INTRODUCTION 



testify to the marvellous progress that has been 

 effected in color work. When laid side by side 

 with Kilburn's fishes, lithographed over a quarter 

 of a century ago, the art seems to have reached 

 perfection in softness of tone and mellow diffusion 

 of colors, which fade and gleam in the live fish 

 with kaleidescopic rapidity. The talented author, 

 Mr. A. D. Turner, who painted the oils, has 

 wisely avoided Kilburn's error, who, in exactness 

 of copying the minute external anatomy of a fish, 

 failed to even suggest one in the enjoyment of life 

 or in the throes of death. 



I believe that '' Forest, Lake, and River " will 

 now, and in the years to come, be a marvel of 

 beauty and skill to the angling fraternity, a high 

 landmark in book work, and a testimonial to its 

 author's artistic nature and practical appreciation 

 of the needs of his brother anglers when in pursuit 

 of their favorite pastime. 



New York, February, 1902. 



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