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Tales Of Swordfish And Tuna [1927 Signed And Corrected By His Spouse]

Name: Tales Of Swordfish And Tuna [1927 Signed And Corrected By His Spouse]
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Author: Grey, Zane

by Grey, Zane

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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: poor mans books (US)
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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