024163 Harper & Brothers New York 1885 First Edition Hard Cover Harper & Brothers. New York, 1885. First Edition. Simultaneous dates on tp & cp. Near Fine in pictorial green cloth, gilt titles, gilt and black fish and net cover design, chocolate endpapers, modest edge rubbing. Tissue guarded frontispiece. Teg. Illustrated. Henry Parkhurst Wells (1842-1904) , Rhode Island ex- military officer, lawyer, president of the National Rod and Reel Association in 1887-1889, advocated steel for rods, named his Parmacheene Fly ( simulates the belly fin of a trout) after his Club and Lake of the same name. Chapters on cane rod construction, tackle making, rods, reels, hooks repairs,etc. 4p rear adverts. 364p (p) $299.00USD
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