African Game Trails by Roosevelt Theodore - 1910

New Jersey: Amwell Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. Leatherbound Hardcover. B0032RKNIM . African Hunting Heritage Collection. Limited edition, #848 of 1,000. Signed by Jim Rikhoff, Editor & President of The National Sporting Fraternity Ltd. Dark grey leather hardcover in cloth slipcase, cloth endpages, gilt decoration. Hardcover is clean and unmarked other than previous owner's name stamp (very small) inside covers and in one spot within book. There is also a small ink "x" on front endpage. Cover is clean with gilt decoration. It has light wear at bottom spine ends, slight wear to upper corners and ribbon marker. Slipcase has age tanning to edges and light stain to bottom of spine area, possibly coffee or tea stain, light rubbing to corners. ; African Hunting Heritage Collection; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; (*Note - book is very heavy. Extra postage will be required to cover insurance and extra weight. Please contact us if you would like an exact… Read More

London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Alken, Henry. 326pp + 4pp ads. Red cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine. Illustrated title and frontispiece, five inserted color plates and forty-three illustrations on wood by Henry Alken, engraved by Cook and Co. Housed in a custom chemise and red quarter morocco slipcase. With the bookplate of Reuben Jay Flick to front pastedown endpaper. Cloth is soiled, light scattered foxing throughout, spine a bit dulled. Small bookstore labels to pastedown endpapers, previous owner's name on front endpapers. About very good in a fine slipcase. ; Octavo.

1912 Sheldon Wilderness of North Pacific Canada Bear HUNTING Alaska Illustrated Charles Sheldon's 'The Wilderness of the North Pacific Coast Islands' is an impressive, and important early 20th-century account of the geography and natural history of Western Canada and Alaska. This book is the first and one of the best books on hunting unique animals in the Canadian west. It includes accounts of species of brown bears and caribou, as well as elk, wapiti, and other big game animals. Sheldon describes adventures in Vancouver, Montague, Queen Charlotte, and Admiralty. (Heller).Item number: #5068 Price: $499SHELDON, CharlesThe wilderness of the North Pacific coast islands : a hunter's experiences while searching for wapiti, bears, and caribou on the larger coast islands of British Columbia and AlaskaNew York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1912. First edition.Details: Collation complete with all pages: [xvi], 246References: Heller 358; Language: English Binding: Cloth hardcover; tight and secureSize: ~8in X 6in… Read More

1887 ARCHERY Theory & Practice England ROBIN HOOD Techniques Weapons Bow & Arrow
Horace A Ford was a 19th-century, twelve-time champion of the Grand National Archery Meeting in the United Kingdom. He held the highest recorded mark for over 70 years. Ford has been described as "Great Britain's Greatest Archer" and even American Maurice Thompson stated, "...no better Archer ever lived."

This late 19th-century edition of Ford's 'Theory and Practice of Archery' glances at the history of Archery accounting for ancient England, Robin Hood, the medieval times and all the way to the foundation of the National Archery Society in the late 1800s. This work also focuses on Ford's unique scientific style including bow and arrow type, feathering, stances, scoring and many other factors. This work is illustrated with diagrams.
Item number: #5266
Price: $399
FORD, Horace
Theory and practice of archery
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1887.

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1749 Liger Rustic House Bees Beekeeping Hunting Wine Cuisine Maison Rustique 2v

Louis Liger was a prominent 17th-century French writer known for his works on flora and fauna. He is chiefly remembered for his major work 'Nouvelle Maison Rustique,' or 'The New Rustic House.' Originally titled 'General Economics of Country Goods,' this work went through dozens of editions and reissues following its initial release in 1700. This work covers all aspects of rural life in an encyclopedic form including hunting, gardening, fishing, falconry, wine and beer making, cooking, and bee keeping.

This two-volume sixth edition is filled with 34 fascinating full-page and folding plates as well as 30 in-text woodcut engravings. The 5th-10th editions of 'Maison Rustique' were edited by Henri Besnier.

Item number: #5757
Price: $599
LIGER, Louis
La nouvelle maison rustique, ou, Économie generale de tous les biens de campagne : la maniere de les entretenir & de les multiplier
Paris : Chez Saugrain fils, 1749.… Read More

1837 Memoirs of John Mytton HUNTING Sports Color Illustrated Alken & Rawlins

Charles Apperley's book 'Memoirs of the life of the late John Mytton' is a fascinating biography with beautiful color illustrations depicting different hunting scenes, which fell in line with Apperley's work writing for the Sporting Magazine of London.
"This is not a work of fiction, for John Mytton, a rather inglorious character for a biography, was a hard-living, hard-drinking country squire of Halston, Shropshire, capable of the utmost physical endurance, and ready to accept any wager to walk, shoot or ride against any man. Many of his feats are recorded and graphically delineated, including the climax of his folly in setting his nightshirt on fire to cure a hiccough" (Martin Hardie).

"A most valuable and important book for the sporting life of the period, aptly described by Newton as 'a biography of a man that reads like a work of fiction'" (Tooley).

This 1837 edition is illustrated with 17 hand-colored aquatint… Read More

1890 1ed Big Game Hunting of North America Deer Polar Bears Caribou Wolves Goats

G.O. Shield's "Big Game of North America" is a rare, late 19th-century account of hunting, particularly deer hunting, in North America. This work includes impressive, full-page engravings and descriptions of animal characteristics, focusing on some of the most desirable game animals in North America – mule deer, caribou, moose, grizzly and polar bears, buffalo, mountain goats, cougars, wolves, and wolverines!
Item number: #12576
Price: $499
SHIELDS, George Oliver
The Big Game of North America. Its habits, habitat, haunts, and characteristics; how, when, and where to hunt it
Chicago : Rand, McNally & Co., 1890. First edition.

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581, [19]
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41 illustrations
27 full-page
14 in-text
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~9.25in X 6.5in (23.5cm x 16.5cm)
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1856 1st ed Lanman Adventures in Wilds America Florida Canada Hunting Travel
Charles Lanman's "Adventures in the Wilds of the United States" is a brilliant, mid-19th-century account of his travels across America. It is one of the best travelogues to describe the middle part of America, from Florida to the Mississippi River into southern Canada. Lanman condensed a number of his earlier works into this first American edition – notes on angling in Canada, hunting in Quebec, and discovery of the source of the Potomac River.
It should be noted that this first American edition includes material not included in the first British edition and features 12 full-page engravings.
Item number: #13362
Price: $550
LANMAN, Charles
Adventures in the wilds of the United States and British American provinces
Philadelphia : J.W. Moore, 1856. First American edition.

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Vol. I – xi, [5], 514
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12 wood engravings
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Fugio Press, 2017. Paperback. Used- Like New Condition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows very light shelf wear. Book is signed by main author on the title page and by a secondary author over the author's name on the following page. No further markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

1908 FINE BINDING 1ed Wood & Shore HUNTING Fishing Big Game Ducks Moose Shooting
Richard Ware's "In the Woods and On the Shore" is a rare, early 20th-century account of hunting and trapping. The charming illustrations throughout depict hunting excursions, trail maps, and big game animals including one particular view of an enormous rack of moose antlers!
Item number: #17299
Price: $499
WARE, Richard Darwin
In the Woods and On the Shore
Boston: L.C. Page & Co., 1908. First edition.

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xvii, [1], 279, [1]
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31 engravings, 3 maps
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~8in X 6in (20.5cm x 15cm)
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