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Fishing for Fun - and to Wash Your Soul (with photograph and unique inscription)
by Herbert Hoover (edited by William Nichols)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/VG-
- Seller
-
Winston, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1963. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. Price is clipped off of the front flap. DJ is sunned and has edge and corner chipping and soiling present. Internal binding is good, no hinge cracks, pages are tight. Rear hinge shows brown spots in the gutter likely from foxing. This is a third printing of this title but has a rather unique addition. On one of the front end pages is written: "To Carroll A. Brown(Fisherman) - This picture was taken at Rapidan, Va. on Sunday afternoon, June 3, 1930, while being a guest of Lou Henry and Herbert Hoover." and is signed Eddie Russell. On the page opposite the inscription there's a taped-in photograph of president Hoover fishing with a quote underneath " Next to Prayer, Fishing is the most Personal Relationship of Man. H. H.". Also included is a slip of paper with notes and phone numbers. Lou Henry was Herbert Hoover's wife but we could not identify Eddie Russell. It should also be noted the inscription reads "Sunday afternoon, June 3, 1930" but this date fell on a Tuesday. Variations of this photo is shown online but shows no references or dates associated with it. Copyright page states third printing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2200686
- Title
- Fishing for Fun - and to Wash Your Soul (with photograph and unique inscription)
- Author
- Herbert Hoover (edited by William Nichols)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 86
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ephemera Etcetera; Hobbies / Games / Nature / Sporting; Biography and Genealogy;
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Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2021
Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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All of the book pictures were taken at the time the book was listed and we never use generic or stock photos in any listing. If you would like additional photos or information on any listing please let us know and we will be more than happy to comply.
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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