Home Pool: Stories of Fly Fishing and Lesser Passions
by DUCKER, Bruce (author); BEARDSLEY, Duke (illustrations)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 081170386X
- ISBN 13
- 9780811703864
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 081170386X . First printing. Fly fisherman Bruce Ducker shares sixteen short stories recounting his experiences fishing in streams around the world. The stories are accompanied by the drawings of Duke Beardsley. --- In blue paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Dust jacket with Beardsley image of a fisherman. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy lacking apparent damages, but with retailer's anti-shoplifting device pasted to rear endpaper. Dust jacket also in great shape; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; ix, 175, (2) pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87556
- Title
- Home Pool: Stories of Fly Fishing and Lesser Passions
- Author
- DUCKER, Bruce (author); BEARDSLEY, Duke (illustrations)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 081170386X
- ISBN 13
- 9780811703864
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Place of Publication
- Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- 081170386X
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Outdoor Pursuits & Recreation;
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Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
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