THE NATURAL TROUT FLY AND ITS IMITATION

BY LEONARD WEST

Privately published in St. Helens, Lancashire, ca 1912, First Edtion.

144 pages, 16 plates, 9 being of flies and 4 of feather in colour, Index; chart accompanying colour fly plates. Excellent copy in the original cloth, just light rubbing. Half morocco leather with marbled boards, bright gilt spine titles and gilt bands, interior with no foxing, folds or tears, all tissue guards in place, tight hinges, new ends pages — a very tight clean copy in Near Fine+ and complete condition. Scarce.

“The best series of natural and artificial flies ever published. a thoroughly practical book done on scientific lines and from the personal observation & drawings of the author. I am sure no one will regret taking my advice and buying this book” (R.B. Marston, in The Fishing Gazette).