LIMITED EDITION 306 pp. "This unique, one-of-a-kind book is a must for anyone interested in the history of our great sport and collectors of antique fishing tackle. It takes a look at the history of fishing rods from the early 1800s to the 1970s, through text and hundreds of color photographs. With access to five private and extensive collections, Hatton covers the first three ages of rod-making: The smith age, up to 1870; the expansion era, 1870-1900; and the classic era, 1900-1970s. Forty-nine beautiful rods are featured, each with a description, history, notable features, and much m... View More...
306 pp. "This unique, one-of-a-kind book is a must for anyone interested in the history of our great sport and collectors of antique fishing tackle. It takes a look at the history of fishing rods from the early 1800s to the 1970s, through text and hundreds of color photographs. With access to five private and extensive collections, Hatton covers the first three ages of rod-making: The smith age, up to 1870; the expansion era, 1870-1900; and the classic era, 1900-1970s. Forty-nine beautiful rods are featured, each with a description, history, notable features, and much more. Be warned:... View More...
(frontis), (4), 194 pp., (2) One hardcover copy, inscribed and dated in year of publication on the FFEP. Jordan the Rodmaker chronicles the life of Wesley D. Jordan The art of rodmaking fell into place when by happenstance the opportunity arose in 1919 with the startup of the Cross Rod Company. Owner and boss W.R. Forsyth engaged him to learn the craft of rodmaking, and he soon found himself crafting bamboo fly rods that were as good as almost any sold. Thus began a lifelong romance with bamboo and his start in life as a self-taught rodmaker. His career derail... View More...
x, 246 pp. [1976] Book: Bears bookplate of Hoagy Carmichael. on front pastedown. On front flyleaf a lengthy inscription from Matin Keane to Pinky Gillum's Wife & Son. View More...
192 pp. One of 150 copies. We know a good deal about many of the major American rod makers, ranging from Hiram Leonard to Eustis W. Edwards to Lyle Dickerson. But high end fly rod makers like these are just the tip (and a glorious one at that) of the iceberg. From the earliest days of American rod making in the 1830s to the immediate post-World War II era, hundreds if not thousands of men made their living in part or in whole as rod makers. We have documented histories of less than 10% of them. This book is an effort to resurrect the stories of rod makers that span the range of American fishin... View More...
xxvi, 196 pp.One of the most beloved, and learned, men in the modern history of rodmaking was Ralph W. Moon. Having spent over a half century at the rod bench, from the 1970s onward Ralph mentored dozens of beginning rodmakers, teaching classes on the art at colleges, fly clubs, and FFF conclaves. Ralph & Pat Moon were special people. View More...
240 pp. What happens when the apprentice picks up the hand plane and begins to make split bamboo fly rods? How does life at the edge of the North Woods change with the inevitable passage of time? Author Kathy Scott answers these questions and more in Changing Planes, her newest journal of cane, fly fishing, and life, and the third of her books to be published by Alder Creek Publishing. Her first book, Moose in the Water Bamboo on the Bench, has become a classic among those who treasure split bamboo. Kathy Scott was nominated for the prestigious Rutstrum Wilderness Writers Award for her second... View More...
[2], vii, 93 pp. Kathy Scott, in her own unique style, has done it again! In The Letters to Everett Garrison, Kathy has taken over 300 documents from the Garrison archives and transformed them into another one of her Good Reads. In this first time glimpse into to the life of a craftsman who set into motion a rod making renaissance Kathy Scott enables the reader to view the human side of the Garrison genius. Now in a hardcover edition New, sealed in publisher's shrink wrap. One of 500 copies. View More...
[8], 352 pp. [1] Book: Signed & dated on the title page, laid in: the author's business card. Top corners very lightly bumped. AEG, sparkle end papers full brown leather with gilt lettering View More...
