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| Shopify Unique ID: | 15359744704804 |
| SKU: | A5L/2609/UXXX |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1465 (9) |
| Category: |
Fishing |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
FLY-FISHING FOR DUFFERS
by R.D. Peck
illustrated by H.M. Bateman
DESCRIPTION
Format: small cloth board hardcover
Published: Adam & Charles Black 1950, 6th impression
Size (mm): 125 w x 190 h x 15 d
Pages: 82
SKU: A5L/2609/UXXX
ABOUT
A classic, tongue-in-cheek how-to guide aimed directly at the amateur, clumsy, or self-deprecating trout fisherman (duffer).
Rather than providing heavy technical tutorials or overly dense scientific instruction, the book uses sharp wit and humor to guide beginners through fly casting, stream navigation, equipment management, and the universal frustrations of losing fish.
The front cover and internal pages highlight the distinctive, energetic pen-and-ink cartoon sketches of H. M. Bateman, whose drawings perfectly capture the comical exasperation and eccentricities of early 20th-century outdoor sportsmen.
CONDITION
Immaculate with only light wear on dust jacket and page edges, otherwise as new.
IMAGES
No dust jacket—first image is illustrative only, not actual item. All others are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Scarce locally
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