Dry Fly Fishing in Theory and Practice - Halford 7'9" The reel is as close

The reel is as close to mint condition as it gets (tiny marks on the reel foot from being on a rod)

Bright aluminum down-locking reel seat with a fine varnished walnut spacer

This is a workhorse of a reel

Reel seat is German silver/Argentine slide band over a very nice walnut spacer

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Dry Fly Fishing in Theory and Practice - Halford 7'9" The reel is as close1899 3rd Revised Edition very good condition. Vinton and Co, 354 pages, 18 plates 4 in color, 3 being of flies, plain plates, text illustrations, contents very clean, original brown cloth gilt. covers show age use but a very good copy, spine ends and both cover corners bumped