RODERICK HAIG-BROWN. — Pool and Rapid. {Limited Edition}.

Victoria, British Columbia. The Haig-Brown Fly Fishing Association of Victoria. 1997. Octavo (9 x 6 ½). 155 pp. including colophon. Limited Edition. Book number 95 of 220 copies published. Signed by Valerie Haig-Brown at the conclusion of her Foreword. Preface by David Lock. Includes the original folding prospectus laid-in, signed by David Lock.There’s also a colorful designed card laid-in, signed by an avid B.C. fly fisherman. The book was Illustrated by Loucas Raptis with beautifully drawn black and white plates and text drawings. This is Haig-Brown’s story of the Nimpkish River and the folks who lived near it on the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island. A fine deckle-edge, letterpress book, with the text sheets printed on Carlyle Japan paper. There’s also a DVD enclosed that showcases the production methods employed to produce the book; the sheets were printed on the Morriss Printing Company’s Heidelberg press, this the last letterpress book produced by the company. It also includes interviews with Haig-Brown’s eldest daughter, Valerie, and the artist, Loucas Raptis, plus a fine overview Roderick Haig-Brown’s life. The book is bound in brown cloth with silver titles. Decorated blue and silver end papers. Brown cloth slip case with a colored plate affixed to the side panel. A beautiful book. Fine in a fine slip case. Signed by Author.