Book - Rare and Unusual Fly Tying Materials - Paul Schmookler & Ingrid V.Sils - Lords Of Rivers

A book that is no longer to present, just like its author , Paul Schmookler & Ingrid V.Sils !

An exceptional piece for any fishbooks collection.

Hard Cover.

Dark blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. 

"Treating both standard and rare materials, their sources and geography, as used in classic, contemporary, and artistic trout and salmon flies, displayed in photographs, and in the paintings and engravings of history's greatest ornithological and zoological illustrators." "Illustrations of the birds, combining artistic excellence and anatomical accuracy, were chosen from the best examples of the works of the artists of the 18th and 19th centuries. Each magnificent painting is accompanied by a concise natural history of the bird, a description of the plumage used in fly dressing, and a detailed photograph of the feathers. This is accompanied by photographs of antique, classic, contemporary and creative flies, tied by some of the most gifted tiers of the past century."