The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing
by Thomas McGuane
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/VG
- ISBN 10
- 0679454853
- ISBN 13
- 9780679454854
- Seller
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Tan cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. No condition issues to hardcover. DJ is unclipped. Slight wrinkling of DJ on back cover top margin. There are a couple of paper nicks to the front fold flap on fold. Otherwise in VG condtion.
Thomas McGuane demonstrates in his writing what a life dedicated to sport fishing reveals about life. The author has a deep experience of wildlife and the outdoors and he is dedicated to conservation. "The Longest Silence" contains 33 essays about McGuanne's obsession with fish and takes the reader from the river in his backyard to the holiest waters of the fly fishing world.
Mylar protected
Synopsis
Thomas McGuane lives in Sweet Grass County, Montana. He is the author of eight previous novels and a collection of stories, as well as two collections of essays.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 05-01-2024-02
- Title
- The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing
- Author
- Thomas McGuane
- Format/Binding
- Tight
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 1999
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0679454853
- ISBN 13
- 9780679454854
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 280
- Size
- 9 1/2" x 6 3/8"
- Keywords
- non-fiction, Essays, Fishing, Biography, Travel
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Bonnie Lane Books
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