Tales Of Swordfish And Tuna [1927 Signed And Corrected By His Spouse]
by Grey, Zane
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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VINELAND, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1927. boards. B/W; [10], 203 pp. Illustrated with 90 plates from photographs taken by author and from drawings by Frank E. Phares; frontispiece from photo of Grey next to the world's record broadbill swordfish (as of June 29, 1926) , 582 pounds, caught at Avalon; pictorial endpapers. (Large 8vo) original navy blue cloth. First Edition. With Harper's code "H-B" on copyright page. One of Grey's more elusive titles on big-game sea fishing. Rare in jacket. This copy inscribed by Mrs. Zane Grey and with several corrections in her hand within. Grey is known to be the first to capture a broadbill swordfish with only a rod and reel. Title page says Hodder & Stoughton, imprint of Harper at spine heel. Jacket with some chipping and soiling; volume with only light wear; very good. DJ probably using a copy of his signed photo of 1927 for front panel. ; Signed by Family Member .
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39628
- Title
- Tales Of Swordfish And Tuna [1927 Signed And Corrected By His Spouse]
- Author
- Grey, Zane
- Illustrator
- Photos
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
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