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$75.00
1m26a/10

The Cruise of the Fisherman: Adventures in Southern Seas


GREY, ROMER

FIRST EDITION. Ex-library. Crown 8vo,viii + 268 pp.; orange buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., illus., plates, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in blue ink to ffep; adhesive markings from peeled paper to feps; library stamps to prelims & throughout; prev bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown; light cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1929

KEYWORDS: first edition Romer Grey fish fishing angling angler seas ocean sport games stories

$60.00
1m26a/13

The Book of the All-Round Angler: A Comprehensive Treatise on Angling in Both Salt and Fresh Water


BICKERDYKE, JOHN

Crown 8vo, pp. xvii + 128 + 97 + [1 (advt)] + 127 + 108 + xxvi + [2] + 11 + [5 (advts)]; green cl bds, spine lettered & illus. in gilt, gilt panel to front board enclosing lettering & illus. & opposite illus. in black; patterned eps, frontis. to each section; plates, illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping, esp to spine extrem at tail (lg open tear); moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; heavy cracking to hinges, front, central & rear gutters; section 2 ht & frontis. loose).

PUBLISHER: L. Upcott Gill [c. 1890]

KEYWORDS: John Bickerdyke fish fishing angling angler fresh salt water freshwater saltwater sport game 19th century

$120.00
1m26a/15

The Fine Art of Fishing


CAMP, SAMUEL G

SIGNED BY R. B. MARSTON EDITOR OF THE FISHING GAZETTE, 1878-1927. Crown 8vo, pp. ix + 177 + [4 (advts)]; green buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt, front board illus. in blind; frontis., plates; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; sm bookplate to front pastedown; light cracking to central & rear gutters; moderate tearing to rear pastedown).

PUBLISHER: Outing Publishing Company 1911

KEYWORDS: Samuel G Camp fish fishing angling angler 20th century sport game provenance

$120.00
1m26a/16

An Angler's Rambles and Angling Songs


STODDART, THOMAS TOD

FIRST EDITION. Post 8vo, pp. xiii + 410 + [2] + 12 (advts); blue buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt, roll-tooled border & illus. in gilt to front board; top & fore edge sl deckled, illus. tp; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; heavy cracking to hinges & gutters; moderate tanning & foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Edmonston & Douglas 1866

KEYWORDS: first edition 19th century Thomas Todd Stoddart fish fishing angling angler sport game stories songs poetry

$150.00
1m26a/19

Crumbs from a Sportsman's Table (2 vols)


CLARKE, CHARLES

2 VOL SET. Post 8vo, pp. viii + 329, iv + 318; textured red cl double-paneled bds with arabesques & clover cornerpieces in blind, spine lettered in gilt; edged deckled, brown eps; VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate to heavy bruising to spine, joints & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tearing to joints; moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown; moderate cracking to hinges & front & central gutters; light to moderate foxing throughout; spine lightly cocked, esp to vol. 1).

PUBLISHER: Chapman and Hall 1865

KEYWORDS: Charles Clarke 19th century memoir life lives stories tales sport game sportsman

$245.00
1m26a/20

Adventures of a Deep-Sea Angler


GREY, R C

FIRST EDITION. Super royal 8vo, pp. xxvii + 224; green buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in black; illus. eps, frontis., plates; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; sl cracking to front gutters).

PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1930

KEYWORDS: R C Grey first edition New Zealand fish fishing angling angler ocean sean wildlife animals sport game

$100.00
1m26a/21

The Game Fishes of the World


HOLDER, CHARLES FREDERICK

FIRST EDITION. Super royal 8vo, pp. xvi + 411; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, front board lettered & illus. in gilt; frontis., illus. tp, plates; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; heavy cracking to front & central gutters; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton n/d

KEYWORDS: Charles Frederick Holder first edition fish fishing angling angler game sport wildlife animals

$375.00
1m26a/22

Tales of Swordfish and Tuna


GREY, ZANE; PHARES, FRANK E (illus.)

FIRST EDITION. Super royal 8vo, pp. [12] + 203; blue cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt, publisher's device in blind to front board; top edge stained green, illus. eps & prelims, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; Zane Grey in an embossed gothic to ffep; moderate cracking to central & rear gutters); in d/w, G+ (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with heavy chipping & some tape repairs; light to moderate tanning).

PUBLISHER: Haprer & Brothers 1927

KEYWORDS: Zane Grey first edition fish fishing angling angler New Zealand sport game ocean sea animals wildlife swordfish tuna

$120.00
1m26a/24

Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand


GREY, ZANE; PHARES, FRANK E (illus.)

FIRST EDITION. REBOUND. Ex-library. Super royal 8vo, pp. viii + 228; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. prelims, frontis., plates, illus.; VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate to heavy bruising to spine, joints & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate library markings & moderate foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1926

KEYWORDS: Zane Grey New Zealand first edition fish fishing angling angler sport game

$60.00
1m26a/25

The Science of Fly Fishing for Trout


SHAW, FRED G

FIRST EDITION. Demy 8vo, pp. xiv + 341 + [3 (advts)]; blue buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; fore edge deckled, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate to heavy foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Charles Scribner's Sons 1925

KEYWORDS: Fred G Shaw first edition fish fishing angling angler fly fishing trout wildlife sport game

$120.00
1m26a/26

Angling in America: Its Early History and Literature


GOODSPEED, CHARLES ELIOT

LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES. Super 8vo, pp. xiv + 381; textured grey leather bds, spine lettered in gilt, publisher's device in gilt to front board; teg, marbled eps, frontis., plates; VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; sl tanning & soiling to pg edges); in cream cl slipcase, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping; some tearing away to cl).

PUBLISHER: The Flyfisher's Classic Library 1996

KEYWORDS: American United States fish fishing angling angler history sport game

$350.00
1m26a/27

The Tarpon: A Description of the Fish Together with Some Hints on its Capture


BABCOCK, LOUIS L

SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED BY AUTHOR. NO. 226/250. Medium 8vo, pp. 175 + viii + [3 (memoranda)]; green light card covers, black lettering & illus. pasted to front cover; illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; sl cracking to gutters).

PUBLISHER: Louis L. Babcock 1936

KEYWORDS: Louis L Babcock fish fishing tarpon angling angler sport game

$85.00
1m26a/28

American Hunting and Fishing Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Books and Booklets on American Hunting and Fishing 1800-1970


HELLER, MORRIS

LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES, NO. 324. Super 8vo, pp. 216; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., photos; VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; sl tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps); in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Nimrod and Piscator Press 1997

KEYWORDS: Morris Heller America United States America fish fishing angling angler bibliography hunting game sport

$150.00
1m26a/29

Big Game Anglers' Paradise: A Complete, Non-Technical Narrative-Treatise on Sal Water Gamefishes and Angling in Florida and Elsewhere


KAPLAN, MOISE N

FIRST EDITION. Demy 8vo, pp. xiv + 400; blue cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; tipped frontis., plates, foldout maps, illus,.; G+ (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; heavy crackign to hinges, esp front hinge--detatched from text block, bdg sloppy).

PUBLISHER: Liveright Publishing Company 1937

KEYWORDS: Moise N Kaplan first edition United States America American fish fishing angling salt water saltwater ocean sea game sport

$100.00
1m26a/30

Tales of Southern Rivers


GREY, ZANE

FIRST EDITION. Post 8vo, pp. ix + 249 + [2 (advts)]; green cl bds, spine lettered & front board lettered in gilt, illus. pasted to front board; top edge stained yellow, illus. prelims, frontis., plates, illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's sticker to ffep; front, moderate cracking to front, central & rear gutters; light tearing throughout prelims; light to moderate foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1924

KEYWORDS: Zane Grey New Zealand first edition fish fishing angling angler game sport

$120.00
1m26a/32

The Scientific Angler: Being a General and Instructive Work on Artistic Angling


FOSTER, DAVID; HARRIS, WM C (ed)

FIRST US EDITION. Crown 8vo, pp. 247 + [5 (advts)]; maroon cl bds, spine lettered & illus. in gilt, triple roll-tooled rules in black to bds at head & tail, front board lettered in gilt & illus. in black, wreath centerpiece in blind to rear board; patterned eps, illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; sticker to front pastedown; heavy cracking to central gutters; light tearing to prelims; pencil annotation to rfep recto).

PUBLISHER: Orange Judd Company 1883

KEYWORDS: David Foster fish fishing angling angler first edition sport game

$100.00
1m26a/33

The Big Game Fishes of the United States


HOLDER, CHARLES FREDERICK

Post 8vo, pp. xiv + 435 + [2 (advts)]; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, front board lettered & illus. in gilt; teg, fore & bottom edge sl deckled, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep; sl cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: The Macmillan Company 1903

KEYWORDS: Charles Frederick Holder fish fishing angling angler United States America American sport game first edition

$50.00
2i48b/35

Angling in New Zealand


ROLLETT, F CARR

First edition. Crown 8vo, pp. 158 + [3 (advts)]; green buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in black; illus. eps, plates; VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; light to moderate cracking to front, central & rear gutters); in d/w, VG- (heavy scuffing & soiling; heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with heavy chipping; extensive archival repairs).

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs n/d

KEYWORDS: New Zealand fishing fish angling angler sport game

$50.00
2i48b/36

Salmon and Sea Trout


MAXWELL, Sir HERBERT

Crown 8vo, pp. [2 (advts)] + xii + 272 + [2 (advts)]; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, front board lettered & illus. in brown & red; teg, fore edge deckled, foldout diagram, plates, illus.; VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate to heavy cracking to front central & rear gutters; light tearing to hinges; light foxing throuhgout).

PUBLISHER: George Routledge and Sons n/d

KEYWORDS: fish fishing angling angler salmon sea trout sport game method technique

$65.00
2i48b/37

The Way of a Trout with a Fly


And Some Further Studies in Minor Tactics

SKUES, G E M

Demy 8vo, pp. xviii + 271 + [1]; olive buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., plates; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & foxing to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; light foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black 1949

KEYWORDS: G E M Skues fishing fish angling angler 20th century sport game trout fly flies method technique tactics

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