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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
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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$200.00
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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 Item Price
$200.00
The Complete Angler
by Izaac Walton and Charles Cotton, notes by C Christopher Davis
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- New Illustrated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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$60.00
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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 Item Price
$60.00
The Books of Charles E. Van Loan; five volumes
by Charles E. Van Loan.
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Memorial Edition
- Published
- 1919
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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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 Item Price
$125.00
The Magnificent Yankees
by Tom Meany
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Edition
- reprint
- Published
- 1952
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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$10.00
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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 Item Price
$10.00
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
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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$12.00
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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 Item Price
$12.00
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
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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$25.00
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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 Item Price
$25.00
Taxidermy guide
by Russell Tinsley
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second edition
- Published
- 1990
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780883170328
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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$15.00
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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
Fly Fishing For Salmon: An introduction
by Colin McKelvie
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781853103322
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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$18.00
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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 Item Price
$18.00
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
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
- Item Price
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$15.00
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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 Item Price
$15.00
The Compleatest Angling Booke, That Ever Was Writ.
by Joseph Crawhall
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1970
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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$18.00
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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 Item Price
$18.00
Fresh Waters
by Edward Weeks
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1968
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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$12.00
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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 Item Price
$12.00
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
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
- Item Price
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$18.00
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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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$18.00
Trout Fishing and Trout Flies
by Jim Quick
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1957
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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$15.00
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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 Item Price
$15.00
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
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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$18.00
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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 Item Price
$18.00
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
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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$18.00
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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 Item Price
$18.00
The Complete Angler
by Izaak Walton
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781404344198
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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$10.00
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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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$10.00
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
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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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 Item Price
$90.00
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
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
- Item Price
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$12.00
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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 Item Price
$12.00
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
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Benson, Vermont, USA
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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 Item Price
$80.00
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
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, USA
- Item Price
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$20.00
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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 Item Price
$20.00