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Author: Bergman, Ray
Title: Trout
Place Published: Philadelphia
Publisher:Penn Publishing
Date Published: [1938]
Description:

Frontispiece, 15 color plates of flies, 6 plates (1 color) on fly-tying, and 25 diagrams and textual drawings. (8vo) original full dark brown morocco, spine gilt, top edge gilt, original glassine jacket and slipcase. No. 126 of 149 copies. First Edition.

Signed by Bergman at the limitation. Bergman, an editor for Outdoor Life was the most influential American angling writer of his time, and "Trout" is his magnum opus. Commenting on the book in the New York Times, Harmon Henkin wrote, "The only true American angling classic still read widely is Ray Bergman's Trout. It remains the best all-around basic text, managing to cover fundamentals of theory and practice in a smooth and relaxed way. Trout remains our Old Testament, the first and only book many anglers look to for guidance." Bruns B134.

Light wear to slipcase; jacket a bit tattered on spine; separation in gutter at verso of front free endpaper; near fine.