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Sun Directories Limited, Published 1946. Hardcover, 204 pp., 8 leaves of color plates; 21 cm; 8 color plates including 2 plates of artificial flies dressed by Harkley & Haywood for coast and interior waters; illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout.
In Good condition with an Acceptable dust jacket. Green and black marbled paper over boards, lettered in silver to front cover; bumping and scuffing to edges and corners, with nicking at corner tips and some color loss along edges. Binding firm. Pages toned but unmarked. Illustrated dust jacket with color artwork depicting an angler and moose in a British Columbia forest setting; chipping and nicking at corner tips and at top and bottom of spine, with a 4-inch diagonal tear from the top edge to the fore edge of the front panel, and several additional large chips and tears; color loss along edges. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. [From back cover] "Angling and Hunting in British Columbia is an invaluable aid to those whose intentions are to fish or hunt in British Columbia. It contains a detailed list of all the accessible lakes and rivers in the Province. Well-illustrated in colors, it is the finest book of its kind. An intending hunter or fisherman will find its pages not only very interesting, but a source of valuable information of places further afield which they have yet to explore. Hunters are also provided with a list of the Licensed Game Guides, the various species of Big Game found in the Province, and other data which will be of great value to them in planning their trip. To those people who live outside of British Columbia, who are contemplating a fishing or hunting trip to this Province, or as many do, visit year by year, this book is of incalculable value and should be considered a 'MUST'." A valuable primary source on postwar British Columbia sporting culture, of particular interest for the color plates of artificial flies dressed by the celebrated Vancouver tackle house Harkley & Haywood, and for its documentation of licensed game guides, outfitters, and fishing waters across the province. Includes an Index to Advertisers featuring period British Columbia sporting goods businesses and outfitters. Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Pacific Salmon; Char; Rocky Mountain Whitefish; Angling for Steelhead; Angling for Fresh Water Fish; Angling for Salmon; How to Prepare Fish; Lakes and Rivers of British Columbia; Game Birds; Hunting in British Columbia; B.C. Game Laws; Game Guides; Index to Advertisers.