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Camuto, Christopher. Hunting from Home, A Year Afield in the Blue
Ridge Mountains Pre-publication Advance Uncorrected Proof! Still
sealed! This is amost unusual find. Ever wonder how books are
checked for errors in spelling, punctuatuion, grammer? Advanced
copies are sent to proof readers of course. Ever see an advanced
proof copy? Still sealed? Here is you chance. This copy in soft
cover, as all advanced copies of this book were, with publishers info
and estimated publication month, a pic of what the dj will look like
and price and info that will be on the inside of dj flap on back
cover. I'd love to tell you more, but I won't spoil your surprise
by opening it. I know Camuto is an excellent writer, and he hunts
grouse, fly fishes for trout and spends much time nature watching.
Mint, VF, exc+. Unique offering. $60
Carlisle, Dan and Adams, Dolph. Taking More Birds, A Practical Guide to Greater Success at Sporting Clays and Wing Shooting. Lyons & Burford. 1993. 1st ed, 1st prntg. 120p w/ index. Discusses and explains guns, chokes, shells, leads, move, mount, shoot, seeing the target, shot streams, patterns, types of shots, impriving your shooting at clays and/or winged game, and more. Diagrams, tables. Slight stains to pages edges, into interior 1/4 inch on a few pages, mostly the ffep and title page. Fine/fine. ISBN: 1558212310. hunting, shooting, upland, game, birds, pheasants, grouse, woodcock, doves, crows, quail, bobwhite, scaled, gambel's, ruffed, sage, spruce, blue, waterfowl, teal, mallards, geese, rails, snipe, clays, sporting clays, clay, targets. $15
Carmichael, Jim. The Rifle Omnibus. 1976. 1st ed. Winchester Press for National Sporting fraternity Limited. SIGNED. This is three complete books in one: The Modern Rifle by Jim Carmichael, 342pp; The Hunting Rifle by Jack O'Connor, 314pp; and The Accurate Rifle by Warren Page, 238pp. SIGNED BY ALL THREE AUTHORS AND JIM RIKHOFF, PUBLISHER. Limited edition of only 750, SIGNED, numbered, leatherbound and slipcased copies with silk marker ribbon sewn in. Very Fine in vf slipcase. $575
CARMONY, NEIL AND BROWN, DAVID, EDITORS. MEXICAN GAME
TRAILS. 1991, 1ST. "AMERICANS AFIELD IN OLD MEXICO, 1866-
1940". O'CONNOR, SHELDON, REMINGTON, MORE ON EVERYTHING
FROM QUAIL TO BUFFALO TO SHEEP. VF. PUB AT $24.95. SPECIAL AT $20
CARTIER, JOHN. 20 GREAT TROPHY HUNTS. 1980, 1ST. 269pp, PHOTOS.
PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF HUNTING NORTH AMERICA'S BIG GAME--DEER, MOOSE,
CARIBOU, BIG HORNS, GRIZZLY, MORE... SOMEONE UNWISELY TAPED DJ TO BOOK ON
INSIDE OF COVER, ELSE FINE. $15
CARTIER, JOHN. THE MODERN DEER HUNTER. 1976,
1ST. 310pp W/ INDEX. PHOTOS. DRAWINGS BY RICHARD AMUNDSEN. WHY ARE
DEER BOOKS SO MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE THAN DUCK OR GROUSE?
COVERS ALL THAT WAS KNOWN BACK THEN. F $15
CARTWRIGHT, B.W. AND SHORTT, ANGUS H. SPORTS AFIELD
COLLECTION OF KNOW YOUR DUCKS AND GEESE. 1973. REISSUE,
NEW EDITION. A COLLECTION OF 36 PRINTS THAT ORIGINALLY RAN
IN SPORTS AFIELD FROM 1946-1948 ALONG W/ DESCRIPTIVE TEXT.
"..RUN ON A SPECIAL HEAVY PAPER AND BY THE FINEST PROCESS
KNOWN TO ENSURE FIDELITY OF COLOR AND LONG LIFE.", SO SAYS
LAMAR UNDERWOOD IN HIS FOREWORD TO THIS ED. SHORTT COULD
PAINT! VF $45
CARY, LUCIEN, GUNS AND SHOOTING. 1960. FINE in fine dj. $15
Casco Bay Trading Post. Fall 1950 Catalog. 1950. 63pp. Also in
Freeport Maine! Paintng of large black bear on cover. See what the
rival to L. L. Bean was selling. They advertise an "Olt's Crow Call"
but the pic shows a D-2 Duck. Paper mache owl and crow decoys,
fly tying kits, etc. Interesting. Includes a "Fall Specials" laid in
flyer. Small pieces of tape from mailing on edge of covers,
else exc-. $10
Casco Bay Trading Post. Spring (about) 1951 Catalog. no date (prices
about the same as the 1950 catalog) 76pp. Cover is painting of fly
fisherman hooked into a trout. See what the rival to L. L. Bean was
selling. Paper mache owl and crow decoys, fly tying kits, etc.
Interesting. Exc. condition. $10
Churchill, Robert. Churchill's Shotgun Book. Knopf. 1955. 1st American ed. 277p plus 6p index. Photos, diagrams, drawings. Subtitle reads: A guide to the use of the smooth-bored game gun. That is understatement! Chruchill was a world class game and clay shot, forensic expert and maker of some of the best shotguns ever made. His writing style is direct and simple, as are his shooting instructions. When I was having trouble hitting birds after becoming paralyzed and shooting from a wheelchair, I turned to Chruchill. After re-reading his simple instructions my shooting improved greatly. This book is a classic. This is the best copy I have ever seen: Fine (almost very fine) in fine, mylar protected, dj. hunting, shooting, game guns, shotguns, best guns, clays, clay targets, sheet, trap, pheasants, grouse, ducks, geese, waterfowl, wildfowl. $45 br>
Claflin, Bert. American Waterfowl, Hunting Ducks and Geese. 1952.
Stated 1st ed. 285pp, plus 7p index. Color frontispiece by Lynn
Bogue Hunt. Photos. Waterfowl and waterfowling in the mid 20th
Century. Covers it all--divers, puddle ducks, geese, brant, how to
hit, decoys, boats, blinds, clothing, dogs, etc. Well written.
Faded spine, else, nr fine w/o dj. Laid in is photo of geese landing
and 9p pamphlet on the Present status of Migratory Waterfowl in
Hawaii, ca 1957. Interesting in itself. $35
CLARK, ROLAND. STRAY SHOTS AND POT LUCK. 1986. PREMIER PRESS. 2
OF CLARK'S BOOKS IN 1 VOL. INTRO BY ERNEST HICKOK. Illus by author.
Few men could write and paint with equal ability, but Clark was one
who could. LEATHERbound, NUMBERED, LTD ED. VF, exc+, as new. $90
Clark, Roland and Connett, Eugene. Stray Shots & A Decade of American Sporting Books and Prints Lyon, Mississippi The Derrydale Press 1993 Limited Ed. Two books in one volume. Full-Leather, in shrinkwrap. Fine/No Jacket. hunting, Derrydale Press, American Sporting Prints, American Sporting Books, waterfowl, wildfowl, ducks, goose, geese, quail, bobwhite, woodcock, snipe, game birds. $25
CLEMENT, ROLAND C. HAMMOND NATURE ATLAS OF AMERICA. 1973, 1ST.
255pp W/ INDEX. FOLIO. COVERS ROCKS, MINERALS, TREES, FLOWERS, BIRDS,
INSECTS, FISHES, MAMMALS, REPTILES AND ANPHIBIANS! SUPER REFERENCE BOOK
FOR YOU OR TO USE WITH KIDS. AS NEW. $20
CLOANINGER, BOB. THE LAST OF THE GREAT WHITE HUNTERS. 1994.
"BWANA BOB" HUNTS AND FISHES FROM ALASKA TO ARGENTINA, TO AFRICA.
"BAWDY, RIBALD, ROWDY" WRAPS, F. $7
Cochran, Bruce. Duck Fever. 1992. 1st ed. 96pp. 8vo. A book of duck
hunting humor. Some very funny stuff. Illustrated by author. Stiff
card covers. New $7.95
Cochran, Bruce. Marsh Madness, A Lighthearted Look at the Wacky World of Waterfowling. 2006. 1st ed. Unpaignated, about 90pp. Oblong 16mo. Witty color cartoons by one of the zaniest minds since Zern, Ed that is. Your waterfowler will love to gasp, groan, and gap over this delightful little book. Brand new, just in time for the Holidays. New in pictorial color hardcover, w/o dj as issued. $12.95
Collins, Douglas Tatham. A Tear for Somalia and Another Tear for Africa, 2 volume set. Amwell Press. 1980, 1st thus. Limited edition (#72/1000) Both volumes SIGNED by Collins and Jim Rikhoff. Bound in red leather with gold gilt stampings, in black slipcase, a.e.g., bound in silk marker ribbon, a stunnig presentation. Hunting, fighting, the natives, a way of life gone. As new in as new slipcase. $250
Connett, Eugene. Upland Game Bird Shooting in America. Premier Press. 1985. #685/3000, leatherbound, gilt stamped and aeg with marker ribbon. The Premier Press books were splendidly made with fancy endpapers, raised hubs, pigskin leather, the works. Folio. Foreword by George bird evans. 21 chapters by men well versed in their sublject. Include most upland species including wild turkery and doves, as well as driven duck and pheasant shooting. Illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt, Edgar Burke, Bert Cobb, William Schadalch, and others! Mint. hunting, ruffed, grouse, woodcock, quail, bobwhite, pheasant, prairie chicken, snipe, shooting, game birds. $75
Connett, Eugene. American Big Game Fishing in America. Premier Press. 1986. #685/3000, leatherbound, gilt stamped and aeg with marker ribbon. The Premier Press books were splendidly made with fancy endpapers, raised hubs, pigskin leather, the works. Folio. Foreword by George bird evans. 21 chapters by men well versed in their sublject. Include salifish, marlin, tarpon, bonefish, swordfish, tuna, stripped bass, cnannel bass and more. Illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt. Mint. fishing, salt water, channel bass, stripped bass, bass, swordfish, sailfish, tarpon, tuna, bonefish, marlin, lynn bogue hunt, ernest hemingway, skip farrington, van campen heilner. $65
CONNETT, EUGENE, Editor American Big Game Fishing. The Derrydale Press. 1993. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1935 ed. Imitation leather, all edges gilt, folio, 8x10.5", xxii+251 pp., 5 color illus. by Lynn Bogue Hunt, many b&w plates. New, in publisher's shrinkwrap. The Derrydale Press US. fishing, tuna, swordfish, billfish, marlin, mackerel, flounder. $45
CONNETT, EUGENE. Duck Decoys, How to Make Them, How to Paint Them, How to Rig Them. 1953, later prntg. 116pp w/ index. Many photos and drawings. Color plates by Dr. Edgar Burke. Some things stay the same, even though we think we are inventing new gunning techniqes all the time. A good leanrning book as a good refresher course as well. An oddity, as the cover states the title as "Duck Decoy". Some foxing on reverse of frontispiece, and a couple of small smudges of a few pages. Minor stuff. Overall very good w/o dj. $20
COUNTRYSPORT PRESS. BARE NOVEMBER DAYS. AN ANTHOLOGY ON
GROUSE BY THE BEST WRITERS ON THEIR FAVORITE SUBJECT.
EXCELLENT READING $39
Coykendall, Ralf Jr. Duck Decoys and How to Rig Them, Lyons. 1983. Revised edition by Ralf Coykendall Jr. Kind of an interesting book in that it is reissued by the son of the author. Intro by Gene Hill. Decorative drawings by Bob Cary, diagrams by Coykendall. Still pertinent info on how to set out decoys for different species and conditions. Also covers blindsdecoys, lines, anchors, boats, calls and more. Back of dj wrinkled, o/w fine/fine. hunting, ducks, geese, waterfowling, wildfowling, boats, calls, blinds, duck, mallards, black, canvasback, redhead, whistler, bluebill, scaup, teal, brant. $15
Crowe, Philip K. Sporting Journeys, in Africa and Asia. Barre.
1966. 1st ed. Ltd ed, numbered. This is number 337. 183pp.
Hunting and fishing in Asia and Africa. Trout, Mahseer, tiger,
elephant, lion, tiger fish, leopard, water buffalo, Indian bison,
peafowl, pig, axis deer, and more. Photo section, including
natives. Fine in nr fine dj. $40
Crowley, Keith. Gordon MacQuarrie, The Story of an Old Duck Hunter .Wisconsin Historical Society Press. 2003. 186pp, photo section. A great book about a great guy--one of the very best of our outdoor writers, Gordon MacQuarrie. Must read for any Mac fan, any duck hunter, or anyone else that is breathing and thinking. MacQuarrie's wit and straight forward writing is a pleasure to read and his message always upbeat. He was the complete outdoorsman taking the seasons as they came and using them to the fullest. Read all about the man who is legend. New s/c. ISBN: 0870203444 hunting,fishing,ducks,waterfowl,wildfowl,geese,goose,ruffed,grouse,gordon,macquarrie,outdoor,writing,humor,wit,trout,bass,largemouth,smallmouth,walleye,lake,brown,rainbow,brook,square-tail,mallards,bulebills,canvasbacks,canada,deer,whitetails,brule,river $22.95
Dahl, John and Amy. The 10-Minute Retriever, How to Make an
Obedient and Enthusiastic Gun Dog in 10 Minutes a Day. 2001.
1st ed. Willow Creek Press. 256pp w/ Glossary and Index. Training
made fun and easy. Diagrams and photos. New in pictorial soft cover. $24.50
Dahl, John and Amy. Retriever Troubleshooting. 2006. Willow Creek. 1st ed. 240pp. Strategies and solutions to Retriever training problems. Photos. Pictorial stiff card covers. New $24.50
DALRYMPLE, BYRON. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF DEER
HUNTING. 1973, 1ST. 247pp, PHOTOS. WHEN ED ZERN INSCRIBED ONE OF HIS
BOOKS TO ME HE DIDN'T EVEN ASK HOW TO SPELL DALRYMPLE--SAID
HE'D WORKED WITH BYRON SO LONG HE KNEW HOW. AND THIS IS A
GOOD DEER BOOK. THE DJ SAYS THE 1ST STEP TO SUCESSFUL DEER
HUNTING IS BUYING THIS BOOK. (THEN READ IT) LIGHT FOXING ON
PAGE ENDS; NON IN TEXT. F $15
DALRYMPLE, BYRON. DEER HUNTING WITH DALRYMPLE. 1978, 1ST
ED. I MAY BE A LITTLE PARTIAL, BUT I THINK DALRYMPLE IS A
SUPERB WRITER. F W/O DJ $20
Dalrymple, Bryon W. Doves and Dove Shooting. 1991 (1949). Revised and updated edition. 243pp, photo section. Covers dove hunting and populations all over the US. Includes mourning and white-winged doves, and band-tailed pigeon. This revised edition is harder to find than the original, and has more updated information to boot! Book and dj are as new. $25
Davis, Henry P. Training Your Own Bird Dog. Putnam's Sons. 1948. 1st ed,5th prntg. A book designed for the non-professional who wants to train his own gun dog. This book is a classic in its field. 175pp, photos, tables, drawings. Even includes a glossary of terms! Fine in vg, mylar protected dj. gun, hunting, dogs, pointing, bird, game, birds, upland. $30
DAVIS, TOM. JUST GOLDENS. 1996,1ST. WILLOW CREEK'S FOLLOW UP TO
JUST DOGS AND JUST LABS, THIS OBLONG 8vo
CAPTURES THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER IN WORDS AND PHOTOS. 141pp.
PHOTOS BY DALE SPARTAS. BRAND NEW $35
Davis, Tom. Why Dogs Do That, A Collection of Curious Canine Behaviors.
1998. 1st ed. Willow Creek Press. A neat little book that describes
why dogs do what they do. Illustrated by Peter Ring.New in pictorial
hardcover, w/o dj as issued. $13.95
DAVISSON, VERN E. ATTRACTING BIRDS FROM THE PRAIRIES TO THE
ATLANTIC. 1967. "...GUIDE TO FOOD PREFERENCES AND NESTING
SITES OF..." OVER 400 SPECIES. PLANTS FOR FOOD AND COVER,
HOUSES. ILLUS. VF IN RUBBED DJ $12
DAWSON, MAJOR KENNETH. JUST AN ORDINARY SHOOT. 1949, REVISED ED. Country Life. 142pp, 4to. NOT about THE HIGH VISIBILITY DRIVEN SHOOTS, THIS is about walk up shooting, rough shooting as some call it now. INCLUDES WOODCOCK, SNIPE, WOODPIGEONS, RABBITS, WILDFOWLING for geese, ducks and shorebirds, SUMMER SHOOTING, black grouse, pheasants, AS WELL AS A LOOK AT CARTRIDGES (SHOT SHELLS TO US) AND MUCH MORE. Excellent illustrations FROM DRY POINTs AND ETCHINGS BY WINIFRED AUSTEN, WHO IS AS GOOD AS OUR BEST. Well written and surprisingly refreshing after all these years and miles. A great read. Fine in dj missing lower 2 inches of the spine, else vg. HUNTING,GAME,BIRDS,SNIPE,WATERFOWL,shorebirds,pheasants,grouse. $30
DAY, J. WENTWORTH. SPORTING ADVENTURE. 1937, 1ST TRADE ED.
288pp, LARGE 8vo. ILLUS W/ 13 FULL PAGE B/W PLATES AND RO
LINE DRAWINGS BY "FISH-HAWK". MONTH BY MONTH OF SPORT IN
ENGLAND. GILT DECORATED GREEN CLOTH. SPINE DARKENED SOME.
FINE $35
de Madariaga, Valentin.BIG GAME HUNTING IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN EUROPE. Amwell Press. 1981. 1st ed. Deluxe leatherbound, slipcased, #157/500. One of the most difficult to find of the Amwell Press books! Only 500 SIGNED sopies were published in this special edition for the National Sporting Fraternity Limited. A large 11" by 11" 4to printed on heavy glossy paper, aeg, this tome weighs over 5 lbs without the slipcase! The heavy slipcase brings the total to 6 lbs. Covers all big game hunted in title area, with records and fabulous photographs. A masterpiece. Fine in fine slipcase. ISBN: 8485326040. big game, hunting, europe, southern europe, central europe, stag, red deer, roe, fallow, ibex, chamois, mouflon. Wild boar, brown bear, wolf, lynx, wildcat, spain, portugal, france, austria, hungary, rumania, greece, bulgaria, switzerland, yugoslavia. $250
Denlinger, Milo G. Complete Kennel Construction. 1949, 1st 208pp,
illus w/ drawings and photos. Includes a list of other books published by
Denlinger's. Decorated endpapers. Nr fine. $14
DENNY, GEORGE H. THE DREAD FISHWISH AND OTHER TALES.
19775, FRESHNET PRESS. ONE OF MAN'S TALES OF HIS OUTDOOR
ADVENTURES WITH ROD AND GUN, FROM YOUTH THRU GRAY HAIR.
GOOD STORIES. STRANGE HOW SIMILAR OUR EXPERIENCES CAN BE
EVEN THO SEPARATED BY YEARS AND MILES. NICELY ILLUS BY
GEORGE MEYERRIECKS. VF $30
DICKEY, CHARLEY. OPENING SHOTS AND PARTING LINES. 1983, 1ST LTD ED FOR NSFL BY AMWELL PRESS. #661/1000. SIGNED AND NUMBERED, SLIPCASED GREEN LEATHERETTE W/ GOLD GILT. HUNTING, FISHING, AND DOGS. FUNNY, SAD, NOSTAGIC TALES OF WIT AND WISDOM. Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase. OUTDOOR HUMOR, woodcock, deer, hunting, fishing, bass, dog, outdoor, shotgun, quail, grouse, coons. $45
DICKEY, CHARLEY. OPENING SHOTS AND PARTING LINES. 1983, 1ST LTD ED FOR NSFL BY AMWELL PRESS. #655/1000. SIGNED AND NUMBERED, SLIPCASED GREEN LEATHERETTE W/ GOLD GILT. HUNTING, FISHING, AND DOGS. FUNNY, SAD, NOSTAGIC TALES OF WIT AND WISDOM. Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase. OUTDOOR HUMOR, woodcock, deer, hunting, fishing, bass, dog, outdoor, shotgun, quail, grouse, coons $45
DICKEY, CHARLEY. OUTDOORS. 1989, 1ST LTD ED OF 1000. 4to, 140pp. SOME OF YOU KNOW CHARLEY DICKEY AS CHARLEY, AND SOME OF YOU KNOW HIM AS 'SAM COLE' WHEN HE WROTE THE LAST PAGE IN PETERSEN'S HUNTING MAGAZINE. HE'S WITTY, THOUGHTFUL AND FUN TO READ. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW HIM, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. THERE ARE 60 SOME STORIES IN THIS BOOK, SO NONE WILL TAKE TOO MUCH TIME FROM YOUR BUSY LIFE. LEATHERBOUND, SLIPCASED, ILLUS BY JONATHON LIVINGSTON, NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ARTIST, AND PUBLISHER. VF IN SLIPCASE outdoor humor. $60
Dimock, A.W. Wall Street and the Wilds, Premier Press. 1993. #213/3000. 476pp w/ index. A very interesting book originally published in 1915, it is esentially his autobiography. He made lots of money in business and used it to pursue adventures in the wilderness. He was one of the first to find hunting with a camera a challenge and rewarding. This book covers his business conquests and hunting for grizzly, deer, bison, waterfowl and fishing for tarpon, trout, and salmon. Beautiful copy in gold gilt decorated brown leather, a.e.g., silk marker ribbon, fancy endpapers. One small smudge on margin of page xv, else as new, very fine. hunting, bison, grizzly, bear, deer, whitetail, mule, waterfowl, ducks, geese, fishing, tarpon, salmon, trout, fly fishing, flies, wall street, camera, photography, nature, wildlife, wilderness, adventure. $95
Dorsey, Chris (Willow Creek Press). 150 Waterfowling Tips, Tactics &Tales. 2002. 1st ed. 125pp, 4to. Stiff card covers. Good reading for the wildfowler in your life. New. $15.95
Dube, Jean-Paul. Salmon Talk. Amwell Press. 1983, 1st edn. SIGNED, numbered (665/1000), leatherbound w/ marker ribbon bound in, and slipcased. An Angling Heritage Book, one of very few Amwell Press published. Illustrated from photos from the author's personal collection and original artwork by Tom Hennessey, including color frontispiece. 233pp. This copy is As New, Very Fine in vf slipcase. SIGNED by author, artist, and Jim Rikhoff, publisher and President Nation Sporting Fraternity limited. fishing,fly,salmon,atlantic,norway,amwell,press,restigouche,cascapedia,metapedia,patapedia,salmo,salar,leaper,bear,moose. $115
DuCHAULLU, PAUL. MY APINGI KINGDOM. 1912. HUNTING,
FISHING, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION IN AFRICA. THIS LITTLE
FRENCH-AMERICAN WAS THE FIRST WHITE MAN TO KILL A GORILLA,
IN 1855. WRITTEN FOR OLDER JUVENILES. ILLUS. FFEP OUT, O/W
FINE $20
DUFRESNE, FRANK. ALASKA'S ANIMALS & FISHES. 1946. DELUXE
ED LIMITED TO 475 COPIES. ILLUS BY BOB HINES INCLUDING 13
FULL PAGE COLOR PLATES, ONE TIPPED IN. LARGE 4to BRIGHT
GREEN COVER W/ COLOR BEAR . SLIPCASE W/ PICTORAL LABELS
FRONT AND BACK(FRONT IN COLOR) FRANK WAS HEAD OF ALASKA'S
GAME COMMISSION AND WRITER. 297PP. SLICASE SHOWS RUBS AT
CORNERS BUT IS F AND BOOK IS VF W/ SOME FADING TO SPINE.
SCARCE $295
DUFRESNE, FRANK. NO ROOM FOR BEARS. 1965, 1ST. COREY FORD
CALLS IT A "...THRILLING AND AUTHENTIC AMERICAN CLASSIC."
BOOK TELLS OF BEARS AND THEIR PLACE IN THE WILD, AND HOPES
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ROOM FOR THEM. RELATES SOME VERY
EXCITING MOMENTS IN THE FIELD WITH BEARS. DJ SPINE
DARKENED, Fine in fine dj. $20
Dunlap, Roy. Gun Owner's Book of Care, Repair and Improvement. 1974.
1st. 336pp. Over 350 Step by step photos. Includes checkering how
to. Very complete and useful. Back flap of dj missimg, rest intact.
Vg/vg. $10
East, Ben. The Ben East Hunting Book. 1974, 1ST. GUNS AND STRATEGY
FOR BIG GAME, SMALL GAME, FLYING GAME. 360pp, PHOTOS, MANY COLOR.
IT MAY SURPRISE THOSE OF US WHO GREW UP READING BEN, THAT HE WAS
BORN 100 YEARS AGO! FEEL OLD? GOOD READING AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE.
FINE IN VG- DJ." hunting big game small game upland game
birds $14
EDMINSTER, FRANK. FISH PONDS FOR THE FARM. 1947, 1ST. 114 pp W/
PHOTOS. VD W/O DJ $18
Edminster, Frank C. The Ruffed Grouse. 1947. Stated 1st printing.
385pp. 8vo. Illus w/ charts, graphs and with a photo section. Mr.
Edminster was part of the New York study which defined grouse
management, and is still pertinent today. This is his own book on
the subject. Well written and very informative. What a fascinating
bird, this ruffed grouse. But you already knew that. A classic which
still retains the very scarce dust jacket! Book is near fine in vg dj. $65
Edminster, Frank. American Game Birds of Field and Forest. Castle Books. 1954, 4to, 490 pp. Covers 15 species including pheasants, quails, woodcock, ruffed and other grouse, doves, partridges, etc. Illus w/ photos, maps and charts. Great reference book. Edminster was one of the group with Bump that did the classic study on the ruffed grouse. Fine in very good dj. $25
ELLIOTT, CHARLES. THE OUTDOOR OBSERVER. 1969, 1ST. "HOW
TO SEE, HEAR AND INTERPRET IN THE NATURAL WORLD." YOU CAN
BUY THIS ONE AFTER I'M THRU WITH IT! 119pp. ILLUS BY TOM
BEECHAM. FINE $18
Elman, Robert. The Atlantic Flyway. 1980. 1st ed. Winchester
Press. 203pp., 4to. Mr Elman is a thoughtful and insightful writer.
Enjoy the history, and future, as well as the present in this
portrait of this great migratory corridor we call the Atlantic
Flyway. 250 photos, 60 in color, by Walter Osborne. As new, very
fine in nr vf dj, exc+. $20
ELMAN, ROBERT. THE GREAT AMERICAN SPORTING PRINTS. 1972,
1ST. OBLONG FOLIO, 160pp. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GUIDING
MR. ELMAN ONCE. GOOD FELLOW. HIS TEXT ENRICHES THE 72
STUNNING REPRODUCTIOS OF ART BY OUR BEST ARTISTS--FROM
AUDUBON TO ABBETT WITH GOODWIN, REMINGTON, FROST,
OSTHAUS, POPE, RUSSELL, HUNT, CLARK, RIPLEY, PLEISSNER,
WEILER, REECE, HAGERBAUMER, KUHN, (AND MORE!) IN BETWEEN. A
WONDERFUL BOOK TO PULL OUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE JUST TO
DREAM AND REFLECT WITH. VF IN VG DJ $60
ELMAN, ROBERT AND PEPER, GEORGE, EDITORS. HUNTING AMERICA'S
GAME ANIMALS AND BIRDS. 1975. 368pp. HOW, WHERE, WHEN TO
GUIDE BY 40 TOP EXPERTS. ALL THE BEST OUTDOOR WRITERS ARE
INCLUDED, AND THEY COVER BIG AND SMALL GAME, UPLAND BIRDS
AND WATERFOWL. GREAT COLLECTION OF STORIES. VERY FINE $23
Elman, Robert, editor. Timber and Tide, Hunting Tales of the Northeast 1730 to 1998. 2000, 1st. Amwell Press. Ltd ed of 1000, leatherbound, gilt decorated, signed, numbered and slipcased. 545pp, illus w/ specially commisioned art by Roger Cruwys. This is an anthology by many authors Mr. Elman has selected and written introductions for. And Bob has selected stuff you have never read before, not the same old stories. His northeast includes all of Pennslvania to the Ohio River. The time frame covers from 1730 to 1998--over two and a half centuries! A monumental work, as so many of the Amwell books have been. This is copy #122/1000. Vf in slipcase, signed by editor, artist and publisher. $95
Evans, George Bird. An Affair with Grouse. 1982. Amwell Press.
Leatherbound deluxe, Limited Edition of 1000, this being
#592. SIGNED by both Jim Rikhoff and George Evans. This particular
edition was privately printed by George and Kay Evans for the National
Sporting Fraternity Limited. VF in Fine but sun faded slipcase. $195
EVANS, GEORGE BIRD. THE BEST OF NASH BUCKINGHAM Winchester Press. 1973, 1ST. 320pp, PLUS 6p BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NASH'S BOOKS, MAGAZINE ARTICLES AND BOOKS HE CONTRIBUTED TO. DECORATED END PAPERS BY MILT WEILER. MANY OLD PHOTOS OF NASH AND FRIENDS, DOGS, GUNS,CALLS ETC. Very clean copy, Fine in mylar protected Fine DJ. ISBN: 0876911033 hunting, buckingham,waterfowl, ducks, geese, gun, dogs, shotguns, mourning doves, bobwhite, quail, upland, game, birds. $60
Evans, George Bird. Grouse Along the Tramroad. Old Hemlock. 1986. 1st, Limited Edition leatherbound, slipcased, with slik marker ribbon bound in, and SIGNED BY GBE. This is one of the more difficult of George's books to find. The reason is that is is one of his best, and no one wants to part with it. It is about grouse he, and a progression of his dogs, pursued over many years along one old tramroad in the West Virginia mountains. A tramroad was the railroad used by loggers to get the virgin timber off the hills and to market. Illus by author with his wonderful, expressive line drawings. As New in As new slipcase. george bird evans, hunting, grouse, ruffed, woodcock, setters, Old Hemlock, upland, game, birds, pointing, dogs. $295
Evans, George Bird. October Fever. 1989. 1st ed. Limited
edition, SIGNED, numbered and slipcased. This copy is number "#1
presentation" written in GBE's own hand. It is for Chuck Wechsler
(Sporting Classics), is inscribed to him and has a laid in 3x5 Old Hemlock
card with the following note,hand written by George: "Chuck, Want you to
see OCTOBER FEVER even though slipcases are not complete., Thanks,
George" and dated 9/11/89. It was sent to Chuck in a slipcase for
another of George's books. All in all a unique
package! 160+pp. Illus by George and w/ photos by Kay Evans. Bound in
red leather with gold stampings. Very fine in very fine slipcase, as new. $300
Evans, George Bird. The Upland Gunner's Book. Amwell Press. 1979, 1st. Limited Edition, SIGNED BY AUTHOR ANDARTIST AND PUBLISHER, leatherbound, slipcased. #311/1000. Original artwork by Tom Hennessey. Super anthology edited and annotated by George Bird Evans, as only he could do it. A who's who of upland gunning litereature. This copy very fine, as new in fine slipcase. hunting, ruffed, grouse, woodcock, pheasants, ringnecks, ring-necked, quail, bobwhite, Ptarmigan, prairie, chickens, partridge, hungarian, california, turkey, wild, mourning, doves, upland, game, birds, hunting, dogs, guns, gene hill, tom hennessey, amwell. $200
Evans, George Bird. The Ruffed Grouse Book. 1977. 1st ed. Amwell Press. Limited edition of only 1000 SIGNED, numbered and slipcased copies. A most remarkable anthology of who's who of grouse writers with annotations as to time and place by George Bird Evans. A cornerstone book for any ruffed grouse enthusaist. SIGNED BY GBE, JIM RIKHOFF, (PRSEIDENT N.S.F.L.) AND DONALD SHOFFSTALL, ARTIST. This copy is as new in as new slipcase, vf/vf, mint. $475
Evans, George Bird. The Ruffed Grouse Book. 1977. 1st ed., Amwell Press limited to 1000 copies, this being #378. SIGNED by GBE, Artist, Doc Shoffstall, and Amwell founder Jim Rifhoff. This is a terrific anthology on ruffed grouse compiled and edited by George. It is a who's who of grouse writings and it an important book for any grouse hunter's library. This copy is as fine as you will find. As New in as new slipcase. Special Price, just for you… $375
Evans, George Bird. The Ruffed Grouse Book. 1977. 1st ed. Amwell Press. Limited edition of only 1000 SIGNED, numbered and slipcased copies. This is copy #62/1000. A most remarkable anthology of who's who of grouse writers with annotations as to time and place by George Bird Evans. A cornerstone book for any ruffed grouse enthusaist. SIGNED BY GBE, JIM RIKHOFF, (PRSEIDENT N.S.F.L.) and DONALD SHOFFSTALL, ARTIST. This copy is Very Fine with the exception the spine has darkened slightly. Slipcase also Very Fine. $345
EVANS, GEORGE BIRD. THE WOODCOCK BOOK. 1977, 1ST. DELUXE
LTD ED OF 1000. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ARTIST AND PUBLISHER!
NUMBERED, SLIPCASED. ILLUS BY DONALD, "DOC", SHOFFSTALL.
SLIGHT SPINE DISCOLORING, O/W VF IN SLIPCASE. $375
Evans, George Bird. The Woodcock Book. Amwell Press. 1996. Special NSFL Anniversity Edition commerating the Twentieth Anniversity of the National Sporting Fraternity Limited. Forward by Jim Rikhoff. Original line drawings by Donald Shoffstall. 285pp. An unusal offering. Very Fine w/o dj as published. $80
Evans, George Bird. Troubles with Bird Dogs and What to Do About Them.
1985, Numbered, signed, and slipcased limited edition. 299pp, plus 2p
appendix. Published on the tenth anniversary of the 1st, trade ed,
this is listed as Revised. It is the 1st ltd ed, however. Bound in
red leather with gold stamping, it is pretty! And so useful!
Everyone can talk about troubles we have with our gun dogs. George
went beyond that and included 'what to do about them'! I once told
George our copy of this book was in the whelping box with us as our
puppies were born. He laughed and said he was glad it was of some
help. Photos by Kay Evans. Vf in vf slipcase, as new. $250
Evans, George Bird. The Upland Shooting Life. Knopf. 1971. True, stated, 1st ed. This was GBE's first hunting book and some think his best. It is the one I started to know him with and is still a favorite. No one else has been able to portray the frustrations and elations of true grouse hunting as well as George. Illus by him and w/ photos by Kay Evans. Fine in Fine dj. ISBN: 0394472950. $45
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EXPLORERS CLUB. EXPLORERS CLUB TALES. 1940. TRUE STORIES OF
EXPLORATION, RESEARCH AND ADVENTURE... AS TOLD BY THOSE WHO DID
IT. 301pp; ILLUS. SPINE FADED, ELSE F. $25
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