The Classic
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Book Collection
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"AN ANGLER FOR ALL SEASONS"
The Scrapbook of Willis K. "Chip" Stauffer
by David M. Atwood



A Well known Angler throughout the Poconos
and the Catskills!
$62.
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| 1. | "EPHEMERAS", "MAYFLIES", "NATURALS & ARTIFICIALS", by Charles Graidey, 1st ed, 1986, Limited Edition, 1/3000. Excellent condition. $100. | 
| 2. | "ANGLER'S WORKSHOP - PERRY FRAZER ROD MAKING", 1st edition, 1908, $40. | 
| 3. | "SECRETS OF FISHING RODS and how they are made", by George Herter, 1961, reprint $35. | 
| 4. | "CATSKILL RIVERS" by Mac Francis, 1st edition, 1983, DJ $40. | 
| 5. | "MASTER'S GUIDE TO BUILDING A BAMBOO FLY ROD", by Everett Garrison, 1985 reprint, DJ $100. | 
| 6. | "FUNDAMENTALS OF BUILDING A BAMBOO FLY ROD" by George Maurer and Bernard Elser, PB, JB, signed Presented copy, 1st edition, 1995. $50. | 
| 7. | "THE LOVELY REED" by Jack Howell, 1st edition, HB, 1998, $85. | 
| 8. | "FLY RODS GALORE" by George Barnes, 1st edition, HB, DJ Limited #440, signed, $50. | 
| 9. | "CLASSIC SALMON FLY DRESSING" BY KEN SAWADA, HARD BOUND, DUST JACKET, 1ST ED. Signed. Very scarce book. Excellent condition. $200. | 
| BOOK LIST #2 | |
| 1. | "MAKING A FISHERY" BY FREDRICK M. HALFORD, 1st edition, 1902, #3 of Halford's Dry Fly Series, $100. | 
| 2. | "The Way of a Trout with a Fly" by G.E.M. Skues, 2nd edition, 1928. $60 | 
| 3. | "Tube and Waddington Fly Dressing" by Kenichiro Sawada, Paperbound, Fully illustrated, 1st edition, 1996. $60. | 
| 4. | "The Happy End" by Ben A. Williams, Deryydale Press, NY, Limited 1st ed, 1939. #580/1250. $50. | 
| 5. | "Atlantic Salmon Flies and Fishing" by Joseph D. Bates, Jr. Limited edition, 1970, Slipcased, signed, #34/600. $100. | 
| 6. | "The Fly and the Fish" by John Atherton, 1951, 1st Edition, DJ, $75. SOLD | 
| 7. | "Classic & Antique Fly Fishing Tackle, A Guide for Collectors and Anglers" by A. J. Campbell, 1st ed, 1997, DJ $50. | 
| 8. | "Letters to a Salmon Fisher's Son" by A. H. Chaytor, 4th ed, 1936, Hardbound. $45.SOLD | 
| 9. | "Saltwater Fishing" by Van Campen Heilner, 1st ed, hardbound, 1937. 12 colored plates and many illustrations, $60. | 
| 10. | "Steelhead to a Fly" by Clark C. Van Fleet, hardbound, 1954, 1st ed, scarce. $50. SOLD | 
| 11. | "Modern Development of the Dry Fly" by Frederic M. Halford, HB, 1923 reprint, $60. | 
| 12. | "The Bamboo Rod and How to Build it" by Claude M. Kreider, HB, DJ, 1st ed, 1951, $50. | 
| 13. | "The Book of the Tarpon" by A. W. Dimock, Meadow Run Press, reprint, 2004, HB, Slipcased,$60. | 
| 14. | "Fishing Tackle for Collectors" by Charles Kewley and Howard Farrar, 1st ed, 1987, HB. DJ, $50. | 
| 15. | "Split and Glued" by Vincent C. Marinaro, 1st ed 2007, HB, DJ, signed by bothh authors, many illustrations and color photos, $60. | 
  
  
  
| GROUP #3 | |
| 1. | "ANTIQUE FISHING REELS" BY STEVEN K VERNON, 1ST ED, 1985, DJ Very good condition. $35. SOLD | 
| 2. | "A TREASURY OF REELS" BY JIM BROWN, LIMITED 1ST EDITION, 1990. Signed copy, 243/500. DJ, excellent condition. $80. SOLD | 
| 3. | "FUNDAMENTALS OF BUILDING A BAMBOO FLY ROD" BY GEORGE MAURER AND BERNARD ELSER, 1ST ED, 1998, DJ, $50. | 
| 4. | "D IS FOR DINGLEY, THE MASTER REEL MAKER" BY PATRICK GARNER AND BRIAN TAYLOR, PB, 1 ST ED, 2011, $50. SOLD | 
| 5. | "BIG STONY" BY HOWARD WALDEN II, Derrydale Press, 1993, HB, This is 1 of 2500 in a Limited Edition. $30. | 
| 6. | "HAIRWING ATLANTIC SALMON FLIES" BY KEITH FULSHER AND CHARLES KROM, 1ST ED 1981, Signed Presentation copy by both authors. DJ, $70. | 
| 7. | "TALL TALES AND SHORT" BY EDMUND WARE SMITH, Derrydale Press, 1st ed 1938, Limited edition #369/950. Clear plastic wrapper. $60. | 
| 8. | "ANGLING FOR ATLANTIC SALMON" by SHIRLEY WOODS, L.T.D. 1 st Edition, signed by author and artist, 1976, #186/990. Slipcased, clear plastic wrapper $60. SOLD | 
| 9. | "SALTWATER FLY PATTERNS" BY LEFTY KREH, 1st Fully revised and Augmented Edition, 1995, signed, DJ, $40. | 
| 10. | "AQUATIC ENTOMOLOGY" BY W. PATRICK MCCAFFERTY, "The Fisherman's and Ecologists Illustrated "Guide to insects and their Relatives". Illustrations by Arwin V. Provonsha, Limited 1 st edition, 1992, #189/300 copies, signed by author and illustrator. Full Bound in Primera Grain leather and slip cased. $150. | 
| 11. | "CENTURY END" BY PAUL PTALIS, Signed, Limited edition. 1999, #97 of 100 volumes in the series. Numbered 1900-1999. $170. | 
| 12. | "CLASSIC SALMON FLY MATERIALS", A Reference to all Materials used in Constructing Classic Salmon Flies from Start for Finish", "Tinsel, Wool, silks, Furs and Feathers", BY MICHAEL D. RADENCICH, 1st edition, 2007, HB, DJ, $50. | 
| 13. | "SALMON FISHING" BY ERIC TRAVERNER, 1ST ED, 1935, `HB, Clear plastic wrapper, $80. | 
| 14. | "Tall Tales and Short" by Edmund Ware Smith, Derrydale Press, limited 1st ed, 1938, #369/950. HB, $75. SOLD | 
| 15. | "The Dettes, A Catskill Legend" by Eric Leiser, HB, DJ, 1st ed, 1992, $50. | 
| GROUP #4 | |
| 1. | S.A. NEFF JR. - "BIBLIOPHILE AS BOOKBINDER", 1ST, 2018 $25. | 
| 2. | WILLIAM S. SCHALDACH- "FISH", 1937, 1st edition #1055/1560 and Revised Copy 2 Vol. $175. | 
| 3. | DANA LAMB - "ON TROUT STREAMS & SALMON RIVERS", 1st edition, L.T.D., S. C. 1963. 1/1500. $125. | 
| 4. | DANA LAMB- "BRIGHT SALMON & BROWN TROUT", 1st edition, L.T.D. S.C. 1/1500. $100. | 
| 5. | C. F. WALKER - "CHALK STREAM FLIES", 1953. 1st ed, D. J. 4 Color plates of flies. $50. | 
| 6. | WM. SCHALDACH - "COVERTS & CASTS", 1943. 1st Edition, Nice Plates $50. | 
| 7. | E. A. BORTON - "AN ALBUM OF THE CHALK STREAM" 1st edition, 1946, DJ, Signed by Sparse $60. | 
| 8. | T. E. PRYCE - TANNATT - "MEDITATIN OF A MIDDLE AGED ANGLER", 1st edition, 1932. $40. | 
| 9. | JAMES T. GRAY JR. - "HANDBOOK OF THE MARGAREE", 1st edition, 1976, DJ $40. | 
| 10. | FRANCIS FRANCIS - "BY LAKE & RIVER", 1st edition, 1874, Leather bindings. $100. | 
| 11. | EARL HODGSON - "SALMON FISHING", 1906, 1st edition, Several color plates of Flies. $100. | 
| 12. | HOWARD T. WALDEN II - "UPSTREAM & DOWN", 1st edition, 1938, Derrydale Press L.T.D. #141/950. $40. | 
| 13. | DICK STEWART & BOB LEEMON - "TROLLING FLIES", 1st printing, 1982, Signed Color Plates of Flies, $35. | 
| 14. | COLONEL H. P. SHELDON - "TRANQUILITY" VOL 3 BOOK SET, 1st edition, L.T.D., S.C. 1945, 1/500 Copies. $50. | 
| 15. | ROMILLY FEDDEN - "GOLD DAYS" 1919, 1ST edition. $50. | 
| 16. | ERIC TAVERNER - "FLY TYING FOR TROUT", 1957,DJ, Color plates of Flies $25. | 
| GROUP #5 | |
| 1. | H. G. McCLELLAND - "TROUT FLY DRESSER'S CABINET OF DEVICES","HOW TO TIE FLIES FOR TROUT AND GRAYLING FISHING", 5th edition. 1921, $25. | 
| 2. | G.E.M. SKUES - "SILK, FUR AND FEATHERS". 1950, 1st edition. $100. | 
| 3. | ROGER WOOLLEY - "FLY FISHER'S FLIES", 3rd edition, 1950. $40. | 
| 4. | ART FLICK - "NEW STREAMSIDE GUIDE", 1st edition, 1969, D. J. $15. | 
| 5. | JOHN YOUNGER - "RIVER ANGLING FOR SALMON AND TROUT", 3rd edition. 1864. $100. | 
| 6. | W. S. JACKSON - "NOTES OF A FLY FISHER, 1927. $35. | 
| 7. | S. M. COCKERELL - "REPAIRING OF BOOKS", 1958. $20. | 
| 8. | JOHN DAVEY - "THE ANGLER AND HIS FRIEND", 1855 $75. | 
| 9. | REBEN R. CROSS - "FUR, FEATHERS & STEEL", 1st edition. 1940. $50. | 
| 10. | EUGENE V. CONNETT - "MY FRIEND THE TROUT", 1961, 1st edition. D.J. $50. | 
| 11. | RICHARD CLAPHAM - "TROUT FISHING ON HILL STREAMS", 1st edition. 1947. D.J. $25. | 
| 12. | ROGER WOOLLEY - "MODERN TROUT FLY DRESSING", 1 st edition, 1932. $50. | 
| 13. | CHAS. M. WETZEL - "PRACTICAL FLY FISHING", 2nd edition. 1945. $50. | 
| 14. | GEORGE DEWAR - "BOOK OF THE DRY", 2nd edition.. 1910. $50. SOLD | 
| 15. | CAPTAIN HALE - "HOW TO TIE SALMON FLIES", 1st edition. 1892. $250. | 
| 16. | F. M. HALFORD - "DRY FLY ENTOMOLOGY", 2nd edition. 1902, Colored plates of flies, $100. | 
| 17. | LEONARD WEST - "NATURAL TROUT FLY AND IT'S IMITATION", 1 st edition. 1912. $100. | 
| 18. | LOUIS RHEAD - "BASSES, FRESH WATER & MARINE", 1st edition, 1905, Color plates if fish and flies. $60. | 
| 19. | COL. E. W. HARDING - "THE FLY FISHER AND THE TROUT'S POINT OF VIEW", 1st edition. 1931. $75. | 
| 20. | FREDERICK WHITE - "THE SPICKLEFISHERMAN", Derrydale Press, 1st editon. 1928. 1-775 copies. L.T.D. $50. | 
DC=Dust Cover,SC=Slip Cased, LB=Leather Bound,
DJ=Dust Jacket, SB=Spiral Bound, ED=Edition, LTD=Limited Edition,
YR=Year, SG=Signed, H/P=Hard/Paperbound
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