Author: VAN GORMAN EGAN (RODERICK HAIG-BROWN).
Title: Tyee. The Story of the Tyee Club of British Columbia. {Limited Edition. With a Letter Signed by Van Egan & A Memorable Short Essay About Roderick Haig-Brown titled "Justice for a Magistrate" Laid-in}.
Description: Campbell River, British Columbia. Published by the Ptarmigan Press. 1988. Quarto (11 x 8). 208 pp. including appendices, bibliography. Limited Edition. Book number 47 of 180 copies published. Signed by Van Egan and the publisher on the limitation page. Color plates showing the fishermen, the lures employed to catch enormous salmon, fish caught, the unique boats and methods employed to fish for Tyee, and the trophies and pins awarded for the various weight classes. Sepia toned photos. This is Van's rich account of the world-famous Tyee Club - its origins, the people who made it so, and Van's personal memories guiding and fishing for Tyee. Laid-in the book is a typed letter signed by Van Egan and it’s addressed to me. Van and Rod Haig-Brown were dear friends for many years, and the separate essay, titled "Justice for a Magistrate," describes a day when Haig-Brown appeared in court for a speeding ticket and the amusing events which unfolded. The book is bound in full burgundy leather with gilt titles. The Tyee Club color logo is printed on the limitation page. Matching burgundy leather and cloth slip case. A beautiful book. Fine in a fine slip case. The letter and essay in fine condition.

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