Denizens of the Deep: True Tales of Deep-Sea Fishing.
by WYLIE, Philip
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Edges of text block tanned; otherwise a near fine copy in a price-clipped jacket with some minor use to edges.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Rinehart and Co.,, [1953].. First edition, with Rinehart device on copyright page. . publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket. . Edges of text block tanned; otherwise a near fine copy in a price-clipped jacket with some minor use to edges.. 8vo,. Line drawings by Walter Dower.. Inscribed by Philip Wylie to his siblings.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45719
- Title
- Denizens of the Deep: True Tales of Deep-Sea Fishing.
- Author
- WYLIE, Philip
- Illustrator
- Line drawings by Walter Dower.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Edges of text block tanned; otherwise a near fine copy in a price-clipped jacket with some minor use to edges.
- Edition
- First edition, with Rinehart device on copyright page.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rinehart and Co.,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [1953].
- Pages
- 222 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
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Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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