Western Trout

MacDowell, Syl

Verlag: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1948

Beschreibung

8vo. [5], v-xiv [2], 3-261, [1], i-vii, 3 pp. Maroon cloth with gold lettering on the spine; purple topstain. Price of $4.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated by a frontispiece of the author and his wife fishing together (dedication at the bottom: "To a Lady Angler, the Ida Walton of my household, my wife, this book is fondly dedicated.), fourteen plates with several photographs of rivers, lakes, and environs the author encountered while fishing in the western United States, along with photographs of the fish he caught and the bait and tackle used. One of the plates is in color. A comprehensive book on Western trout fishing. Every species of trout found in Western American waters is discussed, with complete information on the life, habitat, and behaviors of each species, with the best techniques for catching each species. Near Fine with the faintest offsetting and a Capitol Book Store (Indianapolis) sticker from the mid-twentieth century on the rear pastedown; dust jacket is Very Good with a few traces of edge wear and foxing. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00009069

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Western Trout

Verlag: Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1948

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: First edition.