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Bates(J. D.) Art of the Atlantic Salmon Fly

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out of series copy (numbered LXXXVIII) from a series of 85 specially bound copies, signed by the author, with an extra suite of colour plates and a fly hand-tied by Ted Kantor and signed by him on mount from an edition limited to 250 copies, colour frontispiece and 24 plates, illustrations, original morocco-backed linen, all contained within original linen drop-back box, 4to, Boston, David R. Godine, 1987.

***In preparing this complete history the author has assembled a vast amount of information, not only systematically clarifying obscure references in books and journals but also interviewing experts from around the world to ensure that methods and patterns are recorded and are not forgotten. Supporting the text are over three hundred detailed and often specially tied patterns assembled from Bates' renowned personal collection. .

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