[Florida History, Angling] Adventures with Rod and Harpoon along the Florida Keys
by Endicott, Wendell (1880-1954)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
DeLand, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: F. A. Stokes, 1925. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Good.
Green cloth spine with gilt titles to a deeper green cloth with stamped titles and decorations also in gilt. Octavo 8.75 inches tall; xiv, 273 pp. Illustrated with 80 Photographs on 74 plates taken by the author. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, a hint of even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling. The Dust Jacket with a price of $4.00 is in a new clear Mylar protective sleeve. The jacket has evenly age-toned with a darker spine. Loss and chipping on the top edge with greater loss on the top of the spine. A nearly fine book in a very uncommon dust jacket.. Wendell Endicott was one of America's most enthusiastic sports fishermen this book is his magnum opus, an important piece of Florida history and a lasting contribution to folklore and fishing in the Keys. This exciting commentary is filled with stories and know-how.
Ref Bruns E34; CCE 523
Subjects: Florida, Floridiana, Florida History, Natural History, Fishing, Angling; Outdoor Living; Tarpon fishing; Shark Fishing
Green cloth spine with gilt titles to a deeper green cloth with stamped titles and decorations also in gilt. Octavo 8.75 inches tall; xiv, 273 pp. Illustrated with 80 Photographs on 74 plates taken by the author. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, a hint of even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling. The Dust Jacket with a price of $4.00 is in a new clear Mylar protective sleeve. The jacket has evenly age-toned with a darker spine. Loss and chipping on the top edge with greater loss on the top of the spine. A nearly fine book in a very uncommon dust jacket.. Wendell Endicott was one of America's most enthusiastic sports fishermen this book is his magnum opus, an important piece of Florida history and a lasting contribution to folklore and fishing in the Keys. This exciting commentary is filled with stories and know-how.
Ref Bruns E34; CCE 523
Subjects: Florida, Floridiana, Florida History, Natural History, Fishing, Angling; Outdoor Living; Tarpon fishing; Shark Fishing
Details
- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17945
- Title
- [Florida History, Angling] Adventures with Rod and Harpoon along the Florida Keys
- Author
- Endicott, Wendell (1880-1954)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- F. A. Stokes
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
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