BIG GAME FISHERMEN'S PARADISE A Complete Treatise on Angling Philosophy, Sidelights and Scenes in Florida Salt-Water Fishing Ventures. etc. by Kaplan, Moise N - 1936

Tallahassee: State of Florida Department of Agriculture, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. xv, 324 pages. Illustrated. Folding map in back. Original illustrated soft cover rebound in blue cloth covered boards with gilt title and owner's name stamped on the front cover. Light foxing and toning to end sheets. Map has some creases in the margins and a closed tear on the left margin expanding into the Gulf of Mexico map portion.

Tallahassee, Florida: Rose Printing Company, 1936. Hardcover. Good. 23.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. 324pp. Bound in navy boards. Large fold-out map of southern Florida in rear which has a 6 cm closed tear. Crossed out name on front fixed endpaper, name on front free endpaper. Corners are bumped. Cover lettering is faded. Binding is tight.

Tallahassee, FL:: Rose Printing, 1936. 1st edition, 1st printing, signed by the author.. hardcover. very good no dust jacket. 8vo. 324pp. photo illustrated throughout plus a couple of fold outs and a fold out map at end of volume in very nice condition. inscribed and signed to a fishing friend. black boards with gilt titles on spine. . moderately heavy foxing on front endpaper and on last endpaper. there is moderate small spots to covers. spine tilt. Family run used bookstore open to the public since 1988. 30 Years of Bookselling Experience backing the careful selection and description of each book we offer.

New York: Liveright. Fine in a better than very good dust jacket. 1937. Hardcover. Bruns K-3. Bound in light blue cloth. .

Tallahassee: Rose Printing Co, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 314pp +index, illustrated. foldout in rear. Inscribed by Kaplan on the inside panel and then additionally on the front fly leaf stating "rule #810 for best fishing. A very good copy in gray cloth . Laid in is a long mimeographed piece by Kaplan with his name stamped at the base. It is a tongue in cheek describing the affliction of the sickness or condition of deep sea fishing. Inscribed By Author

New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, (1937), 1937. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Thick 8vo. pp. xiv, [2], 1-400. Illustrated. Maps. Fold-out Maps. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve, not price clipped. Dust jacket has some edge and corner wear and a 5" by 3/4" closed tear along the top of the rear panel. Gift inscription from 1947 on the front free end paper, no other marks. Binding and interior of book in very clean, attractive condition. A handsome copy.

Florida: Rose Printing Co., 1936. Hard Cover. good. octavo. 224pp. Map in rear. SIGNED presentation copy from Moise Kaplan on front endpaper.

Tallahassee: Dept. of Agriculture, 1936. 8vo, pp. xv, [1], 324; folding color map of South Florida, folding table of prominent game fishes, folding table of fishing locations, numerous other charts, tables and photographic illustrations throughout, some full page; original color pictorial wrapper bound in; contemporary three-quarter blue morocco, gilt-paneled spine in 6 compartments, gilt-lettered direct in 2; generally fine.

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.

Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2

Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1942 by arrangement with Outdoor Life. Prepared by the Editorial Staff of Outdoor Life with Photographs, Working Drawings, and Diagrams. Hardcover, embossed cloth boards with dust jacket. Single volume, 334pp. Overall, the book is in very good condition, however the dust jacket is in good condition. The dust jacket is intact and colors bright, but showing wear with some tears. It is encased in a removable mylar cover. The book has slight damage to the lower edge of spine. Page edges and end papers showing age toning and foxing. Pages are unmarked. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.

Camden, SC: Liveoak Press, Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. Mylar-wrapped orange dust jacket with black lettering to front and white lettering over blue blocking to spine; color illustration of a grizzly bear, Canada geese, and a lunar eclipse to front cover; jacket like new; postcard with B&W bighorn sheep illustration by Dan Metz laid in, with note addressed to previous owners from Metz; signed and inscribed by editor Chuck Wechsler on half title page: "For Pat & Charlie… The Best in the Outdoors! Chuck Wechsler"; signed and inscribed by artist Dan Metz on frontispiece: "For Pat & Charlie - Only the best. Blue Waters - Dan Metz"; else interior book clean and unmarked; tight binding; B&W illustrations by Dan Metz at the beginning of each chapter. Last Casts & Stolen Hunts is an anthology of sporting stories, both fiction and nonfiction, released by Sporting Classics Magazine; authors featured include Aldo Leopold, Zane Grey,… Read More

Freddy And Mr. Camphor. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Used. Good Condition/No Dust jacket included. Alfred A. Knopf 1944 Stated First Edition. A solid copy. Spine is sunned. Please see our photos. Summary: In Freddy and Mr. Camphor, Freddy is in need of a change and finds an opportunity for one as a caretaker on Mr. Camphor's houseboat. Of course, things never go as Freddy expects and a series of strange, amusing, and sometimes alarming adventures ensue. Please also see our Freddy The Pig catalogue.

. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind In The Willows. Copyight 1940. Heritage Press. USED. VG+ Condition/ VG+ Original Canary yellow cart Slipcase. Blue boards with drawing of Toad dressed as the washerwoman on the Front Cover. February, 1966 Printing Thus of 20,000 copies. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 190 pages. 6 1/2 X 10. Please see stock photos. Our copy is crisp and clean with a clean spine, appearing almost unread. Quite charming.

The Adventure of Wrangel Island, Alaska (1925 Macmillan 1st Edition) HISTORY OF ALASKA. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ included. Fold-out map affixed to binding at the back of the book has never been opened. The story of the (unsuccessful) attempted colonization of Wrangel Island Alaska. 413 pages plus appendix, Index. Titling is still bright. A clean, solid copy. Scarce.

Exeter, England: Webb & Bower. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. Mylar-wrapped tan dust jacket with red and black lettering to front and spine, and color reproduction of a hunting scene by Cecil Aldin to front; not price-clipped; corners slightly bumped; spine slightly faded; else fine; pale green boards printed with B&W drawing of a man fishing from a boat wrapping around front, spine and back; black lettering to spine; corners slightly bumped; else fine; card w/ previous owner name and inscription affixed to first free end paper; signed and inscribed by author on half-title page: "All good wishes - Roy Heron"; else interior book clean; tight binding; numerous color and B&W illustrations throughout. Roy Heron was a British journalist, author, and avid collector of Cecil Aldin's books and prints. Cecil Aldin (1870 - 1935) was a British artist, illustrator, sportsman, and member of the Royal Society of British Artists, renowned for his paintings… Read More

Croydon, Surrey: The Fishing Gazette Limited, 1962. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. July 7, t Dec 29, 1962. pict. papre wraps, stapled at spine, 26 issues, in clean, bright condition, extra post required, Size: 4 to.,.