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[ANGLING – FLY FISHING]. A group of 6 works, including: HALFORD, Frederic M. Floating Flies and How to Dress Them. London: Sampson Low, et al, 1886. 8vo. 10 hand–colored plates, numerous in text illustrations. Original gilt–lettered dark olive cloth, top edge gilt (joints starting, extreme ends repaired). Second edition. –– DAY, Francis. British and Irish Salmonidae. London and Edinburgh: William and Norgate, 1887. Tall 8vo. 12 plates (9 chromolithographs). Original gilt–lettered green cloth (recased with fresh endpapers and repaired ends). Provenance: John Gerard Heckscher (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. –– HALFORD, Frederic M. Modern Development of the Dry Fly. London: George Routledge & Sons, [1910]. Royal 8vo. Photogravure frontispiece, 43 plates. Original gilt–lettered cloth (spine gently sunned). FIRST EDITION. –– HALFORD, Frederic M. The Dry–Fly Man’s Handbook. London: George Routledge & Sons, [1913]. Royal 8vo. 44 plates, mostly photogravures. Original black cloth, gilt–lettered spine, top edge gilt (spine gently sunned, rebacked retaining original spine). FIRST EDITION. –– PARKER, Eric. An Angler’s Garland… London: Philip Allan & Co., 1920. 12mo. Half–title. Contemporary full calf gilt, spine gilt, top edge gilt (joints a bit rubbed). Provenance: Norman Harrower (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. –– SATO, Koseki. Japanese Angler. Tokyo: Foreign Affairs Association of Japan, n.d. Tall 8vo. Several in text illustrations. Original Japanese stitched wrappers, printed paper label. –– Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, condition generally good.