Fishing Flies and Fly Tying: American Insects and Their Imitations. By William F. Blades.  Illustrations by the Author.  1st Edition published in 1951 by Stackpole and Heck Inc. of Harrisburg, PA.  

Condition: Sound binding.  Rubbing/spotting to covers as pictured above. Some splitting to paper over front hinge but board is secure.  Faint old price in pencil at top of front free endpaper. Text has some scattered small markings and I spotted one tear, else overall it is clean, tight and whole. Profusely illustrated with plates of flies and drawings.  10  1/4"  x  7" with 234 pages.