Name: Blacker's Art of Flymaking - Comprising Angling, & Dying of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies
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Author: William Blacker
ISBN: 1443787949

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Blacker's Art of Flymaking - Comprising Angling, & Dying of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies

By William Blacker 27 Oct, 2018

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This is the 1855 edition of "Blacker's Art of Fly Making" which William Blacker, a London Tackle dealer, expanded considerably with hand painted illustrations and - in his own words: "No man has taken such pains to improve upon the angler's craft as ... Read more

This is the 1855 edition of "Blacker's Art of Fly Making" which William Blacker, a London Tackle dealer, expanded considerably with hand painted illustrations and - in his own words: "No man has taken such pains to improve upon the angler's craft as I; on every article in the whole range of fishing tackle I have made some improvement on rods, flies, lines, reels, and tackle of every sort; and in these pages have left a lasting memorial of my handicraft to the fly-fisher, from whom I have hidden nothing that might retard him in his progress,..." (from the introduction to the 2nd edition). Less

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William Blacker

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William Blacker lived in Romania from 1996 to 2004. He now divides his time between England, Italy and Romania. He has contributed articles and photographs to the Daily Telegraph, Ecologist, Art Newsp...

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