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1836212550London: Pickering 1836. First Nicolas Edition Large Paper. Engraved title page 48 engraved plates from designs by Thomas Stothard and J. Inskipp two pages of music and two woodcuts of the Walton seal 9 head-pieces and 2 portraits of Walton. Pp. 16 ccxii 2 129; 2 131-436 32. 2 vols. Large 8vo. Full contemporary green morocco gilt spines stamped with angling motifs in gilt boards with a piscatorial vignette surrounded by fish and floral devices a.e.g. Original spines laid down some minor rubbing else very good. With the bookplate of the Junior Carlton Club Library. First Nicolas Edition Large Paper. Engraved title page 48 engraved plates from designs by Thomas Stothard and J. Inskipp two pages of music and two woodcuts of the Walton seal 9 head-pieces and 2 portraits of Walton. Pp. 16 ccxii 2 129; 2 131-436 32. 2 vols. Large 8vo. One of the finest illustrated editions of Walton ever published. In its production Pickering employed 27 of the most prominent artist painters and engravers of the day. Coigney 44; Horne 43; Oliver 41 Pickering unknown
1822259086London: Published by T. Gosden 107 St. Martin's Lane 1822. Title leaf 2 portraits and 18 plates on India Paper mounted. 7 of the plates are in three states: etching before letters and with letters. 1 vols. 4to. Full diced brown contemporary calf a.e.g. by Wright Bookbinder Greenwich with ticket. Rebacked preserving most of spine head and bottom panel renewed. Some touches of foxing. Very good plus. Title leaf 2 portraits and 18 plates on India Paper mounted. 7 of the plates are in three states: etching before letters and with letters. 1 vols. 4to. A nice set of the suite of illustrations to Walton including portraits of Walton and Cotton facsimiles views and fishing scenes produced for Gosden in the 1820s. The two portraits and 9 of the plates bear Gosden's imprint; a number of the plates are in multiple states. Coigney p. 397 Published by T. Gosden, 107, St. Martin's Lane unknown books
1933238566London: Faber & Faber 1933. First edition No. 15 of 60 copies SIGNED by the author and specially bound. Engraved title page 4 tintedfull-page plates and seven black-and-white headpieces by Rex Whistler. 1 vols. 8vo. Full purple vellum with yapp edges gilt vignette of Lord Fish after Whistler on upper cover endpapers with Whistler vignettes printed in green t.e.g. Beautiful unfaded copy in the original dust jacket with Whistler's design on the front panel. Rare. Whistler Rex. First edition No. 15 of 60 copies SIGNED by the author and specially bound. Engraved title page 4 tintedfull-page plates and seven black-and-white headpieces by Rex Whistler. 1 vols. 8vo. Beautiful copy in its rarest state. Five magical fairy tales from Walter de la Mare including the title story about the strange adventures of lazy young man who loves and lives only to fish. With Rex Whistler's delightful illustrations. Whistler & Fuller 454 Faber & Faber unknown books
1938260220New York: Privately Printed by The Derrydale Press 1938. First Edition No. 31 of 150 copies. Illustrated with 9 photographs. xii 54 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original three quarter red morocco. Soiling at head of spine minor rubbing at tips else fine. Bookplate of Willing Spencer on front pastedown. Custom half morocco slipcase and chemise. First Edition No. 31 of 150 copies. Illustrated with 9 photographs. xii 54 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Fascinating horse racing recollections of a member of Woodward's staff; with a rubber-stamped facsimile handwritten presentation on free endpaper: "With best wishes and hoping you will enjoy this memoir--William Woodward". Siegel 135; Frazier W-13-a Privately Printed [by The Derrydale Press] unknown books
1824235643London: Septimus Prowett Strand 1824. Second edition large paper copy one of a small number of copies Coigney says only 8 copies. With 21 full-page engravings by Thomas Gosden 14 marked proof" on India paper mounted and title page and chapter-heading vignettes. Extra-illustrated with a proof state of the portrait of Walton by Housman engraved by Audinet. 2 ii 93 pp. Printed by C. Smith Strand. 1 vols. 4to. Full diced russia boards tooled in blind with a gilt rule border a.e.g. Rebacked with period tooling. Bookplate of Thomas Wilson. Some foxing of mounting leaves generally not affecting text or plates else a fine fresh copy. Gosden Thomas. Second edition large paper copy one of a small number of copies Coigney says only 8 copies. With 21 full-page engravings by Thomas Gosden 14 marked proof" on India paper mounted and title page and chapter-heading vignettes. Extra-illustrated with a proof state of the portrait of Walton by Housman engraved by Audinet. 2 ii 93 pp. Printed by C. Smith Strand. 1 vols. 4to. LARGE PAPER COPY. Coigney p. 406 ; Westwood & Satchell p. 245 Septimus Prowett, Strand unknown books
1991128631Sports Auctions of New York. As New. 1991. Paperback. IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - -- with a bonus offer-- . Sports Auctions of New York paperback
1973238087vp 1973. 4to. Fine with corrections with envelopes on occasion. 4to. Jack O'Connor served as the Shooting Editor of Outdoor Life for 31 years and is considered one of the great hunting and gun writers of the twentieth century. Opinionated and witty his personality shines through in this collection of letters. <br/><br/>On animal classification: "Between us girls I think the American taxonomists have gone hog wild on sub-species. I think the British are much smarter.They say that all caribou are one species and they have damn few sub-species." <br/><br/>On an acquaintances and associates: "As I remember him he was a little guy dark and strictly a bastard"; "Bill Steigers is likewise a big-bore nut playing with a large bullet or gazing at a big hole in the end of a barrel gives him a deep and voluptuous satisfaction often causing tumescence in his male organ"; "From all I can tell this Earl Etter is a real vicious bastard fat-headed quarrelsome and mean. One thing I know for certain is that he is an ignoramus"; "This Herter is quite a guy. I think he's at least half nuts maybe more. He has more misinformation in his books than the Encyclopedia Britannica has information."<br/><br/>On the Hotel Edison: "I have never set foot in the Hotel Edison but I have heard it was a dump."<br/><br/>On a failed bear-hunting expedition: "Our companions were two young Englishmen.Both had very attractive wives.We really had a grand time but those guys were the spookiest bear hunters I have ever seen in my life. They missed two good trophy grizzlies--one at 30 yards and one at 110 yards--and a very good black bear at about 50 yards. In all cases the bears were standing."<br/><br/>On the Civil War: "I am a Civil War buff.One of these days I am going to do an article that will make a lot of Southerners scream like catamounts. The thesis of the piece will be that Lee was an overrated general who made his reputation on a bunch of fiddle-fotted sic and gutless Union generals."<br/><br/>On family histories: "My uncle Bill O'Connor got a girl knocked up when he was a senior in law school in California and took it on the lam.My mothers' people were Kentuckians but they were not planters--just prosperous farmers."<br/><br/>On criticism: "Bill Rae has got hundreds of these nut letters.I always tell these creeps that if they don't like to read stories about killing birds and animals and catching fish they should read something besides Outdoor Life Field & Stream and Sports Afield because these magazines are about shooting animals and birds and catching fish" Ellen Enzler Herring Jack O'Connor: Catalogue of Letters 5 6 34 71 86 111 138 142 148 176 184 200 252 261 & 263 unknown books
238087vp 1973. 4to. Fine with corrections with envelopes on occasion. 4to. Jack O'Connor served as the Shooting Editor of Outdoor Life for 31 years and is considered one of the great hunting and gun writers of the twentieth century. Opinionated and witty his personality shines through in this collection of letters. <br /> <br /> On animal classification: "Between us girls I think the American taxonomists have gone hog wild on sub-species. I think the British are much smarter.They say that all caribou are one species and they have damn few sub-species." <br /> <br /> On an acquaintances and associates: "As I remember him he was a little guy dark and strictly a bastard"; "Bill Steigers is likewise a big-bore nut playing with a large bullet or gazing at a big hole in the end of a barrel gives him a deep and voluptuous satisfaction often causing tumescence in his male organ"; "From all I can tell this Earl Etter is a real vicious bastard fat-headed quarrelsome and mean. One thing I know for certain is that he is an ignoramus"; "This Herter is quite a guy. I think he's at least half nuts maybe more. He has more misinformation in his books than the Encyclopedia Britannica has information."<br /> <br /> On the Hotel Edison: "I have never set foot in the Hotel Edison but I have heard it was a dump."<br /> <br /> On a failed bear-hunting expedition: "Our companions were two young Englishmen.Both had very attractive wives.We really had a grand time but those guys were the spookiest bear hunters I have ever seen in my life. They missed two good trophy grizzlies--one at 30 yards and one at 110 yards--and a very good black bear at about 50 yards. In all cases the bears were standing."<br /> <br /> On the Civil War: "I am a Civil War buff.One of these days I am going to do an article that will make a lot of Southerners scream like catamounts. The thesis of the piece will be that Lee was an overrated general who made his reputation on a bunch of fiddle-fotted sic and gutless Union generals."<br /> <br /> On family histories: "My uncle Bill O'Connor got a girl knocked up when he was a senior in law school in California and took it on the lam.My mothers' people were Kentuckians but they were not planters--just prosperous farmers."<br /> <br /> On criticism: "Bill Rae has got hundreds of these nut letters.I always tell these creeps that if they don't like to read stories about killing birds and animals and catching fish they should read something besides Outdoor Life Field & Stream and Sports Afield because these magazines are about shooting animals and birds and catching fish" Ellen Enzler Herring Jack O'Connor: Catalogue of Letters 5 6 34 71 86 111 138 142 148 176 184 200 252 261 & 263 unknown
1940206421940. Women's Sports Women's wrestling photograph archive documenting amateur competitions gymnasium training and professional wrestling performers between the 1940s and the 1970s. The images record women participating in a sport historically dominated by men illustrating the gradual emergence of female wrestling as both an amateur athletic activity and a professional entertainment circuit during the mid twentieth century.<br /> <br /> Archive of ten photographs including nine black and white silver gelatin prints and one sepia toned image measuring approximately 3.5 x 4.5 inches to 8 x 10 inches. Several early photographs from the 1940s depict women grappling in an indoor ring during staged matches. Later images show girls wrestling during a gymnasium class setting while classmates watch from the sidelines. Three studio photographs from the 1970s portray professional wrestlers associated with promoter Mary Lillian Ellison known professionally as The Fabulous Moolah.<br /> <br /> Portraits include full length promotional photographs of Joyce Grable of Ozark Alabama Lilly Thomas of Memphis Tennessee and a headshot of Paulla Kaye of Oklahoma City Oklahoma. These performers were active on the professional wrestling circuit during a period when women's wrestling was gaining visibility in regional promotions across the United States. Female wrestling remained controversial throughout much of the twentieth century facing both cultural criticism and sensationalized marketing. Light wear consistent with age. Very good condition. A visual record of women participating in amateur and professional wrestling across several decades of American sports culture. unknown
17002839FBNürnberg, Verlag Zieger & Lehmann [Druck bei Spörlin], 1700. 2°. 34,5 x 23 cm. [15] Blatt, 301 [recte 299] Seiten. 49 [von 82] Tafeln. Ganzlederband der Zeit auf 5 Bünden mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel auf rotem Lederrückenschild. [7 Warenabbildungen]
1926249443From Harry & Madeline Atherton 1926. Folding map "Places of Meeting of the Meadow Brook Hunt" 9 x 16-1/2 inches on a 12 x 18 inch sheet backed with cloth and folded. Pastedown with printed text within floral border with riding helmets and crossed whips. Fox mask vignette on title page; stannding hound as tailpiece. 8 pp. Square 32mo. Red satin wallet binding upper cover printed in gilt. Minor edge wear text and map fine and fresh. Folding map "Places of Meeting of the Meadow Brook Hunt" 9 x 16-1/2 inches on a 12 x 18 inch sheet backed with cloth and folded. Pastedown with printed text within floral border with riding helmets and crossed whips. Fox mask vignette on title page; stannding hound as tailpiece. 8 pp. Square 32mo. A finely detailed map of sporting Long Island depicting roads and forests and fields with names of owners of the estates and identifying 18 fixtures of the Meadow Brook Hunt. The map stretches from Old Westbury to the estate of R.C. Thomas just over the Suffolk County line. Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting p. 251 From Harry & Madeline Atherton unknown
18832646951883. An original 'front-of-house' board visible area: 30.5 x 22.5 inches with seven cabinet-sized albumen print photographs visible area: 5 x 3.5 inches. 1 vols. Frame size 34 x 26. Oak frame over matted board with seven openings for photographs. Photos somewhat faded the card mat soiled. An original 'front-of-house' board visible area: 30.5 x 22.5 inches with seven cabinet-sized albumen print photographs visible area: 5 x 3.5 inches. 1 vols. Frame size 34 x 26. An original 'front-of-house' board with calligraphic manuscript text in red and black ink 'Mastr. C Brown / "Young Nimrod" / Champion Wing And / Rifle Shot of the World / as he appeared before / H.R.H. the /Prince of Wales / Prince Christian / and / various Members / of the / Royal Family.' the board acting as a custom matt for seven cabinet-sized albumen print photographs of Master Brown in uniform or in shooting kit all with gun in hand two with an accompanying gundog. <br /> <br /> It is not possible to be certain but this 'board' looks like it was used in the lobby of a venue where 'Young Nimrod' was appearing possibly doubling as the 'card' which was used to identify his 'act' as he performed on stage. In any case it is a remarkable survivor from the age of P T Barnum Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley and a reminder of a time when the borders between sport theatre and spectacle were blurred to the delight of appreciative audiences in the UK Europe and the US.<br /> <br /> In addition to showing great natural talent Charles Brown also had the advantage of being the son Thomas Brown the proprietor of the South London Shooting Ground at Nunhead. By the time he was eight 'Youing Nimrod' was already shooting to a very high standard see below for some of his most memorable scores. The Prince of Wales a keen shot was an occasional visitor to Nunhead and on the 3rd April 1882 at the Royal Aquarium Westminster Master C. Brown gave an exhibition of glass ball shooting before the Prince and his guests: this is probably the occasion referred to on the present board.<br /> <br /> A contemporary account of 'Young Nimrod is given by Basil Tozer: "Last but not least comes Master Charles Brown of Nunhead alias "Young Nimrod" a boy not yet in his teens but who may fairly be termed the juvenile champion wing-shot of the world. Young Nimrod began shooting at the early age of seven and has from the time of his first essay made wonderful progress in the art. His name is well known in connection with shooting and he is frequently a topic of conversation at pigeon shooting reunions. The guns employed are of small caliber i.e. double and single 20 24 and 28 bores thereby making his performances all the more creditable. He was greatly eulogised upon his skill by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales before whom he gave an exhibition in glass ball shooting some years ago. Annexed are some of Young Nimrod's best scores: <br /> <br /> First match at pigeons shot at Nunhead on December 18th 1882. To kill 34 blue rocks i.e.rock-doves out of 50 with a 28-bore gun at 15 yards rise. A strong wind favoured the birds rendering the task an extremely difficult one. Second match shot at Dawlish South Devon on the 28th December following. To accomplish the same feat under similar conditions. <br /> <br /> It may here be well to remind the reader that Young Nimrod was at this time but eight years of age. His next performance worthy of note took place on January 25th 1883. This was an attempt to shoot 70 pigeions out of 100 at 18 yards rise and 80 fall using his 28-bore Greener . This he achieved in splendid style. He again backed himself to reapeat the same at the Union Club Hendon on the 2nd April 1883 and actually grassed 75 of Hammond's blue rocks out of the century 61 of which were killed with the first barrel. These figures speak for themselves and the boy's unerring aim added to his cool calm demeanour whilst shooting would do credit to any veteran sportsman - not to mention a child of nine. His expertness with the rifle is equally laudable. Young Nimrod's finest performance took place at Nunhead on 25 May 1885 when he broke 1047 glass balls in one hour the first hundred being disposed of in six minutes fifty seconds. The guns employed were two 24-bores and a 20-bore. In February 1883 he undertook to shoot 420 double rises out of 600 at the Agricutural Hall on three consecutive days. This he accomplished by destroying 513 out of the 600 in double shots. In the same year he scored 88 " kills" out of 100 clay pigeons. On the 2nd March 1884 Master Brown was tasked by his father to pierce 60 wooden balls out of 100 with a .380-bore rifle standing at ten yards rise the balls were thrown up by hand in front of him. Total. 83 out 100" Basil TOZER. Practical Hints on Shooting. London: 1887 pp. 358-360 & p.377 Litt: J.H. JONES "Young Nimrod." Being a brief sketch of the life of C. Brown. London: 1884. unknown
1916314208New York: New York Office 309 Broad Street 1916. 24 pp. Printed at the Rumford Press Concord N.H. 1 vols. 12mo. Blue paper over boards paper printed label on upper cover. Lower joint split but holding. Bookplate of Sidney A. Kirkman. 24 pp. Printed at the Rumford Press Concord N.H. 1 vols. 12mo. Club book of this famed sporting club with 36 members in 1916 ten of whom are identified as shareholders. The club held the lease of more than 120000 acres at Lake Parmachenee in Magalloway Maine.<br /> <br /> With records of fish caught 1905 to 1915. Not in Phillips Wetzel Bruns Heller. Not in OCLC New York Office 309 Broad Street unknown
1933249440np: Privately Printed 1933. First edition one of 100 copies. Signed by the author "F.W. Lowery" on the title page. viii 130 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown cloth spine and brown boards. Owner signature on the flyleaf. Small marginal soiling to bottom margin minor shelf wear. Fine. First edition one of 100 copies. Signed by the author "F.W. Lowery" on the title page. viii 130 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Account of a salmon fishing trip on the Jupiter River Anticosti Island by Douglas McCloy Ward Belknap the president of Consolidated Paper and the author who remains anonymous throughout his narrative except in the record of catches at the end. Includes an account of their visit to Château Menier. Lowery was a member of the Anglers' Club. Pickering Books by Ourselves Anglers' Club Bulletin 17:3 Oct. 1938 p. 22; Bruns p. 283 "The history of a fishing trip to the Gaspé and Anticosti Island"; Bibliotheca Salmo Salar 109; Heller 2:345; OCLC 3 copies Privately Printed unknown
1868List321Boston: Lea and Shepard 1868. First Edition. 8vo burgundy cloth 282 pp. First edition. With four plates. Very Good. A bright first edition copy of the second novel to ever feature baseball and the first to use baseball in the title and design of the book. William Everett was the cousin of Edward Everett Hale and the son of the orator Edward Everett. He wrote this book shortly after graduating from Harvard’s law department. He would return later to Harvard to teach latin. This book has two and a half chapters of baseball content. The first novel with baseball content was 1865"Uncle Nat; or The Good Time Which George and Frank Had Trapping Fishing Camping Out etc." by Alfred Oldfellow published two years earlier. A bright very good plus copy with some wear to head and heel of spine and a gift inscription from the year of publication 1868 on a preliminary page. Lea and Shepard unknown
1899249684London: W. Thacker & Co 1899. First edition. Illustrated; folding map. Pp. xii 1-285 286 2 blank 24 catalogue. 1 vols. 8vo. Tan cloth stamped in black and green upper board with gilt pictorial vignette snakeskin textured endsheets. Bookplates. Fine. First edition. Illustrated; folding map. Pp. xii 1-285 286 2 blank 24 catalogue. 1 vols. 8vo. A Beautiful Copy. "An excellent work of high mountain sport" Czech.<br/><br/>A superior copy in choice condition. Czech Asia pp. 3-4 W. Thacker & Co unknown books
1961246510N.p. Vancouver 1961. Illustrated by Lew Saw Alan Pratt Seattle Times. 15 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Illustrated self-wrappers. Illustrated by Lew Saw Alan Pratt Seattle Times. 15 pp. 1 vols. 4to. RARE ALASKAN FISHING TRIP. Privately printed account of a fishing trip by Donald Bates of Portland B.C. lumber Baron H.R. MacMillan Canadian Air Vice-Marshal Leigh Stevenson and "one Indian" the author Fred Auger publisher of the Vancouver Province newspaper for steelhead grayling and salmon on the Kvichak River in western Alaska.<br/><br/>The camp was operated by Grenold Collins and the party visited it on the recommendation of Lee Richardson. The narrative is whimsical and informative the illustrations are in a lightly comic style. The back cover illustration is of the Skyomish Sunrise fly for steelhead. It is probable that just a few copies were printed for the participants and their friends.<br/><br/>Interesting and RARE. OCLC 41828006 2 copies Univ. Alaska Univ. British Columbia unknown books
1961246510N.p. Vancouver 1961. Illustrated by Lew Saw Alan Pratt Seattle Times. 15 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Illustrated self-wrappers. Illustrated by Lew Saw Alan Pratt Seattle Times. 15 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Privately printed account of a fishing trip by Donald Bates of Portland B.C. lumber Baron H.R. MacMillan Canadian Air Vice-Marshal Leigh Stevenson and "one Indian" the author Fred Auger publisher of the Vancouver Province newspaper for steelhead grayling and salmon on the Kvichak River in western Alaska.<br /> <br /> The camp was operated by Grenold Collins and the party visited it on the recommendation of Lee Richardson. The narrative is whimsical and informative the illustrations are in a lightly comic style. The back cover illustration is of the Skyomish Sunrise fly for steelhead. It is probable that just a few copies were printed for the participants and their friends.<br /> <br /> Interesting and RARE. OCLC 41828006 2 copies Univ. Alaska Univ. British Columbia unknown
1877303549Austria 1877. With ten small ink vignettes of hunting scenes most humorous and an inserted autograph note folded with remains of seal. 76 pp. approx. 32 lines per page in a variety of hands remaining leaves blank. 1 vols. 4to. Green quarter leather and patterned paper boards. Minor exterior rubbing old shelfmark 11 on label. Internally clean very good. With ten small ink vignettes of hunting scenes most humorous and an inserted autograph note folded with remains of seal. 76 pp. approx. 32 lines per page in a variety of hands remaining leaves blank. 1 vols. 4to. Manuscript Chronicle of Hunting in the Tirol. Manuscript chronicle of hunting in the Jagdbezirk district of Gerlos in the Zillertal south west of Kitzebühl in the Austrian Tirol including discussion of the boundaries and characteristics of the area historical remarks and a review of the large and small game covering the period from 1775 onwards in summary form with greater detail after 1859 and then records of hunting trips in the district 1864-1877 among them a visit by the Counts Mittrowsky 23 April to 1 May 1866 with narrative diary entries signed Franz Graf Mittwrosky and Ernst Graf Mittrowsky; and several lengthy entries in 1870-71 signed Emil Prinz Furstenberg. The entries for 1873-1877 are a single extended paragraph.<br/>The game hunted was chiefly Rehbock and Auerhahn. unknown books
1921313920Buffalo NY: Printed for Private Distribution 1921. Second edition. With 2 plates from line drawings. 107 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth upper board titled in gilt. Minor soiling lettering slightly faint roughly opened after title page binding still sound. Overall near fine. Second edition. With 2 plates from line drawings. 107 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed. Review of the tarpon in literature pointers on angling for tarpon and "A Partial Bibliography of the Tarpon" at pp. 91-95.<br/>Privately printed and re-issued in five editions through 1951. Inscribed on the front flyleaf "For H. Wendell Endicott/ with the regards and/ good wishes of/ Louis L. Bacock./ Valentine's Day 1925./ 'O east is East and west is / west and never the twain/ shall meet.' "<br/>Endicott was author of Adventures with Rod and Harpoon in the Florida Keys 1925; the friendship was enduring for in the fifth edition Babcock refers to a recent letter from him. An outstanding asociation. Bruns B5; Callahan iii Printed for Private Distribution unknown books
1921313920Buffalo NY: Printed for Private Distribution 1921. Second edition. With 2 plates from line drawings. 107 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth upper board titled in gilt. Minor soiling lettering slightly faint roughly opened after title page binding still sound. Overall near fine. Second edition. With 2 plates from line drawings. 107 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Review of the tarpon in literature pointers on angling for tarpon and "A Partial Bibliography of the Tarpon" at pp. 91-95.<br /> Privately printed and re-issued in five editions through 1951. Inscribed on the front flyleaf "For H. Wendell Endicott/ with the regards and/ good wishes of/ Louis L. Bacock./ Valentine's Day 1925./ 'O east is East and west is / west and never the twain/ shall meet.' "<br /> Endicott was author of Adventures with Rod and Harpoon in the Florida Keys 1925; the friendship was enduring for in the fifth edition Babcock refers to a recent letter from him. An outstanding asociation. Bruns B5; Callahan iii Printed for Private Distribution unknown
1931255153New York: The Derrydale Press 1931. First Edition one of 750 copies. Illustrated by paintings and sketches by Carl Rungius and photographs by the author folding map. xiv 289 3 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Fine. Presentation copy in the scarce printed dust jacket jacket with loss at head of spine and head of front cover. Bookplate. Rungius Carl. First Edition one of 750 copies. Illustrated by paintings and sketches by Carl Rungius and photographs by the author folding map. xiv 289 3 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation Copy in Dust Jacket. Inscribed by the author on half-title "To Toby Miller May these pages create in you a love for the great outdoors. Wm. N. Beach Jan 9 /37". Siegel 53; Frazier B-9-a The Derrydale Press unknown books
1839263757Published in London: Rudolph Ackermann 1839. One page with a small attached note giving the names of those who finished or were first out of the water in the run. 1 vols. 4to. Mounted on old card covers newly lined enclosed in a modern red morocco-backed box. One page with a small attached note giving the names of those who finished or were first out of the water in the run. 1 vols. 4to. Manuscript Fragment from Radcliffe's NOBLE SCIENCE. The passage represented here in manuscript corresponds to a passage in The Noble Science: A Few General Ideas on Fox-Hunting Radcliffe's 1839 classic at pp. 323-324 "A Biographical Sketch" of Loraine Smith M.P. artist and participant in the famed run from Billesdon Coplow to Enderby Warren. The verses are extracts from 'A Hunting Song' to the tune of 'Derry Down' by Bethell Cox and 'Billesdon Coplow' by the Rev. R. Lowth here 'South' followed by the final couplet of the latter poem. Schwerdt II p. 122; cf. Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting p. 298 Rudolph Ackermann unknown books
1944261184New York: Published by The Derrydale Press; Frank Lowe 1944. Edition of 250 copies. Aquating etchings hand-colored signed in pencil at lower right. With the Colorist's Model for "Canada Geese" from a trimmed proof; and an uncolored copy of "The Vanguard" signed by the artist. 1 vols. Plate size 21-1/2 x 17 inches. Some light foxing at margins but attractive overall. Edition of 250 copies. Aquating etchings hand-colored signed in pencil at lower right. With the Colorist's Model for "Canada Geese" from a trimmed proof; and an uncolored copy of "The Vanguard" signed by the artist. 1 vols. Plate size 21-1/2 x 17 inches. A striking image of three geese in flight over water against a snowy horizon--a vivid picture of Canada geese in their native element and one of the last prints to be issued by the Press.<br/>"The Vanguard" was published by Frank Lowe<br/>A childhood companion and lifelong friend of Derrydale Press proprietor Eugene Connett Dr. Burke 1889-1950 illustrated three Derrydale books and provided front cover vignettes for seven more. He was a versatile fisherman and fly-tyer wildfowler and upland gunner as well as being a physician surgeon and an artist of distinguished ability and reputation. Ordeman 2005 pp. 37 104; Siegel p. 192-3 Published by The Derrydale Press; Frank Lowe unknown books
1940242624N.p. 1940. Two small acrylic paintings on canvas board finished studies each showing the design of duck decoys with top and side views with a detail of a head 10 figures in all. 2 vols. Each about 8 x 10 inches. Framed and glazed. Identified in a Connett family hand "Painted by Dr. Edgar Burke". Fine. Two small acrylic paintings on canvas board finished studies each showing the design of duck decoys with top and side views with a detail of a head 10 figures in all. 2 vols. Each about 8 x 10 inches. 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 an expert angler and fly tier 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 and Upland Game Bird Shooting in America 1930 and producing front cover vignettes for seven more including Grouse Feathers and De Shootinest Gent'man. <br/><br/>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 and of Connett's later works to which Burke contributed illustrations or text.<br/><br/>Fine decorative paintings on a subject Burke had mastered: he wrote and illustrated the chapter on decoy making in Duck Shooting along the Atlantic Tidewater 1948. Provenance: Eugene V. Connett 3rd; Eugene V. Connett IV unknown books
