The compleat angler;

New York: Ltd. Editions Club, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good +. Illustrated by Douglas W. Gorsline. Ltd. to 1500 copies, #125, signed by the illustrator on the colophon. Folio. Slipcase is slightly faded & has a very small spot. Otherwise a beautiful copy with the gilt lettering on spine bright as is the light-colored spine, which is usually toned.

From the library of David Lippey, founder of the Rod & Reel Club in Los Angeles & owner of the Western Fishing Line Co., ca 1941-60. He was also an avid fisherman, trying out his own lines. He patented the "hot stretch" idea of nylon filament back in the 1950's.