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Mayer. Alfred M., Sport with Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters, Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1884, 1st English ed. 2 volumes, 4to. Quarter morocco on paper covered boards, gilt titles to spine. Top edge gilt. Pp448, pp440. Both volumes have tipped in vignette wood engraved proofs on Japan on to title page and 10 others throughout, as called for. Many wood engraved images within text and full page, throughout both volumes. Binding bumped at edges, hinges skillfully strengthened. Some light foxing to prelims, all illustrations and text in clean, strong order. The Japan prints are in excellent condition. A very good illustrated commentary on a variety of country sports including Trout Fishing in the Rangeley Lakes, American Sporting Dogs, North American Grouse, Hunting the Mule Deer in Colorado and Fox Hunting in New England.
White Hunter by John Alexander Hunter - 1986
by John Alexander Hunter
White Hunter
by John Alexander Hunter
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1986 Safari Press limited edition, first thus. Originally published in 1938.
Simulated snakeskin boards in black slipcase. Copy number 797 of a 1000 copy print run.
Condition of the book is Near Fine. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete. The main condition issue is a gift inscription on a blank front matter page (see last photo).
Condition of the slipcase is Very Good. The slipcase shows light edge wear, with a few scuffs. Seams are intact.
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Simulated snakeskin boards in black slipcase. Copy number 797 of a 1000 copy print run.
Condition of the book is Near Fine. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete. The main condition issue is a gift inscription on a blank front matter page (see last photo).
Condition of the slipcase is Very Good. The slipcase shows light edge wear, with a few scuffs. Seams are intact.
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- Bookseller Harpo Speaks Books (US)
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- Edition first thus
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- Publisher Safari Press
- Date Published 1986
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Sport with Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters.
by Alfred Mayer
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Trophy.
by [Spaceheater] Philip Zimmermann.
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Tucson, Arizona:: Spaceheater Editions,, 2018.. Edition of 50. 7 x 7"; 52 pages. Perfect bound in illustrated paper-covered boards. Accordion (6. 5.75" closed; 9 pages) insert attached to back pastedown. Interior text block printed by HP indigo. Accordion insert at the rear of the book printed by archival pigmented inkjet. Printed on acid-free Mohawk Superfine paper. Signed and numbered by the artist on the back free end page. Spaceheater Editions: "Trophy is a reaction to the current social and political state of the United States of America and the criminal and immoral administration that currently wields the power in our country. Although superficially the subject matter is the cruelty of the Trump sons, their activities are an indicator of the worldview of the morally bankrupt family and administration of Donald J. Trump." In 2012 the Trump sons went big game hunting in Zimbabwe. The photos in Trophy are of the sons posing with their kills from the trip - an…
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Hunts with Jorrocks
by Robert Surtees Hodder and Stoughton from Handley Cross
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Hardcover no DJ. Spine is sunned. Book a bit sprung. There are 25 color plates on card. Please see photos.
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OTTER HUNTING [Original Aquatint]
by Alken, Henry Thomas
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London: Thomas McLean, 1824. Original hand-colored aquatint, drawn and engraved by Henry Alken ((1785-1851). Printed by Howlett and Brimmer. Image is 5 3/4 inches by 8 1/4 inches on a sheet measuring 9 1/2" X 13 5/8". Alken was one of the most prolific sporting artists in 1rth century England. But for some smudging limited to the blank margins, the print is in near fine condtion: clean and bright.. Original. Single Sheet. Near Fine. Illus. by Henry Alken. 5 3'4" X 8 1/4". Fine Art Print.
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Legends of the Hunt: Campfire Tales
by Seerey-Lester, John (Artist)
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- 9781935342007 / 1935342002
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Prescott, Arizona, United States
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Sporting Classics, 2013. Book. Very Good-. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover with dustjacket : very good minus / very good plus. Book: lower outer corners are bumped, otherwise fine. Jacket in new mylar protector; slight general wear. Might cost extra for shipping. Too heavy for international shipping..
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The Hunting & Spoor of Central African Game
by Lyell, Denis D.
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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London: Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd, 1929. Cloth. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 234p. Ex-library copy; illustrations throughout including life-size illustrations of most of the game tracks; The last generation of great African hunters when without restrictions hunters tracked their game with determination.
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A Tear for Somalia
by Collins, Douglas
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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London, The Adventurers Club, 1960, hardcover, 192 pp, Very Good in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, tidy name and date to front endpaper, spine-end and corner bumps, foxing to top and fore-edge of textblock. Dustjacket, light edge nicks to spine-ends and corners, spine slightly darkened, in new Brodart sleeve, the best example of this dustjacket I've ever seen. The British-born soldier, administrative officer, and professional hunter's first book about his adventures in northern Africa beginning in 1941 when he was just 22 years old. Illustrated with 16 full-page drawings by Bruno De Sopra.
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JULES GERARD, THE LION KILLER OF ALGERIA; THE ADVENTURES OF GERARD, THE LION KILLER, COMPRISING A HISTORY OF HIS TEN YEARS' CAMPAIGN AMONG THE WILD ANIMALS OF NORTHERN AFRICA
by TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY CHARLES E. WHITEHEAD
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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NEW YORK: DERBY & JACKSON, 1860 RARE BOOK, FIRST AMERICAN EDITION TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH. BROWN COVER WITH HEAVIER BINDING ON THE SPINE. GOLD PRINT SPINE, OHIO SCHOOL LIBRARY REFERENCED. WEAR ON THE COVER, SPINE SHOWS 2 NICKS MIDWAY AND BOTTOM. MARBLING INSIDE FRONT AND BACK, TIGHT INSIDE, DRAWING OF HEAD IN PENCIL FIRST BLANK PAGE- NO OTHER MARKINGS. FADED MARBLING ON PAGE EDGES. TOWARDS BACK PAGES AND FRONT PAGES SOME LIGHT STAINING DUE TO LIQUID SPILLED. WHITEHEAD DEDICATES THE BOOK TO HIS TRUE FRIEND, CAPTAIN JAMES MC MCINTOSH- UNITED STATES NAVY, A TRUE HUNTER. WONDERFUL BOOK DETAILING INFORMATION ON THE LION, HUNTING AND LIFE OF GERARD. ARTWORK IS GOOD A DETAILED HELP TAKING YOU INTO THE STORIES. GREAT PIECE OF HISTORY FOR THE AVID HUNTER. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.
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THE NOBLE SCIENCE: A FEW GENERAL IDEAS ON FOX-HUNTING (Two Volumes)
by Radcliffe, F. P. Delmé, William C. A. Blew, and Cuthbert Bradley
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London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1911. Vol. 1: xxii, 148 pages; vol. 2: xii, 183 pages. 10 color plates and 25 black and white illustrations in text. Originally written in 1839 by Radcliffe, the Master of the Hertfordshire Hounds, this 4th edition was edited, revised and expanded by first William C. A. Blew and then later by Cuthbert Bradley. Both volumes are in very good condition: clean, bright, and tight; only faint toning of pages; a hint of fraying at spine extremities.. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.
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Toad's Tricks to Taking Whitetails in the Corn and Everywhere Else
by Smith, Otis Toad
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- 9780962123337 / 0962123331
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Detroit Lakes, MN: Detroit Lakes Printing. Very Good; Covers rubbed and soiled.. 1992. First Printing. Softcover. 0962123331 . Black and white illustrations, acknowledgments, black and white photographs. A solid copy of this scarce deer hunting title. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 113 pages .
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Making Duck Decoys
by Captain A. de L. MacDonald
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Shephard Publishing Company, Montreal, 1941, Very Good Softcover, 31 pages, 5" x 7", sticker damage on front cover, short tear on title page, otherwise clean and tight.
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The Sky and the Forest
by Forester, C.S
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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The Silence Of The North
by Olive A. Fredrickson with Ben East
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Encyclopedia of American Gun Design and Performance: Rifles, Shotguns, Pistols, Revolvers
by Wallack, L. R
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USA: Winchester Press, 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Second Revised Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover with blue boards and pictorial dust jacket, second revised edition, 2000gms, 517 pages, blank endpapers. This single volume brings together three of the most significant and useful books covering the whole realm of American firearms. Book 1 is titled Rifles, Book 2 is titled Shotguns, and Book 3 is titled Pistols and Revolvers. Book and boards are in very good condition with only very minor general wear and tear. Dust jacket is in good condition with light shelf wear, scuffing and chipping. Front dust jacket shows old sticker partially removed, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs 2kg and may incur additional postage..
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Best Wing Shooting in Uruguay, The
by Vigano, Galeazzo; Vigano, Diego
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- 9789872192723 / 9872192723
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South End Publishing, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/As New. Illustrator: Bedeschi, Francisco (Photographs). 160pp; Loaded with fantastic hunting and landscape photographs from Uruguay; Text written in both English and Spanish; Gift inscription on fep; Otherwise, as new condition; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Bedeschi, Francisco (Photographs). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Non-English Language::Spanish; ISBN: 9872192723. ISBN/EAN: 9789872192723. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 100703. . 9789872192723
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The Man In The Brown Suit
by Christie, Agatha
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- 9780370006727 / 0370006720
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703 ChristieBrownSuit The Man In The Brown Suit. By Agatha Christie. Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1958, Stated Fourth Impression Thus,1970. ISBN 0370006720. Please see our stock photos. EXLIB. Good Condition/Good Original Shakel & Ryder Dust Jacket with Yellow spine, black titling, woman and ship cover art. Protected in mylar wrap. "States new and redesigned Edition, Fourth Impression, 80p. Blue boards with black titling. Our book spine has skinned spot at the word "brown" from removal of scotch tape. Plot Summary: Who is he, the man in the brown suit? He says he is a doctor; but Anne Beddingfield, who witnesses the fatal accident at a London tube station, is quick to notice some curious features about him when he comes to the scene. Her investigation of the accident leads her into the thick of mystery. This novel is more than an ingenious puzzle: It is a gripping suspense story."
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Dead-Eye Dick
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- 9780440017806 / 0440017807
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Vonnegut, Kurt. Dead-Eye Dick. 1982, DELACORTE PRESS/SEYMOUR LAWRENCE . FIRST EDITION. Used. VG/G+ Condition. Back DJ photo of author taken by Jill Krementz. Plot Summary: "Deadeye Dick is a tragic tale of "gun nuts and nukes," Vonnegut tells Miller Rudy Waltz, the protagonist, while playing around as a child in his father's upstairs gun room, fires off a round from a high-powered rifle and accidentally kills a pregnant woman as she vacuums her apartment several blocks away."
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European Sporting Cartridges Volume 2
by W. B. Dixon
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- 9789110456990 / 9110456996
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EUROPEAN SPORTING CARTRIDGES, VOLUME TWO: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN SPORTING CENTERFIRE AMMUNITION FROM 1870 TO 1998Author: Dixon, W.B.Published by Armory Publications, Inc., 2000Seattle, Washington USA 98155
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Publishers Press / Salt Lake City, Utah 84119
First EditionOUT OF PRINT and SCARCE. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in AS NEW condition still sealed in the Original Publishers Shrink Wrap. An opportunity to own a beautiful copy of a RARE TITLE.226 pages. 9.25" x 12.25". Hardcover with a Dust Jacket. Volume Two covers all of the European Sporting Cartridges ( other than German and Austrian which are covered in Volume One ), including those from Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, and Belgium. There are also a number of patent drawings and descriptions of ammunition and magazine designs as well as photographs of a number of German-made double rifles and combination guns.
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The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys
by Engers, Joe, Editor
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Granville, New York, United States
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NY: Modern Publishing, 1990. Hard cover in dust jacket. Folio. 10 3/4" x 14 5/8." 320 pp., illus hundreds of color photographs. A beautifully produced book, printed on bright, heavy coated stock. Fine in fine dj.. Hard. As New/Fine. Illus. by Buckner, Bill - Photography. Folio. Coffee Table.
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Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making
by Gibson, W. Hamilton
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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New York, New York, U.S.A: Harper & Brothers, 1881. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6. Green cloth with red stamped decorations and gilt titles. Boards are heavily rubbed and edge worn with scuffing and fraying at extremities. Red decoration has darkened and faded, along with some of the gilt. Previous owner's name and address written in pencil in front and rear end papers. Pages are toned from age with scattered foxing and spotting throughout. Binding is sound. 300 pages. Profusely illustrated in black and white by the author. Comprehensive hints on camp shelter, log huts, bark shanties, woodland beds and bedding, boat and canoe building, and valuable suggestions on trappers' food, etc. With extended chapters on the trapper's art, containing all the "tricks" and valuable bait recipes of the profession; Full directions for the use of the steel trap, and for the construction of the traps of all kinds; detailed instructions for the capture of all fur-bearing animals;…
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