Ernest Hemingway. First edition. San Francisco, CA: Big Fish Books, 1992. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good condition. Blue cloth with marlin vignette to upper cover. Other than former owner signature in flyleaf, no writing or markings found in the book, 83 pp. There is a small blue mark on the front jacket. Limited to 1000 copies, originally published in Holiday magazine in 1949. This is the first hardback edition with an introduction by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Marlin! is a book about Hemingway's deep sea fishing adventures.
With 6 photographs by Roberto Herrera Sotolongo, map end papers, big game angling bookplate of Jack Reece to verso blank of FEP, Reece held the world record of 1069 lb. for a 6 gilled shark.
(Note: We typically sell this edition at $150-200 when in Near Fine condition).
