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193661997Albany New York: Published by J.B. Lyon Company 1936. First edition. Illustrated. xvii 2 477 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth gilt lettering. Fine copy in the very unusual pictorial cream dust jacket spine panel of jacket faded. First edition. Illustrated. xvii 2 477 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. In Dust Jacket. Gift inscription "To my friend George Barnes with Warmest Regards from Sinclair Reynolds . "<br/><br/><br/><br/>First part is about John Stuart Skinner. Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting p. 335 Published by J.B. Lyon Company unknown books
1925211495Columbia SC: The State Company 1925. No. 41 of 350 total copies 200 printed for sale in the U.S. 100 for the U.K. and 50 for presentation. Illustrated. 2 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth gilt. Fine copies. Bookplate of Flick. No. 41 of 350 total copies 200 printed for sale in the U.S. 100 for the U.K. and 50 for presentation. Illustrated. 2 vols. 8vo. Signed on the limitation label. Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting p. 335 The State Company unknown books
195941982Harrisburg Pennsylvania: The Stackpole Company 1959. First edition deluxe issue number 17. Illustrated. 211 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original brown padded calf. Mint in original Esleck Fidelity Onion Skin tissue and original box. First edition deluxe issue number 17. Illustrated. 211 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Biscotti p. 410 noting only the trade ed. The Stackpole Company unknown books
1889254844Philadelphia: Spangler & Davis 1889. First Edition. Illustrated. iv 5-96 1. map 7. ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth black titling on upper cover faint wear to extremities else a very fine copy of an extremely scarce work. First Edition. Illustrated. iv 5-96 1. map 7. ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bruns S-237 "Rare" Spangler & Davis unknown books
188942880Philadelphia: Spangler & Davis 1889. First edition. Illustrated. 96 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth black titling on upper cover. Faint wear to extremities else a very fine copy of an extremely scarce work. First edition. Illustrated. 96 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bruns S237 "Rare" Spangler & Davis unknown books
190219224Brooklyn: n. p. 1902. First edition. Cheap stock toned but fairly supple; small closed tear to the lower edge one small flaw to the leaf with no loss; in very good condition. Broadside 14 x 5 inches on cheap paper stock. A promotional piece for great Brooklyn sporting extravaganza from the waning days of the history of American competitive pedestrianism the racers were walking on an indoor track from 4 P.M. to midnight boasting on its slate such notables as up-and-comer Lawrence Heer then-record holder Gus Guerero of San Francisco known per contemporary newspaper accounts as "the Greaser" and such poplar figures as Patrick Hegelman and Peter Golden in special 5-mile match races. The handbill also touts the band concerts and special exhibition races to be offered daily. Articles from the sporting columns of the Brooklyn Times-Union suggest this is the match that was held starting on September 22 1902. n. p., unknown books
1928249686London: Constable 1928. First edition. Illustrated with plates from photographs. x 200 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth gilt. Spine slightly faded small ink stain on front endsheets at gutter. Very good plus. First edition. Illustrated with plates from photographs. x 200 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Czech Asia p. 203 Constable unknown books
1922232307New York: The Macmillan Company 1922. Later printing. Illustrated with diagrams. 177 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Olive decorated cloth. Spine slightly faded else About Fine in Very Good dust jacket lacks one-inch portion at head of spine panel. Later printing. Illustrated with diagrams. 177 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. First published in 1913 this is the first known book on Ice boating. The Macmillan Company unknown books
191333531Garden City New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1913. First edition. Illustrtated by Herman Pfeifer. 602 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue Cloth. Nice copy with the bookplate of the Encyclopaedia Britannica Collection of Books for Children at The Univ. of Chicago with release stamp. First edition. Illustrtated by Herman Pfeifer. 602 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Doubleday Page & Company unknown books
191053399London: William Heinemann 1910. A New and Enlarged Edition. Illustrated with 28 color plates. 4 vols. Royal 8vo. Bound in three quarter green morocco gilt spine. A New and Enlarged Edition. Illustrated with 28 color plates. 4 vols. Royal 8vo. William Heinemann unknown books
1852313630London: Richard Bentley 1852. First edition. viii 424 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth gilt-lettered spine. Spine browned extremities a bit worn occasional foxing throughout. First edition. viii 424 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The adventures of an English sportsman in North and South America. Sullivan's travels took him from New York to Niagara and Toronto Hamilton and then on to Manitoulin Island and Sault Ste. Marie and south to La Pointe Wisconsin and St. Louis Missouri. Clark III 420; Graff 4025; Howes S-1119; Sabin 93482; TPL 3113; Wagner-Camp 219A Richard Bentley unknown books
193056537New York: The Viking Press 1930. With hand-colored and black and white steel engravings after John Leech. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarter red morocco and marbled boards by Bennett t.e.g. About fine. With hand-colored and black and white steel engravings after John Leech. 1 vols. 8vo. Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting p. 362 The Viking Press unknown books
184558448London: Henry Colburn Publisher 1845. First edition. 312; 324; 296 pp. Printed by Joseph Rogerson. 3 vols. 8vo. Later blue-green cloth a bit worn. Internally Fine. First edition. 312; 324; 296 pp. Printed by Joseph Rogerson. 3 vols. 8vo. Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting p. 359 Henry Colburn, Publisher unknown books
1900315671London: Rowland Ward 1900. Second edition. Profusely illustrated from photographs and with two folding maps in rear. xvi 385 1 10 ads pp. xvi 386 2 pp vols. Maroon cloth spine laid down. Good/VG copy. Second edition. Profusely illustrated from photographs and with two folding maps in rear. xvi 385 1 10 ads pp. xvi 386 2 pp vols. Rowland Ward unknown books
194212742Devon England 1942. Two pages. 1 vols. 8vo. Near fine condition. From the estate of Eugene V. Connett III proprietor of The Derrydale Press. Two pages. 1 vols. 8vo. Fine TLS to Eugene Connett by Eric Taverner. An extremely interesting and wide-ranging letter from the great angling writer. Among other items he remarks on the US entry into WWII "My own view is that you are getting into the war with all four wings unless you are dipterous and all six fins; the fatty or adipose one you have I judge already sloughed shed moulted or otherwise disposed of. I have been very struck with the way your bombers appear to have upset the Japanese battleships.". He mentions restarting shooting after twenty-five years comments on the effect of scarcities on English book production and describes in detail his old Devonshire cottage.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Eric Taverner wrote extensively on angling subjects; among his more famous books are "Salmon Fishing" and "Trout Fishing from All Angles".<br/><br/><br/><br/>A GRAND DELIGHTFUL LETTER. unknown books
1924240414Chicago: Privately Printed Lakeside Press 1924. First edition. xii 155 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth and boards. Fine. Signed "Walter Heiberg 1876 Wyoming Ave. Washington D.C. Chicago June 2 1937 gics. First edition. xii 155 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Heller: <br/>"Chapters on deer hunting and trout fishing in the Lake Superior Region; hunting caribou mountain goat moose and grizzly bear in British Columbia."<br/><br/>There is a long chapter on The Forest Laws of Old England. Tenney from Portage Wis. was a famous lawyer on the faculty of the Univ. of Chicago Law School from 1903. He relates here about hunting in the 1880s in Wisconsin. "A delightful series of sketches on the outdoors. Rare" Bruns. "One of the greatest testaments ever written on the deer hunting call. A classic. Rare and expensive" Wegner. Bruns T19; Heller 639; Wegner Deer and Deer Hunting p. 298 Privately Printed [Lakeside Press] unknown books
189841793Austin: von Boeckmann Moore & Scutze State Contractors 1898. First edition. 20 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Printed wrappers stapled. Some chipping to wrapper margins. Very good. First edition. 20 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Official report on oyster fishing shrimp turtle and terrapin with considerable anecdotal material by I.P. Kibbe Texas State Fish and Oyster Commissioner. "I cannot refrain from a few remarks concerning the possibility of the fresh water rivers of Texas and the scarcity of fish therein. The scarcity it appears ican be attributed to the wanton destruction of fish by means of . dynamite and other explosives as well as by nets traps and other illegal devices." Kibbe advocates an extension of the authority of the commission to include fresh water rivers and fisheries and the appointment of game officers to enforce the laws of the State for the protection of fish and game.<br/><br/>With a section on tarpon "this grand old monster of the deep" with discussion of habitat and the rise of game fishing by sportsmen. "This great sporting fish has attracted so much attention that a tarpon fishing club house is being constructed by noted capitalists at Tarponville on St. Joe Island."<br/><br/>Rare. Provenance: Lindley Eberstadt his initials on upper cover. OCLC: 2571070 von Boeckmann, Moore & Scutze, State Contractors unknown books
1903240468London: Longmans Green and Company 1903. First edition. With 10 photogravure plates and a colored plan. 168 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in threee quarters crimson polished calf gilt spine. Spine faded else fine. First edition. With 10 photogravure plates and a colored plan. 168 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bibliotheca Salmo salar 33 Longmans, Green, and Company unknown books
1964237213Gainesville Florida: University of Florida 1964. First edition Number 335 of 500 copies of the DeLuxe Edition. Illustrated with frontispiece by William Goadby Lawrence. XIII I 216 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Silver cloth and blue paper over boards. Fine in mylar and slipcase. Lawrence Goadby. First edition Number 335 of 500 copies of the DeLuxe Edition. Illustrated with frontispiece by William Goadby Lawrence. XIII I 216 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Bruns T47; Heller 2:863 University of Florida unknown books
1891245069Duduque Iowa: Hardie & Scharle 1891. 126 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Illustrated cream wrappers printed in black brown red and brown. Fine. 126 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Hardie & Scharle unknown books
1879255476Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co 1879. First edition. 279 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Modern half brown morocco and marbled boards. Fine. First edition. 279 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With two chapters on fishing. Westwood & Satchell p. 108; Phillips p. 348 J.B. Lippincott & Co unknown books
182733731London: Thomas Gosden 1827. Facsimile of frontispiece and title page of the 1662 first edition 18 small fine engravings of fish mounted in text. 1 vols. Sm 8vo. Contemporary quarter roan and marbled boards slight wear but basically fine uncut. Facsimile of frontispiece and title page of the 1662 first edition 18 small fine engravings of fish mounted in text. 1 vols. Sm 8vo. Gosden's very attractive reprint containing a "Memoir of Col. Robert Venables" along with the very fine mounted engravings. Westwood & Satchell P. 214 Thomas Gosden unknown books
1952240066Thornton Heath: E. Veniard 1952. First edition. Full page illustrations in color by Eric Cumberland Owen 2 full page color photographs and drawings. xii 256 10 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth. Fine in almost fine pictorial dust jacket. First edition. Full page illustrations in color by Eric Cumberland Owen 2 full page color photographs and drawings. xii 256 10 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Signed. Signed "With regards John Veniard" on the front flyleaf. E. Veniard unknown books
1938237411New York: The Derrydale Press 1938. Illustrated by Milton C. Weiler. Trial binding with half title colored frontispiece title contents page mock-up two black and white illustrations pp. 1-2 of text the remaining leaves blank approx. 100 pp. used as yachting log for Yacht Christina with neat ink entries for October 1952 to May 1954. 1 vols. Sm 8vo. Original black cloth paper onlay with color vignette of an angler's creel within triple oval border in upper cover titled in gilt and with angling motifs at the four corners spine unlettered t.e.g. Fresh and bright. Weiler Milton C. Illustrated by Milton C. Weiler. Trial binding with half title colored frontispiece title contents page mock-up two black and white illustrations pp. 1-2 of text the remaining leaves blank approx. 100 pp. used as yachting log for Yacht Christina with neat ink entries for October 1952 to May 1954. 1 vols. Sm 8vo. Trial Binding Perfect Gilt. The gilt on the binding of virtually every known copy of the published book has tarnished to dull brass or faded. Here in this binder's dummy the gilt on the upper cover is perfect and Connett's attractive design can be seen. Siegel 143; Frazier W-1-a. Provenance: Don Frazier The Derrydale Press unknown books
1946243860New York: The Mcmillan Compay 1946. First Reprint edition after the 1938 Derrydale Limited edition. Illustrated throughout with 14 drawings by Milton C. Weiler. 367 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Fine in slightly sunned faded spine panel else fine dustjacket. First Reprint edition after the 1938 Derrydale Limited edition. Illustrated throughout with 14 drawings by Milton C. Weiler. 367 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. FRANK LOWE'S COPY. Inscribed on half-title "To Frank J. Lowe/ with all good wishes/ Howard T. Walden 2d." Signed by Lowe on flyleaf where he is identified as "Agent"<br/>Frank Lowe was Eugene Connett's able second-in-command at the Derrydale Press. The Mcmillan Compay unknown books
