Books - "sport"
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Tales of Fresh-Water Fishing
FIRST EDITION. Ex-library. Super royal 8vo, [9] + 277 pp.; black cl bds, spine & front board lettered in black; illus. eps & tp, frontis., plates, illus.; VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with heavy chipping; lg tear to spine along front joint; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; heavy cracking to front & rear hinges with archival tape repairs, bdg sloppy; library stamps in red ink to front pastedown, ht, tp, final pg & rfep; insect holes & inscription in black ink to rfep; light to moderate cracking to front & central gutters); lacking d/w.
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1928
KEYWORDS: first edition Zane Grey New Zealand fish fishing angling angler sport game wildlife nature environment river stream ocean
Adventures of a Deep-Sea Angler
FIRST EDITION. IN FACSIMILE D/W. Super royal 8vo, xxvii + 224 pp.; green buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in black; illus. eps, frontis., plates; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in blue ink to ht; moderate cracking to front & rear hinges; moderate cracking to central & rear gutters); in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1930
KEYWORDS: first edition R C Grey deep sea ocean fish fishing angling angler wildlife environment sport game
Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand
REPRINT. Super royal 8vo, viii + 228 pp.; blue cl bds, spine & front board lettered in blue; illus. eps, illus. prelims, frontis., plates, illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping & fraying; heavy fading & soiling to spine; heavy cracking to front & rear hinges, bdg sloppy; moderate cracking to central gutters; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals).
PUBLISHER: Grosset & Dunlap 1926
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey New Zealand fish fishing angling angler sport game wildlife nature environment river stream ocean
Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand
Super royal 8vo, viii + 228 pp.; blue cl bds, spine & front board lettered in blue; illus. eps, illus. prelims, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with some light chipping; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate tanning & foxing throuhgout); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & fading; in plastic wrapper).
PUBLISHER: Grosset & Dunlap 1926
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey New Zealand fish fishing angling angler sport game wildlife nature environment river stream ocean
Tales of Fresh-Water Fishing
REPRINT. Super royal 8vo, [9] + 277 pp.; green cl bds, spine & front board lettered in green; top edge stained black, illus. eps & tp, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; light tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping; lg closed tear to spine; moderate fading, & tanning; in plastic wrapper).
PUBLISHER: Grossett & Dunlap 1928
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey New Zealand fish fishing angling angler sport game wildlife nature environment river stream ocean
Tales of Fishing
FIRST EDITION. Post 8vo, [12] + 267 pp.; blue buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; rules in black & photograph pasted to front board; teg, fore & bottom edge deckled; frontis., plates; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; heavy fading & soiling to spine with some loss to gilt letteringl; 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 blue ink to front pastedown; moderate foxing throughout).
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1919
KEYWORDS: first edition Zane Grey fish fishing angling angler wildlife animals nature environment stories sport game
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
Fly Fishing
Crown 8vo, pp. xiii + 276; red cl bds, spine lettered & decorated in black, emblem to front board in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to hinges & front gutters).
PUBLISHER: J. M. Dent & Sons 1924
KEYWORDS: Sir Edward Grey Viscount Grey of Fallodon fish fishing fly angling angler 19th century sport game
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