Books - "sport"
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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 Book of the Tarpon
FIRST EDITION. Tarpon fishing ... in Florida postcard signed & inscribed by author loosely enclosed. Post 8vo, pp. 256; blue buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt, illus. pasted to front board; teg, fore & bottom edge deckled, frontis., plates; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown; heavy cracking to front hinge & central gutters;
PUBLISHER: Outing Publishing Company 1911
KEYWORDS: A W Dimock fish fishing angling angler saltwater salt water ocean sea tarpon sport game
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
Tales of Tahitian Waters
First edition. Super royal 8vo, pp. vi + 303; blue cl bds, spine & front board lettered in black; illus. eps, frontis., plates; G+ (heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with heavy chipping; heavy tanning & soiling to pg edges; heavy soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown; moderate to heavy water damage & insect holes to prelims; heavy cracking to front & rear hinges, bdg sloppy; water damage to top edge throughout); in facsimile d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1931
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey New Zealand Tahiti Tahitian fishing fish angling angler sea ocean saltwater game sport
Tales of Fresh-Water Fishing
Reprint. Super royal 8vo, pp. ix + 277; green cl bds, spine & front board lettered in green; top edge stained dark, illus. eps, frontis., plates; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to front & rear hinges; lg tear to cl at spine, peeling); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing, fading & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Grosset & Dunlap 1928
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey New Zealand fishing fish angling angler game sport
Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas
Super royal 8vo, pp. vii + 216; blue cl bds, spine & front board lettered in blue; top edge stained dark, illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping).
PUBLISHER: Grosset & Dunlap 1925
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey New Zealand fishing fish angling angler ocean sea saltwater game sport
Tales of Swordfish and Tuna
Reprint. Super royal 8vo, pp. [10] + 203; orange cl bds, spine & front board lettered in black; top edge stained dark, illus. eps, plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate soiling & foxing throughout); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping).
PUBLISHER: Grosset & Dunlap 1927
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey New Zealand fishing fish angling angler ocean sea saltwater game sport
The Sunlit Hours: A Record of Sport and Life
Super 8vo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Nisbet & Co. 1925
KEYWORDS: Theodore Andrea Cook sport game journalism journalist The Field
The Gamekeeper at Homes: Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life
8vo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder, & Co. 1906
KEYWORDS: 20th century game sport rural life natural history
Game Pie: An Anthology of Shooting
8vo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Philip Allan & Co. 1925
KEYWORDS: Eric Parker 20th century game sport shooting essays The Field
Tales of Southern rivers
Super 8vo, pp. viii + 249; illus. light card covers, french flaps; illus. prelims, frontis., plates, illus.; VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; sl bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to prelims & terminals).
PUBLISHER: The Derrydale Press 2000
KEYWORDS: 20th century Zane Grey fish fishing angling angler game sport
Pacific Game Fishing
FIRST EDITION. Super royal 8vo, pp. xii + 290; blue buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt, fish motif in gilt to board; top edge stained blue, illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to hinges); in d/w, G+ (heavy scuffing & soiling; heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with heavy chipping; heavy tearing; extensive archival repairs).
PUBLISHER: Coward-McCann 1942
KEYWORDS: fish fishing angling angler sea pacific ocean sport game
Tales of the Angler's Eldorardo
FIRST EDITION. Super royal 8vo, pp. viii + 228; navy blue cl boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt, publisher's device in blind to front board; illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; sl tanning & soiling to pg edges; Zane Grey lettered in an embossed gothic to ffep); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing, fading & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; in plastic wrapper); in slipcase, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1926
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey fish fishing New Zealand angling angler sport game
Tales of the Angler's Eldoraro
LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION. NO. 1067/2500. SIGNED BY AUTHOR'S SON. Super royal 8vo, pp. viii + 228; black leather bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; spine ruled & illus. in gilt; roll-tooled border & fish motif centerpiece in gilt to front board; aeg, illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals).
PUBLISHER: Derrydale Press 1953
KEYWORDS: Zane Grey fish fishing New Zealand angling angler sport game
Fishing: Pike and Other Coarse Fish
Crown 8vo, pp. xvii + 458 + [2 (advts)] ; brown buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt & black, front board lettered & illus. in black & brown; illus. eps, 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; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to central gutters).
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1896
KEYWORDS: fish fishing angling angler game sport 19th century