The Atlantic Salmon Treasury - signedThe Atlantic Salmon Treasury by Joseph D. Bates Jr. Only 1,000 copies signed by Bates. 24 cm blue hardcover in 25 cm pale blue slipcase. Pasted in colour frontispiece by DeFeo. Four more colour plates and numerous b&s illustrations. Top edge gilt. Bookplate on front free endpaper. An anthology of selections from the first quarter century of THE ATLANTIC SALMON JOURNAL 1948 1974. Historical notes, bits about Atlantic salmon, salmon flies and tackle,

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even though his attention was likely to wander if he heard the piping of a sparrow

and one of the great

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For those years and more

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and other deep-sea trophies

Then step by step the author tells you how to make Wet Flies

*NOTE: kit DOES NOT INCLUDE paint

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and savoring all varieties of fish