AT HOME AND ABROAD. THE SCARCE DELUXE LIMITED EDITION. Paper repair to page 61 / 62 (see photos), some minor discolouration to cloth, old label remnant to spine, light browning to end-papers, pencil ticks to plates otherwise internally clean. The extremely scarce deluxe limited edition of which only 50 copies were produced – 40 numbered and 10 un-numbered. This is one of the 10 un-numbered copies and previously belonged to the company that printed the book, Jarrold and Sons Ltd, with their stamp to the front end-paper. 8vo (152 x 228mm). Quarter-bound in vellum over red cloth, spine titled in gilt, rough-cut page edges. Edition limited to 50 copies. Pictures show the actual copy being offered for sale. Any questions please ask. One of precious few books written on one of the most spectacular eras of British sea fishing, the bluefin tuna fishery of the 1930s mostly centred around Scarborough. This book, in its standard form, is quite scarce and in very good condition can command prices of several hundred pounds. The copy offered here is the extremely scarce deluxe edition that was limited to only fifty copies. Forty copies were numbered, ten were un-numbered. This is one of the ten un-numbered copies and was previously owned by the book’s printer, Jarrold and Sons Ltd, with their stamp Jarrolds Factory Book Dept. On the front end-paper. Despite its faults this is still a nice example of a very hard-to-find book. Contents include:- Introduction; Natural history; Historical; Pioneering the new sport; The problem; Methods employed; Tackle; Tunny as food; Other methods; Rules; Lessons of the season of 1933. Appendices:- Rules and tackle specifications; The British Tunny Club; The migration of tunny; An appeal to fishermen for the collection of hooks found in tuna fish; Bibliography. This item is in the category “Books, Comics & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectable”. The seller is “lukeedwardsbooks” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Korea, South, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Cayman Islands, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Macau, Monaco, Maldives, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Bahamas, Colombia, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Uruguay, Vietnam, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Non-Fiction Subject: Sports
- Year Printed: 1934
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Binding: Hardback
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Author: Mitchell-Henry (Lorenzo Cecil Vaughan) (1866-1965)
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Language: English
- Publisher: Rich & Cowan Ltd.
- Place of Publication: London.
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Luxury Edition