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Features include: Orchid Hunting - A Perilous Game; The Orchids of the Island of Grenada, British West Indies; A Method for Growing Phalaenopsis; Collectors' Item: Anoectochilus sikkimensis; Bulbophyllum lobbii; and Beginners' Handbook: The Bifoliate Cattleyas. Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy. Book
128 pages. First issue by new owners, Defenders of the Faith. Features: A New Year's Meditation; The Key to Greatness; Nobel Prizes and International Communism - do these awards advance a one-world super state?; Lady - Are You the Man of the House?; The Gifted Child - how to develop the special child; The U.N. "Gatt" at America's Heart... and Unemployment; Education and Freedom; Monkey Business; The Teacher Shortage That Isn't There; Panmunjom - Six Years After - in an ex-Korean game preserve, International Communism is frustrated (temporarily) and Freedom Village thrives; The Day Our House Died, by Ewart A. Autry; Europe on $1k; Power from Below - geothermal energy; American Mercury Acquired by Defenders of the Faith; Prayer Can Change Your Life; Management's Right to Manage; My World Stood Still, by Charles E. Kaufman of a Pennsylvania Dutch family; The Professional Type; The great Pigeon War; Beethoven - Humanitarian and "Physician"; Old Glory and the Flag of Necessity - tax dodgers on the high seas discredit our flag; My Eleven Self-Congratulations; Let's "Protire"; The Problem of Communism - will our inaction defeat us?; We Can Win the Cold War; The Man Who Makes Weeks; The Spirit of Love Day; A Campaign Promise To Break - right-to-work laws; Adult Delinquency; and more. Minimal markings. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
277 pages including index. "...In the century since its first presentation, the Stanley Cup has become the most recognizable trophy in all of sports - a clear and immediate symbol of accomplishment that combines the past and the present... The magic of the Stanley Cup is its ability to bring together the games great names and golden eras. The winners literally hold history in their hands." - Gil Stein, President, National Hockey League. Wonderfully illustrated in colour and black and white archival and modern day images of great moments and people of the game. Endpapers beautifully illustrated with large colour photo of a much earlier, and shorter, Stanley Cup. Guaranteed to please any hockey fan with a taste for the nostalgic. Moderate wear to black boards. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
72 pages. Includes lyrics, piano sheet music and guitar chords for these songs: Falling Out of Love, Flight (The Higher We Fly), Hold on Tightly; I Remember Romance; It's About Time; On the Wings of a Dream; Something' About; Thought of You; The Way I Am; Wild Montana Skies; World Game. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding fragile. Contents clean and unmarked. A worthy example of this nice John Denver memento. Book
19x12. 211p. Col. Ancora y delfín, N. 499. Primera Edición. Enc. Cart. Ed.
19x12. 211p. Col. Ancora y delfín, N. 499. Enc. Cart. Ed. Sobrecubierta.
Catalogue of an extensive collection of Spanish hunting books. Over 40 full-page facsimiles. 112 pages, 8vo. Fine in original wraps.
156 pages. Includes two contributions by Jack O'Connor: Gambling for Gambrels - a long chance on finding some Arizona quail; The .250/3000 Can Shoot!. Other features include: Great cover art by J.F. Kernan; Leave Some Game for the Future!; A penny proves its worth for a California deer hunter; Scrappy little panfish; The Oakland County Sportsmen's Club and the Detroit Sportsmen's Congress - two successful clubs and how they got that way; Wrong-way buck all but fools Massachusetts hunters; The Annual Alpena Wildcat (Bobcat) Hunt; Color illustration of wildfowl on the Mississippi flyway; Illinois sportsmen overcome ringneck pheasant shortage by raising them; Which rifle to use on Britihs Columbia Bighorn Sheep? - great photo-illustrated article; Choosing and Shooting Your Handgun; Hurricane-happy trout in New Jersey; Raccoon hunting near Grand Rapids, Michigan; Furry Son of Satan - savage king of the North Carolina wilderness - an 8-page, true-to-life biography; Hunting Seasons for 1946-47; Teach Your Pup Obedience; and more. Ads include: Color ad for Remington Express shells inside front cover; How to pick up a porcupine bare-handed!; Photo of T.J. Harman of York PA with his Alaska moose bearing antlers 64 inches wide. Interesting one-page color ad for Hallmark Christmas Cars for Men - with colored game bird designs; One-page Savage ad for the Model 99 and Model 745. One-page Christmas ad for Harrington & Richardson Arms Co. features beautiful lady offering gift guns; Classy one-page color ad for Ballantine Ale; Nice one-page color ad for Goebel Beer; Feather Foam coat ad; Nice two-color ad for Gaines dog food features photo of Elias C. Vail; Lovely color Santa-themed ad for Prince Albert tobacco and Camel cigarettes on back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
in-12, 117 pages, schemas, broche, couverture illustree. Bon etat. [SP-1]
P., Payot, 1939. In-8, 271 pages avec des illustrations dans le texte et des hors-textes.
Name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, sunning to spine, slightl;y dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. 143pp. An account of the sport from the viewpoint of the average owner (!) or tenant of a few hundred acres of mixed shooting.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dustiness to some page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with general traces of storage. 171pp. The author gives a detailed description of the type of ground to shoot over, the choice of guns and cartridges, clothing and equipment, with advice on training gundogs, releasing game and controlling vermin.
Paris, Michel Lévy Fréres Éditeurs, 1874. 4to. menor; XII-527 pp. Encuadernación en media piel, de la época. La obra más célebre del que fuera General en Jefe del Servicio de Argelia. Contiene no sólo interesantísimos datos sobre la cría de caballos árabes, sino también sobre cetrería y halconería, sobre la caza de la gacela y del avestruz, así como de la caza con galgos. De paso proporciona valiosas noticias de caracter antropológico, fruto de sus experiencias de 16 años en Argelia y de sus observaciones acerca de las tribus del Sahara, contrastadas por la autoridad indiscutible de los Comentarios del Jeque Abdelkader, el Emir Abd Al-Qadir al-Jazairi, su amigo de los tiempos de Consul en Mascara entre 1837 y 1839, y después líder del movimiento nacionalista argelino.
40 page pamphlet illustrated with b&w photos, drawings and prints in dual language: French and English. Light wear to covers, scotch tape repair on back, text/interior is free of marking of any kind, tight, solid binding. Contents include: Teka the game of the gods, The games of Tahiti and polynesia: Wresting heiva moana, boxing heiva motofoot races, javelin throwing vero patia, sling shot ma'a, archery te'a, land hockey, 'apai, foot ball tuira'a poposurfing faaheeraa miti, canoe races, weight lifting, stilts rore, sled hourue holua, quoits, Melanesia: the game is a war and the war is a game, Micronesian anrib or kickball game.
8vo., First Edition, with 16 coloured plates; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 750 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Includes over 900 titles described and annotated in full.
8vo., First Edition, with 32 coloured plates on 16; cloth gilt, gilt back, brown endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 750 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Includes over 600 titles described and annotated in full.
8vo., Second Edition, with 16pp of coloured plates; burgundy cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Considerably expanded version of the first edition of 2000. In addition, the terminal date is extended from 1950 to 1999.
130 pages. Short Stories: Last Chance for Love; The Hard Man; Cause to Kill; The Second-String Baby Sitter. Articles: The Jerry Giesler Story - article with photos, including Marilyn Monroe, Part I - Hollywood is my Client; Haven for the Uninhibited - Roger Coster and his cockeyed chateau in Haiti - color photos; Help for Homeowners; This is No Game for Kids - great photo-illustrated article on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Bobby Layne; ; The Poland I Saw - the Poles still face a grim battle for existence; The Lady Knows Her Rockets - Dr. Dorothy Martin Simon is a rocket scientist at Avco's laboratories at Wilmington, MA; We're Always on the Spot - the school board of New Milford, CT; Serials: Too Many Ghosts (part 3 of 7); Ordeal on Blood. Ads: Pontiac Ventura Sports Coupe for 1960; Mayflower Movers; Schlitz beer (skating scene); Pall Mall cigarettes - with avacado; Coffeematic coffe pots; Chanel No. 5; Rambler car lineup for 1960 (four color pages); Caterpillar - building flood-protection pond; Arrow Shirts; 1960 Chevrolet (red Bel Air 2-door sedan); GE TVs; 1960 Buick with Guide-Matic; Parkay Margerine centerfold; Spring cigarettes; Northern Tissue; 1960 Turbine Drive Buick (blue Le Sabre 4-door sedan); Conn organs; Boeing 707 and 720; Admiral TVs; Avis Rent-a-Car; Ladies' Home Journal; Philadelphia Electric Company; American Optical - great color ad featuring funky frames for glasses; De Beers Diamonds; Pepsi; Douglas DC-8; Bruce floor wax; Betty Crocker Cake Mixes (back cover). Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
50 pages. Features: Great 'Star Wars' ad inside front cover; 'The Duellists' - photos; Genetic Genocide - Author Michael Chrichton discusses the serious underlying dangers of the modern scientific world as dealt with in his latest work, 'Coma' - with photos; Magic film from Jean Cocteau - article with photos (part one); Films and Filming awards for 1977; Reviews - 'The Apple Game', 'Death Trap', 'The Duellists', 'East of Elephant Rock', 'The Intruder', 'Julia', 'Martin', 'My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga and Julie', 'Padre Padrone', 'Pumping Iron', 'Wizards'; 'First Love' - photos; Photo-illustrated article on an appreciation of the career of Bing Crosby; 'Saturday Night Fever' - photos; 'The Deep' - photos; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
136 pages. Features: Lovely Christmas package delivery cover illustration by Walter Dower; Game Laws 1948-49; The River Wise Man; November Steelheads - in the Whitney Drain near Lake Huron; Peanuts and Pictures; In the Presence of Mine Enemies; The Festive Board; The Happiest Huntsman - Henry Belden of California; The Undertaker and the Long-Tailed Bunnies; Variations of a Theme; Dress Rehearsal; McKillop's Geese; Aunt Maggie's Peach Orchard; Grouse of the Lugga; Adventures in the Night; Duck Hunters' Navy; As Advertised; A New Rifle Kills Clean; Gloves From Your Buck. Many great ads in color and black and white. Beautiful one-page color ad for Miller beer featureslovely lady sitting on the crescent moon in the night sky. Nice one-page black and red ad for Gaines Dog Meal (food). Nice color Santa ad on back cover for Camel cigarettes. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Madrid, Ediciones de Arte y Bibliofilia, 1985, 24,5 x 17,5 cm., cartoné original, facsímil de la edición impresa en Badajoz, 1911, 2 h. + frontis + 368 págs. con grabados a toda página + 3 h.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; cloth gilt, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter rubbed and chipped with minor loss at edges. Uncommon in this condition.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and very numerous photographs in the text, neat inscription on front free endpaper; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
4to., Second Impression, with a frontispiece, and very numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in white, backstrip mildly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy.
178 pages including index. From Babylonian board games to Super Mario Brothers - a colorful history of games and their players. Illustrates dozens of games and puzzles, both ancient and modern, that readers can play. Includes a buyers' guide section directing readers to the best games for every price range. Profiles game designers around the world, including their predictions on the future of hi-tech future games. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Decent copy. Book
