Boston, (MA): M.M. Ballou, 1855. First edition (a second edition was issued by the Derrydale Press in 1929), originally published serially in "Gleason's". Oblong 4to. Engraved title-page with vignette, 20 plates of sporting subjects, each with a facing page of descriptive text) as called for in the index, with an..... More
El Paso, TX: W.R. Weaver Co., nd [ca. 1960]. Advertisement. 8vo. (3) pp. Illustrated from photographs and line drawings, diagrams. Folded as for mailing, else very good. Original illustrated self-wrappers printed in red and black. (#7922). More
(Beach Lake, PA: The author, c1999). First edition. 4to. viii, 264 pp. Illustrated from color and black- and-white photographs, plates, portraits. Casada 148: "A continuation of Mickel's first volume [published in 1994], with coverage again featuring profiles of callmakers, usually accompanied by photos of the individual and one or more..... More
(Springfield, NJ): The club, 1888-1896. Manuscript ledger recording scores from club shoots and inter-club matches over an eight year period. 4to. 260 manuscript pages, representing 114 "monthly" shoots for the club, each recording scores for a dozen or so members, some years with competition in flights, E.D. Miller, the club..... More
New York: Abercrombie & Fitch, 1939. Sale catalogue. 8vo. 56 pp. Map for the Abrcrombie & Fitch Shooting Grounds in Brooklyn. Includes three pages of Purdeys priced $200 to $850. Very good. Original decorated salmon wrappers (somewhat soiled, with a vertical crease, as for mailing), stapled. (#6074). More
Valparaiso, IN: W.H. Holabird, 1876. Sale catalogue. 8vo. 16 pp. Illustrated from wood engravings; ads for related businesses, including an ad for Orvis on verso of front wrapper. Holabird manufactured "sportsmen's clothing, shooting coats, waistcoats, trousers, knee breeches, knee gaiters, fishing jackets (New style.), storm overcoats, light tents, gun covers..... More
Lake Placid, NY: The Adirondack Co. (printed Morrill Press, N.Y.), (1907). Promotional. 8vo. (24) pp. Illustrated from photographs, tinted plates. Promotional for the luxury inn, touting its excellent amenities and service, and describing outdoor activities including golf and trout fishing. Adirondack Bibliography 4385. OCLC locates one copy (Wisconsin Historical Society)..... More
Alexandria, VA: [1987]. Watercolor on art paper, 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches, matted. Abbott (1920-1988) was a longtime resident of Alexandria, Virginia, working at Fort Belvoir while leading various Audubon Society activities, including bird counts. He wrote and illustrated a number of books and pamphlets concerning the ornithology of..... More
[Montgomery, PA?]: nd [ca. 1945]. Gouache on board, 13 x 17 inches. Abbott (1895-1950) was a popular American illustrator of wildlife. A native of Brookline, Massachusetts, he studied at Harvard and was thereafter engaged in business in New York City. He moved to Altadena, California in the early 1930s and..... More
(Long Beach, CA): Safari Press, (1996). Second edition. 8vo. xi, 198 pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates. Fine. Red cloth, gilt spine title, color illustrated dust jacket. (#4861). More
New York: Frederick Stokes, nd [1912]. First American edition, from British sheets with a new title page. 8vo. xx, 310 pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates, folding map. Bruns A-40. Phillips, p. 14: "Contains chapters descriptive of big game, wild fowl, game fish, etc." Bookplate, else very Good. Original gilt-stamped decorated..... More
For the lot of approximately 250 items, $6000. (a) Correspondence with various government officials, hunting guides, and others involved with preparing and carrying out the trip, including14 letters to Furlong, typed and autograph, one accompanied by four photographs of members of the expedition with trophies; five retained copies of letters..... More
London: Rowland Ward, 1905. First edition. Folio. 197 pp. Illustrated, 24 full-page chromolithographs. Original gilt-stamped cloth. Very good. More
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1851. Third edition, third issue (both title pages dated 1851), "with a brief memoir of Nimrod by the author of 'Handley Cross" (Robert Smith Surtees). 8vo. ix, (1), 218 pp. Illustrated, 18 engraved plates, beautifully hand-colored, extra engraved title page. Cover and spine title: "Life and Death..... More
London: John Long, (1937). First edition. 8vo. 287 pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates, three maps, endpaper maps. Heller 9: "Chiock-full of hunting with chapters on sheep, caribou, moose, and grizzly. With appendices listing records of remarkable heads." Biscotti, p. 13: "An uncommon and important book describing the big game in..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (c1974). First edition. 8vo. ix, 262 pp. Chapter head vignettes. Quail hunting, bass fishing, and other southern outdoor pursuits. Very good. Cloth-backed boards, color decorated dust jacket (somewhat browned). (10704). More
New York: Henry Holt, (c1958). First edition, review copy with publisher's slip laid in. 8vo. (8), 184 pp. Quail and deer hunting in South Carolina, "tales of dogs, and men, and of that aristocrat of game birds, the bobwhite quail." Very good. Cloth and boards, color illustrated dust jacket (a..... More
New York: Outdoor Life, November, 1945. The first publication of Babcock's most famous story. Vol. 96, No. 5 (this issue only). 4to. 138 pp. Profusely illustrated from photographs and line drawings, some color illustrations, many ads. Also includes contributions from Ben East, Francis Lee Jaques, Elliott Barker, Bert Popowski, regular..... More
Columbia, (SC): U. of South Carolina Press, 1947. First edition. 8vo. (6), 284 pp. Line drawings, title page vignette. Quail hunting in South Carolina. Very good. Gilt-stamped burgundy cloth, decorated dust jacket (some browning to the cream edges). (875). More
Columbia, (SC): USC Press, 1947. First edition. 8vo. (6), 284 pp. Line drawings, title page vignette. Quail hunting in South Carolina. Despite the worn dust jacket, a very good copy. Gilt-stamped burgundy cloth, decorated dust jacket (price-clipped, joints and edges rubbed, spines somewhat chipped, a little wear and tear to..... More
Boston, (MA): Adirondack Museum & David R. Godine, (c1995). First edition. Oblong 4to. xix, 99 pp. Profusely illustrated, plates, some in color. Very good. Cloth and boards, color illustrated dust jacket. (#6743). More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, (c1980). First edition, 1/1000 copies signed by the author, illustrator, and Rikhoff. 8vo. 2 volumes: xx, 312; (4), 315-584, (12) pp. Plates, color frontispiece to each volume. Contributors include James Clark, Jack O'Connor, Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Sheldon, William Morden, and Prince E. Demidoff. Very good. Gilt-stamped..... More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1984. First edition, 1/1000 copies signed by the author and illustrator. 8vo. xvii, 243 pp. Plates. Big game hunting around the world, primarily Canada and Africa. Fine. Gilt-stamped decorated plum leatherette, slipcase. (#6855). More
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, (c1981). First edition, 1/1000 copies signed by the author, illustrator, and the publisher, Jim Rikhoff. 8vo. xiii, (1), 318 pp. Plates, maps. Wild sheep hunting in North America, the Alps, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand. Gilt-stamped decorated light blue bonded leather, all edges gilt, publisher's slipcase..... More
New York: Derrydale Press, 1931. First edition, 1/750 copies. Tall 8vo. xiii, (1), 289 pp. Plates, color frontispiece, large folding map, endpaper maps. Siegel 53. Heller 21: "A popular work among hunting enthusiasts as well as photography buffs, because of the author's camera work … large amount of sheep hunting..... More
