The Giant Fish of Florida
by Turner-Turner, J
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
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About This Item
London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1902. First English Edition. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.
Green publisher's cloth with motif in gilt and silver. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear cloth age-toned with slight lower corner and spine tip wear. 8vo; 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches. 209 pages with an index, 48 photos on plates. First English edition.
Ref: Bruns T64. "The coast of America, and more particularly that of Florida and Mexico, is the recognized resort of those who angle for the biggest that the sea has to give".
"In this volume I have endeavored to lay before fellow sportsmen at home some of the charms of fishing for tarpon ......" The author reminiscences and describes angling in Florida waters for tarpon, sharks, rays, catfish and bass.
Reads like an old sailor's tale and is aimed to distinguish the fish that call the coast around Florida home from those elsewhere in the oceans, Turner-Turner's work has aided fishermen in their endeavors to capture big-game fish for decades. However, even those who have never fished will find themselves caught up in an adventure as they picture the excitement of searching out and catching such fish.
Contents: The Giant Tarpon, Among the Alligators, How to Catch Tarpon, A Lively Morning in the Pass, Ladies who love the Sport, Enormous Rays or Devil Fish, Harpooning a Monster, The Loggerhead Turtle, Catfish as Scavangers; Bony Fish, Jack, Garfish, Jewfish, Squeateague and Bass; Spotted Eels, Crab-eaters, Surf-Whiting, Moonfish, Leather Jackets, Trigger Fish and Mullet; Striped Mullet, Sharks, Bird Life.
Green publisher's cloth with motif in gilt and silver. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear cloth age-toned with slight lower corner and spine tip wear. 8vo; 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches. 209 pages with an index, 48 photos on plates. First English edition.
Ref: Bruns T64. "The coast of America, and more particularly that of Florida and Mexico, is the recognized resort of those who angle for the biggest that the sea has to give".
"In this volume I have endeavored to lay before fellow sportsmen at home some of the charms of fishing for tarpon ......" The author reminiscences and describes angling in Florida waters for tarpon, sharks, rays, catfish and bass.
Reads like an old sailor's tale and is aimed to distinguish the fish that call the coast around Florida home from those elsewhere in the oceans, Turner-Turner's work has aided fishermen in their endeavors to capture big-game fish for decades. However, even those who have never fished will find themselves caught up in an adventure as they picture the excitement of searching out and catching such fish.
Contents: The Giant Tarpon, Among the Alligators, How to Catch Tarpon, A Lively Morning in the Pass, Ladies who love the Sport, Enormous Rays or Devil Fish, Harpooning a Monster, The Loggerhead Turtle, Catfish as Scavangers; Bony Fish, Jack, Garfish, Jewfish, Squeateague and Bass; Spotted Eels, Crab-eaters, Surf-Whiting, Moonfish, Leather Jackets, Trigger Fish and Mullet; Striped Mullet, Sharks, Bird Life.
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- Title
- The Giant Fish of Florida
- Author
- Turner-Turner, J
- Format/Binding
- A Very Good Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- C. Arthur Pearson Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
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