Kirkfield, Stuart - "The Fine Bamboo Fly Rod" 2-piece Includes original bag and fiberglass

Includes original bag and fiberglass rod tube with Kabuto label

Nickel silver cap and ring reel seat over a mortised butternut spacer

I will also include a scanned copy of the Thomas & Thomas catalog from 1990 when the rod was offered for $3

Use marks on the rims and backplate

-- "Being functional does not detract from its value as sculpture"

Kirkfield, Stuart - "The Fine Bamboo Fly Rod" 2-piece Includes original bag and fiberglassStackpole, Harrisburg, PA, 1986. Hardcover. Book Condition: Like new. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Two tone cloth with gilt spine titles; 8vo; 192pp; illustrated with b w photos. color photographic dust jacket. With chapters on assessing repairs, guide & wrap placement, varnishing techniques, cleaning cork, ferrule replacement, repairing fractures and delaminations and installing new seats & grips.