Totaling four and a half typed pages, with three signed "Sparse" and one signed "Sparse Grey Hackle". Topics mentioned are opening day on the Beaverkill, Club members of the DeBruce club, Antrim lodge in Roscoe, his acknowledgement of receiving a print, his surprise 80th birthday celebration given by the Theodore Gordon Flyfishers and the humorous resolution they made, writing to Herman Kessler about he and Samuel Melner's book "Great Fishing Tackle Catalogs of the Golden Age" and his part (Sparse did the commentary for the book). conversion equations, his thoughts and interesting information on Rube Cross' book "Cowdung in Shin Creek", thoughts on some books and authors. 6 3/4" x 9 1/2" black and white photograph of Sparse fishing in a river with a stamp "Photo credit to Hermann Kessler", which has to small blotches to lower margin, else Very Good plus. Letters: small edge tear to one page, else Very Good plus or better with usual folds.