The Sea of Cortez; Gulf of California; Baja; Mainland Coast; Mexico's Primitive Frontier; History; Travel Discoveries; Fishing and Adventure [jacket cover]

Menlo Park, Calif: Lane Magazine and Book Co, 1968. 4th printing. Hardcover. About near fine(-) with small personal owner label to front paste-down, wee bit of damping to jacket bottom edge (only noticed on inside); contemporary gift inscription in a very good(+) jacket in archival mylar. An attractive copy, all in all. Tight and clean.. 283 pages illustrations (some color), maps (some color) 29 cm; bibliographical references (pages 281-282). Maps to endpapers. Handsomely realized. Excellent photography in b&w and color, documenting 'the golden era' when this stunning region of Mexico was mostly wild and the Sea of Cortez rife with fish. "A Sunset Book" [series].

Contents: The story of the Sea of Cortez -- Getting to know the land -- Life and movement of the sea -- Region of the North End -- Region of the Midriff -- Region of Mulege -- Region of Loreto -- Region of Juanaloa -- Region of La Paz -- Region of Cerralvo -- Region of Buena Vista -- Region of Cabo San Lucas -- Region of Magdalena -- Region of Guaymas -- Region of Topolobampo -- How to get there -- Where to stay -- Fishes of the Cortez -- Tackle and techniques -- Small-boat cruising -- Glossary.

Pêches -- Mexique -- Californie, Golfe de. Fisheries. Travel. Fischerei Guidebooks. Guidebooks. Guides touristiques. Geographic: Baja California (Mexico: Peninsula) -- Description and travel. California, Gulf of, Region (Mexico) -- Description and travel. California, Gulf of (Mexico) Mexico -- Guidebooks. Basse-Californie (Mexique) -- Descriptions et voyages. Californie, Golfe de (Mexique) Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula) Mexico -- Gulf of California Region. Pacific Ocean -- Gulf of California. Niederkalifornien Mexiko Golf von Kalifornien Pazifischer Ozean.