Notes: Avalon ---Aug. 1916 (Typescript of a sportfishing logbook, with holograph annotations)

Published by Avalon, CA, 1916

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Typescript of Zane Grey's sportfishing logbook for an expedition with silent film actor, Dustin Farnum, with holograph corrections in original stamped mailing envelope. 63 unnumbered, typed pages, cover page blind stamped with Grey's ownership mark, on ruled paper, 8.25" x 4.5," brad bound at top. Several corrections and annotations in Grey's hand. Very good with some light chipping and wear to edges and around brads. Envelope stained and worn. Daily log entries start on August 1st and end on September 14th, 1916. Grey's companion for the trip was film star, Dustin Farnum, who would go on to play in "The Light of Western Stars," based on the eponymous Grey novel. The logbook includes a few great narrative entries that span several pages, including dialogue and detailed descriptions of fish, gear, environs, and the thrill of the hunt. Grey would later use these notes to put together several magazine articles: "Some Rare Fish of the Sea," Recreation, Oct. 1916 "Sailfish," Recreation, Dec. 1916 "Two Flights with Swordfish," Recreation, Oct. 1917 "Gladiator of the Sea" Field and Stream, Apr. 1918 "Avalon the Beautiful," Field and Stream, May 1918. A captivating look at the sporting side of Grey's writing, with a link, through Farnum, to the Western genre for which he was most well-known. …

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Title
Notes: Avalon ---Aug. 1916 (Typescript of a sportfishing logbook, with holograph annotations)
Author
Grey, Zane
Publisher
Avalon, CA
Publication year
1916
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Soft cover
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