Author: VAN GORMAN EGAN (RODERICK HAIG-BROWN).
Title: A Guide to the Haig-Brown Fishing Tackle Collection. {Limited Edition}.
Description: Campbell River, British Columbia. Privately published. 2010. Limited Edition. Book number 8 of 60 copies published. 31 pp. plus colophon. Octavo (9 x 6). Signed by Pat George on the title page; Pat drew the book’s illustrations. Introduction by John Alevras. Color photo of Van Egan laid-in with his signature in facsimile (Van died shortly before the book’s publication), with a concise biography of Van Egan written by Valerie Haig-Brown on the reverse. Text illustrations throughout. Introductory essay titled "Roderick Haig-Brown" penned by Van especially for this edition in 2009. The limited edition is based on Van’s initial inventory of Haig-Brown’s fishing tackle made in 1978. The H-B tackle collection is listed under the categories of Rods - Reels and Lines - Fly and Fly Boxes - Bait and Bait Boxes - Leader Boxes - Fishing Vests - Staff, Nets, etc. - Line Dryers - Miscellaneous - Storage Boxes. Also a a signed note from John Alevras addressed to Frank [Mikesh], a bookseller, laid-in. The book is bound in green cloth with gilt titles and a gold silhouette of Roderick Haig-Brown on the front cover. A nice book. Fine.

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