Angler's Choice Anthology American Trout Fly Fishing 1947 Walden 1st Ed Printing
$ 23.76
Description
Angler's Choice Anthology American Trout Fly Fishing 1947 Walden 1st Ed Printing. : Edited by Howard T. Walden II. Stated First Edition / First Printing. Underneath the jacket, the green cloth boards are exceptionally clean, with the gilt-stamped angler vignette and spine lettering remaining brilliantly bright, sharp, and untarnished. Description : Info : Edited by Howard T. Walden II. Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1947. Stated First Edition / First Printing (explicitly verified by the "First Printing" statement on the copyright page). Key Features : A vintage 317-page anthology compiling 30 classic stories, essays, and historical overviews from legendary fly-fishing masters. The table of contents features prominent works such as Bliss Perry's "Fishing With a Worm", George M. La Branche's "The Value of Observation", Eugene V. Connett 3rd's "Making Haste Slowly", and Edward R. Hewitt's "Nymph Fly Fishing". Beautifully designed with full-spread illustrated endpapers by Churchill Ettinger and original unclipped dust jacket showing the $3.75 price label . Item Condition : Exterior : Good Overall (Book is VG+, Jacket is Fair) . The original dust jacket shows heavy edge wear, chipping, and small tears along the margins, including a notable 1-inch open tear on the top corner of the back panel. Underneath the jacket, the green cloth boards are exceptionally clean, with the gilt-stamped angler vignette and spine lettering remaining brilliantly bright, sharp, and untarnished. Interior : Very Good to Near Fine . The text block is structurally sound. The copyright and contents pages are exceptionally clean, displaying bright paper with no foxing, tanning, annotations, or inscriptions. The bindings and inner hinges are firmly intact.
