"Hewitt's Handbook Of Fly Fishing" 1933 MECUM, Wade Auction Catalogues Old Westbury on Long Island

Old Westbury on Long Island

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7 3/4" x 5 7/8"

Provenance: The James Mason Library w/ his armorial bookplate affixed-

For several years they and their colleagues had been documenting a new breed of upper-middle class Londoner they dubbed the Sloane Ranger

"Hewitt's Handbook Of Fly Fishing" 1933 MECUM, Wade Auction Catalogues Old Westbury on Long IslandMECUM, Wade [116] pp. The Marchbanks Press 1933 7 5 8" x 5 1 8" One in a series of handbooks penned by Hewitt this one dealing with basic fly fishing. Included is information on tackle; different methods of fishing with the fly; water types and how to fish them; hooking, playing and landing trout, etc. Always interesting as Hewitt was far ahead of the curve.