Author: CLAUDE M. KREIDER.
Title: The Bamboo Rod and How to Build It. {Mike Kennedy’s Book}.
Description: New York. The Macmillan Company. 1951. First Edition. Octavo (8 x 5). 140 pp. Text illustrations.This was Oregon steelhead fly fisherman Mike Kennedy’s book, with his bookplate on the front paste down. Trey Combs described Mr. Kennedy as "Among the special members of the angling fraternity who count their days complete when casts have been made with precision, deliveries completed on the money, water covered correctly, with patterns intelligently selected and, yes, steelhead hooked, Mike Kennedy stands at the forefront" (Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies). Claude Kreider’s book is one of the early works on bamboo rod making. The book is bound in blue cloth with green and white titles. Pictorial dust jacket. The binding is fine in a good dust jacket with chips and edge wear.

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