Blacker (W.) Blacker's Art of Fly Making &c.

Blacker (William) Blacker's Art of Fly Making &c. Comprising Angling & Dyeing of Colours,engraved title and 21 plates, of which 17 are finely hand-coloured, (plate 4 bound upside-down), G. Albert Petit's copy with the typical brown paper tag on rear paste-down, original green blind-stamped cloth, gilt, some leaves unopened, [Westwood & Satchell p.33], 12mo, Rewritten and Revised by the Author Blacker, himself, Fishing Tackle Maker of Soho, 1855.

***An outstanding copy. Neither of the preceding editions (1842 and 1843) included the beautiful plates of flies, which are finely detailed and exquisitely coloured by hand. Originally issued as 'Art of Angling' in 1842, and then in 1843 as 'Blacker's Art of Angling'..