‎Sports‎

‎Wertheim Maurice‎

‎Salmon on the Dry Fly‎

‎New York: Privately Printed at the Elm Tree Press Woodstock Vermont 1948. First edition. Limited to 500 copies. Illustrated by Ogden M. Pleissner and photographs. vi 18 4 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original boards cloth spine. Fine. First edition. Limited to 500 copies. Illustrated by Ogden M. Pleissner and photographs. vi 18 4 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. From a story in Field & Stream magazine. "We are breaking the rule of numbering items of under 24 pages because of the importance and scarcity of this work" - Bruns. Bruns W67; Bibliotheca Salmo Salar 127 Privately Printed [at the Elm Tree Press, Woodstock, Vermont} unknown books‎

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‎West Leonard‎

‎Collection of Four Autograph Letters Signed "Leonard West" to R.B. Marston editor of the Fishing Gazette August to December 1912 concerning printing and publishing The Natural Trout Fly and Its Imitation and preparation of the deluxe copies‎

‎Ravenhead St. Helens England: Published by the Author 1912. Pen and ink on paper. 15 pp. total. 1 vols. 12mo. Green buckram portfolio. Letters generally fine. Book: original olive cloth a trifle worn spine faded else fine. Pen and ink on paper. 15 pp. total. 1 vols. 12mo. West to Marston on producing and selling The Natural Trout Fly. Fascinating clutch of letters from Leonard West discussing the production and early sales of The Natural Trout Fly and Its Imitation now recognized as one of the classic works of pre-war English angling literature with information on the deluxe edition containing hand-tied flies. The recipient R.B. Marston author of Walton and the Earlier Angler Authors and the 1901 Supplement to the Bibliotheca Piscatoria was the influential editor of the Fishing Gazette for many years.<br/><br/><br/><br/>- The first letter 3 pp. is dated 14 August 1912 and begins "Herewith I have the pleasure in enclosing review copy of my book 'The Natural Trout Fly & Its Imitation' & hope you will find the volume worthy of a favorable review . I think the printers deserve a good word for the way they have turned out the plates ." Docketed with a note in Marston's hand "See my note in FG Aug. 24 1912 RBM."<br/><br/>- The second letter dated 23 August thanks Marston for a "very handsome" Note in the Fishing Gazette see clipping inserted in the book and discusses other early notices: "The 'Scotsman' gives me a good word shot but quite O.K. The Sporting & Dramatic 'have given instructions for it to be well reviewed & request permission to reproduce one of the plates' That for an outsider seems going it pretty strong - does it not . I have unloaded 100 up to now & sent for more." West also details progress on the edition de luxe "My leisure at present is occupied in dressing flies & trying to get others up to concert pitch . I have booked 19 E. de luxe"<br/><br/>- The third letter 2 pp. dated 21 October notes that West is sending Marston "the edition de luxe of my book & hope you will like the get up & also the flies therein. The demand has been much greater than the supply so there will be little difficulty in disposing of a copy if desired at a premium. Other copies should all be sent out in the next fortnight . The ordinary edition is quietly going out all the time & hosts of appreciative letters are received not only from English customers but from France & America also." Docketed see F.G. note Oct. 26/12.<br/><br/>- the fourth letter 4 pp. dated 12 December 1912 discusses sales of the book: "Sales are moving all the time lowest number sent off in any week being 10 & the average being 31.76 per week. I do no know if a "proper" publisher would consider this satisfactory but possibly he might not talk to his customers in the blunt way I do to some of mine!" West also discusses two flies Orange Partridge and Snipe & Purple: "but what is a snipe & purple It is over thirty years since old Joe Moses a well known North country catcher of fish shewed me how to make it . but not dressed as now sold but thusly details & sketch follow keep it thin both in body thorax & legs." West adds a note at the top "P.S. What about the Hon. D. Fearing - his copy - of the Ed. de luxe"<br/><br/>With a copy of the printed book Marston's Occasional Note "Send Your Money!" from the Fishing Gazette for 24 August 1912 clipped and tipped in to front pastedown.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Choice group of letters with substantial content and an important association. Published by the Author unknown books‎

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‎West Levon‎

‎Moonlight‎

‎1940. Captioned "Trial proof" in pencil. Etching and dry-point signed in dry-point in the image in pencil lower left "LS" and lower right "Levon West imp" beneath the plate. 1 vols. 22.5 x 33.5 cm.; 9 x 13 inches. Matted and framed. Captioned "Trial proof" in pencil. Etching and dry-point signed in dry-point in the image in pencil lower left "LS" and lower right "Levon West imp" beneath the plate. 1 vols. 22.5 x 33.5 cm.; 9 x 13 inches. A quiet poetic vision of two duck hunters in the marshes by the noted American etcher Levon West 1900-1968.<br/><br/>West was born in Centerville South Dakota where his father was minister of the Congregational Church. He attended the University of Minnesota and although majoring in business he studied art in a random fashion. Headed for the Graduate Business School at Harvard in 1925 he stopped in New York and visited the Art Student's League where he met Joseph Pennell who "turned him away from Harvard away from business into the precarious conditions of an etcher's career." <br/><br/>A fine image from the artist's mature period. unknown books‎

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‎WEST LEONARD:‎

‎THE NATURAL TROUT FLY AND ITS IMITATION‎

‎LIVERPOOL WILLIAM POTTER 1921. SECOND EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN SLIGHTLY WORN BROWN BUCKRAM. MINOR SPOTTED FOXING. BEING AN ANGLER`S RECORD OF INSECTS SEEN AT THE WATERSIDE AND THE METHOD OF TYING THE FLIES. EIGHTEEN PLATES COMPLETE. LIVERPOOL, WILLIAM POTTER, 1921 hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 42796

‎West, Gordon; Pittman, Freeman‎

‎The Straightshooter's Guide to Marine Electronics‎

‎103 pages. What every sailor, powerboat skipper, and sportfisherman should know about: how to evaluate current marine electronic systems, where to shop, what questions to ask, the ins and outs of warranties, how to use the instruments, how to install and maintain them. Moderate wear. Former owner's name atop half-title page. Book‎

‎West, William‎

‎A History of the Forest or Chace known by the name of Cranborn Chace collected from authentic early records . With: Appendix to the History of Cranborn Chace‎

‎Gillingham: Printed by E. Neave; and Sold by J. Hatchard Piccadilly 1834. First edition. Pp. viii 132 1 errata 1 blank; 2 Appendix. 1 vols. 8vo. Black morocco spine and drab boards. Minor traces of rubbing at extremities else fine. Bookplate. First edition. Pp. viii 132 1 errata 1 blank; 2 Appendix. 1 vols. 8vo. History of Cranborn Forest or chace deer preserve in Dorsetshire and the laws pertaining to the herd of fallow deer in the region.<br /> <br /> WIth a two-page Appendix inserted at end dated 1834 and bearing the imprint of Bastable Printer Shaftesbury and recording the circumstances of the book's composition by "a retired Agriculturalist" and how in the year following its publication a legal action between a landowner and "the noble proprietor of the deer" came to trial; the decision resulted in the disenfranchisement of Cranborn Chace and "At this period Midsummer 1834 the deer are almost wholly extirpated - the full use of the lands is restord to the proprietors of the soil - and the country is released from many grievances formerly incident to the system of forest or chace."<br /> <br /> Uncommon. Upcott 608 Printed by E. Neave; and Sold by J. Hatchard, Piccadilly unknown‎

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‎Westchester‎

‎Two photograph albums containing 165 photos including a few duplicates some captioned mainly of scenic fishing or hunting subjects taken in northern Westchester NY County and other regions Vicinity of Bedford-Croton‎

‎n.p. 1910. the images mostly 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches and inset to the album two per page. 2 vols. 8vo each photo approximately 6 1/2 x 10 inches. One album in original green cloth slightly worn the other in 3/4 red calf a little rubbed spine gone. A few photographs faded one or two with slight blemishes but overall a fine collection. Each album is housed in a new grey cloth protective slipcase with chemise and crimson morocco spine label. the images mostly 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches and inset to the album two per page. 2 vols. 8vo each photo approximately 6 1/2 x 10 inches. Hunting and Fishing in Westchester 1900. Refuting the rule that the family photo album is invariably an icon of transcendent uninterest this collection of amateur photographs is a thoroughly beguiling one. The prints mostly in sepia record the happy idle moments of a prosperous family who lived or vacationed in the Bedford-Croton area of New York's Westchester County. Scenes include "On road to Bedford Station" hunting scenes on the "Croton River at Croton Falls" "Kisco River" and "Bronx River" etc. Subjects include some excellent shots of the wild surrounding countryside wildlife family members doing interesting things hunters or anglers displaying their trophies some posed "gag" shots and a host of other scenes. Agreeably the photos are not pasted down but slid into card mounts enabling them to be removed or rearranged. To turn the pages of these albums is to immerse onself in the scenes and pleasures of an easy less complicated day: a nostalgic and tranquilizing piece of delightful Americana. unknown books‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 316779

‎Westwood Thomas‎

‎Foxglove Bells: A Book of Sonnets‎

‎Brussels: J.H. Briard 1856. First edition. viii 72 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth gilt slightly darkened blind stamped covers a.e.g. A nice copy overall. First edition. viii 72 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed With ALS. Presentation copy inscribed by Westwood "from the author Feb. 1861" and with a 4-page ALS dated Oct 28 /63 and addressed "Dear Sir" laid in discussing a proposed bibliography of the Garlands and other angling matters. "I send you with this a rough copy of the skeleton bibliography of the Garlands praying you to look it over & add expunge & correct as you may deem expedient . I will ask Bohn for Chatto's address."<br/><br/>"Westwood produced many poems and published a number of collections but was conscious that they lacked something. In a humorous sonnet entitled 'The Small Poets' he wrote 'Oh for a wizard's sleight . to turn this swarm of mites into one Mighty!'. However W. S. Landor remarked that he would have liked to have written Westwood's 'Love in the Alpuxaras'" DNB. 'The Small Poets' appears on p. 32 of the present work.<br/><br/>Westwood who knew Charles and Mary Lamb and Wordsworth in his youth lived in west Flanders Belgium for much of his later life and was a pioneering bibliographer of angling. He published the first of his labors in the same year as this inscription A New Bibliotheca Piscatoria quickly followed by the Chronicle of the Compleat Angler in 1863. The Bibliotheca Piscatoria of 1883 was written in collaboration of Thomas Satchell.<br/><br/>A choice association copy. J.H. Briard unknown books‎

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‎Westwood Thomas and Thomas Satchell‎

‎Bibliotheca Piscatoria a Catalogue of Books on Angling the Fisheries and Fish-Culture with Bibliographical Notes and an Appendix .‎

‎London: W. Satchell 1883. First edition. xxiv 397 1 2 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth t.e.g. Corners slightly bumped front hinge tender. Some pencil annotations and neat underlining throughout. Very good plus. First edition. xxiv 397 1 2 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The essential classic angling reference work. W. Satchell unknown books‎

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‎Westwood, T[homas] and T[homas] SATCHELL‎

‎Bibliotheca Piscatoria a Catalogue of Books on Angling the Fisheries and Fish-Culture with Bibliographical Notes and an Appendix‎

‎London: W. Satchell 1883. First edition Large Paper Issue. xxiv 397 1 pp. 1 vols. 4to 11-1/2 x 9-1/4 inches; 285 x 220 mm. Original green cloth spine titled in gilt. Bookplate of Walter LeRoy Heiberg and his pencil ownership signature dated 1932. Annotated in pencil chiefly records of bibliographical points or auction prices circa 1900. With a pencil notation opposite title "100 copies on large paper of which 50 were for sale." Spine ends bumped else fine. First edition Large Paper Issue. xxiv 397 1 pp. 1 vols. 4to 11-1/2 x 9-1/4 inches; 285 x 220 mm. The essential classic angling reference work in its rarest state. Walter L. Heiberg was a career naval officer and served as U.S. Naval attaché in Sweden during World War II. W. Satchell unknown‎

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‎Wetherill John Price‎

‎Report to the Pohoqualine Fish Association of the State of Pennsylvania by the President Showing the Proceedings in the Cases of Three Trespassers Upon Property of the Association April the 26th 1898 and the Proceedings against John Price Wetherill President and William T. Elliott a Member of the Association for Using a Landing Net in Catching Trout on the Property of the Association‎

‎Printed for the Pohoqualine Fish Association 1900. Edition of 500 copies No. 44. 205 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Green buckram ex-library with perforated stamps bookplate with release stamp. Endpapers defective text clean a few words affected by stamps. Good plus. Edition of 500 copies No. 44. 205 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Testimony and proceedings in this trespassing trial concerning the Monroe county fishing club the Pohoqualine Fish Association. Much is elicited in testimony concerning the club lands along McMichael's Creek fishing habits and customs of members and efforts to protect the stream from overfishing. During the testimony the legailty of of the use of a landing net to catch trout was questioned by the defense. The second portion of the book concerns a case brought against the club president and another member for using a landing net while fishing with a light rod and a fly; the conviction was reversed.<br/>Pp. 185-200 comprise citations from angling works from Berners and Walton and the Anglers Vade Mecum of 1700 to the 1890 edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.<br/>Uncommon. Not in Bruns. OCLC 54627937 Yale Printed for the Pohoqualine Fish Association unknown books‎

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‎Wetzel Charles M.‎

‎Trout Flies: Naturals and Imitations‎

‎Harrisburg Pa: Stackpole 1955. First Edition number 3 of the Deluxe Issue signed by the Author. Illustrated by the Author. 29 plates 12 of which are handcolored by the author. 1 vols. 4to. Padded brown calf. Very fine copy in custom clamshell box. First Edition number 3 of the Deluxe Issue signed by the Author. Illustrated by the Author. 29 plates 12 of which are handcolored by the author. 1 vols. 4to. Bruns W 76 Stackpole unknown books‎

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‎Wetzel, Charles M‎

‎Trout Flies: Naturals and Imitations‎

‎Harrisburg Pa: The Stackpole Company 1955. First edition number 88 of the Deluxe Issue signed by the Author. Illustrated by the Author. 29 plates 12 of which are hand-colored by the author. 152 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Padded brown calf. About fine. First edition number 88 of the Deluxe Issue signed by the Author. Illustrated by the Author. 29 plates 12 of which are hand-colored by the author. 152 pp. 1 vols. 4to. JOE BATES'S COPY with an inscription to him from Fred Nagler 10/10/76 and an earlier one from Ferris Mack to Nagler dated 5/18/56. Bruns W76 The Stackpole Company unknown‎

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‎Whale River Koosmann Chuck‎

‎The Whale. Photographs by Chuck Koosmann. Text by David Ledlie‎

‎Afton Minnesota: White Pine Prints 2012. First edition one of 100 copies printed. Full color illustrations from photographs. 1 vols. Oblong folio. Black cloth. As new in dust jacket. First edition one of 100 copies printed. Full color illustrations from photographs. 1 vols. Oblong folio. Lavishly illustrated work on the Whale River Salmon Camp founded in 1967 by Stan Karbowski 1917-2010 the people the flora and the surrounding landscape of northern Quebec. The photographer Chuck Koosman first visited the Whale in 2001. David Ledie has fished the river for 18 years and chronicles the history of the camp and the changes in the salmon runs over the decades noting that the numbers of fish seen and caught came back dramatically when the Greenland and Newfoundland commercial salmon fisheries were bought out. <br/><br/>A beautiful production. White Pine Prints unknown books‎

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‎Wheeler, Tony‎

‎Chasing Rickshaws‎

‎Hardcover. Photographs by Richard I'Anson. Dust jacket is rather scuffed, with numerous light surface scratches. Tear to lower leading corner of front jacket. Jacket spine ends and remaining leading corners are quite worn. Two or three small indentations on boards. Hardcover spine head is bumped. Binding is sound and pages are tight and clean throughout. Text and illustrations are clear. AF Used‎

‎WHITE Stewart Edward.-‎

‎La Forêt.‎

‎10°éd. Stock. 1928. In-12 br.219pp. Autre exemplaire, 16°édition, même prix.‎

‎Les Livres de Nature. Du Camping en Amérique du Nord.‎

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‎Whittingham Richard‎

‎The Giants from the polo grounds to super bowl XXI an illustrated history‎

‎1987, Harper & Row, 1ère édition, préface de Wellington Mara, photographies de Fred Roe, In-4 de 276 pages, Jaquette photo couleurs, texte en anglais. | Etat : Bon état général, couverture légèrement défraichie (Ref.: G843)‎

‎Harper & Row‎

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‎Whistler Rex De la Mare Walter‎

‎The Lord Fish‎

‎London: Faber & Faber 1933. First edition No. 15 of 60 copies SIGNED by the author and specially bound. Engraved title page 4 tintedfull-page plates and seven black-and-white headpieces by Rex Whistler. 1 vols. 8vo. Full purple vellum with yapp edges gilt vignette of Lord Fish after Whistler on upper cover endpapers with Whistler vignettes printed in green t.e.g. Beautiful unfaded copy in the original dust jacket with Whistler's design on the front panel. Rare. Whistler Rex. First edition No. 15 of 60 copies SIGNED by the author and specially bound. Engraved title page 4 tintedfull-page plates and seven black-and-white headpieces by Rex Whistler. 1 vols. 8vo. Beautiful copy in its rarest state. Five magical fairy tales from Walter de la Mare including the title story about the strange adventures of lazy young man who loves and lives only to fish. With Rex Whistler's delightful illustrations. Whistler & Fuller 454 Faber & Faber unknown books‎

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‎Whitbeck, Bill (signed)‎

‎Oystering in Norwalk Connecticut A Photographic Collection signed‎

‎Privately Published 2020. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the author/photographer as "Oyster Bill Whitbeck" on a preliminary page with a brief gift note on the same page. The inscription reads in part: "My first book sale! Thank you signed Oyster Bill Whitbeck." New in near PERFECT condition with only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear like you sometimes find in any new book store. Square and tight. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked. Well illustrated with over 100 beautiful photos several in striking full color. Bound in the original blue pictorial laminated boards. Oblong. 9.75" wide by 8.25" tall. From the publisher: "Over 100 historical maritime photographs of oystering in Norwalk Connecticut. Bill Whitbeck took the photos during the time he had his photography business in the old Radel oyster house in South Norwalk. Anyone who is interested in maritime history and nautical photographs will enjoy this book!". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Bill Whitbeck. First Edition. Hardcover. New condition. Illus. by Whitbeck Bill photos by. 106 pages. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Privately Published Hardcover‎

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‎White Frederick‎

‎The Spicklefisherman and Others‎

‎New York: The Derrydale Press 1928. First Edition one of 740 copies. Illustrated by A.B. Frost Oliver Kemp and Gordon Stevenson. 1 vols. 8vo. Original light blue marbled boards printed label on upper cover and gilt title on spine top of spine slightly bumped else fine in portion of original glassine wrapper. First Edition one of 740 copies. Illustrated by A.B. Frost Oliver Kemp and Gordon Stevenson. 1 vols. 8vo. Siegel 19; Frazier W-7-a The Derrydale Press unknown books‎

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‎White Stewart Edward‎

‎The Cabin‎

‎Garden City New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1911. First edition. Illustrated with photos by the author. 283 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue gray cloth. Fine in tan pictorial fine dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with photos by the author. 283 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bruns W85 Doubleday Page & Company unknown books‎

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‎White, Frederick‎

‎The Spicklefisherman and Others‎

‎New York: The Derrydale Press 1928. First Edition one of 740 copies. Illustrated by A.B. Frost Oliver Kemp and Gordon Stevenson. 1 vols. 8vo. Original light blue marbled boards printed label on upper cover and gilt title on spine top of spine slightly bumped else fine in portion of original glassine wrapper. First Edition one of 740 copies. Illustrated by A.B. Frost Oliver Kemp and Gordon Stevenson. 1 vols. 8vo. Siegel 19; Frazier W-7-a The Derrydale Press unknown‎

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‎White, T H [Terence Hanbury White, 1906-1964]‎

‎England Have My Bones‎

‎New York: The Macmillan Company 1936. Fresh and crisp -- probably never read. Fine condition in Very Good Dust Jacket protected by a removable Brodart sleeve. Inner flap of jacket is clipped top and bottom most likely to accommodate a prepublication price change decision by the publisher. The price $2.50 is printed vertically just below the upper clip. Bright clean square tight and unmarked. No owner's name or bookplate. "First printing" is so stated on the copyright page. ENGLAND HAVE MY BONES based on White's personal journal from 1934-35 records his ponderings and daily life during a year spent in the English countryside. It includes much of sporting interest including the thrill of learning to fly landing his first salmon the joys of hunting a blackbird's song a game of darts with good ale and friends in the local pub etc. White is most famous for his retelling of the story of King Arthur Sir Gawain Sir Launcelot and Queen Guinevere in a series of books THE SWORD AND THE STONE; THE WITCH IN THE WOOD; THE ILL-MADE KNIGHT; THE CANDLE IN THE WIND; THE BOOK OF MERLYN. His one-volume revision THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING was the basis for CAMELOT the hugely successful Lerner and Loewe Broadway musical. Gallix A8. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Decorated black cloth/Jacket's printed price is$2.50. 8vo. vii 334pp. The Macmillan Company Hardcover‎

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‎WHITEHEAD & CO LITHOGRAPHERS:‎

‎An original coloured lithographic portrait of the England cricketer David 'Lucky' Denton by Chevallier from "Empirer's Cricketers".‎

‎1905 15 x 10 inches. Slight surface rubbing; mounted on card. 1905 unknown‎

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‎Whitehouse, F R B‎

‎Table Games of Georgian and Victorian Days‎

‎Hertfordshire: Priory Press 1971. Second revised. Very Good/very good. This book is entirely devoted to listing and describing these beautiful examples of childhood education and entertainment in days before electric light radio and television. red boards with writing to spine and PPL in gold letters to front left bottom corner. Minor bumping. Dj mylar covered some bumping and rubbing. Yight binding and clean pages. It is a companion volume to two hundred years of jigsaw puzzles. First Edition AB61 Priory Press hardcover‎

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