Tigers of the Sea. By Colonel Hugh D. Wise. Illustrated.

Wise, Hugh Douglas, Colonel (1871-1942).

Published by New York, Derrydale Press. Number 243 of 950 copies, printed by Eugene V. Connett at The Derrydale Press., 1937

About this Item

7 3/4 inches x 10 1/8 in., half-title, frontispiece of various types of sharks; title-page printed in blue and black, with shark design; dedication page, acknowledgments page; preface; contents; list of illustrations; xvi+pp., 189 pp., including appendixes; illustrated with reproduction of historical black & white photographs relating to sharks and shark fishing, and other illustrations of types sharks. Light green cloth with titling and shark designs gilt on the spine and front cover. Lacking the dustjacket. The spine shows consierable fading and tanning, and the cover margins, edges show fading, small nick to the upper edge of the front cover. With the sporting bookplate (Fox & duck hunting, & fishing designs), of John Sherwin, Jr. (designed by S. B. Hill, 1928, engraved by A. J. Downey), on the front paste-down, and with a loose tissue guard to protect the bookplate. Seller Inventory # ABE-868299164

Bibliographic Details

Title: Tigers of the Sea. By Colonel Hugh D. Wise. ...

Publisher: New York, Derrydale Press. Number 243 of 950 copies, printed by Eugene V. Connett at The Derrydale Press.

Publication Date: 1937

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition