TALES OF SWORDFISH AND TUNA. By Zane Grey.
Grey (Pearl Zane). (1872-1939).
From Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since March 28, 1999
From Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since March 28, 1999
About this Item
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1927). (1927) 1927 (2nd edition). Large 4to (192 x 270mm). Ppxii,203. B/w photograph plates, pictorial end-papers. Original orange cloth, upper board and spine titled in black. Paste repair to frayed and shaken spine, hinges tender, slight browning. Working copy, lacks dust-wrapper. "Zane Grey fished up to 300 days of the year. But, with all that time on the water, there was nothing more exciting or more compelling than the really big fish! - the gaints of the sea. Blue-fin tuna are (even today) still sometimes pursued with harpoons! There's the story of a swordfish that was hooked at 10:30 in the morning and played until 11:30 that night - only to." Chapters include: Tuna at Avalon, 1919; Giant Nova Scotia tuna; A record fight with a swordfish; Xiphias galdius at 418 pounds; Wolves of the sea; Whales' tales; Herculean angling; Space; Heavy tackle for heavy fish; The deadly airplane-wire leader; Loren Grey's first fish story. . Seller Inventory # 42562
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Title: TALES OF SWORDFISH AND TUNA. By Zane Grey.
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap. New York. 1927
Binding: Hardcover
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