New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1906. First edition. Octavo. xv, [1], 401, [1], [2, publisher's ads] pp. plus 93 full page photographic illustrations. Publisher's green cloth with a wide and elaborate gilt frame on front enclosing gilt lettering, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt. Snag on rear cover, expected rubbing along edges, bookplate, old tide mark on lower gutter margin of frontispiece and last two leaves (not affecting anything). Overall, a very bright and clean copy of one the best sporting books to come out of Southern California.Holder moved to Pasadena in 1885 and promptly threw himself into local outdoor activities. He was one of the founders of the Rose Parade and the Tuna Club at Avalon on Catalina Island. This is Holder's account of hunting and fishing in the counties of Santa Barbara, San Buenaventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, and San Diego. He is often credited with being the originator of big-game fishing.

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Livreiro: Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
Nº do estoque do livreiro: 71047
Título: Life in the Open; Sport with Rod, Gun, Horse and Hound in Southern California.
Autor: HOLDER, Charles Frederick
Estado do livro: Usado
Quantidade Disponível: 1
Encadernação: Capa dura
Editorial: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Local de publicação: New York
Data de publicação: 1906

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Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...

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