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Twelve Fishing Books

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Twelve Fishing Books

tallest, quarto, 11-1/4 in., as follows: Charles M. Wetzel, Practical Fly Fishing, owner signed (1945); Fred Everett, Fun With Trout, author signed (1952); Verne E. Davison, Homemade Fishing (1953); Sid W. Gordon, How to Fish from Top to Bottom (1955); Charles M. Wetzel, Trout Flies (1955); Leonard M. Wright, Jr., Fishing the Dry Fly as a Living Insect, signed (1972); Harry Darbee with Mac Francis, Catskill Fly Tier, two copies, one deluxe in slipcase, both editions author signed, one with library plate (1977); Brooke Meanley, Blackwater (1978); Austin M. Francis, Catskill Rivers (1983); Eric Leiser, The Dettes: A Catskill Legend signed by the author plus Wally, Minnie and Mary Dette (1992); Auction of the Angling Estate of Jack B. Eschenmann, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (1993).
From the Personal Collection of Allan J. Liu, Amawalk, New York
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Good estate condition.

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Twelve Fishing Books

Name: Twelve Fishing Books
SKU: 123535035
Price: 200 USD
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