The Anglers Vade Mecum; 1818

The angler's vade mecum: containing a descriptive account of the water flies, their seasons, and the kind of weather that brings them most on the water: the whole represented in twelve coloured plates : to which is added a description of the different baits used in angling and where found (1818) by William Carroll Notes: vii, 128 pages : color frontispiece, color plates ; 20 cm. Blue leather binding with gilt pictorial decoration on the cover and spine. Gilt title and five raised bands on the spine. Gilt edges, silk endpapers with gilt decoration. Includes 195 examples of flies, arranged by month from May through September, with plates coloured by hand. National Sporting Library & Museum Middleburg, VA F. Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room call#: RBR D 2 .C277 1818 Original held by the National Sporting Library & Museum. This resource is in the public domain and may be used without restriction, however, attribution is customary and requested.