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St. Louis: C.V. Mosby Company, 1924. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 6 1/8 X 9 1/8 Inches. 180 PP. First printing in original blue cloth binding with black rhino illustration on front cover. Author's tale of hunting rhinos, elephant, lions and more on the great plains of Africa. B/W photogaphs throughout. A bit of dampstaining top corner of much of the text. A few white spots to covers. DJ a bit worn at edges and folds with chipping to crown of spine and corners. An attractive copy despite the issues.

Traverse City, MI: Countrysport Press, 1992. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8 1/4 X 11 3/4 Inches. 287 PP. #261 of 500 copies signed on the limitation page by Williams. Additionally signed by Williams to early IBM employee and noted hunter Bruce Nicholas on the ffep. Light staining to edge of first few pages. Original faux leather binding and gilt stamping clean and tight.

Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1984. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Shepard H. Foley. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 155 PP. Signed and dated by Henderson on the front pastedown. Part of the second printing of only 1000 copies as stated on the copyright page.

New York: Windward House, 1933. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7 3/4 X 10 1/4 Inches. 210 PP. First printing after the limited edition from Derrydale Press. Original price of $5.00 intact on front flap. "Inscribed for Charles B. Coleman by Joseph B. Thomas - May 1st, 1936. In appreciation of a jolly good dinner & charming companionship" directly on the front pastedown. Candid B/W photograph of Coleman and Thomas with three others taped to the FFEP. Hint of foxing throughout. Minor toning to DJ. Bit of wear to DJ edges and folds. An exceptional copy of a signed rarity overall.

Norwood, MA: Privately Printed (Norwood Press), 1921. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 5 X 7 3/4 Inches. 52 PP. "Angling is a sporting fight between you and the fish and, as no two families of fishes fight alike, you are matching your brains and cleverness against the ingenuity of the fish." F. Gray Griswold<br /> <br /> Original "Privately Printed" copy signed by Griswold directly on the title-page. Illustrated with map frontispiece and photographic prints. Salmon fishing and natural history on the Grand Cascapedia River in Canada. Publisher's dark green cloth stamped in gilt. Prospectus (with order form removed) laid in. The prospectus appears to have a review note in the of Griswold. Housed in custom maroon cloth chemise and maroon cloth slipcase backed in red morocco, spine stamped in gilt; minor edgewear. Faint offset to endpapers. Near fine.

Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1986. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Shepard H. Foley. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 205 PP. Signed directly on the limitation page by David Henderson, Shepard Foley and Jim Rikhoff. Housed in original publisher slipcase.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1926. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7 5/8 X 10 1/2 Inches. 228 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. One of the more sought after Zane Grey fishing titles. House in original first issue dust-jacket that has been price-clipped. Accompanied by 1923 personal check signed by Zane Grey (laid-in). Original dark blue cloth boards are tight and clean but for a bump to top corner of front board. This copy bears the ownership stamp of "BP Singer Features" on the front of DJ and FFEP. BP Singer was a newspaper syndicate, headed by Kurt Singer, who also acted as book reviewer and agent. The copy also bears the blindstamp of noted Zane Grey biographer and author, George Reiger. Reiger is the author of "The Undiscovered Zane Grey Fishing Stories" and "The Best of Zane Grey, Outdoorsman: Hunting and Fishing Tales" among others.<br /> <br /> DJ a bit worn at edges and folds. Several… Read More

Los Angeles: Privately Printed, 1961. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 1/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 56 PP. Copy #45 of an unnumbered edition published for the author's friends. Signed and inscribed, "With best wishes Sam & thanks for the many favors, Clive" directly on the limitation page. Original white corduroy binding a bit smudged. A very nice copy of this narrative about a polar bear hunting trip in the summer of 1960.