Search Results: sport with gun and rod in american woods and waters by alfred m ed mayer

The Century Co., 1883. Hardcover. Acceptable. . 2 vols in one. Binding is really unique - 3D pictorial etchings of animals. Boards detached but present. Unfortunately, boards have heavy wear, scuffing/rubbing but they're so unique they might be worth saving, an expert may be able to figure out repairs to binding. Textblock clean and sturdy.

London: Frederick Warne & Co. Outer spine worn and part missing. Text block firm and bright. Teg. 1883. Reprint. Quarter-calf cover on red cloth with gilt lettering. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). 892pp. 37 full-page illustrations. A collection of articles, many originally from <i>The Century Magazine</i>, covering a diverse range of hunting and angling. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

Edinburgh: David Douglas. G : in Good condition. Covers rubbed, scuffed and marked. Spines rubbed at top and tail. Inner hinging of eps strengthened. Some spotting to prelims. Teg. 1884. [First Edition]. Purple hardback boards with black cloth spines. 290mm x 200mm (11" x 8"). 886pp. Numerous b/w illustrations. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

London: F. Warne & Co, 1883. First edition. Leather. Good. 10" by 8". Various. A first edition of this illustrated volume work on large game hunting and fishing in North America. A first edition of this volume on fishing and hunting edited by American physicist Alfred Marshall Mayer. Heavily illustrated throughout, with twenty nine full page illustrations, collated and complete. Includes tales of hunting large game such as bears, buffalos, moose and deer hunting in North America, as well as a discussion of salmon and sea-trout fishing. In the publisher's original quarter leather binding over red cloth. Externally, sound. Lightly rubbed to the boards, more so to the joints where the leather is scuffing. The leather is also rubbed to the head and tail of the spine. The front hinge is starting, but firm, whilst the rear hinge is starting and is rather tender. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages throughout. Good

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1884. hardcover. very good. 2 vols. 27 full page illustrations, 11 Japan proofs, and many text illustrations.Tall 4to, 1/2 black leather, maroon boards, extremities rubbed. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1884. Internally fine.<br/><br/>

New York: Century Co.. Good+; Spine ends broken, boards showing at corners.. [c1883]. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; Two volumes, publisher's decoratively blind stamped brown cloth, top edge gilt, 888p., illustrated, 11 japan mounted proof illustrations, index. **Bruns M-86. Printed at the DeVinne Press. .

New York: Century, 1883. First Edition. hardcover. very good. 2 vols. 27 full page illustrations, 11 Japan proofs, and many text illustrations.Tall 4to, embossed cloth; spine ends rubbed. New York: Century, (1883). Internally fine.<br/><br/>

New York: Century Co.. Good+; Spine ends ragged, corners lightly worn, front free end-paper . detached.. [c1883]. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Publisher's dark blue pictorial cloth, gilt title on spine and front board, top edge gilt, 892p., illustrated, index. **Bruns M-86. .

New York: Century, 1883. hardcover. very good(+). Hundreds of woodcut illustrations throughout the text. 892 pages, thick 4to, pictorial tan cloth, decorative spine (rubbed at the top). New York: Century, (1883). Very good.<br/><br/> Among the contributors are Dan Beard, John Burroughs, George Bird Grinnell, James A. Henshall, John Muir, Thaddeus Norris, Charles E. Whithead, and others.<br/><br/>

David Douglas, 1884. Hardcover. Like New. 2 vols. 4to. 888 p. illus. 29 cm. Burgundy leather spine, marbled boards. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Top edge gilt. Includes erratum. <br><br>'Sport with Gun and Rod' discusses hunting and fishing in the woods and rivers of North America. Chapters include discussion of large game, such as black bears, buffalo, moose, and caribou, as well as small game, including foxes, rabbits, and different types of birds. The fishing section is extensive, with descriptions of where certain kinds of fish congregate, as well as tips for fishing. Other sections include topics such as how to mount a bird, partridge shooting, and hunting porpoises in the waters of Canada and the United states. A number of illustrations are also included.