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

Kenwood, California. Privately published by Benjamin R. Taylor. 2013. First Edition. Quarto (10 x 9 ½). 194 pp. including bibliography. Color plus black and white photos showing Mr. Schaadt and many large salmon and steelhead. Stories and essays by his friends who knew him best - Russ Chatham, Jim Adams, Brad Jackson, Lani Waller, Jim Collinsworth, Neil Light, plus many others. An excellent book about a legendary California fly fisherman. The book is bound in gray cloth with gilt titles on the spine and front cover with a color portrait of Bill Schaadt on the front cover. A nice book. Fine..

New York. The Columbia University Press. 1912. First Edition. 8vo. (7 x 5). 216 pp. including appendix, bibliography, index. The book is divided into three sections: Origins of the Pastoral of Fishers - Sannazaro and His Imitators on the Continent - The English Fisher Idylls. The book is bound in its original green cloth with gilt titles. Mild wear to the spine ends, otherwise very good..

Tjele, Denmark. Forlaget Mosegaard. 1999. Oblong 8vo. (7 ½ x 81/2). 163 pp. including stikordsregister (index). Limited Edition. Book number 23 of 250 copies published. Signed by Poul Jorgensen. Text in Danish. The Danish limited edition preceded the American edition by one year. Color photos showing many of Mr. Jorgensen's favorite flies with dressing instructions and material lists. Black and white photos. Text drawings. This edition is quite scarce. The book is bound in burgundy cloth with yellow titles and a color photo showing three of Poul's favorite flies. A nice book. Fine..

Marlborough, Wiltshire. The Crowood Press. 1985. First Edition. 4to. (10 x 8). 154 pp. including appendices, index. Excellent color plates showing a variety of artificial flies and natural insects. Black and white photos. Text maps. This is an excellent book which covers lake and stream fishing, fly dressing, tactics and how to choose the right equipment and how to use it. The book is bound in gray cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket..

Derby: Published by Thomas Richardson; Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., London. 1838. First edition. Octodecimo (5 1/2 x 4 1/4). [5], 6-98 pp. Hand colored engraved frontispiece of a fishing scene within borders of artificial flies. Woodcut title page vignette. Woodcut illustrations throughout the book. Author’s Preface. Includes chapters on The Fishes’ Petition - General Observations and Instructions - The Principal Angling Rivers of England, with the Fish Peculiar to Them - The Most Favourable Seasons for Angling - On Baits in General - Lines - Rods - Hooks - Artificial Fly Fishing - A Description of the Fishes (Salmon, Trout, Pike, Perch, Grayling, Ruffe, Carp, Tench, Bream, Barbel, Roach, Dace, Chub, Gudgeon, Bleak, Eel, Loach, Bullhead, and, finally, Stickleback) - The Angler’s Progress. And a final chapter on Otters. Quite a scarce book, especially with the hand colored frontispiece. Westwood and Satchell describe the book without mention of the frontispiece - these two exemplars of… Read More

Bangor, Maine. Published by the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad. 1902. First Edition. Octavo (8 x 6). 174 pp. A large folding map titled "Northern Maine Hunting & Fishing Region" is tipped-in facing the title page. Numerous black and white photos. Some of the chapters include: Where Big Fish are Plenty - Fish Laws in Brief - Table of B. & A. Fishing Waters - Jungle Voyages by Canoe - Camping and Canoeing - Equipment - Women in the Woods - Excursion Rates on the B. & A. R. R. There are some 40 pp. of illustrated ads. The book is bound in its original colorful pictorial wrappers with red titles. It also has the bookplate of Maine humorist Robert A. Ryan. There is edge wear to the covers and a chip at the top of the front cover. The folding map has a small tear on the top edge. The spine is reinforced with clear archival tape. Good-Very good. .

Beds, England. Beekay Publishers. 1986. First edition. 8 vo. 172 pp. Tipped-on watercolor by Gordon Chell. Good stories on catching outsized fish. Color and black and white photos of many huge fish. Illustrations of fish in black and white. Fine in a fine dust jacket (As new).. F. Hardcover.

Norwalk, Connecticut. The Easton Press. 1996. Collector's Edition. 4to. (10 x 7). 184 pp. including index. Illustrated color frontispiece showing a nice brown trout rising to the surface. Color plates showing rise forms. Black and white photos. Text drawings by Pearce Bates. A ground-breaking book showing the how and the why trout feed on surface insects and how fly fishermen can use the information to their benefit. The book is bound in full green leather with gilt titles and decorations and raised hubs on the spine, front cover with a gilt stream scene and gold ruled borders. Silk moiré end papers. Silk ribbon marker. All edges gilt. A beautiful book. Fine..

New York. Crown Publishers, Inc. 1976. First edition. Quarto (12 x 9). 184 pp. including index. Inscribed and signed by Vincent Marinaro on the half-title. The recipient of Marinaro’s inscription then inscribed it to another fly fisherman - after all, what’s not to like about a bloke who gives a signed copy of "Ring" to his fishing companion? Signed copies of the trade edition are as scarce as descriptive booksellers. There’s color plates showing surface water shapes generated by hungry trout. Black and white photos. Text illustrations. A significant work on rise forms, how trout feed, and how fly fishermen can apply these discoveries to their best advantage. The book is bound in green cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Signed by Author..

New York. Crown Publishers, Inc. 1976. First Edition. 4to. (10 x 8). 184 pp. including index. Limited Edition. Book number 168 of 175 copies published. Signed by Vincent C. Marinaro on the limitation page. Color plates showing rise forms. Black and white photos. Text drawings by Pearce Bates. A ground-breaking book showing the how and the why trout feed on surface insects and how fly fishermen can use the information to their benefit. The book is bound in quarter brown morocco with gilt titles on the spine and green cloth. Top edge gilt. Matching green cloth slip case. The book's spine is lightly faded, a little foxing on the limitation page, otherwise fine. The slip case is somewhat soiled and has a dent/abrasion on the back panel, otherwise near very good..

London. Herbert Jenkins. 1951. First Edition. 8vo. (9 x 6). 254 pp. including index. Photo frontispiece. Black and white plates. Text drawings. Some fly fishing, but mostly a book for bait-slingers. The book is bound in green cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. Very good in a good dust jacket with a few chips and edge wear..

Portland, Oregon. Frank Amato Publications. 2005. First Edition. 4to. (10 x 8). 195 pp. The book includes innovative fly patterns dressed primarily for trout and steelhead. The flies are dressed by 47 fly dressers and a list of materials needed to dress the flies is included. The flies are shown in step-by-step color photos and there is photo of each fly dresser. There are many unique patterns on display herein. The book is bound in colorful green cloth (spiral hardbound) with black and white titles. A nice book. Fine..

London. George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. 1926. First Edition. 12mo. (6 x 4). 112 pp. including index. Photo frontispiece showing the river Dove. Black and white plates of aquatic insects (mostly mayflies). Folding chart. The book is bound in its original green cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Light corner wear. Angling book plate designed by Pete Hidy. Very good..

Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The International Game Fish Association. 1975-2008. 4to. (12 x 9). 191 issues. The newsletter of the IFGA. Beginning with Vol. 37, #6 for November/December 1975 and continuing through Volume 70, #5 for September/October 2008. The early issues with 12 pp. and later issues with over 30 pp. Published bimonthly and full of information and photos about record catches, stories of battles with giant fish, etc. A fine long run. Missing six issues from being a complete run. Scarce. Fine. The lot. .

Shrewsbury, England. Swan Hill Press. 1997. First Edition. Large 8vo. (8 ½ x 7). 160 pp. including index. Inscribed and signed by Paul Sheehan on the half-title. Laid-in is a holograph letter signed from the author addressed to the recipient of the book. Also laid-in is a postcard signed by Irish fly fishing author and legendary fisherman, E. J. Malone. Color photos throughout showcasing fly fishing for salmon and trout, together with pithy chapters on the Mayfly, salmon fishing on the Loughs, Connemara sea-trout, fishing the Moy, Erriff, the evening rise, etc. The book is bound in green cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial dust jacket. A nice book. Fine in a fine dust jacket. The laid-in material is fine, too.. Signed by Author.

Swan Hill Press. Shrewsbury, England. 1997. First edition. 8 vo. 160 pp. Numerous color photos of large trout and salmon, lakes, and rivers. Excellent text, with detailed descriptions of many well-known spots, with an emphasis on fly fishing. Fine in a fine dust jacket.. F. Hardcover.

Devon, England. The Flyfisher's Classic Library. 1993. 8vo. (8 ½ x 6). 279 pp. including bibliography, index. Limited Edition. One 1000 copies published. Signed by E. J. Malone on the tipped-in limitation leaf. Outstanding color plates of trout and salmon flies. A listing of some 800 patterns with material lists and dressing instruction. With a Foreword by Robert G. Weaver. A required volume for anyone interested in the history and tradition of the sport. The book is bound in green leather spine with gilt titles and green cloth boards with the FCL logo on the front cover. Silk ribbon marker. Green cloth slip case. A nice book. Fine in a fine slip case.. Signed by Author.

Boulder, Colorado. Pruett Publishing Company. 1989. First Edition. Oblong Quarto (9 x 11). 110 pp. Inscribed and signed by Ken Iwamasa on the front free end paper to Russell Chatham. Color plate of flies. Black and white step-by-step photos showing how to dress Mr. Iwamasa's patterns. There’s a slew of interesting fly patterns herein, and surely a few of them will entice a trout or two; of course a fair number of trout have risen to take floating cigarette filters and butts, leaves and twigs over the years; it’s something to keep in mind when trout refuse to rise to your best flies. The book is bound in gray pictorial wrappers with white titles. A neat book. Fine..

Boulder, Colorado. Pruett Publishing Company. 1989. First Edition. Oblong quarto (9 x 11). 110 pp. One of 150 copies published in hard cover. Inscribed, signed, and with a drawing of a mayfly by Ken Iwamasa on the front free end paper. Color plate showing Mr. Iwamasa’s unique fly patterns. Black and white step-by-step instructional photos showing how to dress his patterns. The book is bound in cream cloth with gilt titles. A beautiful book in fine condition.. Signed by Author..

Boulder, Colorado. Pruett Publishing Company. 1989. First Edition. Oblong 4to. (9 x 11). 110 pp. Inscribed and signed by Ken Iwamasa on the front free end paper with a ink drawing of a large trout. A full-page ink step-by-step drawing by Ken Iwamasa showing how to tie a hook to a leader laid-in. Also three promotional fliers announcing tying demonstrations by Mr. Iwamasa laid-in. Color plate of flies. Black and white step-by-step photos showing how to dress Mr. Iwamasa's patterns. Complete with tying instructions. The book is bound in gray pictorial wrappers with white titles. Near fine. .