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The Chess-Player's Handbook. A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess,

by Howard Staunton

Condition
Used - Good
Edition
Second Edition, Revised
Published
1848
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1848. Second Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Good. Professionally restored. The book has been rebacked with the orignal partial spine. Sound and tight. Unmarked with scattered foxing, staining. Chromo-litho frontis. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed… Read more about this item
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The Complete Angler

by Izaac Walton and Charles Cotton, notes by C Christopher Davis

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
New Illustrated
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Frederick Warne & Co. New Illustrated. Hardcover. Very Good. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book. No date but ads indicate late 1870's- early 80's. "A new illustrated edition, with notes by G. Christopher Davies". A part of the Chandos Library (not "Classics") xii, 467 p., 1; 8º. in green and gilt blindstamped cloth.… Read more about this item
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The Books of Charles E. Van Loan; five volumes

by Charles E. Van Loan.

Condition
Used - Good
Edition
Memorial Edition
Published
1919
Binding
Hardcover
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$125.00

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New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Memorial Edition. Hardcover. Good. Much shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the books, covers spotted / soiled, the previous owner's name in two volumes; no jackets. Top edge gilt, deckled edges, maroon and gilt leather spine labels, (volume 1 label perishing) paper over one quarter green cloth. Comprised of: vol.1,… Read more about this item
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The Magnificent Yankees

by Tom Meany

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
good
Edition
reprint
Published
1952
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1952. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; more to the jacket which is chipped at spine tip, rubbed with a short closed tear. A part of the Big League baseball Library. Written in Mickey Mantle's rookie year. One of the greatest teams in baseball… Read more about this item
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The Little Red Sox Book A Revisionist Red Sox History

by Bill Lee; Jim Prime

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
very good
Edition
First edition
Published
2003
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781572435278
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Chicago: Triumph Books, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, a bit more to the jacket which has some creasing, clean and unmarked. First printing, no others noted. By the "Spaceman" a year before the Sox won the series and ended the "curse." Most items… Read more about this item
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The Closer: My Story

by Mariano Rivera with Wayne Coffey

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
near fine
Edition
First edition
Published
2014
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780316400732
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New York: Little, Brown, 2014. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. As New in all respects, clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. Facsimile signature on the title page. Autobiography of the Sandman, one of the classiest, most beloved guys in baseball. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours.… Read more about this item
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Taxidermy guide

by Russell Tinsley

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Second edition
Published
1990
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780883170328
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Stoeger Pub. Co., 1990. Second edition. Paperback. Very Good. light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, slight sunning to the spine, clean and unmarked. Fourth printing of 1984. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.
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$15.00
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Fly Fishing For Salmon: An introduction

by Colin McKelvie

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
fine
Edition
First edition
Published
1995
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781853103322
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Shrewsbury: Swan Hill Press, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. As New in all respects. Salmon fishing in the Britain. True first edition by Swan Hill Press an imprint of Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury, UK not the Voyageur Press U.S. first. First printing, full number line. no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and… Read more about this item
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American Pistol and Revolver Design and Performance

by L. R. Wallack

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
good
Edition
First edition
Published
1978
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780832925528
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Tulsa OK: Winchester Press, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Later printing (2) Shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, front flap creased, page edges soiled, a few finger smudges, short closed tears. Second printing by number line. L.R. "Bob" Wallack, an author and gunsmith, was a noted designer of firearms and ammunition. Most… Read more about this item
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The Compleatest Angling Booke, That Ever Was Writ.

by Joseph Crawhall

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
Reprint
Published
1970
Binding
Hardcover
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Rockville Centre, NY: Freshet Press, 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. lightest wear to the book, just a bit more to the slipcase. Reprint of a rare English angling book first published in 1859 in an edition of just forty copies. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean… Read more about this item
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Fresh Waters

by Edward Weeks

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
good
Edition
First edition
Published
1968
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Walter Dower. Signed. Shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket; top page edges dusty; jacket spine sunned.author's inscription to front endpaper. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if… Read more about this item
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Fly-Tying Problems and Their Answers

by John Veniard

Condition
Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition
very good-
Edition
Second printing
Published
1972
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780517507872
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New York: Crown Publishers, 1972. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good-. Donald Downs. very light shelf wear to book and jacket with some soiling to rear panel.Second printing,stated. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.
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Trout Fishing and Trout Flies

by Jim Quick

Condition
Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition
good
Edition
First edition
Published
1957
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: A. S. Barnes, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/good. light shelf wear, light offsetting to endpapers; wear to jacket tips, corners and edges, spotting, rubbing, price-clipped. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used… Read more about this item
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Professional Fly Tying,: Spinning, and tackle making manual and manufacturers' guide

by George Leonard Herter

Condition
Used - Good
Edition
Nineteenth edition
Published
1971
Binding
Paperback
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Waseca, MI: Herter's, 1971. Nineteenth edition. Paperback. Good. much wear to tips, corners and edges of book; previous owner and gift inscriptions, covers and page soiled, interior clean and umarked. Authentic fly tying dictionary of popular patterns and a complete outline of fishing entomology, fresh water and salt lure making. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic… Read more about this item
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Trout Fishing and Sport in Maoriland

by G.D. Hamilton

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
no jacket, as issued
Edition
Limited ed
Published
1994
Binding
Hardcover
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Lyon, MI: Derrydale Press , 1994. Limited ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/no jacket, as issued. lightest shelf wear to the book. Fly Fisherman's Gold Library (Volume XVIII) Unused bookplate for the set laid-in. Trout fishing in New Zealand by the president of the Hawke's Bay Angling and Shooting Club. Originally published in 1904 this was the… Read more about this item
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The Complete Angler

by Izaak Walton

Condition
Used - Very Good +
Edition
First edition
Published
2003
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781404344198
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Boston: IndyPublish.com, 2003. First edition. Paperback. Very Good +. ding along front front cover edge, else As New. A very useful copy for study or research. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.
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The Mystery of Golf

by (Theodore) Arnold Haultain

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
no jacket
Edition
Second edition revised & enlarged
Published
1912
Binding
Hardcover
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$90.00

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New York: Macmillan, 1912. Second edition revised & enlarged . Hardcover. Very Good/no jacket. light wear to tips, corners and edges of book, clean and unmarked; no jacket. In blue, black and gilt cloth. The Macmillan Standard Library. Later printing of March 1912. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over… Read more about this item
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The Appalachian Trail: Wilderness on the Doorstep

by Ann Sutton; Myron Sutton

Condition
Used - Good +
Jacket Condition
good
Edition
First edition
Published
1967
Binding
Hardcover
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Philadelphia: J B Lippincott Co, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/good. Later Printing (2). Shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket which is rubbed with creasing; previous owner's bookplate to the first blank page, else clean and umarked. Map endpapers. Second printing. Ann and Myron Sutton were respectively a graduate in geology… Read more about this item
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The Sea-Fisherman; or Fishing Pilotage: Comprising chief methods of hook and line fishing in the British and other seas. A glance at nets and remarks on boats and boating

by J. C. Wilcocks

Condition
Used - Fair
Edition
First edition
Published
1865
Binding
Hardcover
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$80.00

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Guernsey: Stephen Barbet, 1865. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Giffard Le Masurier, illustrator. small bookstore label to front endpaper, previous owner's name to title page, book cocked, tips worn, corners bumped, covers soiled, pastedown rubbed, rear hinge starting. "With Upwards of One Hundred Illustrations" by Giffard Le Masurier. Reprinted quite often by mainland publishers this is the scarce… Read more about this item
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North American Big Game

by Robert S. Waters; M. Graham Netting; Lawrence C. Woods

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
very good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1971
Binding
Hardcover
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Pittsburgh Pa: The Boone and Crockett Club, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Light wear to tips, corners and edges of book; bit more to the jacket, light soiling. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be… Read more about this item
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