TALES OF SWORDFISH AND TUNA. By Zane Grey.
1927 1st UK edition. Large 4to (192 x 268mm). Ppxii,203. B/w photograph plates, pictorial end-papers, original dark blue pictorial cloth gilt.
"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.
"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.
£380.00
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Book Code
3610
| Author | Grey (Pearl Zane). (1872-1939). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 3610 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Slight wear to cloth, faint cup ring to upper board, browning to edges and end-papers. A good copy. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1927 |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton. |
| Place | London. |