5 volumes: Spinning for American Game Fish. Drawings by Milton C. Weiler. Photographs, 2 color plates. 8x5½, cloth, jacket. First Edition. Little, Brown, 1947. (Jacket worn, torn and soiled heavily). * Secrets of Success in Spinning. Photographs. 8½x5½, decorative green paper wrappers. First Edition. Suffern, NY: The Rockland Tackle Co., [1951]. (Includes "How to Get Accuracy and Distance in Spinning, 8 paneled booklet laid in). * Spinning for Fresh Water Game Fish. Drawings by Jack Murray. Photographs. Color frontis. 8½x5½, cloth, jacket. First Edition. Little, Brown, [1954]. * Spinning for Salt Water Game Fish. Drawings by Jack Murray. Photographs. Color frontis. 8½x5½, cloth, jacket. First Edition. Little, Brown, [1957]. (Price clipped). * Elementary Fishing. Drawings by Larry Bradley Lane. Front cover color art work by Milton C. Weiler. 7x4, paperbound. First printing. Popular Library, [1967].
Joseph D. Bates, Jr. is the author of several American fishing titles, writing from many years of experience giving very helpful information on techniques and lure and fly making.
Condition:
Jackets with short tears and nicks to edges, soiling to covers; green wrappers copy with light crease wear to edges and soiling to covers; small paperbound copy in about fine condition; otherwise generally very good to near fine in good to very good jackets.