Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$14.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover with black cloth spine with gilt lettering; blue paper-covered boards with gilt facsimile signature on front; no jacket; 88 pages; blue illustrations; first printing stated on copyright page. Very good condition: spine tips slightly pushed in; slight fading to boards; clean; straight; hinges strong; interior in excellent condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: The Old Sage Bookshop, Prescott, AZ, U.S.A.
Herbert Hoover. Fishing For Fun and to Wash Your Soul. Random House, 1963.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Front and back cover stained, light edge rubbing, jacket price clipped and showing light edge wear and rubbing
Seller: Second Chance Books, Independence, OR, U.S.A.
Nichols, William [Edited by]. HERBERT HOOVER: Fishing For Fun. Random House, 1963.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description:
Seller: Well Read, Newtown, CT, U.S.A.
Hoover, Herbert. Fishing for Fun and to Wash Your Soul. Random House, Inc., 1963.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Beautiful bright copy in jacket. Small remainder mark top edge of page block.
Seller: Court Street Books/TVP Properties, Inc., Florence, AL, U.S.A.
Hoover, Herbert. Fishing for fun - And to Wash Your Soul. Random House, USA, 1963.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very clean tight copy, slight edge wear to boards, no dust jacket.
Seller: Rainy Day Books, Courtenay, BC, Canada
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Description: 86 pp, blue frontis, small illustrations in text; blue boards/black cloth, blue boards faintly mottled, 8vo, small bookstore label inside front cover, very good-; priced dust jacket edge wear, small pieces missing, good
Seller: Abstract Books, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
Herbert Hoover. Fishing For Fun And To Wash Your Soul. Random House, 1963, 1963.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in a Very Good Plus jacket with short closed tear at top front. 1st Printing
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Herbert Hoover. Fishing for Fun: And to Wash Your Soul. Random House, New York, 1963.
Price: US$26.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated first printing. Blue paper covered boards with black cloth backing. Covers have some small white spots from offset from dust jacket. Unclipped dust jacket with very light edge wear and light foxing on rear panel. Contents very clean and tight with no marks or inscriptions. PayPal accepted.
Seller: Diamond Island Books, Gorham, ME, U.S.A.
Herbert Hoover; William Nichols [ed.]. Fishing for Fun and to Wash Your Soul. Random House, 1963.
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good, clean, tight condition. First printing. Jacket in mylar cover. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.
Seller: 3rd St. Books, Springfield, MO, U.S.A.
HOOVER, Herbert. Fishing for Fun and to Wash Your Soul. Random House, New York, 1963.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Small octavo, 86pp., illustrated. A crisp, clean copy, near fine, with the previous owner's blindstamp on the front free endpaper. In a near fine dust jacket, a bit darkened on teh spine, with very minimal edgewear. Nice copy of this pleasing little book by the former president, printed in two colors, with illustrations in vibrant blue.
Seller: Cleveland Book Company, ABAA, Rocky River, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Review Copy. 86 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth-backed boards. Boards slightly dampstained, else Fine, in lightly spotted price-clipped dust jacket
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dust jacket protected in mylar cover, some wear around edges of jacket, price-clip, some color fading, and faint markings from shelfwear. Quarter-cloth/buckram boards, corners bumped, some staining/spotting on board surfaces. Former owner's inscription on first page. Hinges in good condition. Binding somewhat fragile. Text block clear and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 86 pages
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
Herbert Hoover; edited by William Norris. Fishing For Fun And To Wash Your Soul. Random House, 1963.
Price: US$68.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: B0006AYN8E Hardback. First printing as stated on copyright page. Previous owner's gift inscription on front endpaper. Slight wear to corners and edges; slight browning and dustsoiling to page edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. Dustjacket with minor wear to corners and edges; minor browning and dustsoiling to back and edges; Good condition.
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Stated First Edition, First Printing. 12mo. 86pp. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable mylar cover. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing along the bottom edge, boards with some rubbing and scuffing, handsome former owner bookplate on the paste-down, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. The dust jacket shows a small chip from the spine, marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful and distinct. As pictured.
Seller: North Books: Used & Rare, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Hoover, Herbert & William Nichols. FISHING FOR FUN And to Wash Your Soul. Random House, 1963.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: ; Half black cloth cover with blue boards is pristine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and pristine. Book has never been cracked open. Dust jacket has light shelf rubbing at top and bottom edge of spine panel and a 1.5" tear repaired on the underside of the DJ with old tape but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Publisher's price of $3.00 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ); 8.1 X 5.6 X 0.6 inches; 86 pages
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$340.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 86 pages; VG-/VG-; quarter binding of black cloth, boards in blue paper; spine blue with faded red and white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; minor shelf wear to dust jacket, including several very small tears and small creases at edges; dust jacket is age-toned; price uncut; upper edge stained orange; end papers are slightly age-toned and foxed (particularly paste downs); Hoover's bookplate at front paste down; text block lightly age-toned and foxed; contains blue illustrations; EF consignment; shelved Case 1. 1338449. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$440.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: "First Printing" stated on copyright page, hardcover clean tight and unmarked almost FINE condition, maybe the very slightest of imaginary sun-fade along the top edge of the covers; dust jacket not price-clipped but with some missing chips, primarily at top and bottom of spine [photos], now protected in plastic covering
Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Hoover, Herbert. Fishing For Fun-and to Wash Your Soul (SIGNED). Random House, New York, 1963.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quarter black cloth spine with gilt titles and blue paper-over-boards with facsimile author signature in gilt; 12mo; 86pp; illustrated with frontispiece and other drawings in blue by Bill Hofmann; top edge stained yellow; blue pictorial dust jacket. Edited by William Nichols. "This book is a mosaic of the author's thoughts over a lifetime of fishing, taken from unpublished addresses before such audiences as the Gridiron Club of Washington correspondents, the Bohemian Grove, the Key Largo Anglers Club, etc." (dj blurb). The book shows some light discoloration spots to covers, internally clean, the jacket is in VG+ condition and is not price-clipped, signed by Hoover on the half-title page, with perhaps the original owner's name inked in another hand.
Seller: David Foley Sporting Books, Dallas, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 86pp. Black cloth spine, blue boards. Gilt titles on spine, facsimile gilt signature on front board. Binding tight, spine straight, corners square. Pages bright and clean, unmarked. Blue dust jacket is crisp and intact, with original $3.00 price on front flap. Some offsetting to front jacket flap, likely from a sheet laid in at some past date. Mild toning to white back panel. Signed by Hoover in black ink on half-title page and inscribed, "To Dr. Michael Lepore, the good wishes of Herbert Hoover." His love of the outdoors and lifelong fishing practice led Hoover to write this slim volume on the deterioration of environmental conditions, the unwieldy rise in population, and the need to rehabilitate our rivers by ridding them of pollution.
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Hoover, Herbert. Fishing For Fun; And To Wash Your Soul. Random House, New York, 1963.
Price: US$575.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Twelvemo, 86pp. Blue hardcover, title stamped in gilt on spine, author's facsimile signature in gilt on cover. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, free of any marks or wear. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $3.00 on front flap, short closed tear to rear panel along bottom edge, vibrant illustrations. (Burns 0077) This copy is signed on the half- title: "To Ferne and Bert Mattei - And Wishing you luck! - Herbert Hoover." The recipient of this book, Albert Mattei (1895-1969) was the president and CEO of Honolulu Oil Company and a close friend of President Hoover. They were both members of the exclusive Bohemian Club and were frequent fishing partners. Fishing for Fun was published shortly before Hoover's death in 1964, being a collection of essays and speeches given by the former President about his favorite pastime.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Hoover, Herbert. Fishing For Fun; And To Wash Your Soul. Random House, New York, 1963.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Twelvemo, 86pp, gilt title on spine and signature on cover, in publisher's blue cloth. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Light sunning to spine, occasional faint foxing throughout text. Publisher's cardboard slipcase with title sticker attached, bumped lower corner, sunning to spine.(Burns 0077) From a limited edition printing of 200 copies, signed by the author. This is edition 13 of 200. Published shortly before Hoover's death in 1964, Fishing For Fun was the final book of former president Herbert Hoover. This work is a collection of essays and speeches given by former President Hoover about his favorite outdoor pastime.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Hoover, Herbert. Fishing For Fun and To Wash Your Soul.. Random House, New York, 1963.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of this collection of writings from President Hoover. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Elliot Hass The Good Wishes of Herbert Hoover." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser. Edited by William Nichols. A very sharp example. "Mr. Hoover sees the shrinking wilderness and the mounting population and notes that 'we lose ground every year.' He makes a powerful plea for reform measures that start with cleaning up our rivers and ridding them of pollution" (Justice William O. Douglas).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$1187.50 + shipping
Description: Illustrated with drawings by Bill Hofmann. Copy #36 of 200 SIGNED by the former President on the limitation page. Housed in the original slipcase with a black-lettered gold foil label on the front cover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase, as issued
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: One of 200 numbered copies signed by the author. Hardcover, bound in blue cloth with slipcase. Scuffing to the slipcase, the book unmarked.
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.