Fishing for Fun -- And To Wash Your Soul by Hoover, Herbert; Edited by William Nichols - 1963

Random House, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Corner clipped from front flap. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. The binding suffers moderate to severe loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

USA: Random House, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Very clean tight copy, slight edge wear to boards, no dust jacket..

New York: Random House, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition of Fishing For Fun by President Herbert Hoover, inscribed to his close friend and lifelong fishing companion, Albert Mattei.. Twelvemo, 86pp. Blue hardcover, title stamped in gilt on spine, author's facsimile signature in gilt on cover. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, free of any marks or wear. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $3.00 on front flap, short closed tear to rear panel along bottom edge, vibrant illustrations. (Burns 0077) This copy is signed on the half- title: "To Ferne and Bert Mattei - And Wishing you luck! - Herbert Hoover." The recipient of this book, Albert Mattei (1895-1969) was the president and CEO of Honolulu Oil Company and a close friend of President Hoover. They were both members of the exclusive Bohemian Club and were frequent fishing partners. Fishing for Fun was published shortly before Hoover's death in 1964, being a collection of… Read More

New York: Random House, 1963. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very good. Signed limited edition of Fishing for Fun- And To Wash Your Soul by Herbert Hoover.. Twelvemo, 86pp, gilt title on spine and signature on cover, in publisher's blue cloth. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Light sunning to spine, occasional faint foxing throughout text. Publisher's cardboard slipcase with title sticker attached, bumped lower corner, sunning to spine.(Burns 0077) From a limited edition printing of 200 copies, signed by the author. This is edition 13 of 200. Published shortly before Hoover's death in 1964, Fishing For Fun was the final book of former president Herbert Hoover. This work is a collection of essays and speeches given by former President Hoover about his favorite outdoor pastime.