Search Results: HUNTING AND FISHING from Bruce McLeod

Vancouver, BC, Canada: Mitchell Press, 1955. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. VG-/Good First Edition. Some wear at base of front board and spine, otherwise VG. Clean text, unmarked, square and solid. DJ has several tears, chipping, creases, pieces missing from edges. 6.25" by 9.25", 164 pages, plus index and glossary of place names, illustrated with full page duotone drawings of the different species of animals, b&w sketches of hunting equipment, photographs.

Fine in stapled wraps. An exceptional copy of this scarce title, with no creases or wear. Crisp, clean, no markings, no foxing, very nice indeed. 6" x 9", 50 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, colour frontis, colour plates. A 1940s progress report on the restoration of North America's big duck factory in the Canadian west.

Very Good in original duo-tang style binding. Very scarce book in remarkable condition. Interiors are crisp, clean and tight, with no markings and no wear. Card covers are edge worn and sun faded. 9" x 11", 50 pages, plus 4 pages of colour plates of the geese and ducks of western Canada (plates by the National Museum of Canada). A report on the 1938 and 1939 wild duck population of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Includes abstracts from aerial census logs, duck populations by species and provinces, brood totals and averages, and a complete historical record of all the Ducks Unlimited members (Kee-men Co-operators) in the three prairie provinces.

Toronto: The Musson Book Co. Ltd., 1908. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VERY GOOD First Edition (1908) of this compilation, in beautiful crimson cloth with pictorial blindstamp, with gilt designs and lettering. A very nice copy with only minor wear on crimson cloth. Square and tight, very crisp and clean interiors, all illustrations as-new. Unmarked but for gift inscription (association copy signed by James McDiarmid of McDiarmid Lumber of Winnipeg). 8" x 10", 215 pages, tipped-in frontispiece and 24 additional tipped-in illustrations, all with tissue-guards on on grey cards - by artist G. Denholm Armour.

NY: St. Martin's Press, 1985. Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD trade paperback. A nice copy with excellent covers, spine and interiors. Previous owner's name written in pencil on 1st page. Approx. 5.5" x 8", 227 pages. An Alaskan classic, the author describes the wolves' natural vulnerability in the harsh arctic environment of the Tanana River Valley in Alaska.

Brainerd, MN, USA: In-Fisherman, Inc., 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. AS-NEW First Edition (stated) Softcover. 5.5" by 8.5", 60 pages, illustrated.

NY: Macmillan, 1967. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FINE/VG Third Printing. A very nice copy in light brown cloth. No wear inside or out, no markings, appears unread. Clipped DJ has light wear, several short closed tears. 5.75" x 8.5", 381 pages, index. The author presents a wealth of track and trailcraft lore, including tracking skills employed by Native Americans, and how to read nature's sign language in all conditions. Hundreds of tracks are described and illustrated with clear sketches.

FINE 1st printing of this Nimbus Classic. Crisp & clean, no markings, no creases. 5x8, 200 pages, illustrated. The author's enduring, candid and remarkable story of her pioneering life as a trapper's wife (with 8 children) in Labrador in the early 1900's. Her memoir is about courage and love, recounted with pride and humour.