The salmon fly : how to dress it and how to use it Kelson, Geo. M. [George Mortimer] Hobbies and crafts,Sports

Kelson, Geo. M. [George Mortimer]. The salmon fly : how to dress it and how to use it. First edition. London: published by the author, 1895. Maroon cloth with bevelled edges, bumped to the corners, generally VG but with damage to the top panel of the spine which has been reglued and needs attention. Black frame to front and back. Gilt illustration and lettering to front and spine. Binding cracked along rear inside gutter but still strong. A few finger smudges to ffep. which also has a small dog-ear to top. Light foxing to prelims. Trade advertisement. Sweet 1909 gift inscription to half-title: "Lumbkin, from Lambkin". Frontispiece b/w illustration. xiv, 510pp. + 45pp. trade advertisements. 8 coloured chromolithograph plates with tissue guards featuring 52 fully dressed flies, plain plates, illustrations. Contents clean and bright. George Mortimer Kelson (8 December 1835 29 March 1920) was an English amateur cricketer, sport angler, and self-promotional author who played for Kent County Cricket Club in the 19th century. He was the fishing editor of Land and Water and wrote widely on the subject, authoring a number of books including The Salmon Fly, considered an important work on salmon flies by some and by some others as developing a pseudoscience around angling with flies. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY ITEM AND SO WE WILL NEED TO QUOTE SEPARATELY FOR POSTAGE FOR ORDERS FROM OUTSIDE THE UK.