johnson rare books & archives, ABAA (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 63 p. Inscribed by the author on the half-title. Small octavo. Original black cloth binding, with silver titles. Internally crisp and clean. Light wear to the corners and tips. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with some general minor rubbing; otherwise very good. Scarce. Inscribed by Author.

Seller Inventory # 62526

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication by Wendell Endicott on the front flyleaf. An avid sportsman, Endicott (1880-1954) attended Harvard University (1899-1901) and served as a director of Sears, Roebuck and Company in Chicago during the 1920s and '30s. This book includes his reminiscences of battling the "Silver King" (Atlantic tarpon) and other game fish along the Florida Keys, as well as a selection of fishing facts and suggestions. Octavo: 273 p. with 80 illustrations from photographs by the author. Original dark green cloth-covered boards over a light green spine, with gilt stamping. Just a hint of foxing to the prefatory and concluding pages, with some faint evidence of moisture along the top edge of the last three dozen pages. Tiny period bookseller's label to the front flyleaf. The spine is a touch faded, with some rubbing to the corners and tips; else about very good.

Seller Inventory # 74477

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. This is No. 31 of 100 copies printed on large paper. As cornerstones in the field of big game fishing, Charles Holder's books are noted for their combination of accurate scientific detail with exciting narratives. In addition to covering the fundamentals of deep sea angling, including specific recommendations for standard rods of the time, baiting tuna hooks, etc. this volume contains dramatic accounts of fishing for black sea-bass, California barracuda, yellowtail, California sheepshead, Florida jewfish, leaping sharks, dolphin, tarpon, and Channel-bass. A legendary Southern California sportsman and civic promoter, Dr. Charles Frederick Holder (1851-1915) virtually invented the sport of big game fishing, founded the famous Tuna Club on Catalina Island, and as a leading resident of Pasadena, played a vital role in establishing the annual Tournament of Roses Parade. A volume in the American Sportsman's Library edited by Caspar Whitney. Octavo: xiv, [2], 435 p. with 8 relief halftone illustrations from paintings by C.F.W. Mielatz, line block illustrations of fish and fishing tackle, and 14 plates of relief halftone illustrations from photographs. In a one-half olive green morocco over marbled paper binding, with decorative gilt stamping, five raised bands, and matching marbled endpapers. Some minor toning and wear along the extremities; otherwise very good. Bruns, H.P.: Angling Books of the Americas, H-226; Wetzel, C.M.: American Fishing Books, p.160.

Seller Inventory # 76714