Tarpon Fishing in Mexico and Florida

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Light blue cloth with spine and cover rules & titles in white, paste-on b/w photo blocked in white lower front panel; 8vo; 73 + 2pp; illustrated with b/w photo frontispiece, decorative chapter initials plus 26 plates with either single or double images per page, all printed in blue ink; large fold-out color map at rear. The rear pastedown contains 2 pockets that house 16 loose stereopticon view cards of tarpon fishing scenes. No date listed, but assumed to have been published in 1906. One of the earliest works devoted solely to tarpon fishing. In a "Partial Tarpon Bibliography", Ken Callahan states: "The author began his tarpon fishing in Mexico in 1904 and he gives long accounts of his fishing experiences in Mexico and Florida. Churchill recommends Vom Hofe reels.there is at present no English made tarpon reels I can recommend. Mentions there is a taxidermist near Useppa Inn who will stuff a tarpon at a price of 5 dollars per foot." This copy in very good condition with light cover soiling and minimal wear to corners. Two bookplates to front preliminaries with some offsetting as well. Internally quite clean with all plates very bright. The map has some creasing and a small tear at one of the folds. All view cards present and in VG condition. A nice copy of a scarce and desirable title. N° de ref. del artículo 002501

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