New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1906. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover.

Green cloth with stamped gilt titling and a front decoration in a lighter green. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning; Moderate shelf handling wear spine tips and corners mildly rubbed. Previous owner’s inscription on the front free endpage [Otis H. Dana, grand-son of Richard Henry Dana]. 8vo; 7.75 inches tall; x, [ii], 385, [1], [2, ads] pp.  Contains an index.

Very Good / No Dust Jacket. Item #16032

The author describes fishing adventures from [the author's] experiences during a his several years on the southwestern portion of the Florida reef.

Ref: Bruns, 230.

Background Information:
Charles Holder was a pioneer of big game fishing, and founded the first game fishing organization, the Tuna Club of Avalon. Here he recorded the most diverse account in his time in the turn-of-the-century  the remote wild regions of Southern California; includes lively anecdotes of hunting lynx in the Arroyo Seco, and fox with the Valley Hunt Club, as well as coaching on the mountain road at Catalina Island, and trolling for tuna among the Channel Islands.

Holder was an early advocate of the notion of using lighter tackle on large fish. From the pursuit of the "devil rays" off the Carolina coast to sharks, swordfish, and tuna in the Pacific, Holder's stories are full of adventure, excitement, and expertise.

Ref: Walker, 116

Price: $95.00