Books - "sport"
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The Cruise of the Fisherman: Adventures in Southern Seas
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
The Book of the All-Round Angler: A Comprehensive Treatise on Angling in Both Salt and Fresh Water
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
The Fine Art of Fishing
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
An Angler's Rambles and Angling Songs
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
Crumbs from a Sportsman's Table (2 vols)
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
Adventures of a Deep-Sea Angler
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
The Game Fishes of the World
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
Tales of Swordfish and Tuna
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
Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand
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
The Science of Fly Fishing for Trout
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
Angling in America: Its Early History and Literature
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
The Tarpon: A Description of the Fish Together with Some Hints on its Capture
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
American Hunting and Fishing Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Books and Booklets on American Hunting and Fishing 1800-1970
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
Big Game Anglers' Paradise: A Complete, Non-Technical Narrative-Treatise on Sal Water Gamefishes and Angling in Florida and Elsewhere
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
Tales of Southern Rivers
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
The Scientific Angler: Being a General and Instructive Work on Artistic Angling
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
The Big Game Fishes of the United States
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
Angling in New Zealand
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
Salmon and Sea Trout
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
The Way of a Trout with a Fly
And Some Further Studies in Minor Tactics
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