Hi Joe: You did very well and a first edition too! Like you, I was looking for a long time for the same book when I chanced upon a copy from the estate sale of a member of my fly fishing club. I think that I paid $20.00 for mine which is a fifth 1977 printing of the original 1971 edition. However, inside the book was a letter from Vernon Hidy postmarked Boise Idaho 29 Apr 1980. The letter was addressed to the deceased former owner of the book and an author in his own right, Van Egan. The letter talks about "Roddy" being Van Egan's former neighbour and well known author, the late Roderick Haig-Brown.
That is why back in March/April of this year, I was trying to join the forum entitled "the International Brotherhood of the Flymph." I did join this forum eventually but so far have had little time to spend on it apart from reading some of the comments posted there. Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver BC, Canada > I made an amazingly rare find last night. I was at a local raffle/sale of > fishing items and fishing books. As I perused the books, > I found a volume that I have been seeking for the last fifteen years. It is > one of the classic books on tying and is carried by Amazon and > is also often offered on Ebay. The prices asked run from @ $65.00 for a > volume that shows major use or damage and is without a > dust jacket to @ $225.00 for a volume in "collectable" condition - clean dust > jacket with little or no damage or rips and an exceptionally > clean condition of the content. The latter is the condition of my rare find. > I paid $2.00 for an almost pristine copy of THE ART OF TYING > THE WET FLY & FISHING THE FLYMPH by Leisenring and Hidy (1971 edition). I > CANT BELIEVE MY LUCK!!! > > -- > Joe Fusco, Sr. > Member of The Missouri Trout Fishermen’s Association, The International > Brotherhood of the Flymph and The Virtual Fly Box > > REMEMBER CANCER IS A WORD NOT A SENTENCE > > Reply to: [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
