New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1928. First Edition. Quarto (26.75cm.); original blue gilt-lettered buckram, red topstain; ix,[3],277pp.; photographic frontispiece, 47 plates depicting 99 photographs by the author, photo-illustrated endpapers. Spine cocked, ends and corners a bit shelf-worn, spine gilt rather dulled, rear hinge cracked with endpaper loose but present. About Very Good overall.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 21755
Title: Tales of Fresh-Water Fishing
Author: GREY, Zane
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1928

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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...