New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1927 First edition (so stated and with the correct "H-B" code). Quarto. [12], 203pp. plus 90 photographic halftone plates taken by the author; drawings by Frank E. Phares. Publisher's gilt-stamped dark blue cloth. Tiny bump to lower edge of front cover. A very fine copy with pictorial dust jacket (slight wear to jacket spine ends). A lovely copy with the jacket. Quite scarce in this condition. As the best-selling author of his time, Grey's resources matched his passion for big game fishing, and he traveled the world for months at a time in pursuit of bill fish, Bluefin tuna, sharks, et al. Grey was the first person to land a fish weighing more than one thousand pounds on a rod and reel, and at one time owned fourteen deep sea angling records. Here he recounts an expedition to Nova Scotia for Bluefin, and fishes the Pacific waters around Catalina Island for albacore, marlin, and broadbill swordfish, triumphantly landing a record 582-pound broadbill on June 19, 1926..

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Bookseller: Argonaut Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7590
Title: Tales of Swordfish and Tuna
Author: Grey, Zane
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers
Place of Publication: New York and London
Date Published: 1927
Keywords: Angling Deep Sea Fishing Literature Adventures Voyages Travel Autobiographical Autobiography

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