The Salmon Fly: How to Dress It and How to Use It – George Kelson – 1895. An absolute classic first edition for any salmon angler. Kelson’s work was a milestone in fly fishing for salmon, introducing specific flies, design, techniques, dressing, patterns, supplies, and more. Beautiful color plates of flies. Maroon cloth cover with gilt fly and lettering. Gilt upper page edge. Fraying along spine edges. Rubbing, mostly light, but most notable at spine ends. Bumping. Paper cracked internally at both hinges, with light browning to EPs. Light foxing to first ~10 pages. Good condition overall. The book is exactly as pictured. Any questions, please ask.
