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Eel Rack by Pelton, Frank - 1930: An Epic Narrative of the Delaware

by Pelton, Frank

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Eel Rack by Pelton, Frank - 1930

Eel Rack: An Epic Narrative of the Delaware

by Pelton, Frank

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Philadelphia: Ferguson Press, 1930. Limited Edition. 191 of 300 copies. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Pelton, Frank. Philadelphia: Ferguson Press, 1930. Limited Edition. 191 of 300 copies Condition (Book/DJ): Good/No Jacket. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering, this signed limited edition is 191 of 300, and contains an additional signed, tipped_in typed inscription to Frank M. Anderson. An original photograph of the author_s mother, to whom the book is dedicated, is tipped_in on the dedication page. This antique volume shows well with some age/wear indications, including shelfwear, with minor loss to the spine. The binding is shaken, but intact; the front hinge is cracked and the half title page is detached. Text is clear and legible through mild age toning/foxing.
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  • Edition Limited Edition. 191 of 300 copies
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Ferguson Press
  • Place of Publication Philadelphia
  • Date Published 1930
  • Pages 235
  • Keywords English

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Eel Rack, an Epic Narrative of the Delaware

"Eel Rack"", an Epic Narrative of the Delaware

by Pelton, Frank

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Philadelphia, The Ferguson Press [1921], 1930. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-worn and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 235 pages; Description: 235 p. Incl. Front. Mounted port. 19 cm. Subjects; Hunting - Personal narratives - United States - Twentieth Century. Signed, limited edition - number 46 of 300.
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"Eel Rack": An Epic Narrative of the Delaware

by [GREY, Zane]. PELTON, Frank Curtis

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Philadelphia, The Ferguson Press [1921]., 1921. First edition (so stated). 8vo. 2 b/w photographs (1 tipped on dedication page). Dust jacket (small chips, stains and fading). Very good. 235 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Sequence of 101 poems, detailing hunting adventures, natural descriptions, etc., by a resident of the Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania and Delaware River region. Number 176 of 300 copies, signed by Pelton on limitation page. Notable for the dust jacket blurb by Western author Zane Grey (himself a one-time resident of the area): "I have always thought the country about which you have written your poem was a great background for a story . . . evidently you have caught its spirit". Grey's copy, with his three line library blindstamp.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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