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Highland Park, N.J.: The Gun Room Press, 1977 Book. Illus. by E. Stanley Smith. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Large 8vo. The Complete Title: African Rifles and Cartridges: The Experiences and Opinions of a Professional Ivory Hunter with some Thirty Years of Continuous Living in the African Bush --- Who Has Used all of the Various Calibers and most of the Suitable Cartridges, and with Them Killed the Many Species of Big Game Found on the Continent of Africa. (6) 431 pp, foreword, 1. Difinitions and Details of Rifles; 2. Double vs Magazine; 3. The Large Bores; 4. The Large Medium Bores; 5. The Medium Bors; 6. The Small Bores; 7. An All-Around Rifle; 8. Sights, Sighting and Trajectories; 9. Marksmanship in the Bush; 10. Bullet Design and Construction; 11. The Revolver or Pistol as Auxiliary; 12. A Summiong-Up; 13. Miscellaneous Odds and Ends; 14. Afterthoughts; index with b&w illustrations throughouts. Reprinted, 1977. Faintly foxed text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong… Read More

Ann Arbor, MI: Anglers and Scholars, 1993. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. iv, 108 (3) pp, author's note, Alphabetical Listing; Bibliography. First Edition, 1993. "The history of American fishing books is very much a history of fly fishing in America, especially fly fishing for salmon and trout. It is also a history of thoughtful men and women redefining the sport of fly fishing for American waters. Despite the quantity of excellent new books that have appeared in the past twenty years, the classic (and curious) American fishing books remain an important chronicle of an always popular American sport. They also provide a unique perspective on ecological history. Generally, I have included what I consider the most significant books: those that have influenced, and continue to influence, readers, writers, and fisherman. I have concentrated almost exclusively on books about American fishing, by American writers, published in America. A few British… Read More

Birmingham, AL: Palladium Press, 1997. Book. As New. Hardcover. Special Edition. Large Octavo. (16) 451 (1) pp, illus. Special Edition: The Firearms Classic Library, 1997. Pristine. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright - Full Leather. 6" x 8.5". Gilt decorated brown leather with four ribs and gilt lettering to spine, gilt text block, and satin ribbon. "A textbook covering all the various military and sporting rifles chambered for the caliber .30 model 1906 cartridge; their metallic and telescopic sights and the ammunition suited to them.".

London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1927 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to. xvi, 231 pp, list of illustrations, introduction, test with footnotes, index. Reprinted, 1927 edition with an introduction by W. Shaw Sparrow, and nineteen illustrations in colour, half-tone and line after Francis Barlow, George Stubbs, John Wooton, Tom Rowlandson, Henry Alken, F.C. Turner, James Pollard, G. Havell, J.F. Herring, Wildrake & Thomas Bewick. Dj soiled with 3 chips from 1 to 2 inches, and small tears and chips along top edge. Small tear to boards at top edge spine with minor edgewear top and bottom of same; small puncture to spine near base, else Fine with many pages uncut. Blue cloth title and author on front in blind, and gilt lettering to spine..

23 New Oxford Street, W.C.: Privately Printed for the Navarre Society Ltd, 1925 Book. Very Good + +. Hardcover. Thick 8vo. xv, 445 pp, tissue-protected frontis, list of tissue protected etchings, list of embellishments, introductory essay, author's dedication to John Offley, author's address to his readers, Part I. The First Day - The Fifth Day; Part II. Instructions How to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream; Linnaean Arrangement of the Fish; Original and Selected Notes; General Index. 1925. Inked name ffep. Tiny-speckled rubbed spots, mostly along top edge boards with minor edge wear, and partially age-toned endpapers, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Decorative green cloth with gilt embossed figure and lettering to front board, gilt bordered and gilt lettering to spine, and gilt top text block edge..

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1973. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Octavo. 8vo. 444 (4) pp. Fifth Edition, Reprinted 1973. Price clipped. Inked name ffep. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6" x 8.75". Deep-red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector..

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. 352 pp, illus. Third Printing, 1972. Price clipped. Light wear along top edge dj, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7" x 9.75". Green cloth with with blind stamped borders on front board, and white lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector..

Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Large 8vo. Large 8vo. xv (iii), 203 (3) pp, illus. Second Edition, 2002. Not Price Clipped. Inked name ffep. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7.25" x 10.25". Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "This book is a study of appreciation for the leading game guns of yesterday and today, including the Parkers, Foxes, L.C. Smiths, and Lefevers of America's golden age of gunmaking, and the Purdeys, Holland & Hollands, Piottis, Garbis, and other fine doubles still being made in Europe. Essential easy-to-understand instructions provide readers a working knowledge for creating game guns, from making stocks and barrels to the finishing touches of engraving, checkering, and gun fit.".

London: Spring Books, 1971 Book. Illus. by Max Millar. Fine. Hardcover. Third Printing. 4to. 254 (2) pp, introduction, 1. The Discovery of Gunpowder, 2. The Arrival of the Gun, 3. The First Great Gunner, 4. The Development of Hand Guns, 5. Guns Influence Tactics, 6. The Age of Change, 7. The Science of Guns, 8. The Great Gunsmiths, 9. The Art of the Gunner, 10. Samuel Colt's Revolution, 11. Rapid Fire, 12. Breech-Loading Wins, 13. Guns in the Air, 14. The Beginning of the End. Photographic Acknowledgments. Over 359 illustrations including 59 in full color. Third Impression, 1971. The guns of land, sea and air -- all are included, from pairs of exquisitely worked Italian pistols, their ebony stocks inlaid with silver, to the stupendous German gun which fired on Paris in 1918 at a range of sixty-seven miles. The rich variety of pictorial material emphasizes the range which makes this book a valuable contribution to the history of firearms, There are photographsof the guns themselves, together with… Read More

New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1910. Book. Very Good + +. Hardcover. First American Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. viii, 219 (1) pp, tissue-protected plates, and illus. in text. First American Edition, 1910. List of 43 unpaginated plates, text in two parts: I - The Halford Dry Fly patterns - (chapters 1-6); II - The Halford Dry Fly patterns in Use (Chapters 1 thru 8); exterior with age-toned bottom and fore- text block, and interior with age-toned free end papers. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.4" x 9". Navy-blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, and gilt top text block. In Mylar glassine protector..

Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., 1989 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 128 pp, What is a Modern Handgun?, Developments in Materials for Handguns, Ammunition for Modern Handguns, Handgun Manufacturers, Single Shot and Bolt Action Pistols, Derringers, Revolvers, Self-Loading Pistols, Assult Pistols, Black Powder Handguns, Manufacturerers File, glossary, index, acknowledgments. The Complete Illustrated Guide to Military and Civiliam Handguns in Production Today with mostly color illustrations throughout. Reprint Only the slightest edgewear to dj with lightly bumped top fore-edge corners, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Gun-metal blue cloth..

New York: Arthur Samet (Book Division), 1950 Book. Illus. by Jules Halfant. Very Good +. Hardcover. Revised Edition. Large 8vo. 474 pp, prologue, foreword, acknowledgments, introductory theme, I. Fur and Hair of Animals of the Fur Trading Empire; II. Families of Hoofed Animals; III. Weasel Family; IV. Family of Canine Fur Beareres; V. Families of Gnawing Fur Bearers; VI. Bear and Raccoon Families; VII. Cat Tribe; VIII. Aquatic Fur Bearers -- Fin Footed; IX. Pouch Bearing Mammals; X. Family of Insectg Eaters; XI. Tale of Tails; XII. Glances at the Fur Merchant in Action; Seasonal Assortments; Geographical Distribution of Furs; XIII. Wear and Common Sense Care of Furs; XIV. Appraising Furs for Insurance; Alphabetical Review of Technical Expressions; Scheme of Animal Classifications; Charts of Colors; XV. Trade Practice Rules for Fur Industry; index. Pen & Ink Illustrations Sketched by Jules Halfant. Photographs of Furs & Skins by the Author. Completely Revised for 1950 Edition. Minor edge wear… Read More

New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1930 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. Limited. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. xviii (i), 36 pp, list of b&w plates, Introduction by Owen Culbertson; Rural Sports; The Birth of the Squire; The Hound and the Huntsman. This Limited Edition of Rural Sports consists of 1550 unnumbered copies made by William Edwin Rudge in the month of March, 1930 at Mount Vernon, N. Y. The illustrations are by Gordon Ross Typography by Frederic Warde. Not Price Clipped. Owner's small ex-libris plate on front pastedown. 1"x3" chip along top edge spine extending to front panel dj with thin chipping along top edge rear panel, and a 4" closed tear to rear fore-edge panel at top edge corner. Slightly frayed bottom egde spine cloth with minor edge wear, else, clean and bright; tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red paper-covered boards with black blackstrip, gilt decorated spine and top text block edge..

New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1948 Book. Illus. by F. B. Junghans. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xiv (ii), 284 (2) pp. Revised Edition, 1948. Lightly soiled and toned boards, and slightly age-toned text block, else, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.25". Beige textured-cloth with black title plate, an illustrated fishing rod, and beige and black lettering to spine..

London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1929 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition / First Printing. Thick 8vo. 316 (4) pp, color frontis, preface, list of 3 color plates, list of half-tone plates, Part I: I-VIII; Part II: I-XIV, index. First Printing, 1929. "My first attemps to capture sea-trout in a loch were not successful because I was unacquainted with their humours and moods, and the varying maner of their attack upon a fly. Sea-trout, therefore, became my special study, and the facts concerning them I have acquired, the conclusions regarding the I have drawn, are set down so that other anglers may benefit and enjoy. Lastly, in this book there are no instructions in the art of worm-fishing, rather I deal with fly-fishing and spinning only." from the Preface. Only the slightest edge wear to boards with foxing to text block edges, and lightly age-toned ffeps, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Olive-green cloth with… Read More

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Small Quarto. Small Quarto. (12) 276 pp, fully illus. Second Printing, March 1975. Price clipped. Only the slightest edge wear to dj. Lightly foxed text block, else, Pristine. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7.25" x 10.25". White half-cloth with blue paper-covered boards, and black lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector..

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1974 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good - Fine. xiv, 338 pp, acknowledgments, introduction, 1. Tools and Materials, 2. Spinners; 3. Bucktails and Jugs; 4. Sinkers and Tin Squids; 5. Soft Plastic Lures; 6. Spoons; 7. Wood and Plastic Plugs; 8. fly, Bait-Casting, Spinning, and Saltwater Rods; 9. Tackle Boxes; 10. Wire Leaders, Terminal Rigs, and Mscellaneous Lures; 11. Other Fishing Tackle; 12. Painting and Finishing; 13. Molds and Special Tools; 14. The Care and Repair of Fishing Tackle; appendix: 1. glossary; 2. charts and tables, 3. list of supplies, selected bibliography, index with b&w illustrations throughout. First Edition, 1974. Price clipped. A 1" closed tear to top edge front panel and bottom edge rear panel dj with lightly age-toned spine and front panel of same, else, Printine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no highlighting or marginalia. Yellowish-gold half-cloth with blue boards and… Read More

Edinburgh/New York: William Blackwood and Sons/Charlses Scribner's Sons, 1925 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing. 8vo. xiv, 291, list of color plates, half-tones and illustrations in the text; introduction; Thoughts on Hunters I & II; Jorrocks on Spring; Letters from the North I & II; The Surrey Hunt; ; Mr Jorrocks on the Subject of His New Magazine; Ode to John Gilpin; Mr Jorrocks Jouirnal; Thoughts on Inns; A Line from Jorrocks; Letters from Sedgefield Dick to Mr Jorrocks; A Chivey Through Cheshire; The Inside Seat; Paris Raaces and Paaris in 1832; A Few Linew fromn Mr Jorrock's on the Trip to Paris; The Foggy Morning; Ode to the Present Spring; Much Ado about Nothing; The Coach Dinner; London Locomotion: or, the Cab Stand; The Frost and Snow Papers I & II; Jorrock's Farewell Valentine to Miss J-A G-LF on his Going to Cheltenham. Translated by Geo. Denholm Armour Second Impression, 1925. Faintly faded spine with occassional foxing, and lightly age-toned bottom and… Read More

Piscataway, N.J.: Winchester Press, 1983 Book. Illus. by Dave Whitlock. Near Fine. Hardcover. Later Printing. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. (10) 205 pp, preface by Arnold Gingrich, foreword by Gary LaFontaine, Winter; Spring; Summer; Fall. Eleventh Printing, 1983. Signed by the Author's bookplate on ffep. "The Year of the Angler established Steve Raymond as one of our foremost angling writers. with this new edition of his award-winning classic, readers can again savor Raymond's timeless descriptions of fishing through the seasons in western waters." Price clipped. 3/4" closed tear to top edge rear panel dj with age-toned spine and panel edge. Only the faintest edge wear, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Navy-blue buckram with gilt lettering to spine..