THE SALMON FLIES OF JAMES HARPER

Proprietor of William Brown Fishing Tackle, Aberdeen, 1901-1945

By Colin Innes

Angling Monographs No. 7.

Glue cracked but holding at front hinge, 20mm tear to bottom corner of front cover. Internally clean and bright.

Number 148 of a limited edition of only 550 numbered paperbound copies.

Signed by the author, Colin Innes.

2017 1st edition. Paperback issue. 8vo paperback (158 x 233mm). Pp278 + 1pp ads. Colour and b/w photographs and illustrations. Green card covers with flaps.

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Volume number seven in the Coch-y-Bonddu Books Angling Monographs series.

This first edition was limited to just 550 numbered paperbacks and twenty-six lettered hardback copies. A handful of un-numbered review copies were also produced.

"James Harper was the proprietor of the famous fishing tackle firm of William Brown of Aberdeen from 1901 to 1945, and during this time he kept detailed records of the 200 or so salmon fly patterns that the firm produced. The patterns come from many sources; some are well-known, some are variants of known patterns, some have previously only been known by their name, and some never been heard of before. The collection is particularly strong on Spey and Irish flies. In this monograph Colin Innes sets the scene with a tale of how the pattern list was re-discovered, and goes on to give an entertaining and sometimes surprising history of the firm of William Brown and its owners, before revealing the list of patterns. Where possible the fly patterns have been illustrated with original period flies and cross-referenced with books and fishing tackle catalogues of the day." (Publisher's blurb).

Contents include:- Preface; Acknowledgements; A history of the fishing tackle business of William Brown, Aberdeen; The salmon flies of James Harper; Salmon fly plates; Appendix 1: List of salmon flies available from William Brown in 1897; Appendix 2: Harper's list of salmon flies for New Zealand in 1912; Appendix 3: Notes of a feather dealer.