CENTURY END: A FLY TYING JOURNEY. SOME ORIGINALS, SOME TRADITIONALS, SOME OBSERVATIONS

Frank Amato Pubns, 2001. Softcover. Good. 8x0x11. Signed by Author. In Good to Very Good condition. Signed Paul Ptalis on title page. Discussion and photographs of a range of traditional and innovative salmon flies. Includes discussion of the aesthetics of fly design and a section on hooks with good pictures. Content focuses on Paul's artistic style, using both his original and interpretive traditional patterns. The text discusses and illustrated techniques related to artistic flow, seeing the material, and developing one's own style, topics not often discussed in the literature. Also included, is a unique section on traditional salmon hooks presented as an invaluable reference for those interested in tradition and collecting. They are graphically represented, including over 150 blind-eye hooks; originals from the 1800s and reproductions by the modern masters. Ptalis was a board member of the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum and a member of the New York Anglers Club. A source of great pride was the publication of his fly tying book, Centurys End. Signed copies rarely offered.