Fish by Schaldach, Collected Etchings, Drawings, and Water Colors of Trout, Salmon, and Other Game Fish – William Schaldach – 1937. A deluxe first edition. Full white vellum with spine titles, cover titles and decoration in gilt; 4to. Top edge gilt; pictorial end sheets. With original hand-signed etching of a leaping salmonid at frontispiece, 7 mounted color plates plus 54 b/w reproductions after etchings and pencil drawings. Limited to 157 (150 for sale) copies. Includes a three-page “A Sportsman’s Introduction” by Gifford Pinchot. A wonderful representation of the artist’s angling art and difficult to find in the deluxe edition. Cover with some discolartion, which is common, and some scuffs at rear. EPs with minor browning near edges, else quite clean internally. Near fine. The book is exactly as pictured. Any questions, please ask.
