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191652883London: Hodder & Stoughton 1916. First English edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and three drawings one in color by Charles Livingston Bull. 368 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original pictorial tan cloth slight wear to extremities inner hinges cracking else fine. With the sporting bookplates of noted collectors William Nicholas Beach and Samuel B. Webb. First English edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and three drawings one in color by Charles Livingston Bull. 368 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation Copy to William Nicholas Beach. A much-praised exciting account of the author's big game exploits. INSCRIBED "To my good old friend 'Billy Beach' With the compliments of the author Daniel J. Singer Dec 17/21". Beach was a noted hunter collector and author: his book In the Shadow of Mt. McKinley was published by the Derrydale Press in 1931. Hodder & Stoughton unknown books
1914220164New York: George H. Doran 1914. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and three drawings one in color by Charles Livingston Bull. 1 vols. 8vo. Original pictorial tan cloth slight wear to extremities. Fine. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and three drawings one in color by Charles Livingston Bull. 1 vols. 8vo. A much-praised exciting account of the author's big game exploits. George H. Doran unknown books
177228703Paris: Chez Debure l'aîne 1772. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary stained calf citron morocco label spine gilt. Some rubbing surface worming on lower cover else very good. 1 vols. 8vo. Commentary on the environmental and game laws. Chez Debure l'aîne unknown books
171313149Montpellier 1713. Woodcut head piece of the royal arms. 1 vols. 8 1/4 x 11 1/8. Fine. Woodcut head piece of the royal arms. 1 vols. 8 1/4 x 11 1/8. French 18th Century Posting Notice. An interesting and handsome document forbidding hunting in the regions of Montredon & Saint Amans in the southwest of France. "by Order of the King.In the interest of conserving Hunting in those regions.we forbid anyone of any rank whatsoever to hunt throughout the extent of aforesaid regions.". unknown books
1968314086Quebec: Privately printed by T.J. Moore & Co. Ltd 1968. 52 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stapled green wrappers. Light browning to spine date stamped to front wrapper else fine. 52 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. List of members and club camps and the secretary's annual report for 1967 including some observations on changes in members' visits to the club territories and anecdotes of "uninvited vistiors"; with the Club rules. Not in Bruns Heller Privately printed by T.J. Moore & Co., Ltd unknown books
56515London: T.Werner Laurie Ltd n.d. First edition. Illustrated. Folding map. viii 327 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth. Dampstain to lower edges of boards hinges starting short tear to edge of map else Very Good. First edition. Illustrated. Folding map. viii 327 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. T.Werner Laurie Ltd unknown books
192553516London: William Heinemann 1925. Royal quarto reprint of Medici Society edition of 1924. With 113 plates some folding after photographs by the author. 1 vols. Lg. 4to. Original dark blue cloth spine sunned and slightly frayed at head and foot else fine. From the library of Esmond Bradley Martin. Royal quarto reprint of Medici Society edition of 1924. With 113 plates some folding after photographs by the author. 1 vols. Lg. 4to. William Heinemann unknown books
017115The original and unusual chessmen for Chess '72 were designed and sculpted by Alexander Silveri of Graz Austria. Silveri a retired professor of art has since winning his first state prize in Vienna in 1933 won many European art prizes and exhibited his works throughout most of Europe and Brazil. Each piece is molded from ridged plastic. The set includes George McGovern Richard Nixon Henry Kissinger Eugene McCarthy J. Edgar Hoover Edward Kennedy and more. All housed in original black box with board. unknown books
198442908San Antonio: Rowland Ward Publications. A Division of Game Conservation International 1984. One of 250 copies signed by the Editor Edward R. Bryant. This is copy 159. Illustrated. 640 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Full black leather with gilt plaque set in front cover a.e.g. in matching slipcase. Fine. One of 250 copies signed by the Editor Edward R. Bryant. This is copy 159. Illustrated. 640 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Rowland Ward Publications. A Division of Game Conservation International unknown books
195760736Tulare CA 1957. 12mo. 2 volumes: 16 368 32; 16 368 32 pp. with entries on 306 pages of the 1955 diary and 260 pages of the one for 1957 a total of approximately 7500 words unused pages were generally marked "vacation" or "day off"; expenses were noted on the daily entry pages rather than in the separate "accounts" section at the rear; laid into the 1955 diary are three photographs from an arrest. Many of the daily entries are simple statements of areas patrolled but many also report hunting and fishing prospects in the area e.g. "The few anglers that were willing to work for their trout were successful in catching limits in Bear Creek upstream from the Mtn. Home Road. A few newly hatched quail were observed in Yokohl Valley near Milton Fire Station" "Checked 35-40 hunters & no deer" "200 pheasants were released on the Tipton open pheasant area after shooting hours on Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 76 46 males and 30 females of the leg bands were recovered from hunters mostly on the morning of the 22nd. There were about 200 hunters in the area" hunting violations including illegal clam digging at Pismo Beach arrests general observations on the wildlife in the area meetings with other wardens and fish and game officials training etc. An excellent representation of the daily activities of a game warden in Tulare California and its surroundings in the mid-1950s. Well used diaries but the entries quite legible. Gilt- stamped green cloth well worn spine ends frayed and joints split hinges cracked etc. #7978. <br/><br/> hardcover books
189037920np 1890. Box 7 3/4/ x 5 x 2 1/4 inches. Lid is split at joint else a fine set. Box 7 3/4/ x 5 x 2 1/4 inches. unknown books
1898249679London: Rowland Ward 1898. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and one folding map of two in back pocket. 506 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Mulberry cloth titled in silver. Hinges cracked. Lacking one map. Good only. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author and one folding map of two in back pocket. 506 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A lively account of the author's adventures during an eight-month shooting trip in Baltistan Ladakh and Kashmir.<br/><br/>The map of Jummoo and Kashmir with the author's travel route is present; the map of The Great Bend of the Indus is lacking. Czech Asia 58 Rowland Ward unknown books
189937624London: Rowland Ward and Co. Limited "The Jungle" 166 Piccadilly W. 1899. Fourth edition. Illustrated. 495 12. 1 vols. 4to. Green blue cloth some wear else very nice. Fourth edition. Illustrated. 495 12. 1 vols. 4to. Rowland Ward and Co., Limited, "The Jungle," 166 Piccadilly, W. unknown books
189937623London: Rowland Ward and Co. Limited "The Jungle" 166 Piccadilly W. 1899. Third edition. Illustrated. 504 12. 1 vols. 4to. Green printed cloth some wear else very nice. Third edition. Illustrated. 504 12. 1 vols. 4to. Rowland Ward and Co., Limited, "The Jungle," 166 Piccadilly, W. unknown books
193037748Sterling Illinois: Hustler Toy Corporation 1930. Condition almost fine in working order. Hustler Toy Corporation unknown books
1934314085Quebec 1934. Illustrated from photos. 20 pp. 12mo. Green printed wrappers. Spine faintly toned. Fine. Illustrated from photos. 20 pp. 12mo. "The bears are becoming very troublesome."<br/>List of members and club camps and the secretary's annual report for the preceding year with anecdotes of hunting and a request for a dozen new members the membership stood at 89 at the end of 1933. Not in Heller Bruns unknown books
191441080London: Rowland Ward and Co. Limited "The Jungle" 166 Piccadilly W. 1914. Seventh edition. Illustrated. 532 4 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original beige cloth pictorial patterned endpapers. Lovely copy. With the publisher's accompanying "Note Book" bound in patterned paper wrappers matching the endpapers laid in. Seventh edition. Illustrated. 532 4 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Rowland Ward and Co., Limited, "The Jungle," 166 Piccadilly, W. unknown books
14976Inventor of the landmark computer game Pong. Type Script Signed by Higinbotham 3 page -1990 "Invention and Technology Magazine" article by Frederic D. Schwartz about Higinbotham's role in the origin of computer games. <br/><br/>Schwartz's article begins "Remember Pong In 1972 it became the first succesful video-arcade game.In reality though it was invented in 1958 in a laboratory in then-rural Upton New York by a man named William Higinbotham." According to this article Higinbotham was integral to the birth of successful modern video games as the article explains that "Higinbotham was in charge of instrumentation design at Brookhaven National Research Laboratory BNL a government supported nuclear-research facility.To assure people that they were in no danger and that their crops would not mutate the laboratory ran tours to show how useful important and safe its research was." Higinbotham's contribution based on his desire " to liven things up" was computer based "tennis game with the court displayed on an oscilloscope's screen. For a man who had helped develop the first radar systems and designed timing devices for the Manhattan Project's atomic bomb it was a simple matter to plan the necessary circuitry and within a couple of days the game was finished." So Pong was born. As the article explains however Higinbotham was in a difficult position regarding the game's ownership. As a government employee he could not register a patent in his own name as "Uncle Sam would have owned it." <br/><br/>Higinbotham who had "witnessed the first test detonation at Los Alamos" and was "determined to reduce the awesome threat that nuclear weapons posed to the world" had attempted to create a game of non-violence. He lobbies and speaks against violent games and nuclear weapons and as the article concludes "It's nice to be the patriarch of Pong. But if current trends continue and his scientific efforts end up leading to a peaceful world Willy Higinbotham will have accomplished something much greater." The typescript is signed on page 3 by Higinbotham in his hand: "Best Wishes William A. Higinbotham Feb.8 1991." An interesting association piece which reveals how work on global issues such as nuclear energy intersected with the invention of peaceful computer technologies designed for diversion and entertainment. Stapled on upper left corner. In very good condition. unknown books
1935232905London: Putnam Covent Garden 1935. First Edition in English. Illustrated with photographs. 208 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original grey cloth. First Edition in English. Illustrated with photographs. 208 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Putnam, Covent Garden unknown books
18096214<p>This is an original linen-backed folding map game published in London in 1809 by William Darton.</p><p>Overall 25 1/2 x 21 inches. It is an early example of the "Cartographic Game" genre that became very popular in later Victorian England. The map folds and fits into the original slipcase with printed label. The rules are printed in columns at the sides. The object of the game is to move tokens originally in the shape of pyramids their landing place determined by use of a teetotum called a <em>totum </em>at that time and read about the region upon which one landed. It was both competitive and educational.</p><p>Early map games such as this have become very scarce. Most did not survive since they were children’s toys. This one is in remarkably good condition. There is a light stain in the lower left of the map part and general light age-toning but the colors are bright and crisp. The linen backing is sound and the folds are intact. The original slipcase has two printed paper labels.</p> Darton, William unknown books
192846832Asheville/ Madison: Game Fowl News 1928-63. Paperback. Good. 74 issues all complete with moderate to heavy wear with serious defects noted. Older issues are heavily darkened at the edges with some minor to moderate paper loss with the latter moderately tanned and lightly rubbed with some wear at the extremities. <br/><br/>Volume Four: November 1928 Number 4 December 1928 Number 10 January 1929 Number 11 February 1929 Number 12; Volume Five: March 1929 Number One to Eight front wrap of two detached numbers 10 and 11 December 1929 and January 1930; Volume Six: March 1930 Number One. April 1930ink stamp on front Number 2 September 1930 Number 7 October 1930 Number 8 front wrap detached rear lacking November 1930 Number 9 front wrap detached February 1930 Number 12; Volume Seven: May 1931 Number 2 June 1931 Number 4 front wrap detached July 1931 Number 5 January 1932 Number 11 February 1932 Number 12 wraps separated; Volume Eight: March 1932 Number 1 tear to edge; Volume Nine: January 1934 Number 11 wraps split at spine; Volume Ten: Numbers 1-4 March 1934-June 1934; Numbers 6-8 August 1934-October 1934; Number 9 and 10 November-December 1934; Volume 15: Number 9 November 1939 wraps detached Number 8 October 1939 Number 10 December 1939; Volume 16: Number Three May 1940 dampstained Number 6 August 1940 Number 7 September 1940 Number 11 January 1941; Volume 18: Numbers 9-12 November 1942-February 1943; Volume 19: Number 1 March 1943 Numbers 3-5 May 1943-July 1943; Volume 23 Number 2 April 1947; Volume 29: Number 3 May 1953; Volume 33: Number 4 June 1957 Number 5 July 1957 Number 10 January 1958 Number 11 February 1958; Volume 35: Number 2 April 1959 Number 4 June 1959 Number 7 October 1959; Volume 36: Number on March 1960 Number 2 April 1960 Number 8 November 1960 front wrap damaged and detached Number 9 December 1960; Volume 37: Number 2 April 1961 Number 5 July 1961 Number 8 November 1961 Number 11 February 1962; Volume 38: Number 2 April 1962 Number 9 December 1962 Number 11 February 1963; Volume 39: Number 1 March 1963 Number 3 May 1963 Number 6 August-September 1963. Game Fowl News paperback books
189941810Wynkoop Hallenback Crawford Co. State Printers 1899. First edition. Cloth with gilt titles stamped in blind string tied. Maps very good with small splits at corner folds colors bright in very good portfolio with small soiled spot on front and some sunning to spine. 1 colored map on 2 joined sheets 102 x 121 cm. Each map is 32 3/4 x 25 1/2 inches. Issued in portfolio 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches with cover title: Map of the Catskill Preserve. Engraved by J.Y. McClintock and W.L. Lawton. Over four feet if joined scale is 1 inch to 2 miles. Shows patents lots names of landowners and town boundaries subdivided into tracts. Shows street names and railroads. Compiled from "Official Maps and Field Notes on file in the State Departments at Albany N.Y. by Authority of the Fisheries Game and Forest Commission." The first meeting of the Forest Preserve Commission was held on September 23 1885 and a tabulation of the state ownership did not exist yet; in 1892 the State provided $250 the Forest Commission "for completing the public path leading to the summit of Slide mountain Ulster County included within the preserve." and in a 1893 budget bill Chapter 726 the State provided $1000 "For the expenses of examination of title and survey of lands owned by the state on Slide Mountain in Ulster County and other parts of the Catskills." which lead to the creation of this first map of the Catskill Forest Preserve. Quite detailed and in remarkably good condition. Wynkoop Hallenback Crawford Co. State Printers hardcover books
1890379561890. 24 x 9 1/2 inches. 1 vols. Wooden frame with chromolithographic panels on front lid and lower panel. Printed on inside as well with skating rink. 24 x 9 1/2 inches. 1 vols. unknown books
16219Vintage "Panko or Votes for Woman: The Great Card Game Suffragists v. Anti-Suffragists". Pictures by E. T. Reed. Published by Peter Gurney Ltd. London. 1909. Named after Emmeline Pankhurst the leader of the WSPU British suffrage organization these cards pits opponents and supporters of suffrage against each other in a game similar to rummy. Cards feature images designed by E.T. Reed an illustrator famous for his work in Punch Magazine of various suffragist activities such as protesting or refusing food in hunger strike. The advertisement for the game claimed "Not only is each picture in itself an interesting memento but the game produces intense excitement without the slightest taint of bitterness." Very good condition. Cards have some light soiling from use but remain sturdy with no bends or creases. Comes with original box. Outside case box missing one edge and illustrator/publisher information is covered by sticker. Games such as "Panko" spread the word about suffrage bringing the issue into households and encouraging women and girls to support the fight. unknown books
187537921Paris: M.J. & Cie 1875. 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 5 inches. Some minor wear. 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 5 inches. M.J. & Cie unknown books
