William Abrams Edwards Presentation Model Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #4 6 Weight and a 12th edition copy

and a 12th edition copy of John Taintor Foote's classic work "The Wedding Gift"

this coming on the eve of World War II

with the typical S-style handle

and all of these come in their original boxes

Black anodized side plates

William Abrams Edwards Presentation Model Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #4 6 Weight and a 12th edition copyFrom William Abrams of Housatonic Rods comes this "Edwards Presentation" model, and 8' 3 piece, 2 tip rod for a #4 line. Medium action. Dark oven temper cane. Built with a 3 up node pattern. Yellow wraps with brown edges. Somewhat truncated step ferrules with lineup marks punched onto the ferrules. Agate stripper. The grip is 11 corks and is done in what I would call a Hawes style (it tapers up most of the way to the front cork check and turns down