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As new condition oversized (folio, over 12 inches tall) dark blue linen boards with silver front cover and spine lettering contained in a fine condition color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Acknowledgments; Foreword; Appendix A: Board of Directors (as of July 21, 2008); Appendix B: Past Presidents; Appendix C: Lifetime Members (as of July 21, 2008); Appendix D: 25+ Year Members; Appendx E: Mrs. Henry R. Rea Trophy Winners (Silver Sailfish Derby); Appendix F: Richard S. Beinecke Trophy Winners (Atlantic Blue Marlin); Appendix G: James P. Nora Award Winners (heaviest snook); Appendix H: Tracy Schneider Memorial Trophy Winners (most sailfish release points); and Index. Profusely illustrated with color photographs, black-and-white photographs, color drawings and black-and-white drawings. Also includes the original West Palm Beach Fishing Club companion letter to the book, dated December, 2008, to Dear Friend of the Fishing Club regarding the enclosed ""wonderfully written historical account of on of sport's most unique institutions"", which is printed ""on 1945 letterhead discovered in the club's archives during the book research process!"". Signed and numbered (186) by the author, Mike Rivkin, with thin blue ink on a 3 1/2 inch square West Palm Beach Fishing Club bookplate neatly affixed to the center of the first free front endpaper. ""The West Palm Beach Fishing Club (WPBFC) is one of the oldest and largest institutions of its kind and among the most celebrated organizations in all of sport. Founded in 1934 as a civic antidote to the Depression, the Club went on to pioneer such practices as catch-and-release angling, the use of light tackle for sailfish, and aggressive resource advocacy. Along the way, the WPBFC has served as a key ambassador for the Palm Beaches, greatly helping to promote the region during some of its most formative years. While largely forgotten today, the Club's impact over the decades on critical matters affecting the community has been nothing short of pivotal. The book begins with the development of angling in Florida and the WPBFC's founding in 1934. Among many other feats, the Club's Silver Sailfish Derby established in 1935 remains the longest running billfish tournament in the world. Rivkin takes the reader back to the prewar 'Golden Years' when angling contests off the Palm Beaches were front-page news around the country. Unique personalities such as Cecil 'Zeke' Cornelius, Johnny Rybovich and Lansdell 'Bounce' Anderson emerged at just the right moments to guide the Club along its historic - if sometimes bumpy - path. Many great stories define the WPBFC's first 75 years, not least of which is its very survival just as so many others clubs have disappeared. Enriching the tale are more than 200 classic images, many never before published, that help bring this compelling saga to life. The West Palm Beach Fishing Club: A 75-Year History is the fascinating story of early Florida angling, its adventurous pioneers, and the...
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