Big Game Anglers' Paradise. A Complete, Non-Technical Narrative-Treatise on Salt Water Gamefishes and Angling in Florida and Elsewhere. [Inscribed copy].

Kaplan, Moise N.

Published by Liveright Publishing Corporation, New York., 1937

About this Item

6 1/2 inches x 9 1/4 in., mounted, color frontispiece of a sailfish taking bait off Palm Beach; reproduction of an engraving of Izaak Walton. xiv, 400 pp., fold-out map at p. 20, fold-out chart of Florida game fish, at p. 89; illustrated with reproductions of of black & white historical photographs, drawings, maps. Blue cloth with titling gilt on the spine and front cover, top-edge stained red. The spine ends show some wear with small splits to the cloth, wear to spine surface, cover corners, edges, some slight discoloration to the spine ends, stained top-edge; some tanning to the endpapers, light cracking to the back inner hinge. A double-columned, printed book review, printed on pink paper, is mounted on to the front paste-down endpaper: "Big Game Anglers' Paradise", Review by C. Blackburn Miller, President, Salt Water Anglers of America., this is partly folded. Inscribed and signed in ink on the facing endpaper: To Dink Seligman Compliments of the Author Moise N Kaplan "Allah does not deduct from the alloted years of man those days spent angling." -Mohammedan Proverb., also inserted in this copy is reproduction of the typed contents of page 112, regarding the Sarasota Tarpon Tournament. Scarce, signed copy. Other material from the title-page: Beneficial Roles which Fishes and Fishermen have played in influencing Civilization; Angling Lore, Fishing Rites, Past and Modern Angling-Masters; Unusual Geographic and Historic Sidelights and Scenes; Biologic Facts and Other Interesting and Instructive Information Comprehensive Biographies of Twenty Prominent Deep Sea and Coastal Marine-Gladiators Authenic data on their Life Histories, Physical Structures and Sizes; Foods and Prey; Habitats and Migrations; Times and Places and How to Engage them in Sportive Combat; General Characteristics, Specialized Battling (Game) traits; Noteworthy and Record-Size Catches; Tackle and Bait, Guides, Tournaments, Conservation and a "Sea Full of Information". Weight: 4 lbs. Postage may be extra on this item.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Big Game Anglers' Paradise. A Complete, Non-Technical Narrative-Treatise on Salt Water Gamefishes and Angling in Florida and Elsewhere. [Inscribed copy].
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation, New York.
• Publication Date: 1937
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)