Charleston, WV: Charleston printing Co., for the author, (c1961). First edition. 8vo. xiv, (2), 158 pp. Kelly, "an authority on wildlife and the outdoors of his own state," delivers his memoirs of hunting and fishing and "kindred pursuits into each of the fifty states, all of the Canadian provinces, and..... More
(Houston, TX: Printed by the Rein Co., 1935). First Edition, 1/3000 unnumbered copies. 4to. 47 pp. Illustrated from photographs, portraits. Lister includes the circumstances that led to the founding of the association in 1892, sketches of the founding members, and illustrated reports of annual hunts. OCLC locates four copies (Dallas..... More
New York: Outing Publishing Co., 1908. First edition. Large 8vo. x, 318 pp. Plates. Outdoor life in Florida, primarily on the Gulf Coast; includes a chapter on salt water fly fishing and two chapters on tarpon. Bruns D-76: "About a Florida and its fishing which are almost gone. Scarce." Some..... More
London: Longmans, Green, 1866. First edition. 8vo. (8), 359 pp. 32-page publisher's catalogue, dated November 1866, bound in at rear. Based on experiences in the 1840s and 1850s American South, the author presents a hunter's paradise in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Sabin 24639. Howes S-31. Clark "Travels in the..... 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
Philadelphia, (PA): Lea & Blanchard, 1845. First edition. 8vo. 223, (1) pp. Illustrated from wood engravings, frontispiece and four plates, extra engraved title page; 1843 Lea & Blanchard catalogue bound in at rear. Includes considerations of pointers, setters, and the "Chesapeake Bay Water-Dog," and qual shooting. Skinner (1788-1851), a lifelong..... More
(Columbia, SC: The State Co.), 1908. First edition, the author's second regularly published book, a volume of his poetry. 8vo. 47 pp. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper "Miss Mary Black / With Birthday Greetings / from Archibald Rutledge, Jr. / Oct. 26, 1909"; Rutledge's namesake son was..... More
[Washington, DC?]: Southern Railway, 1916. First edition. 8vo. 32 pp. Illustrated from photographs, folding map. OCLC locates nine copies (Berea, Amherst, National Agriculture Library, Missouri-St. Louis, Buncombe Co. Public, High Point Public, North Carolina, State Library of North Carolina, Wisconsin Historical Society); Appalachian State also has a copy. Very good..... More
(Wendell, NC): Webfoot, Inc., (c1982). First edition. Large 4to. 324 pp. Illustrated, plates, some in color, map. "Fascinating story of wildfowl hunting and decoy making in North Carolina in the later 1800s and early 1900s." Very good. Red cloth, gilt spine title, illustrated dust jacket (remains of label adhesive on..... More
(New York: Henry Holt, c1953). This issue only. 4to. 132 pp. Illustrated. First publication of this sketch; the series began in the February issue of Field & Stream, and culminated with a collected edition published by Holt in 1957. Very good. Color illustrated wrappers (some wear). (1066). More
Lebanon, MO: J. G. Gregory Sporting Goods, (c1929). The group includes (1) a typed form letter mentioning the firm's folding steel fish trap and "Magic Fish Lure," a vegetable and oil preparation, with an order form on the verso, (2) two 8vo four-page leaflets, one describing the fish trap in..... More
(Gulfport, MS: Gulfport Printing Co., c1930). First Edition. 8vo. 64 pp. Illustrated from photographs, map; illustrated ads for local businesses, many related to the topic at hand. Includes detailed driving instructions to the best spots on various fishing grounds. Apparently not in Bruns. OCLC locates only a different edition, containing..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad (Press of Allen, Lane & Scott, Phil. c1883). First edition. 12mo. 96 pp. Illustrated from wood engravings, folding map of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia. Comprehensive look at fresh and salt water fishing and waterfowl hunting on the Delmarva Peninsula. Relatively..... More
New York: Putnam's, (c1945). First edition, 1/1250 copies (this #695) signed by the author. 8vo. 185, (1) pp. Illustrated from photographs and line drawings, plates. Sporting author Keith Russell's copy, with his bookplate. Several small ownership stamps on pastedowns, but a very good copy. Original gilt-stamped two-tone cloth. (10689)... More
NP: 1883-1892. Manuscript record book. Small 4to (7 1/2 x 6 inches). (28) pp., each almost completely filled with pencil notes, recording annual daily bags of upland game birds, some waterfowl, songbirds, rabbits, and squirrels (e.g., Thursday Sept 20th 4 quail, 1 sandsnipe, 1 field alrk, 2 Bull bats ....... More
(Germantown, TN: Chubby Andrews & Co., c1993). First edition, 1/400 copies (the deluxe edition), this one with a full-page inscription by the author to a boyhood friend. 4to. (2), 272 pp. Illustrated from photographs, some in color. Lifetime of waterfowl and turkey hunting with Nash Buckingham and others in northern..... More
Lometa, TX: 1910. Real photo postcard, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, with a cancellation from Lometa and a message from "Felix": "I am having a fine time here. This is where I am fishing." The stream pictured is probably the Colorado or Lampasas River, both of which pass through..... More
(Chicago, IL: Adams Press [for the author], c1973). First edition, "Great Dismal Series, Volume One" [all published]. 8vo. 97 pp. I Illustrated from photographs, line drawings, maps. History and management of the swamp and its denizens, with examination of governing laws, regulations, etc. Inscribed by the author on the verso..... More
Charleston [SC]: Russell & Jones, 1857. First edition. 8vo. 48, 211 pp. One plate. History of horse racing in South Carolina. Howes I-78. Mellon 193. Henderson, p. 98: "Sometimes erroneously attributed to E. P. Milliken, who signed the preliminary remarks." Thoroughly foxed, else very good. Original gilt-stamped decorated blue cloth..... More
8vo. 2 pages, approximately 125 words. In part: "We hired a black boy and started off on the train to go shooting and we had very good sport. I saw more birds today than I saw in a whole week in Maryland. Dash did very well and found most all..... More
(Paducah, KY: The editor, c1955). Eighth annual issue. Small 8vo. 42 pp. Illustrated from photographs; ads for local businesses (including one for Cherokee State Park, "the South's finest vacation park for Negroes"). Primarily aimed at bass fishermen on Kentucky Lake, on the western side of what is now Land Between..... More
(Corpus Christi, TX: Chamber of Commerce), nd [1940]. First edition (?). Broadsheet, 18 1/4 x 16 inches, folded to narrow 8vo, an 8-panel illustrated promotional, emphasizing fishing and hunting opportunities on recto and a detailed local hunting and fishing map on the verso, with areas between Corpus Christi and Port..... More
(Buffalo,NY: J.W. Clement Co.) For the author, 1930. Third edition (previously issued in 1920 and 1921), with additions, 1/ 250 copies (this #197). 8vo. 135 pp. Illustrated from line drawings. Bruns B-5. Callahan "Partial Tarpon Bibliography," p. iii. Very good. Original stiff green wrappers, pictorial paper only on upper cover..... 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
Pinehurst, NC: The company, 1932. Catalogue of archery equipment for sale, teaching manual, and record book. 8vo. 32 pp. Illustrated from photographs and line drawings, diagrams. This catalogue apparently not recorded in OCLC. Very good. Original decorated and gilt-stamped green wrappers, stapled. (10728). Catalogue of archery equipment for sale, teaching..... More
