362 - GAIDY (Charles). The Caddisflies. Artificial Flies and Their Tying.

GAIDY (Charles). The Caddisflies. Artificial Flies and Their Tying. Cergy, Edicomm, 1985; in-4. Full brown cloth. With a color vignette of a fly on the top cover and the title inscribed in white lettering. First edition printed in a run of 680 numbered copies; one of 30 non-commercial copies numbered in Roman numerals. Numerous black-and-white and color drawings and plates by the author. Very good condition. The author was born in Clermont in 1940 but spent most of his life in Corrèze; he was recognized as one of the leading experts on fly fishing, an illustrator, and a great connoisseur of the fishing world. His works are considered standard references.