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Field Book of Fresh-Water Angling
by Knight, John Alden
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Jacket toned and missing large section at spine, owner name and address on front free endpaper.
- Edition
- First Edition; Third Printing
- Published
- 1944
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$15.00
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NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Jacket toned and missing large section at . spine, owner name and address on front free endpaper.. 1944. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth. Index, illustrations. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 207 pages . Item Price
$15.00

Coverts and Casts: Field Sports and Angling in Words and Pictures And Currents and Eddies: Chips from the Log of an Artist-Angler
by Schaldach, William J.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Slipcase lightly scuffed, lower front corner bumped.
- Edition
- Limited Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1970
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$40.00
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Rockville Centre, NY: Freshet Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Slipcase lightly scuffed, lower front . corner bumped.. 1970. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth. xiv, 139pp / xiii, 138pp. Color frontispiece, illustrations, black and white and color illustrations. A beautiful set of this 1970 Freshet Press limited edition, one of 1000 copies.Two volumes housed in red paper-covered… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00

The Book of the Red Deer
by Ross, John (editor)
- Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Covers soiled and scuffed, owner name on front endpapers, pages foxed, hinges weak.
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Published
- 1925
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$50.00
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London: Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co.. Good with no dust jacket; Covers soiled and scuffed, owner name on front . endpapers, pages foxed, hinges weak.. 1925. Later Printing. Hardcover. Gray cloth with gilt lettering and paste-on front illustration. 161pp + 64pp appendix and ad section. Black and white photos, appendices. A solid copy of this vintage European sporting history.… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00

Great Dogs of Albany and Beyond
by Grondahl, Paul (editor) ; Buckley, Teresa (editor)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Published
- 2015
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1329138864
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- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$25.00
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Albany, NY: Times Union. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2015. Hardcover. 1329138864 . Inscribed by editor and contributor Paul Grondahl on the title page. A collection of Albany Times-Union essays by various contributors about their bonds with their beloved dogs. Many photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 137 pages . Item Price
$25.00

Feathers 'n Fins: A Collection of Hunting and Fishing Tales
by Hennessey, Tom
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Slipcase very lightly rubbed.
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- 1989
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- Hardcover
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$40.00
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The Amwell Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Slipcase very lightly rubbed.. 1989. Hardcover. Brown cloth binding housed in brown cardboard slipcase with dog illustration affixed to one side. Introduction by Robert Elman. Foreword by Gene Hill. A collection of hunting and fishing tales written by the Bangor Daily News outdoor writer. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
$40.00

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How to Tie Salmon Flies: A Treatise on the Methods of Tying the Various Kinds of Salmon Flies
by Hale, Major J. H.
- Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Edges rubbed, Owner name on front free endpaper, spine cracked.
- Edition
- Second Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1919
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$75.00
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London: The Fishing Gazette. Good with no dust jacket; Edges rubbed, Owner name on front free endpaper, . spine cracked.. 1919. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Green paper quarter-bound in blue cloth. Ix, 189pp + 3pp ads. Black and white illustrations, advertisements, and index. Second edition revised with an appendix giving the dressings of 361 salmon flies, alphabetically arranged (from… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00

An American Angler in Australia
by Grey, Zane
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- Reprint; Later Printing
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$40.00
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Mattituck, NY: The American Reprint Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. Reprint; Later Printing. Hardcover. Circa 1970 reprint. One of 300 copies. Gray cloth. Black and white photographs. A beautiful edition of this sportfishing classic. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 115 pages . Item Price
$40.00

Science of Fishing: The Most Practical Book on Fishing Ever Published: Tells How to Catch Fish; for Those Who Have Caught Them, As Well As Those Who Never Have
by Brooks, Lake
- Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Covers toned, rear cover with several small ink stains, edges rubbed.
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1912
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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Columbus, OH: A. R. Harding. Good with no dust jacket; Covers toned, rear cover with several small ink . stains, edges rubbed.. 1912. First Printing. Hardcover. Green illustrated cloth. 4pp ads. Black and white frontispiece photo, black and white photos and illustrations, figures, and tables. A vintage fishing instructional. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 258 pages . Item Price
$20.00

Just Fishing Talk
by Pinchot, Gifford
- Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Edges rubbed, front free endpaper missing.
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Published
- 1936
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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NY: The Telegraph Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edges rubbed, front free endpaper missing.. 1936. Later Printing. Hardcover. Tan buckram. Black and white illustrations and photographs. A solid copy of this collection of vintage fishing stories. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 238 pages . Item Price
$20.00

Bass Fishing: Techniques, Tactics, and Tales
by Gasque, Jim
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed, jacket toned, soiled, price clipped, and missing two small chips.
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Published
- 1945
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$15.00
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NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed, jacket toned, soiled, price . clipped, and missing two small chips.. 1945. Second Printing. Hardcover. Maroon cloth with maroon topstain. xiv, 204pp, ii. Color frontispiece illustration by Warren E. Guggenheim, black and white photos, and index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
$15.00

An Angler's Guide to Trout Fishing in Massachusetts
by Tucholke, Brian E. (editor)
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1988
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- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$15.00
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Boston: Massachussets - Rhode Island Council of Trout Unlimited. Very Good. 1988. First Printing. Softcover. Acknowledgements, black and white illustrations, maps, and index. A solid copy of this regional fishing instructional and guide. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 268 pages . Item Price
$15.00

Trout & Salmon Fishing in Northern New England: A Guide to Selected Waters in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts
by Raychard, Al
- Condition
- Used - Very Good; Covers lightly rubbed.
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1982
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- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 0896210685
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- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$15.00
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Thorndike, ME: Thorndike Press. Very Good; Covers lightly rubbed.. 1982. First Printing. Softcover. 0896210685 . Black and white photos, maps, and acknowledgments. A solid copy of this regional natural history guide. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 206 pages . Item Price
$15.00

Trout Magic
by Traver, Robert
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner book plate on front free endpaper, pages lightly toned, jacket toned, lightly soiled, clos
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0517516047
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- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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NY: Crown. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner book plate on front free endpaper, . pages lightly toned, jacket toned, lightly soiled, closed tears.. 1974. First Printing. Hardcover. 0517516047 . Black paper quarter-bound in red cloth. Black and white illustrations and photo. A fly fishing classic. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages . Item Price
$20.00

Antique Fly Reels: A History and Value Guide
by Homel, D. B.
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- Used - Good; Rippling to top edges of pages.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 1879522144
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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Bellingham, WA: Forrest Park Publishers. Good; Rippling to top edges of pages.. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 1879522144 . Many black and white photos and illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages . Item Price
$20.00

Spinning in America
by Ovington, Ray
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- Used - Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, sunned, tattered, and has large hole at center rear fore-edge, gift inscri
- Published
- 1954
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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Harrisburg, PA: The Stackpole Company. Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, sunned, tattered, and . has large hole at center rear fore-edge, gift inscription on front free . endpaper.. 1954. Hardcover. Green illustrated boards. Many black and white photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 205 pages . Item Price
$20.00

Simplified Fly Fishing
by Slaymaker, S. R.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060360615
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$18.00
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NY: Harper and Row. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060360615 . Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Good introduction to the sport of fly fishing. Illustrations by Ned Smith. Halfbound blue cloth. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 142 pages . Item Price
$18.00

The Dry Fly and Fast Water: Fishing with the Floating Fly on American Trout Streams, Together with Some Observations on Fly Fishing in General
by La Branche, George M. L.
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine faded, foxing to endpapers.
- Edition
- Reprint; Later Printing
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$17.00
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NY: Derrydale Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine faded, foxing to . endpapers.. 2000. Reprint; Later Printing. Softcover. Softcover with French flaps. vi, 218pp. A nice copy of this classic book on fly fishing with chapters relating to observation, the rise, natural insect imitation, and various fly patterns. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
$17.00

Camp Kits and Camp Life
by Hanks, Charles Stedman
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1906
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$40.00
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. xii, 259pp. Photos, index. [4]pp of ads at rear about this book with blurbs by Jack London, John Burroughs, Ernest Thompson Seton, Frederic Remington, W.T. Hornaday, Mary R. Shipman Andrews, and others. A vintage camping and woodcraft volume. Green illustrated cloth. ; 8vo… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00

Mule Deer: Behavior, Ecology, Conservation
by Bauer, Erwin
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Page tops foxed.
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0896582639
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Page tops foxed.. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0896582639 . Color photos by Erwin and Peggy Bauer. List of mule deer organizations, references, index. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 159 pages . Item Price
$20.00

Saddle Up: A Guide to Equitation and Stable Management, Including Hints to Instructors
by Hitchcock, Captain F. C.
- Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Owner bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, spine cracked, foxing to front and rear preliminaries.
- Edition
- Tenth Printing
- Published
- 1938
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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London: Hurst & Blackett. Good with no dust jacket; Owner bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, . spine cracked, foxing to front and rear preliminaries.. 1938. Tenth Printing. Hardcover. Navy cloth binding. Foreword by Sir Frederick Hobday. Numerous photos and illustrations. Index, appendices. Vintage manual for selecting, owning, caring for, and riding horses. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00