Bates, Jr., Joseph D.

Fishing Atlantic Salmon [INSCRIBED w/ ALS and Ephemera]

[INSCRIBED w/ALS and Ephemera] Joseph D. Bates, Jr. and Pamela Bates Richards. Fishing Atlantic Salmon: The Flies and the Patterns. [Mechanicsburg, PA]: Stackpole Books, [1996]. First edition.

Inscribed on the half-title by Pamela Bates Richards to Richard Beagle.

Large quarto. xx, 396 pages. Beautifully illustrated through out with color photography, in-text tables of information about the various flies, and line drawings by Dave Hall. Bound in publisher’s black cloth with a gilt stamped fly drawing on the front board and gilt lettering to the spine, peacock illustrated endpapers. In unclipped illustrated dust jacket with front cover painting by John Swan, back cover photograph by Michael D. Radencich, and cover design by Caroline M. Miller.

Laid in is a two paged, single sided small format ALS from Pamela Bates Richards on her letterhead to the renowned angling book collector, Richard Beagle, regarding his order. Also included is a page with the signature of Joseph D. Bates, Jr. beneath a faint impression of his coat of arms, an order form, and a large format folded illustrated prospectus for Fishing Atlantic Salmon: the Flies and the Patterns.

Prospectus with edge wear and corner bends. The book is fine. HFP-709. Item #709

Price: $350.00