Author: VAN GORMAN EGAN. [RODERICK HAIG-BROWN].
Title: Shadows of the Western Angler.. (Limited Edition}.
Description: Campbell River, British Columbia. Published by Canwest. 2008.Octavo (8 x 6). 115 pp. including appendix. Limited Edition. 1000 copies published. This book not signed or individually numbered. "Remembering Roderick Haig-Brown on the 100th Anniversary of the birth of one of world's greatest conservationists and anglers." Introduction by Valerie Haig-Brown. Black and white photos. This is Van's poignant account of his friendship with the Haig-Browns, and his camaraderie with Roderick and their fishing the streams and lakes on Vancouver Island. The volume has a fold-out booklet in a back pocket showing the Haig-Brown flies mentioned in the book, two maps of the Nimpkish River, and a 1956 color cover photo of the April 1956 issue of Sports Illustrated featuring Van hooking a brown trout. The book is bound in green cloth with gilt titles on the spine and front cover. Pictorial dust jacket. The Limited Edition is bound in green cloth with gilt titles on the spine and front cover. The text sheets are deckle-edged. Pictorial dust jacket. A beautiful book. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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