SPORTS & RECREATION / Fishing Books

1st ed #79/250. SIGNED. This could be the single hardest Amwell Press / National Sporting Fraternity Limited title to obtain. Only 250 special leatherbound, signed, numbered and issued in specially made linen clamshell box were printed! And it is a title owners don't want to release. It covers Dave's early years hunting and fishing the the Bottoms during the the 1930s. The Bottoms are located in the area of Huck Finn's tales on the Mississippi River between Illinois and Missouri. It is that special place we... more information

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Appleton. 1951. 1st edn. 117pp. Wit and wisdom by one of the very best outdoor humor writer's of all times. Cartoons by author. Very Good+ w/o dj ... more information

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104pp. Some color. Decoys, tents, fly fishing rods, reels, fly lines, boots, clothes, game calls, Ken Martin calls, camping, and other outdoor stuff in here. Cover has pair of mallards landing into decoys, hunter in background, by Chuck Ripper. Exc condition inside and out.... more information

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Castle. 1986,1ST. 469PP OF THE BEST FISHING, ALL FISHES, ALL AREAS, WRITTEN BY THE MEN WHO DID THE FISHING. AS NEW in protected as new dj. ISBN: 1555211240 ... more information

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Premier Press. 1985, PREMIER PRESS leatherbound deluxe ed. REPRINT OF ORIGINAL DERRYDALE. FOLIO, LEATHERBOUND, GILT DECORATED. NUMBERED LTD ED. ILLUS BY OGDEN PLEISSNER, ROBERT NESBIT AND W/ PHOTOS, DRAWINGS AND MAPS. AWESOME!! AS NEW. ISBN: 1887269037. Hardcover. ... more information

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Derrydale Press. 1991. Full-Leather. 245 pp. 4to Illustrated. Limited to 2500 copies. Full maroon leather with gilt decorations. BRAND NEW book, still in shrinkwrap. Football, lacrosse, hunting, fishing, bowling, ice skating, roller skating, tennis, sailing, crew, boxing, baseball and basketball. All are covered from their early beginnings to the turn of the twentieth century achievements. The evolution of various sports from necessity to leisure activity is explored in detail. First published by the Derryd... more information

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1908, 'COLONIAL EDITION'. INCLUDES CHAPTERs ON 'THE WOMEN OF THE WEST', Men of the West, Children of the West, Ranch Life, Rodeo, Business Life, Big Game Shooting, Small Game Shooting, Fresh-Water Fishing, Sea Fishing, Hints to Sportsman, and more. ILLUS W/ PHOTOS. 340pp. SMALL HOLE IN SPINE, A LOT OF FOXING, binding square and tight, VG. ... more information

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1ST. OBLONG FOLIO, 160pp. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GUIDING MR. ELMAN ONCE. GOOD FELLOW. HIS TEXT ENRICHES THE 72 STUNNING REPRODUCTIOS OF ART BY OUR BEST ARTISTS--FROM AUDUBON to Wyeth, WITH ABBETT, GOODWIN, REMINGTON, FROST, OSTHAUS, POPE, RUSSELL, HUNT, CLARK, RIPLEY, PLEISSNER, WEILER, REECE, HAGERBAUMER, KUHN, (AND MORE!) IN BETWEEN. A WONDERFUL BOOK TO PULL OUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE JUST TO DREAM AND REFLECT WITH. Fine w/o dj. DJ. ISBN: 0394471784... more information

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Dutton, 1978. 1978, Stated 1st ed. Dutton. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY GENE HILL. 171pp. Illus by Tom Hennessey. No author could make you feel as if you were there with him as well aS Gene Hill. Step outside with him on some fun jaunts to places we all know and enjoy. Fine in vg dj. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. ... more information

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Amwell Press. 1983. 1st edition signed by author. #661/1000. Illustrated with original art by Shepard H. Foley. Come along with Charlie on his rambles for trout, salmon, bass, tarpon, chukar, ducks, partridge, quail, mule deer, wild sheep and much more! Very fine in very fine slipcase. ... more information

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Amwell Press. 1983, 1st edn. SIGNED, numbered (665/1000), leatherbound w/ marker ribbon bound in, and slipcased. An Angling Heritage Book, one of very few Amwell Press published. Illustrated from photos from the author's personal collection and original artwork by Tom Hennessey, including color frontispiece. 233pp. This copy is As New, Very Fine in vf slipcase. SIGNED by author, artist, and Jim Rikhoff, publisher and President Nation Sporting Fraternity limited. ... more information

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Little, Brown & Co. An Atlantic Monthly Press Book. 1949, STATED 1ST. 272pp w/ index. COLOR FRONTISPEICE OF Hutton's choice of flies, including Hutton's Fancy, Silver Doctor, Royal Coachman, and 15 others, BY KEN SMALLWOOD. ALSO ILLUS W/ DRAWINGS AND PHOTOS. BOTH WET AND DRY FOR BOTH TROUT AND SALMON. UPPER 3" OF DJ AT SPINE TAPED, ELSE Fine in vg dj. ... more information

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Stated 1st ed. 150pp. Enjoy the wit and humor of twenty five stories of the Lower Forty. Illus by Walter Dower. Fine in fine mylar protected dj. ... more information

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. 1911, 1ST edition. Hardcover. 176pp. The stories in this book were written by a father and son, one in the US, the other in Scotland. RED CLOTH COVERED, GILT DECORATED and ILLUS W/ PHOTOS. Stories of adventure, salmon, bullfighting, exploration and other topics. QUAINT AND WITTY. Cover is very good, interior better than fine. ... more information

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Volk, Mark Jeffrey. Pages from a Mountain Journal, Volume 2, 2003. 1st ed. Hardcover. The latest of Mark's wonderful tales of upland hunting, fly fishing and mountain living. 220pp. Vf in vf dj, exc, as new. ISBN: 0967035546 ... more information

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1ST. LTD ED OF 1150 SIGNED and NUMBERED COPIES, this being #516. 4to, 118pp. SCHALDACH AND Roland CLARK WERE TWO OF NOT many MORE THAN THAT WOULD COULD paint WITH ART AND WORDS. This copy also inscribed by Ernie Hikock, who collaborated on the book and wrote the Foreword. WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS MAN? VF. F. ... more information

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2000. Uncorrected Proof! 2000. Stated 1st ed. 160pp. Fly fishing and memories of his dad. VF pictorial softcover.. ISBN: 1585672548. As New. Soft cover. ... more information

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1st ed, 1ST PRNTG. 177PP, LARGE 8vo. SWORDFISH, 3 MARLINS, SHARK, TARPON, BARRACUDA, DOLPHIN, SMOR. We HAVE 18 COPIES--BUY ONE FOR ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND ACT THE BIG MAN. I WON'T TELL THAT YOU GOT A SPECIAL BUY. EACH. Fine in fine dj. ISBN: 0876911114 ... more information

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