Bruce Cave Fine Fly Fishing Books.

The Angler's Coast. {The Book is Signed by Russell Chatham and it has a Drawing of a Salmon by Russ}.

RUSSELL CHATHAM. · 1976

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.31 | ¥35,918)

Livingston, Montana. Clark City Press. [1976] 1990. Quarto (11 x 9). 163 pp. plus colophon. First Clark City Press Edition. Signed by Russ with his Papermill Creek / Tomales Bay monogram. Above his signature, Russ has drawn a Pacific salmon in ink.The book was signed and the s...

Art Flick Catskill Legend. A Remembrance of His Life and Times.

ROGER KECKEISSEN. · 2014

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Point Reyes Station, California. Clark City Press. First Edition. 2014. Quarto (11 x 9). 197 pp. including Epilogue, bibliography, and Roger and Ernie’s Last Fish. Includes A Note from the Editor (Russell Chatham). An Appreciation by Nick Lyons. A good number of color and blac...

Dark Waters: Essays, Stories and Articles. {Signed by Russell Chatham and with Russell’s Original Typed Manuscript Chapter About Ben Hur Lampman, with Corrections, Laid-in}.

RUSSELL CHATHAM. · 1988

$375.00 (€340.23 | £283.84 | ¥59,864)

1988. Livingston, Montana. Clark City Press. 1988. First edition. Octavo (9 x 7). 208 pp. Signed by Russell Chatham on the half-title page. Laid in the book is Russell’s 4 pp. typed ms. titled "Ben Hur Lampman" that is a chapter in Dark Waters; the ms. has ink corrections in R...

Vue de Sacramento. [ca.1850].

LOUIS LE BRETON. · 1850

$2,250.00 (€2,041.37 | £1,703.07 | ¥359,182)

Paris, France. This hand-colored lithograph was made by Auguste Bry and published by E. Savary in ca. 1850, after Mr. Breton’s original watercolor of ca. 1847/8. Louis Le Breton (1818-1866) was a surgeon in the French Navy from 1836-1848. During that period, he went on several...

KI-YU: A Story of Panthers.

RODERICK HAIG-BROWN. · 1934

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.23 | ¥39,909)

1934. Boston and New York. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1934. First Edition. [10], 3-213 [214-216] pp. In my bibliography of the books written and published by Roderick Haig-Brown, I described four binding states of Ki-yu and thought at the time I had nailed the total; but I didn...

Panther (First Edition).

RODERICK HAIG-BROWN. · 1934

$350.00 (€317.55 | £264.92 | ¥55,873)

1934. London. Jonathan Cape. 1934. First Edition. Octavo (8 x 5). 257 pp. Roderick Haig-Brown's compelling story of a Vancouver Island cougar, or mountain lion, Ki-yu . One of the finest animal biographies published. The 1934 British Panther is a rare book - and in this case t...

KI-YU: A Story of Panthers. {Inscribed and Signed by Roderick Haig-Brown}.

RODERICK HAIG-BROWN. · 1934

$500.00 (€453.64 | £378.46 | ¥79,818)

1934. Boston and New York. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1934. First Edition. [10], 3-213 [214-216] pp. With an interesting, signed inscription by Haig-Brown in the year of publication to "The Sheriff / Roderick L. Haig-Brown / Dec. 1934 / A pleasant meeting" on the front fly leaf...

Panther.

RODERICK HAIG-BROWN. · 1934

$450.00 (€408.27 | £340.61 | ¥71,836)

1934, First Edition. London. Jonathan Cape. 1934. First Edition. Octavo (8 x 6). 257 pp. Roderick Haig-Brown's compelling story of a Vancouver Island cougar; it’s one of the finest animal biographies published. The 1934 British Panther is a rare book. You will see dozens of co...

Three Fishing Line Company Catalogs: Two Hall Line Company Catalogs and One Gladding Famous Fishing Line Catalog.

HALL LINE COMPANY & GLADDING LINE COMPANY. · 1937

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Highland Mills, New York and South Otselic, New York. 1937 - 1940 - 1939. The three illustrated catalogs display quality fishing lines, including those constructed of silk, nylon, and linen lines for all types of game fish. The three catalogs are all in fine condition.

Hunting Game and Fishing in British Columbia.

PUBLISHED BY BRITISH COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT TRAVEL BUREAU. · 1935

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Victoria, B. C. Published by British Columbia Government Travel Bureau. [n. d. but ca. 1935]. Octavo (8 x 5). 36 pp. Black and white photos. A guide to the best places to hunt and fish in the province, including information about fishing for Tyee at Campbell River. The booklet...

Wright & McGill Fishing Tackle Catalogue 1940-1941.

WRIGHT & MCGILL. DENVER, COLORADO. · 1940

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,165)

Denver, Colorado. 1940. Quarto (11 x 8). 72 pp. "Mr. Fisherman, and we do mean you." This is a complete catalogue, offering all types of Eagle Claw Hooks, artificial flies (plates in color) and fly sets for game fish, leaders (gut and nylon), and spinners. There are numerous b...

Art of Angling Journal. {Nine Issues - All Published}.

PAUL SCHMOOKLER & INGRID SILS. · 2001

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.31 | ¥35,918)

Westborough, Massachusetts. The Complete Sportsman. 2001-2005. A complete run. Nine issues published, beginning with the Premier Issue, Volume 1, Issue 1 through Volume 3, Issue 1. Quartos (10 x 8). Each periodical averages 180 pp. Exquisite color photography showing a huge va...

The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference to Techniques and Dressing Styles.

TED LEESON; JIM SCHOLLMEYER. · 1998

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,569)

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 f...

The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference to Techniques and Dressing Styles. {The Japanese Edition}.

TED LEESON & JIM SCHOLLMEYER. · 2003

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,165)

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Kimio Yonenoi, Publisher. 2003. First Japanese Edition. Large quarto (13 x 8 1/2). xvii, [1], 436, [2] pp. including colophon. The book is one inch taller than the American edition. Translated by "Billy" Higashi. Laid-in is a typed letter signed writ...

The Dry Fly and Fast Water & The Salmon and The Dry Fly.

GEORGE M. L. LA BRANCHE. · 1951

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

New York. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1951. First Edition. Octavo (8 x 6). 252 pp. Illustrated frontispiece. The book is inscribed by the author’s son, George L La Branche Jr. to the front end paper on behalf of his father. The two works by this respected author are combined here...

Fly Patterns and Their Origins.

HAROLD HINSDILL SMEDLEY. · 1943

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,165)

First Edition. Muskegon, Michigan. Westshore Publications. 1943. First Edition. Octavo (7 x 5). 115 pp. Errata slip laid-in. Sepia toned plates. Text illustrations. I am a Harold Smedley fan - he's a good writer, an excellent researcher, and he captures the spirit and elan of ...

The Angler\'s Coast. {With a Striped Bass Etched Print Illustrated by Russell Laid-in}.

RUSSELL CHATHAM. · 1976

$135.00 (€122.48 | £102.18 | ¥21,551)

Livingston, Montana. Clark City Press. [1976] 1990. Quarto (11 x 9). 163 pp. plus colophon. First Clark City Press edition. Accompanying the book is Russ’s black and white etched print illustrating a striper; 7 x 1 1/2 inches; it was drawn on thick mat archival paper, which me...

Fly Patterns and Their Origins. {Inscribed & Signed by Harold Smedley to Former Seattle Times Outdoor Editor, Book Author, and Well-Known Northwest Fly Fisherman, Enos Bradner}.

HAROLD HINSDILL SMEDLEY. · 1946

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.61 | ¥19,955)

Muskegon, Michigan. Westshore Publications. 1946. Third Printing. Octavo (8 x 5). 133 pp. Inscribed and signed by Harold Smedley to Enos Bradner, the late book author and Outdoor Editor of the Seattle Times. The book was presented to Mr. Bradner by Harold Smedley at an Outdoor...

American Trout Stream Insects. A Guide to Angling Flies and Other Aquatic Insects Alluring to Trout.

LOUIS RHEAD. · 1916

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

First Edition. New York. Frederick A. Stokes Company. 1916. First Edition. Octavo (9 x 6 ½). 177 pp. Illustrated color frontispiece depicting George La Branche fishing in a stream with a tissue guard. Four color plates show natural stream insects with descriptive tissues, plus...

Steelhead Water. {Limited Edition}.

BOB ARNOLD. · 1993

$185.00 (€167.85 | £140.03 | ¥29,533)

Portland, Oregon. Frank Amato Publications. 1993. Limited Edition. Book number 57 of 60 numbered copies published. Signed by Bob Arnold and Loren Smith, the book’s illustrator, on the tipped-in card. A steelhead fly dressed by Bob Arnold is mounted on the card affixed to the f...