Product Description
To Hell with Fishing by H.
T.
Webster and Ed Zern, Foreword by Corey Ford.
Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.
, New York, 1945 ? First Edition.
Book Condition / Dust Jacket Condition: Book: Very Good +; Black cloth boards with gilt lettering and fish vignette bright and well-preserved.
Spine lettering sharp and fully legible.
Binding tight and square.
Mild surface rubbing to boards and light edgewear at spine ends.
Corners gently softened but not bumped.
Interior pages clean with moderate, even age-toning consistent with wartime paper stock.
No ownership markings observed.
No evidence of dampstaining or structural issues .
Dust Jacket: Not present (see photos) Printing Identification Note: The copyright page lists only the 1945 copyright date with no subsequent printings noted, and no indication of later impressions.
Appleton-Century-Crofts typically indicated later printings explicitly during this period.
In the absence of later printing statements, this copy is consistent with a first edition, first printing (1945).
To Hell with Fishing is a classic mid-20th-century angling satire combining Ed Zern's humor writing with H.
T.
Webster's cartoon illustrations.
Skewering fly-fishing purists and trout-obsessed sportsmen, the book remains a cult favorite among anglers for its sharp wit and charming period illustrations.
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