This is the 1855 edition of "Blackers Art of Fly Making" which William Blacker, a London Tackle dealer, expanded considerably with hand painted illustrations and - in his own words:
"No man has taken such pains to improve upon the anglers craft as I; on every article in the whole range of fishing tackle I have made some improvement on rods, flies, lines, reels, and tackle of every sort; and in these pages have left a lasting memorial of my handicraft to the fly-fisher, from whom I have hidden nothing that might retard him in his progress,..." (from the introduction to the 2nd edition).
This is the 1855 edition of "Blackers Art of Fly Making" which William Blacker, a London Tackle dealer, expanded considerably with hand painted illust...