I enjoyed this book as well. For a few years I kept an eye opened for a signed first edition but they only came available now and again and when they did they were pretty costly.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...0127076&sr=8-6
anyway, he was an interesting well eduacted and traveled fellow who hung around with some even more interesting sportsman. When I saw you did a reprint I had to get a copy. Some of those photos are pretty cool. This is one of those classic reads that makes me imagine what it must have been like blazing the sportfishing scene back then.