Jamie Maxtone-Graham - "The Best Of Hardy's Anglers' Guides"

Macdonald Publishers, Loanhead, 1982. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Gilt stamped brown calf; 8vo; 208pp; illustrated with b/w and color facsimiles from Hardy catalogues; no slipcase; signed by the Maxtone-Graham and William Hardy. The majority of the book covers reels but there is also info on rods, flies, lures and many other gadgets craved by Hardy collectors worldwide, in addition to articles on fishing methods by noted anglers of the day. This copy in near-fine condition with the bottom of the spine bumped slightly.

This and many other books, catalogs, and ephemera come from the collection of Craig Lynch. More to come as well....see here!