Text illustrations, some full-page. Illustrated by Ralph L. Boyer and Milton C. Weiler. Bound in full green leather with gilt titles and decorations. Marbled end papers. Silk ribbon marker. All edges gilt. Glassine dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a very good dust jacket with light edge wear. .

Millis, Massachusetts. The Complete Sportsman. 1994 & 1997. Two Volumes. First Editions. Folios (14 1/2 x 11 1/2). Volume 1: Birds. 286 pp. including bibliography, index. Volume 2: Birds and Mammals. 348 pp. With two scarce original prospectus’ laid-in; both are signed by Paul Schmookler and Ingrid Sils. Color frontispieces in each volume. A multitude of beautiful color plates and photos showcasing exquisite flies dressed by the finest artisans. Pattern lists accompany the flies on display. Stunning color plates showing a large variety of scarce dressing materials as well. Both books bound in dark blue and black cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jackets. Both volumes are fine in fine dust jackets. A beautiful set..

One of the fish species illustrated by Sherman Denton for the New York Forest and Fish and Game Commission publications issued in late 1890s and early 1900s. The chromolithograph measures 8 x 11 and is signed in facsimile by Denton. The mat measures 12 ½ x 15 ½. In very good condition..

Hillsboro, Oregon. Beyond World Publishing, Inc. 1995. First Edition. 8vo. (7 ½ x 6). 294 pp. including appendices, bibliography, index. Signed and inscribed by Lyla Foggia on the Dedication page to a great bookseller. Black and white photos showing women with fish large enough to make men green with envy. Delightful reading, women, buy it for you and also for your mate; you'll laugh and cry and feel thoroughly satisfied by it. The book is bound in cream sail cloth with gilt titles. Decorated end papers. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket..

A print by Charles De Feo titled "Reflections". Reflections is a Miramichi salmon fishing scene and it is a gorgeous painting by Charles. The print measures 20" x 14. 5". It is mounted with an acid free matt, under glass and with a textured wood frame. Overall dimensions are 27" x 21". Signed and numbered (248 of 400) by Charles De Feo. This print was used in Keith Fulsher's and Charles Krom's book, Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies, and can be seen on page 52. Mr. De Feo was a well-known artist, especially for his illustrations in Roderick Haig-Brown's book, Return to the River. All in fine condition.. Signed by Author(s).

Billinghay, Lincoln. Privately published by the author. 1979. Limited Edition. 500 copies. 8vo. (8 x 5). 95 pp. plus colophon. Black and white photo. Text illustrations. Ron Coleby has written a fine checklist of important angling books and this work should be in the reference section of those interested in the sport. The book is bound in green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Clear plastic dust jacket. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .

New York. The Macmillan Company. 1972. First Edition. 8vo. (8 x 5 ½). 287 pp. Inscribed and signed by Ernest Schwiebert on the front free end paper. Also inscribed and signed on the front free end paper and on page 152 by Ted Regowski who is talked about extensively by Ernest Schwiebert in the chapter 'River of Regeneration.' Mr. Regowski served as founding president of the Theodore Gordon Flyfishers. Stories and essays of fly fishing spanning the globe. The book is bound in brown cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. With a bookplate designed by V. S. 'Pete' Hidy created exclusively for the previous owner of this book and for who the Schwiebert inscription is dedicated. A nice book. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of edge wear.. Signed by Author. First Edition.

Caldwell, Idaho. The Caxton Printers, Ltd. 1982. Octavo (8 1/2 x 6 1/2). 309 pp. Limited Edition. Book number 65 of 150 copies published. Signed by Polly Rosborough on the limitation page and inscribed by Polly, too, on the Dedication leaf. Color photo frontispiece showing Mr. Rosborough fishing the Williamson River. Text illustrations by Fred Locke. Laid-in are five letters penned and typed by the late Paul Pursell of Chiloquin, Oregon; Polly’s sharp-witted neighbor, bookseller, book publisher, retired high school English teacher, and good friend of many years. The letters are addressed to a book customer of Paul’s and each includes references to and about Polly. They date from ca. 1980. In one letter, Paul enclosed a self-portrait print he drew in 1977 as a fully equipped fly fisherman; it’s signed and numbered by Paul "3/300." Mr. Rosborough’s book was written in a personal style that reaches back to an era of fly fishing not to be seen again, a return to the good old… Read More

Caldwell, Idaho. The Caxton Printers, Ltd. 1982. Large octavo (9 x 6). 309 pp. Limited Edition. Book number 48 of 300 copies published. Signed by Polly on the limitation page. Color photo frontispiece. Text illustrations. A brief history about the publication of this book. A total of 600 copies were published: 150 in full green Oasis leather with leather slip case; 150 copies in half green Oasis leather and cloth with a cloth slip case; 300 copies in green art leather with gilt titles and decorations. Polly's long-time friend and neighbor, Paul Pursell of Chiloquin, Oregon, designed the front cover illustration, although he wasn't given credit for his work; he also edited Polly's manuscript before publication, again without recognition. A nice book. Fine in a fine clear plastic dust jacket.. Signed by Author.

Caldwell, Idaho. The Caxton Printers, Ltd. 1982. Octavo (9 x 6). 309 pp. Limited Edition. Book number 42 of 150 copies published. Signed by Polly on the limitation page. Also inscribed and signed by Polly on the Dedication page. Color photo frontispiece of the sly Polly at age 72. Text illustrations. If there was a golden age of fly fishing in the west, Polly Rosborough lived in it. This is one of the 150 copies bound in half green Oasis leather and green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Matching green cloth slip case. A nice book. Fine in a fine slip case. . Signed by Author..

London. Adam & Charles Black. 1970. First Edition. Large 8vo. (9 ½ x 7 ½). 181 pp. including index. Color frontispiece showing a variety of fly patterns. Color fly plates. Black and white plates. Text drawings. Includes a comprehensive list of effective flies for still waters and materials list. The book is bound in green cloth with gilt titles. Book plate designed by Pete Hidy. Previous owner's name on front free end paper, otherwise very good in a very good dust jacket..

Hartford, Connecticut. A. Mugford Engraver and Printer. 1891. Ninth Edition. Octavo (9 x 6). 125 pp. plus eight plates of stunning chromolithographs showing artificial flies for trout, lake trout and bass. Text illustrations. Text drawings showing a variety of fishing products offered by the Chubb Company, including a large number rods and rod accessories, reels, hooks, spinners, fly boxes, knives, etc. With eight beautifully rendered color plates showing artificial flies in full nineteenth century splendor. Also stories and essays on tools and tackle by James A. Henshall, Bow-Fin Fishing in the South Slang, Salmon Fishing, Southern Fishing, Curiosities of Angling, Sport in Oregon, etc. One of America's premier nineteenth century angling catalogues, and this catalogue exceptionally rare issued with colored plates of flies. This was the age of the Fancy Fly - colorful things nearly the size of hummingbirds; curiously snickered at today, it's likely many of today's killer fly patterns will… Read More

London. Collins. 1943 [1942]. Second U. K. impression. Octavo (8 x 5). Signed by Roderick Haig-Brown in Campbell River on the half-title page. The story of Spring, Haig-Brown’s chinook salmon, from its birth to its death, and its incredible journey on its return to its home river. The book is bound in reddish-brown cloth with gilt titles on the spine and a gilt salmon on the front cover. Pictorial dust jacket. Very good in a very good dust jacket.. Signed by Author..

New York. William Morrow and Company. 1941. Octavo (8 x 6). 260 pp. Limited Edition. Book number 186 of 475 copies published. Signed by Roderick Haig-Brown and the book's illustrator, Charles De Feo, on the limitation page. Illustrated color frontispiece. With sixteen exquisitely drawn plates of salmon and anglers by Charles De Feo. Laid-in is a holograph letter signed by Roderick Haig-Brown addressed to Hank Bruns, dated February 2, 1969. Mr. Bruns had sent several Haig-Brown titles to Roderick’s home in Campbell River for him to sign/inscribed. Haig-Brown’s letter describes some of the books and the re-packing of them, and he included a few of his rare pamphlets as well. With the original mailing envelope. Haig-Brown also inscribed the book to Hank Bruns on the half-title page. The book is bound in quarter red morocco with gilt titles and gray cloth. Top edge gilt. A beautiful, fine book, with the always present discolored paste downs resulting from the binder's glue. With Hank… Read More

Toronto, Canada. McClelland & Stewart Limited. 1946. First Canadian Edition. Octavo (8 x 6). 248 plus page About the Author. Illustrated with eight black and white plates drawn by Charles De Feo. Haig-Brown’s book is the best account published on the singular migration of a Pacific salmon as she travels from her river of birth, out to sea, and back again to complete her life cycle. The book is bound in beige cloth with green spine titles. Pictorial dust jacket. By the way, the jacket on this edition is bazaar. The fish illustrated on the jacket clearly isn’t a salmon, but it does resembles a cross between a cod and a bonefish. A nice book. Near fine in a fine dust jacket.. First Edition..

New York. William Morrow and Company. 1941. Octavo (8 x 6). 260 pp. Limited Edition. Book number 128 of 475 copies published. Signed by Roderick Haig-Brown and the book's illustrator, Charles De Feo, on the limitation page. Illustrated color frontispiece. With sixteen exquisitely drawn plates of salmon and anglers by Charles De Feo. Return to the River is a marvelous biography of Spring, a Chinook salmon, from its birth to its return to the home river of birth. The book is bound in quarter red morocco with gilt titles and gray cloth. Top edge gilt. A beautiful, fine book, with the always present discolored paste downs resulting from the binder's glue. . Signed by Author and Illustrator..

London. Collins. 1942. Octavo (7 x 5). 191 pp. With sixteen black and white plates drawn by Charles De Feo. Haig-Brown’s timeless and factual account of a Chinook salmon, Spring, from the moment of her river birth until her death years later after spawning in the same river. The book is bound in reddish-brown cloth with gilt titles on the spine and a gilt salmon on the front cover. A nice book. About fine in a near fine dust jacket.. First Edition..

New York. Crown Publishers, Inc. 1974. Octavo (8 x 6). 248 pp. plus 1 page biography of Haig-Brown. Inscribed and signed by Roderick Haig-Brown to David Denbigh. Mr. Denbigh was the art director and producer for the extravagant salmon portfolio presented to governments officials attending the Third U. N. Law of the Sea Conference held in Caracas, Venezuela in 1974. Several of David Denbigh’s color salmon plates are included within the portfolios’ folders. This copy of Return to the River was inscribed by Haig-Brown to David Denbigh when he and other portfolio participants, including Bill Reid, Haida artist, and Robert R. Reid, typographer for the portfolio, visited with him at his home, Above Tide, in early 1974 in an effort to convince Haig-Brown to write the book for the portfolio, titled "The Salmon." Their mission was successful. "Working on the diplomatic comments on the Law of the Sea brochure - not too much, but they want to have things two ways - propaganda, but not… Read More