Schmookler, Paul - The Salmon Flies of Major John Popkin Traherne (Limited Edition)

Schmookler, Paul - The Salmon Flies of Major John Popkin Traherne (Limited Edition)For sale here is a limited edition copy of "The Salmon Flies of Major John Popkin Traherne" by Paul Schmookler. Slip case and book in very fine condition. The Complete Sportsman, Millis, MA, 1993. 1 4 Leather. Illustrated by Ingrid V. Sils; Color Photographs (illustrator). Square 8vo ; xii, 124 pages. A most beautiful Limited Numbered Edition quarter bound in tan Morocco leather with marbled boards and gilt edges enclosed in a tan cloth slipcase. The

This is the smallest of the Billy Pate series

four sections for a 8wt line

Oxidized rear the cork check with a turned reel seat barrel of 1/4" corks

which appears to be filled with glue though not open

with an oxidized cap and ring

All-silver version with blue accents

The grip has been varnished giving it a darker tone

palmable rim

The reel is in excellent condition and moderate handling wear most of which can be polished off with ease

Black aluminum cap and ring reel seat over a beautifully figured mortised burl wood spacer

the ferrule and stripping guide have been re-wrapped

The reel is set up for left hand retrieve and is in near mint condition with one small ding on the spool edge