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ANGLING SKUES (G.E.M.) The Way of a Man with a Trout. [Edited] by T. Donald Overfield, 2 vol., NUMBER 65 OF 150 DE LUXE COPIES, Ernest Benn, 1977 image 1
ANGLING SKUES (G.E.M.) The Way of a Man with a Trout. [Edited] by T. Donald Overfield, 2 vol., NUMBER 65 OF 150 DE LUXE COPIES, Ernest Benn, 1977 image 2
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SKUES (G.E.M.) The Way of a Man with a Trout. [Edited] by T. Donald Overfield, 2 vol., NUMBER 65 OF 150 DE LUXE COPIES, Ernest Benn, 1977

11 November 2015, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£1,500 - £2,000

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SKUES (G.E.M.) The Way of a Man with a Trout. [Edited] by T. Donald Overfield, 2 vol., NUMBER 65 OF 150 DE LUXE COPIES, signed in each volume by the editor and by the flydresser Jim Nice, text volume with plates and loosely inserted errata slip signed by the editor, original green niger goatskin gilt by Aquarius, t.e.g., 'Flies' volume with 20 actual Skues-pattern nymphs in 4 sunken mounts, bound concertina-style in matching morocco-backed cloth, gilt panelled spines, preserved in original slipcase, 8vo, Ernest Benn, 1977

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A fine copy of the de luxe edition, with 20 actual Skues-pattern nymphs dressed by Jim Nice, and the text containing many previously unpublished articles by Skues. The edition was limited to 150 copies, but it is believed that less than 100 were completed by the time of Overfield's death.

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