Shadows of the Western Angler. {Two Volumes. A Matching Numbered Set. One is the Deluxe Edition of 75 Copies & the Other is the Limited Edition}.

Van Gorman Egan. (Roderick Haig-Brown).

Beschreibung

Campbell River, British Columbia. Published by Canwest. 2008. 8vo. (8 x 6). 115 pp. including appendix. Two volumes. The Deluxe Edition is book number 20 of 75 copies published. The Limited Edition is also number 20 of 1000 copies published (far less than 1000 copies were published). Both volumes are signed by Van Egan. "Remembering Roderick Haig-Brown on the 100th Anniversary of the birth of one of world's greatest conservationists and anglers." Introduction by Valerie Haig-Brown. Both volumes with a typed section of the original manuscript with corrections in Van's hand, laid-in. Black and white photos. This is Van's loving account of his friendship with the Haig-Browns, and his comradery with Roderick and their fishing the streams and lakes on Vancouver Island. Both volumes have a fold-out booklet in a back pocket showing the Haig-Brown flies utilized in the book, two maps of the Nimpkish River, and a 1956 color cover photo of the April 1956 issue of Sports Illustrated featuring Van hooking a brown trout. The Deluxe Edition is bound in full brown leather with gilt titles on the spine and front cover. Pictorial dust jacket. The Limited Edition is bound in green cloth with gilt titles on the spine and front cover. Pictorial dust jacket. A beautiful set. Both volumes fine in fine dust jackets.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 009765

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Shadows of the Western Angler. {Two Volumes. A Matching Numbered Set. One is the Deluxe Edition of 75 Copies & the Other is the Limited Edition}.
• Auflage: Limited Edition.
• Signiert: Signed by Author.