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Wakeman Holberton (1839-1898), Standard American Trout Flies

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Wakeman Holberton (1839-1898), Standard American Trout Flies

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Wakeman Holberton (1839-1898)
Standard American Trout Flies, 1894
signed and dated "Wakeman Holberton 1894" lower right
hand-colored lithograph, 18 3/4 by 16 in.
edition 47 of 50

Provenance: Private Collection, Quebec, Canada

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Wakeman Holberton (1839-1898), Standard American Trout Flies

Name: Wakeman Holberton (1839-1898), Standard American Trout Flies
SKU: 144123682
Price: 400 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $800 - $1,200

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