Albacora (SIGNED 1ST)
by (Biography) MARRON, Eugenie
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 214 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.75 intact on front flap. Signed and inscrbed - "To our two dear friends Nancy and John Lewis who love the sea as much as me - with affection, Eugenie Marron - Tight Lines and screaming reels." Dated June 27, 1957 (the year of publication). A scarce signed copy of this first edition by the one-time women's holder of five fishing world records. Eugenie STILL holds the record for the largest swordfish (722 pounds) ever caught by a woman. Some toning and foxing to endpapers and first few pages. Binding lightly toned. DJ a bit worn at spine ends and folds.
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- Bookseller
- Back in Time Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6270
- Title
- Albacora (SIGNED 1ST)
- Author
- (Biography) MARRON, Eugenie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography; Sports;
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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