South Brunswick And New York: A. S. Barnes and Company. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1972. Second Printing. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by the author on the verso of the half-title page. "Second large printing" from July, 1972. Purple cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. Cloth is faded and rubbed on spine and along edges; head and tail of spine and corners are bumped. Spine is slightly cocked. Pictorial dust jacket with white lettering on cover and blue lettering on spine is wrapped in Mylar. Not price clipped. Jacket has significant creasing and chipping; moderate soiling; two large tears on bottom edge of rear panel; damp staining to corners. A few page signatures are cracked, but no pages are loose. Interior is heavily underlined in pencil and many pages are dog-eared. Text block has "Beske" written in pen on fore-edge. Toning to edges of approximately the last three quarters of the text block. Occasional black and white photos. This book for experienced fly fishermen outlines tactics and methods for luring larger trout. ; B&W Photographs; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 217 pp; Signed by Author .

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Bookseller: Back of Beyond Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 023426
Title: Larger Trout for the Western Fly Fisherman
Author: Brooks, Charles E
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair in Fair dust jacket
Edition: Second Printing
Publisher: A. S. Barnes and Company
Place of Publication: South Brunswick And New York
Date Published: 1972
Keywords: Fly Fishing, Trout Fishing

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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.

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