Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Zane Grey. The Thundering Herd. Harper & Brothers, New York & London, 1925.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Description: Book Condition: good/very good. DJ Condition: no dj. Lightly rubbed cover boards. Light tear to bottom of pages 261-266. Interior pages are clean. The Binding is tight. Owners stamp on FEP. Library marks on back end page. Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library.
Seller: Ken's Book Haven, Coopersburg, PA, U.S.A.
Zane Grey. Tales of Fishing the Virgin Seas. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1925.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: a fair copy in the original green and blue cloth, illustrated with over 100 photographs taken by Zane Grey on this voyage of deep sea fishing. frayed at edges, bumped, but a reasonably nice copy lacks rare dj. drawings by Lillian Smith, 1st edition the same year was by Harpers, this is the 2nd edition.
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Zane Grey. Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York and London, 1925.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 27 x 19.5 cm. Quarto. 216pp. 112 illustrations. Bound in green cloth. Evidence of bookplate removal on front fixed endpaper. Previous owner's name stamped several times. Closed tear to page 110.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York Harper & Brothers, Publishers January 1925 Binding: Hardcover solid clean copy. rear paste down has a small separation . Early reprint L- C
Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas. Harpers, New York, 1925.
Price: US$56.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: later printing, slight wear to edges of boards, 1" bending (from drop?) to top right front corner of board rippling page corners also, binding is strong, no loose pages, book in mylar cover
Seller: H.S. Bailey, Fort Myers, FL, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. TALES OF FISHING VIRGIN SEAS. Harper & Brothers Pubishers, New York, 1925.
Price: US$67.49 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Green cloth binding with gilt lettering. With 100 illustrations from photographs taken by the author and others. Sepia photographs. Intext b & w illust. 216 pages. Bep. removed. Extensive water damage to covers and spine. Photographed eps. Water damage near spine on most pages. Plates between pages 192-193 and 200 and 202 badly damaged but text is still readable. Water damage to inside of back cover.
Seller: Betty Mittendorf /Tiffany Power BKSLINEN, Ralston, NE, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to. vii,(3),216pp. Green cloth stamped in gilt, spine darkened. Illustrated with 112 photographic plates and numerous text sketches. Photographic endpapers printed in blue. Previous owners' signatures on a preliminary blank. Photogravure clipping (Zane Grey and a black marlin) mounted on front pastedown.
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. Tales Of Fishing Virgin Seas. Harper & Brothers 1925 New York, 1925.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Description: first edition ["KZ"] textblock very good, slight age toning; binding good plus, showing some wear; spine lettering faded and cloth at spine shows fold lines; front endpaper starting to separate at hinge; but tight and intact; 216 pages, plus; many photo illustrations and drawings by Lillian Wilhelm Smith; a nice addition to the collector's shelf; priced to reflect all faults;
Seller: Book Den East, oak bluffs, MA, U.S.A.
GREY Zane.. Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas.. , 1925.
Price: US$134.36 + shipping
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers 1925. 4to. Orig. cloth spine faded one corner bumped. x 216pp. With 112 full-page plates of which 100 are from photographs by the author and others. Title-vign. and drawings by L.W. Smith. Illust. endpapers. A fine copy. NOTE: Zane Grey 1872-1939 was a prolific writer of westerns who also shared his love of angling in several books.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
GREY, Zane.. Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas.. New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1925., 1925.
Price: US$265.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition (so stated; "K-Z") Small 4to. 100 sepia photographs by Grey and others; drawings by Lillian Wilhelm Smith; pictorial endpapers. Original gilt stamped green cloth. Very good. 216 pages. No dust jacket. No signatues or bookplates.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$330.00 + shipping
Description: Quarto (26.75cm.); original olive gilt-lettered buckram; vii,[3],216pp.; photographic frontispiece, 56 plates depicting 112 photographs, text illus. throughout, photo-illustrated endpapers. Minor shelf-wear, rear cover dampstained, two leaves (between pp. 8/9 & 24/25) loose but present. About Very Good.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1925.
Price: US$403.00 + shipping
Description: VG++, spine toned and spine gilt faded, two small dark spots front cover top left corner. Overall, a tight solid copy protected in mylar. ; 4to, green cloth, gilt lettering front cover & spine, photo eps, frontis, 216pp. Includes 100 illustrations from photographs taken by the author and others; drawings by Lilian Wilhelm Smith.
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas. Harper and Brothers, New York, 1925.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas by Zane Grey. First edition, first printing in original green cloth. Publisher: Harper and Brothers, New York, 1925. First printing with letters K-Z on the copyright page. Binding is in fine plus condition. Contents exceptionally clean. Sepia photos throughout. 66 plates and 100 illustrations in all. 216 pages. 8 x 10 5/8 inches. A wonderful tight copy. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #17-272. Price: $450. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. TALES OF FISHING VIRGIN SEAS. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1925.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (1925). 1st edition, 2nd printing (code letters A-A). 216 pages. With 100 illustrations from photographs taken by the author and others; drawings by Lillian Wilhelm Smith. Dust jacket shows wear at edges; small chips at bottom of spine and bottom of front panel at corner; closed tear on front panel, 6" long; smaller closed tears present; back panel has a few small abrasions. Book is in very good condition. Very good in a good to good plus dust jacket. (055)
Seller: Colorado Pioneer Books, Centennial, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York] First Edition (1925). 1st edition, 2nd printing (code letters A-A). 216 pages. With 100 illustrations from photographs taken by the author and others; drawings by Lillian Wilhelm Smith. In the rare original photographic dust jacket, price intact with very light bump head of spine and light fade. oversized and overweight. d67 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Zane Grey. Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1925.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Quarto. 11" x 7 1/2" 216pp. Green cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Chipping with some closed tears to jacket. With 100 illustrations from photographs taken by the author and others. Drawings by Lillian Wilhelm Smith. Front and back flap of dust jacket is clipped at both top and bottom. Price of $5.00 intact.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1925.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: [frontis], vii, [2], 216 pp. interspersed with 111 Roman numeraled plates. Book: Dustjacket: some minor rubbing at all edges, top tips lightly nicked, very minor loss at head and heel of slightly faded spine Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Fireside Angler, Smithtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Bright green gilt binding with a small 1/4" bump on the front panel in a clear and crisp non-price clipped jacket. Jacket with some closed tears on the front panel but no chips, staining, fading or discoloration common to these large well read and oft-handled fishing books. Wonderful photographs and sumptuous line drawings throughout and a fascinatingly readable text. K-Z code and very small producers stamp otherwise no names, signatures or ownership.wrap-around endpapers unblemished and bright. A Nice copy. Size: Quarto
Seller: California Bookseller - J. R. Aboud, Carmel Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1925.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Spine faded. Some bruising to lower corner and lower edge of front board. 30mm chip to cloth along top edge of front board. Joints strong. Hinges intact. A later owner's pencil signature on half-title page.; This copy nicely inscribed by the author in purple ink on the first blank leaf: "Altadena Cal / Dec 1925 / To Harry P Burton / An Ohio boy who ought to / know how to fish. / from / Zane Grey". [2 (blank)], vii, [3], 216 pages + 112 illustrations on plate leaves (including frontispiece). Green cloth boards with gilt titles on spine and front board. Illustrated endpapers. Page dimensions: 263 x 186mm (10 x/8" x 7 3/8"). "With 100 illustrations from photographs taken by the author and others". Also illustrated with drawings by Lillan Wilhelm Smith. Publisher's code "K Z" on copyright page.; Signed by Author
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
GREY, Zane.. Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas.. New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1925., 1925.
Price: US$1275.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition (so stated; "K-Z") Small 4to. 100 sepia photographs by Grey and others; drawings by Lillian Wilhelm Smith; pictorial endpapers. Dust jacket (unclipped; slightly faded; slight rubbing, few nicks; short tear). Very good. No signatures or bookplates.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1350.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 4to (27 x 19 cm). [4], v-vii, [2], 1-216 pp. Green cloth covers with gilt titles to upper and spine. K-Z. Two 1 cm wrinkles to the heads of title page and v., rest of text block tight and unmarked. Includes two B/W photographs (facing pages 54 and 81) with descriptions written in purple ink. Unclipped DJ with all four corners trimmed, but price ($5.00) intact One 1 cm chip to head, wear to edges and corners. In Mylar.
Seller: Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA, Jupiter, FL, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane. Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas. Harper & Brothers, New York and London, 1925.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Large 4to green cloth stamped in gilt. Illustrated with 100 illustrations from photographs taken by the author and others and drawings by Lillian Wilhelm Smith. Some stains at the fore edge of the front cover, else a very good copy in a very good dust jacket which has two diffuse spots at the upper spine. This copy INSCRIBED BY ZANE GREY'S WIFE, "Aug. 17, 1942 / To Dr. W.E. Wilson / sincerely / Lina Elise Gtey / (Mrs. Zane Grey)". Very scarce inscribed.
Seller: The Literary Lion,Ltd., Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
GREY, Zane.. Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas.. New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1925., 1925.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition (so stated; "K-Z") 4to. 100 sepia photographs by Grey and others; drawings by Lillian Wilhelm Smith. Original gilt stamped green cloth, pictorial endpapers. Very good-fine, tight, fresh copy. No other signatures or bookplates. No dust jacket. Signed by Zane Grey in dark blue fountain pen ink on blank leaf before half title page.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane (Zane Gray). Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1925.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Edition" printing on the copyright page. This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's printed price present with slight wear to the spine. The book is bound in the original publisher's cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight with slight wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A beautiful copy with the original dustjacket in collector's condition.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Grey, Zane (Zane Gray). Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1925.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. This copy is authentically SIGNED by Zane Grey. A fabulous copy. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket is rich in color with slight wear to edges. The book is in excellent shape and appears UNREAD. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Zane Grey First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.