TED LEESON; JIM SCHOLLMEYER. — The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference to Techniques and Dressing Styles.
Portland, Oregon. Frank Amato Publications, Inc. 1998. First Edition. Large Quarto. (12 x 9). 444 pp. including index. A monumental work showing hundreds of dressing techniques with matching step-by-step color instructional photos. You should be able to skillfully dress your favorite fly patterns based on the precise instructions and color photos in this book; its the leading candidate as the premier source for fly pattern design and fly dressing available today - in other words, the ultimate resource book made possible by the exquisite color photography of Jim Schollmeyer and the clarity of the written descriptions penned by Ted Leeson. The book is bound in blue cloth with silver titles and decorations. Pictorial dust jacket. A very good book with light edge wear in a near very good dust jacket with a bit of light edge staining.