Going Fishing: the Story of the Deep-Sea Fishermen of New England
by Pierce, Wesley George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0877422516
- ISBN 13
- 9780877422518
- Seller
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Franklin, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Camden, Maine: International Marine Publishing. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. 0877422516 . Both book and dustjacket are in Near Fine condition - would make an attractive gift. First published in 1934, this work "is more tha a personal reminiscence, it is alive with vivid descriptions of the catching, cleaning and salting of cod and mackerel of shipboard recreation with fiddles, accordians and sea shanties, and of races between ships that had made their catch and were running for port under full sail." ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 323 pages .
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- Bookseller
- The Book Shelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5772
- Title
- Going Fishing: the Story of the Deep-Sea Fishermen of New England
- Author
- Pierce, Wesley George
- Illustrator
- Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0877422516
- ISBN 13
- 9780877422518
- Publisher
- International Marine Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Camden, Maine
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- 0877422516, Fishing, New England
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- Fine
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