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1945255946West Hartford VT: The Countryman Press 1945. First edition. No. 18 of 160 copies signed by the author and the artist Carl Rungius. Original etched frontispiece of a moose signed by the artist in pencil. Illustrated with photographs and with color and black and white reproductions of Rungius's work. 1 vols. 4to 12-1/2 x 9-3/4 inches. Original grey and brown cloth gilt device on upper cover t.e.g. others uncut. Spine slightly faded else a fine copy in a red quarter morocco slipcase with inner chemise publisher's card slipcase not present. First edition. No. 18 of 160 copies signed by the author and the artist Carl Rungius. Original etched frontispiece of a moose signed by the artist in pencil. Illustrated with photographs and with color and black and white reproductions of Rungius's work. 1 vols. 4to 12-1/2 x 9-3/4 inches. One of 160 Copies with an Original Etching. An excellent exposition of the celebrated artist's work with rich biographical detail and fine reproductions. Biscotti p. 386 The Countryman Press unknown books
1843239177London: John Murray 1843. First edition of Salmon Fishing; new edition of Deer-Stalking. Illustrated by engravings and lithographs after paintings by Edwin and Charles Landseer and by the author etc. 2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's full green morocco extra a.e.g. Some rubbing to extremities joints of Salmon Fishing tender. Each copy inscribed from the author to the publisher. Bookplate of Sir John Gilmour of Lundin and Montrave. Custom half morocco slipcase and cloth chemises. First edition of Salmon Fishing; new edition of Deer-Stalking. Illustrated by engravings and lithographs after paintings by Edwin and Charles Landseer and by the author etc. 2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's Copies "from his very sincere friend the Author". The two most celebrated Scottish sporting books of the early Victorian period in an unparalleled association inscribed from the author to his publisher John Murray.<br/>With an inserted autograph letter signed from Scrope to Murray dated 3 November 1844 discussing Southey as well as D'Israeli's Coningsby which the author had just sent him. There is a highly interesting passage concerning Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort on their visit to Blair: "Her Majesty was very liberal to the domestics . to one she gave 100 £ & to her Pony Leader 50 £. But the unfortunate Prince was obliged to return every day to eat his Luncheon with Her Majesty a Tyrrany which to any woman but a Queen was quite sufficient to cause a Divorce a royal Exchange I should say."<br/>Superb. Schwerdt II pp. 154-5; Westwood & Satchell p. 191; Bibliotheca Salmo Salar 53 John Murray unknown books
1843239177London: John Murray 1843. First edition of Salmon Fishing; new edition of Deer-Stalking. Illustrated by engravings and lithographs after paintings by Edwin and Charles Landseer and by the author etc. 2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's full green morocco extra a.e.g. Some rubbing to extremities joints of Salmon Fishing tender. Each copy inscribed from the author to the publisher. Bookplate of Sir John Gilmour of Lundin and Montrave. Custom half morocco slipcase and cloth chemises. First edition of Salmon Fishing; new edition of Deer-Stalking. Illustrated by engravings and lithographs after paintings by Edwin and Charles Landseer and by the author etc. 2 vols. 8vo. The two most celebrated Scottish sporting books of the early Victorian period in an unparalleled association inscribed from the author to his publisher John Murray.<br /> With an inserted autograph letter signed from Scrope to Murray dated 3 November 1844 discussing Southey as well as D'Israeli's Coningsby which the author had just sent him. There is a highly interesting passage concerning Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort on their visit to Blair: "Her Majesty was very liberal to the domestics . to one she gave 100 £ & to her Pony Leader 50 £. But the unfortunate Prince was obliged to return every day to eat his Luncheon with Her Majesty a Tyrrany which to any woman but a Queen was quite sufficient to cause a Divorce a royal Exchange I should say."<br /> Superb. Schwerdt II pp. 154-5; Westwood & Satchell p. 191; Bibliotheca Salmo Salar 53 John Murray unknown
1929219248London: Seeley Service &Co 1929. First Edition no. 47 of 375 copies signed by the author. With 250 tipped-in half-tone illustrations from photographs. With 30 hand-tied flies in mount on lower pastedown. 1 vols. 8vo. Original full blue morocco gilt spine gilt with arms of Lonsdale Library on upper board t.e.g. From the library of Col. Henry Siegel with his bookplate. Very fine. First Edition no. 47 of 375 copies signed by the author. With 250 tipped-in half-tone illustrations from photographs. With 30 hand-tied flies in mount on lower pastedown. 1 vols. 8vo. With 30 hand-Tied Flies - Siegel Copy. Bruns T10; Litchfield 86; Bruns T10; Litchfield 86; Hampton Modern Angling Bibliography p. 91 Seeley, Service &Co unknown books
1932261125New York 1932. Done for The Silver Horn published by The Derrydale Press 1932. Image sizes approximately 13-1/2 x 18-3/4 inches plus margins; each drawing is in an archival mat. 1 vols. Fine condition. Custom half morocco box. Done for The Silver Horn published by The Derrydale Press 1932. Image sizes approximately 13-1/2 x 18-3/4 inches plus margins; each drawing is in an archival mat. 1 vols. ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS FOR 'THE SILVER HORN'. Of all the books first printed by The Derrydale Press perhaps none is so universally beloved as Gordon Grand's The Silver Horn. A leading contender for The Great American Sporting Novel it is not a novel at all but rather a collection of stories written by a sportsman for his own amusement. The first edition was illustrated with six full-page drawings of which we offer five--what became of the other one is not known. Done on a large scale they were considerably reduced in the book and are far more attractive in the larger original format. They consist of: "Mr. Doleful goes on to win" ".and they killed the fox" "The Rector views the fox" "Dr. Robertson of Heddingham" and a fine cock-fighting scene "The pit in Mr. Keener's barn". Son of the American Impressionist John Henry Twachtman J. Alden Twachtman illustrated this book and a Derrydale sequel "Colonel Weatherford and His Friends 1933. <br/><br/>THE SUPERB ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS TO AN AMERICAN SPORTING CLASSIC. Tally Ho! 96; Siegel 65; Frazier G-6-a; Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting p. 161. Provenance: from the collection of Frank J. Lowe Vice President and Sales Manager of The Derrydale Press; Duncan Andrews unknown books
19302609241930. With 155 photographs 86 3-1/2 x 6 inches; 69 3 x 4-1/2 inches corner mounted on album leaves 2 to 4 per page captioned in ink by Muriel Vanderbilt. 94 numbered pages of which pages 49-80 additionally contain 63 mounted post cards 10 real photo post cards 32 printed color cards 21 black & white cards. With 5-page typescript log of 1930 cruise inserted at p. 28. 1 vols. Oblong 4to. Black leatherette album with leaves on two posts tied with cord. Condition generally very good to fine some photos with fading or silvering. With 155 photographs 86 3-1/2 x 6 inches; 69 3 x 4-1/2 inches corner mounted on album leaves 2 to 4 per page captioned in ink by Muriel Vanderbilt. 94 numbered pages of which pages 49-80 additionally contain 63 mounted post cards 10 real photo post cards 32 printed color cards 21 black & white cards. With 5-page typescript log of 1930 cruise inserted at p. 28. 1 vols. Oblong 4to. The 'Ara' in Southern Waters 1925 & 1930: Cruising Deep Sea & Tarpon Fishing. A private family album documenting two of the tours of the celebrated yacht Ara owned by William K. Vanderbilt II. Although Vanderbilt published numerous volumes recording his cruises these voyages do not appear among his published logs. The photographs are captioned by his daughter Muriel who records numerous details in a neat hand.<br/>The cast of characters in 1925 includes "Pops" Wm. K. Vanderbilt II "Self" Muriel her sister Consie Consuelo Muriel's fiancé Freddy Frederic C. Church Jr. whom she married in July 1925 and divorced in 1929 Ellen & Dick. Muriel's uncle Harry Harold S. Vanderbilt makes a walk-on appearance in Key West. Among the party's activities was fishing with more than a dozen photographs showing the sisters working the rod members of the party with the morning's catch variously tuna barracuda shark and a sea turtle and portraits of the three young ladies Dick and Freddy each holding a trophy catch. <br/>The 1930 cruise to Haiti Jamaica and Cuba with a party including Muriel "Pops" Rosie his second wife Rosamund and Tony comprises views from the yacht and at ports of call as well as many scenes of rafting on the Rio Grande River and a few snapshots of fishing on the Demaji River where the log details three days of successful tarpon fishing not illustrated.<br/>The group of post cards includes scenes in Cuba Haiti Lake Tahoe and the Monterey coast in California including several real photo cards of the Pebble Beach area among them a shot of woman golfer Marion Hollins on the 7th Green.<br/>A window into a lost world of private travel and an excellent visual record of two Vanderbilt family cruises with good sporting content. For the Ara cf. Toy 608 & 758 for 1924 & 1926 cruises; Morris & Howland p. 148 unknown books
16249,, , pp., 1 vol. in grand in 4 relié Album grand in-quarto oblong, reliure en plein maroquin bordeaux, dos à nerfs et plats ornés de larges filets dorés, tranches dorées, (tache ancienne sur un plat mais peu visible et très petite auréole à la marge de 3 cartons), formats des épreuves: 29x 22cm (20) , 19x10 cm (5) , 20x13 cm (3) , 14,5x10,5 cm (1) . Vue du port du Pirée (ce panorama du port et de la ville du Pirée a été pris de la colline Sainte-Elie ; très rare, peu de panoramas du port du Pirée au XIXème siècle existent), Athènes, Mycènes et leurs antiquités, portraits colorisés de Corinthiennes, soldat grec. Les photographes, Dimitrios Konstantinou qui oeuvra à Athènes entre 1858-1870 et Konstantinos Athanasiou jusqu'en 1898 sont les deux auteurs de cet album. Les prises de vue furent réalisées entre les années 1865 et 1880 et les épreuves, pour les plus anciennes, furent réalisées vers les années 1880 par Athanasiou, le successeur de Konstantinou. Pas de signature sur aucune photographie mais, un numéro de classement gravé dans la plaque (sur presque toutes) par Athanasiou devient ainsi visible sur les tirages. 'Ces photographies datent des années 1860 et 1870 et représentent des monuments et des sculptures découvertes à Athènes. 'En effet, Constantin est le premier photographe à travailler pour la Société Archéologique grecque et sa tâche consistait à photographier les sites et les découvertes archéologiques. Ses photographies de cette époque ne sont pas signées mais comportent souvent un numéro de négatif caractéristique'. (Georges Gressot wiki sbu 2015, Université de Strasbourg) - 1 Guerrier grec (pas de numéro) 20,5x13,5 cm - 2 Grande amphore funéraire de marbre (numéro 808) 29x22 cm - 3 Demetria et Pamphile (numéro 6) 29x22 cm - 4 Hegeso (numéro 4) 29x22 cm - 5 Gorallion (numéro 2) 29x22 cm - 6 Dexileos, jeune guerrier athénien (numéro 1 et légende) 29x22 cm - 7 Stele funéraire représentant un banquet (pas de numéro) 29x22 cm - 8 Tombeau de Philopappos (numéro 34) 29x22 cm - 9 Grand Bas Relief trouvé à Eleusis représentant Demeter, Persephone et l'enfant Triptolème (numéro 126) 29x22 cm - 10 à 18 Mycènes objets et bijoux dont masque d'or massif "dit d'Agamemnon" (pas de numéro) 29x32 cm - 19 Vue du Pirée prise de la colline saint-Elie (numéro 2h) 2 photos formant un panorama de 58x22 cm - 20 et 21 Hermès Bacchophone de Praxitele tête de profil (pas de numéro) et en pied (numéro 10) 29x22 cm - 22 Statue d'Hermès trouvée à Andros (numéro 218) 29x22 cm - 23 à 27 Corinthienne, portraits en pied rehaussés de couleurs (pas de numéro) 19x10cm - 28 et 29 soldats grecs (pas de numéro) 14,5x10,5 cm .
1842312787London: Published by the Author 1842. First edition. Illustrated with plates. Frontispiece of nine flies and a "picker" engraved title plate titled "Fly Fishing". Pp. i contents ii blank; 1-38. 1 vols. 16mo 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches. Purple embossed contemporary morocco a.e.g. Some browning at edges of plates minor rubbing to extremities. Both Heckscher bookplates. Bookplate of George Heir. Very good. Custom red morocco backed slipcase and matching cloth chemise. First edition. Illustrated with plates. Frontispiece of nine flies and a "picker" engraved title plate titled "Fly Fishing". Pp. i contents ii blank; 1-38. 1 vols. 16mo 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches. Heckscher Copy. Heckscher copy of the rare first edition with 38 pages. Later editions of this widely reprinted work were expanded to 48 and subsequently 130 pp. See Westwood & Satchell pp. 32-3; Gee Sportsman's Library p. 86; BL shelfmark 785.d.34 Published by the Author unknown books
1931238434London: Seeley Service 1931. First edition Number 224 of 275 copies printed on hand-made paper signed. With 111 plates and 214 illustrations in text 3 maps. 472 pp. With seven specimen flies by Garnetts & Keegans of Dublin "illustrating the various schools of Modern Fly Dressing" mounted at back. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Publisher's full blue pebbled morocco t.e.g. others uncut. Mat board of mount repaired. A very fine copy in custom blue morocco clamshell box lined with silk. First edition Number 224 of 275 copies printed on hand-made paper signed. With 111 plates and 214 illustrations in text 3 maps. 472 pp. With seven specimen flies by Garnetts & Keegans of Dublin "illustrating the various schools of Modern Fly Dressing" mounted at back. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. The seven flies include the March Brown and Blue Charm A.H.E. Wood; the Pink Lady dry fly G.M.L. La Branche; Gipps A.H. Chaytor; Sally T.E. Price Tannatt; Black Silk E. Crossfield; and Turkey Jackson J. Jackson. Bruns T9; Litchfield p. 88; Bibliotheca Salmo Salar 166 Seeley, Service unknown books
100427Watercolor on paper. 11-1/4 x 20 in. Matted and framed. Watercolor on paper. 11-1/4 x 20 in. unknown books
1930259584New York: The Derrydale Press 1930. Deluxe Issue no. 17 of 50 copies signed by Brown on the half-title and with a full page pen-and-ink drawing signed and dated by Brown. Illustrated by the Author and from photographs. Introduction by Henry G. Vaughn M.F.H. 191 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in full red morocco with gilt-stamped emblematic tooling. Partially unopened. Textblock somewhat toned. Faint dampstains at outermost half-inch of top and fore-margins most noticeable at first and last few leaves lighter elsewhere in the book. Light rubbing to joints and corners faint staining to upper cover. Bookplate of sportsman Harry Worcester Smith 1865-1945. Half red morocco slipcase and chemise. Brown Paul. Deluxe Issue no. 17 of 50 copies signed by Brown on the half-title and with a full page pen-and-ink drawing signed and dated by Brown. Illustrated by the Author and from photographs. Introduction by Henry G. Vaughn M.F.H. 191 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Deluxe Issue with Original Drawing. The beautiful deluxe issue of this classic of steeplechasing with the bookplate of first owner Harry Worcester Smith famous sportsman and well-known sporting author. The original drawing of riders along the sidelines of the race appears as an illustration at p. 104 in the printed book with the caption "Some led some ridden they stop pathetically to watch the race". Siegel 35; Frazier B-17-D; Podeschi p. 375 The Derrydale Press unknown books
1926263426New York: Harper & Brothers 1926. First edition. With color frontispiece photographs by the author and illustrations by Frank E. Phares. 1 vols. 4to. Publisher's presentation binding in three quarter red morocco with raised bands marbled paper sides and endpapers t.e.g. ONE OF ONLY TEN SPECIAL DELUXE COPIES. Slightest wear at head of spine and tips. Fine copy in blue cloth slipcase. First edition. With color frontispiece photographs by the author and illustrations by Frank E. Phares. 1 vols. 4to. Inscribed to His Brother. A rare and desirable Zane Grey work in the original publisher's presentation binding. Inscribed by the author to his brother and companion of many of his fishing trips: "Altadena Calif Nov. 11 1926. To R.C.: With remembrance for the old fishing days and with hope for the great fishing days to come Zane Grey".<br/><br/>R.C. was not among the party on this New Zealand trip but he is mentioned in the text at. p. 106 etc. and was the dedicatee of Tales of Swordfish and Tuna 1927 as well as a very active participant in the events it chronicles.<br/><br/>This deluxe edition includes a color frontispiece the same image appears in black and white in the trade edition.<br/><br/>OUTSTANDING. Bruns G 181 Harper & Brothers unknown books
1929266325New York: The Derrydale Press 1929. No. 4 of only 50 sets. 1 vols. Plate size 13-1/4 x 17 inches. Matted framed and glazed. No. 4 of only 50 sets. 1 vols. Plate size 13-1/4 x 17 inches. "It has been said that in Ireland the inevitable never happens and the impossible invariably occurs."<br /> Edith Œnone Somerville 1858-1949 with her cousin Violet Martin 1862-1915 embarked on a notable women's literary collaboration and wrote under the name of Somerville & Ross. Their series of admirable tales of Irish life some humorous some tragic captures the flavor of rural life and everywhere demonstrates their sensitivity to distinctively Irish turns of phrase. Among their best-loved stories are the three books narrating incidents in the life of Major Sinclair Yeates Resident Magistrate at Skebawn. Published between 1899 and 1915 the Irish R.M. stories are filled with humor sport and deftly observed colorful character sketches. Somerville's cousin died suddenly in 1915; Somerville participated in a number of seances with medium Jem Barlow in 1916 and by the end of 1916 Somerville had resumed writing. She thereafter maintained that she was in constant communication with Violet's spirit. Somerville was also an accomplished illustrator and in the late 1920s Eugene V. Connett 3d proprietor of the Derrydale Press persuaded her to produce these illustrations from the Irish R.M. books. The limitation states 50 sets but perhaps only 30 sets were in fact colored and signed.<br /> Plate I: A CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE. "Music even was not wanting to our progress and old Flynn bleating shrilly upon his horn to the hounds below became idyllic." From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. <br /> Plate II: OCCASIONAL LICENCES. "'Every one'll say I told Slipper to open the gate' said Flurry grinning." An amusing steeplechase from Some Experiences of an Irish R.M.<br /> Plate III: PUT DOWN ONE AND CARRY TWO. "I seemed to myself merely an imbecile sitting in the heavy rain staring at a stone wall." From In Mr. Knox's Country. <br /> Plate IV: THE COMTE DE PRALINES. "The Comte de Pralines standing knee-deep in baying hounds . Miss McCrory squealed 'Yoicks'!" From In Mr. Knox's Country. <br /> PRODUCED IN A VERY SMALL LIMITATION THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE DERRYDALE PRESS SPORTING PRINTS SERIES. Ordeman pp. 49-50 "now among the most highly valued of the Derrydale prints"; Hudson p. 64 The Derrydale Press unknown
1929266325New York: The Derrydale Press 1929. No. 4 of only 50 sets. 1 vols. Plate size 13-1/4 x 17 inches. Matted framed and glazed. No. 4 of only 50 sets. 1 vols. Plate size 13-1/4 x 17 inches. "It has been said that in Ireland the inevitable never happens and the impossible invariably occurs."<br/>Edith Å’none Somerville 1858-1949 with her cousin Violet Martin 1862-1915 embarked on a notable women's literary collaboration and wrote under the name of Somerville & Ross. Their series of admirable tales of Irish life some humorous some tragic captures the flavor of rural life and everywhere demonstrates their sensitivity to distinctively Irish turns of phrase. Among their best-loved stories are the three books narrating incidents in the life of Major Sinclair Yeates Resident Magistrate at Skebawn. Published between 1899 and 1915 the Irish R.M. stories are filled with humor sport and deftly observed colorful character sketches. Somerville's cousin died suddenly in 1915; Somerville participated in a number of seances with medium Jem Barlow in 1916 and by the end of 1916 Somerville had resumed writing. She thereafter maintained that she was in constant communication with Violet's spirit. Somerville was also an accomplished illustrator and in the late 1920s Eugene V. Connett 3d proprietor of the Derrydale Press persuaded her to produce these illustrations from the Irish R.M. books. The limitation states 50 sets but perhaps only 30 sets were in fact colored and signed.<br/>Plate I: A CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE. "Music even was not wanting to our progress and old Flynn bleating shrilly upon his horn to the hounds below became idyllic." From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. <br/>Plate II: OCCASIONAL LICENCES. "'Every one'll say I told Slipper to open the gate' said Flurry grinning." An amusing steeplechase from Some Experiences of an Irish R.M.<br/>Plate III: PUT DOWN ONE AND CARRY TWO. "I seemed to myself merely an imbecile sitting in the heavy rain staring at a stone wall." From In Mr. Knox's Country. <br/>Plate IV: THE COMTE DE PRALINES. "The Comte de Pralines standing knee-deep in baying hounds . Miss McCrory squealed 'Yoicks'!" From In Mr. Knox's Country. <br/>PRODUCED IN A VERY SMALL LIMITATION THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE DERRYDALE PRESS SPORTING PRINTS SERIES. Ordeman pp. 49-50 "now among the most highly valued of the Derrydale prints"; Hudson p. 64 The Derrydale Press unknown books
1821230470London: Printed by Thomas Davison Whitefriars 1821. First edition. Engraved frontispiece. Printed in red and black. 22 unnumbered pages. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary quarter purple morocco with gilt monogram on upper cover of Izaak Walton and fish device on lower cover all edges gilt and the bookplate of J.C. Lynn on flyleaf. Fine some offsetting from frontispiece onto title-page. First edition. Engraved frontispiece. Printed in red and black. 22 unnumbered pages. 1 vols. 4to. Rare. Includes a pictorial membership card for "True Waltonian Society" issued to William Miller on January 10th 1843 signed by the Honorary Secretary J.C. Burney tipped onto front pastedown.<br/><br/>Rare. Coigney p. 402 [Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars] unknown books
1998007208Amsterdam: Anthos. Signed first edition of rare English language Dutch edition of Irving's novel. The true first edition of Irving's novel preceding the release of the US and UK editions. Author's SIGNED presentation to motorcycle legend Cook Neilson who took the photo of Irving that was used for the dust jacket of the book: "For Stepp and Cook - with my appreciation and affection - John Irving April 1 1998." Together with AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by Irving on his stationery to Neilson laid in in which Irving says that Neilson's photos will also be used on the UK edition and jokes that another photo to be used for the American and Canadian editions is more flattering because it doesn't show Irving's face. Closes with mention of a nearby school in Vermont. Neilson was a preeminent motorcycle journalist and editor of Cycle Magazine. As a motrocyclist Neilson won the Daytona Superbike race in 1977 on a Ducati. He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the Ducati North America Hall of Fame in 2006. Published Amsterdam: Anthos 1998. 8vo. Some foxing spots along front edge of page block and verso of dust jacket else near fine in near fine dust jacket. One page typewritten letter on laid paper signed by Irving near fine. . Near Fine. Hard. 1st. 1998. Anthos unknown
1934239130New York: The Derrydale Press 1934. First Edition No. 14 of 55 large paper copies signed by the author. 5 color plates one of them hand-colored and 121 other illustrations. xix iii 156 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original red morocco gilt t.e.g. Head of spine chipped and some minor loss at foot of spine. Custom red morocco backed folding box with cloth chemise. First Edition No. 14 of 55 large paper copies signed by the author. 5 color plates one of them hand-colored and 121 other illustrations. xix iii 156 pp. 1 vols. 4to. "One of the most important books published by Connett." - Siegel<br/><br/>Published in an edition of only 55 copies this in effect was the Derrydale "De luxe" edition of Barber's book: the trade edition was published by Windward House. Siegel 85; Frazier B-5-a; Biscotti p. 24 The Derrydale Press unknown books
1931238957New York: The Derrydale Press 1931. First and only edition limited to 250 proofs only. Image size is approximately 10 x 8 inches the plate measuring 13 x 9 1/2 inches with additional margins. 1 vols. Fine condition. Two plates Washington and Morris matted and framed. First and only edition limited to 250 proofs only. Image size is approximately 10 x 8 inches the plate measuring 13 x 9 1/2 inches with additional margins. 1 vols. An extremely handsome and decorative set of American sporting notables. The six portraits each set in an appropriate background are of: <br/>SAMUEL MORRIS ESQ. Foxhunter first president of the Gloucester Foxhunting Club America's oldest; <br/>COL. WILLIAM RANSOM JOHNSON "Napoleon of the Turf"; <br/>COL. GEORGE WASHINGTON Foxhunter; <br/>COMMODORE JOHN COX STEVENS Yachtsman owner of the "America" and a founder of the New York Yacht Club; <br/>THADDEUS NORRIS ESQ. Angler author of The American Angler's Book who did much to elevate and advance the art of fly fishing;<br/>HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT ESQ. "Frank Forester" the father of American sporting literature. <br/><br/>A SUPERB SET OF ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE OF THE DERRYDALE PRESS SPORTING PRINTS SERIES. Ordeman The Aquatints Drypoints and Etchings of The Derrydale Press p. 24-5 et seq The Derrydale Press unknown books
1929214600New York: The Derrydale Press 1929. First edition. Signed lower left "Edgar Burke 1927". The drake is the original painting of the illustration for "The Mallard" section of Connett's Feathered Game from a Sporting Journal. 1 vols. Image 10 x 7 inches matted and framed to 15-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches overall. Fine condition. First edition. Signed lower left "Edgar Burke 1927". The drake is the original painting of the illustration for "The Mallard" section of Connett's Feathered Game from a Sporting Journal. 1 vols. Image 10 x 7 inches matted and framed to 15-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches overall. Original Gouache of Mallards by Burke for Derrydale's Feathered Game. Edgar Burke MD 1889-1950 successfully combined the vocation of medicine he was a member of the American College of Physicians and Surgeons and the avocation of sport. He was an enthusiastic wildfowler and upland gunner and expert angler and fly tyer he designed the flies "Doctor Burke" and "Family Secret" and was interested in pigeon racing and cock fighting it was he in the Jersey City cock-fights of the 1930s who sewed up the wounds of the injured birds. He was also a celebrated sporting artist illustrating two Derrydale Press classics Feathered Game 1929--such as the example offered here--and Upland Game Bird Shooting in America 1930 and producing front cover vignettes for seven more including Grouse Feathers and De Shootinest Gent'man. He was notes Siegel a childhood companion and lifetime friend of Derrydale proprietor Eugene Connett--a relationship that paid large dividends for readers of the Press.<br/><br/>A UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL DUCK GOUACHE FOR THE DERRYDALE PRESS CLASSIC "FEATHERED GAME" Siegel pp. 192-3 and No. 24 The Derrydale Press unknown books
1928313002New York: The Derrydale Press 1928. First edition copy 18 of 50 copies of the deluxe edition on van Gelder paper from a total edition of 750. Hand colored frontispiece portrait of the author by Gordon Ross in addition to numerous other illustrations in color and black and white. xviii 272 pp. 1 vols. 4to 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches 31.5 X 24 cm. Full scarlet morocco gilt decorations of a stylized hound running through foliage title on upper cover top edge gilt. Red morocco-backed clamshell case. Ross Gordon. First edition copy 18 of 50 copies of the deluxe edition on van Gelder paper from a total edition of 750. Hand colored frontispiece portrait of the author by Gordon Ross in addition to numerous other illustrations in color and black and white. xviii 272 pp. 1 vols. 4to 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches 31.5 X 24 cm. An outstanding work "the first of the big beautiful Derrydale Deluxes. It was a model for many of the ones that followed" Frazier<br/>Original price was $100. Siegel 15; Frazier T-2-D; Biscotti p. 432; Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting pp. 370-71 The Derrydale Press unknown books
1811311425London: Published June 24th 1811 by H. Humphrey No. 27 St. James St 1811. First edition. Engraved title leaf with six hand colored aquatint plates signed in the plate "R.F. invt et fecit". 1 vols. Oblong 4to. Original plain paper wrappers stab-stitched housed in a modern blue morocco slipcase and chemise by Aquarius. The Alfred Barmore Maclay Le Vivier JOHN POYNTON copy. First edition. Engraved title leaf with six hand colored aquatint plates signed in the plate "R.F. invt et fecit". 1 vols. Oblong 4to. The engraved title leaf comprises four lines of whimsical verse and a paragraph of descriptive text signed "Billesdon Coplow"; the six numbered plates depict incidents of foxhunting: 1 Going along a slapping pace 2 Topping a flight of rails . 3 Charging an Ox-fence 4 Going in and out clever 5 Facing a Brook 6 Swishing at a rasper.<br/>A classic of English sporting illustration and the inspiration for Alken's Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders. Tooley 158 under "Billesdon Coplow"; Siltzer p. 122; Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting p. 148; Schwerdt I pp. 186-187; Schwerdt I pp. 186-187 Published June 24th, 1811, by H. Humphrey, No. 27, St. James St unknown books
1936261104New York: The Derrydale Press 1936. Published in an edition of 150 unnumbered. Aquatint engraving from a proof before letters trimmed fully colored by the artist marked in pencil "Model OK". With an example of the published print: hand-colored aquatint engraving signed by the artist in pencil lower left. 19-1/2 x 13-1/4 inches on a larger sheet. Trimmed. Some soiling in outer margins short chips along left edge archival tape repair on verso of lower left corner torn no loss. Published in an edition of 150 unnumbered. Aquatint engraving from a proof before letters trimmed fully colored by the artist marked in pencil "Model OK". With an example of the published print: hand-colored aquatint engraving signed by the artist in pencil lower left. 19-1/2 x 13-1/4 inches on a larger sheet. Colorist's Model for 'Maryland Marsh'. The original watercolor model prepared by the artist the use of the colorist of the Derrydale sporting aquatint of a rail bird shooting scene.<br/><br/>John Frost 1890-1937 was the son of American artist A.B. Frost 1851-1928 and a friend of Eugene V. Connett publisher of the Derrydale Press whose personal collection included Maryland Marsh the original painting commissioned by Connett in 1934. John Frost is known to have been closely involved in painting the colorists' models for the Derrydale prints of his father's paintings published in 1933-4 and would have produced the color model for the published editon of the print.<br/><br/>UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT SURVIVAL. Ordeman 2005 pp 52-4 illustrated 105. Provenance: J. Ordeman M.L. Biscotti F. Teroerde The Derrydale Press unknown books
1980234120Portland Oregon: Published by Champoeg Press 1980. 1 vols. 4to. Condition generally fine. 1 vols. 4to. The Archive of the Book. In mid-1978 George Grant and Champoeg Press editors Bob Wethem and Dick Abel entered into negotiations which culminated in the 1980 publication of a limited edition of Mr. Grant's book The Master Fly Weaver. <br/>The archive of correspondence and material exchanged between the parties before during and after publication comprises:<br/>- The Master Fly Weaver. Foreword by Dave Whitlock. First edition number 1213 of 1950 copies. Original blue cloth.<br/>- Typed Manuscript of The Master Fly Weaver - 1 of 2 photo copies one for each editor the original remained with the author. <br/>- Galley Sheets of The Master Fly Weaver with ink corrections in Mr. Grant's hand as well as Bob Wethem's. <br/>- 35 original single-spaced typescript letters from George Grant to Bob Wethem signed in ink by George Grant; most of these are 2-3 pages in length. <br/>- 23 photo copies of letters from George Grant to Dick Abel signed by him.<br/>- 158 letters regarding the book's publication from other participants in the project including many from the editors to George Grant but also a good many from other notable persons in the world of fly fishing and books including a signed 3-page holograph letter from the book's illustrator Harvey Eckert for instance; Paul Schullery Joseph Bates Jr. Hank Bruns Charlie Brooks Thomas Capstick Dave Whitlock etc. Some letters are originals some photocopies. <br/>- Also original color and black and white photos of George Grant some negatives too a small envelope of tying materials sent by Mr. Grant to Bob Wethem magazine articles by and about George Grant greeting cards from George Grant publisher's agreement etc. Plus many other pieces of ephemera. <br/>Book letters photos and manuscript in fine condition. Galley sheets in very good condition with some edge wear and crinkling. Housed in three archival boxes.<br/><br/>A remarkable assemblage of material showcasing the life and achievements of Montana conservationist and fly tier George F. Grant. Published by Champoeg Press unknown books
1938313775N.p. Arden New York: Privately printed 1938. First edition. Illustrated with photographs; folding map of British Columbia tipped in. 74 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth upper cover titled in gilt. Spine slightly faded near fine. First edition. Illustrated with photographs; folding map of British Columbia tipped in. 74 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Big Game Hunting in Canada with the Harrimans: Inscribed. Detailed account of a hunting trip to the Sikanni and Opskia rivers in northern British Columbia after sheep with fishing and other shooting along the way.<br/><br/>Glady Harriman's husband "Bunny" was Averill Harriman's brother and a member of the investment banking firm.<br/><br/>Inscribed on the front flyleaf For Jane from GFH. Heller 1:145; Biscotti p. 186 Privately printed unknown books
1976620491976. 27 pencil drawings on 15 sheets comprising 11 full-page drawings signed by the artist and 16 1/4-page drawings titled in pencil each sheet mounted in a larger folio leaf with a title leaf in ink in the hand of author Shirley E. Woods. 1 vols. Oblong Folio. Bound in dutch linen leather labels on spine and front board. In matching linen covered slipcase. Fine. With a fine copy of the published book in slipcase one of 990 copies signed by the author and artist. 27 pencil drawings on 15 sheets comprising 11 full-page drawings signed by the artist and 16 1/4-page drawings titled in pencil each sheet mounted in a larger folio leaf with a title leaf in ink in the hand of author Shirley E. Woods. 1 vols. Oblong Folio. Original Drawings. A beautiful album of the original drawings for Angling for Atlantic Salmon by Shirley E. Woods Angler's & Shooter's Press 1976. unknown books
