‎Hunting‎

‎Williams AB. A. B.‎

‎Game Trails in British Columbia‎

‎New York: Charles Scribner's 1925. First. Hardcover. VG. 355 pp ill. For 35 years Williams was head of the British Columbia Game Department. This book was often mentioned by Jack O'Connor as being one of his favorites and if Jack complimented someone you know he must be darn good! Excellent on sheep goat bear moose and caribou. A great book for the reader hunter or book collector. nice vg copy in orig. bright gilt cloth AND a lengthy inscription from the author dated in the year of publication. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 5234

‎Williams Dorian‎

‎Horseman's Year The‎

‎London: Collins. Good/Fair. 1962. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall B0016N179I Dustjacket is chipped to edges and priceclipped. Black and white illustrations throughout. . Collins hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 16866

‎Williams A Bryan‎

‎Rod and Creel in British Columbia‎

‎Vancouver : Progress Publishers 1919 . First Edition . Very Good . 8VO . INSCRIBED by the author on the half-title. A classic BC angling book illustrated with colour frontis of flies sepia plates and drawings in the text. Ads at rear. Photo of 17 pound steelhead laid in with incription on rear possibly but not certainly by author. Two corners clipped on photo. Owner's names in pencil on front endpaper light wear to extremities. A very good copy of a scarce book. Progress Publishers unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 31864

‎Williams and Hunting Company‎

‎Wood mouldings : standard designs and universal sizes. 1925 FULL LEATHER BOUND‎

‎2019. SUPER DELUXE EDITION. New. Antique look with Golden Leaf Printing and embossing with round Spine completely handmade bindingextra customization on request like Color Leather Colored book special gold leaf printing etc. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1925. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure in old look so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED. Normal Hardbound Edition is also available on request. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : SD1111001756414

‎Williams and Hunting Company‎

‎Wood mouldings : standard designs and universal sizes. 1925 Hardcover‎

‎2019. Hardcover. New. Lang: - English. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1925. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1111001756414

‎WILLIAMSON Harold F.‎

‎Winchester The Gun That Won the West‎

‎Washington: Combat Forces 1952. Bound in black cloth and red boards stamped in silver. Previous owner's inscription and name stamp to ffep. Overall an acceptable copy with flaps of dust jacket laid in. 494 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good /No Jacket. 4to. Combat Forces Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 5001548

‎WILLIAMSON Henry‎

‎The Wild Red Deer of Exmoor. A Digression of the Logic and Ethics and Economics of Stag-Hunting in England To-day. [First Trade Edition]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER‎

‎Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus; orange boards, backstrip lettered in green, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. First published in a limited, privately printed edition earlier in the same year. Matthews A15/1931b.‎

‎Willock Colin‎

‎The Gun-Punt Adventure‎

‎Rhyl: Tideline Books 1988. Illustrated pp 200 a very good copy in dustwrapper. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Tideline Books Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 011715

‎Willoughby J.‎

‎East Africa and Its Big Game‎

‎Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1990. Dlx Ltd Ed Rep: 500 Copies. Hardcover. Fine. Trade Ed. 303 pp ill. A narrative of a sporting trip from Zanzibar to the borders of the Masai. One of the long respected exciting classic titles about hunting big game in East Africa. Part of the Briar Patch African collection. Fine. Good reading. Deluxe ltd ed reprint: 500 copies bound in genuine gilt stamped leather and in a slipcase. <br/><br/> Briar Patch Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 3163

‎Willoughby J.‎

‎East Africa and Its Big Game‎

‎Camden SC: Briar Patch Press 1990. Reprint Trade Ed. Full Leather. Fine. Deluxe Edition. 303 pp ill. A narrative of a sporting trip from Zanzibar to the borders of the Masai. One of the long respected exciting classic titles about hunting big game in East Africa. Part of the Briar Patch African collection. Fine. Good reading. Fine. <br/><br/> Briar Patch Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1392

‎Wilson R L.‎

‎Theodore Roosevelt Outdoorsman‎

‎Agoura CA: Trophy Room Books 1994. Revised Edition Ltd to 1000 Copies. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 326 pp profuse ill. The expanded version of this book. Seldom has this come back on the market. Shows TR's love of the outdoors nature firearms and hunting. Larry WIlson did a splendid job on this work as he does with everything he writes. With an extra inscription from the author on front free end paper to former owner. Fine in like dj. <br/><br/> Trophy Room Books hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 943

‎WILSON JACK‎

‎The Quest For Dall Sheep: A Historic Guide's Memories Of Alaskan Hunting‎

‎Northern Publishing Wasilla. Softcover. Brand new book. A historical account of hunting and bush flying in Alaska from 1950 until 1979. This book contains accounts of Jack Wilson's adventures as a bush pilot and hunting guide. Including the story of the World Record Dall Sheep taken by Harry L. Swank Jr. these stories are written in Jack's honest classic style with humor and candor. From mineral exploration to outlaw guides this book relates how progress affected Alaska. It is required reading for those wishing to understand the rich history of Alaska. 90 Black and white photos. ISBN: 0963986929. Northern Publishing, Wasilla paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 71709X2 ISBN : 0963986929 9780963986924

‎Wilson James‎

‎The Rod and the Gun being Two Treatises on Angling and Shooting and by the author of "The Oakleigh Shooting Code."‎

‎Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black Ltd. Worn condition. Cover rubbed cracked and bumped. Tissue guards to plates. Some foxing thoughout. 1840. Reprint. Brown hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 130mm 8" x 5". xvi 439pp. 8 engraved plates and frontis.after Montague Stanley; Miller Numerous b/w illustrations. Advert for Encyclopeadia Britannica 7th Edition on fep. Plates: Derwentwater frontis;Roslin Castle;Salmon Flies 1; Salmon Flies 2; Loch Katrine; Red Deer; Grouse Shooting; Partridge & Pheasants; Ptarmigan & Red Grouse. . Adam & Charles Black Ltd hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : L0569

‎Wilson Loring D‎

‎The Handy Sportsman‎

‎Clinton NJ: New Win Publishing Inc 1976 Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good owner's name . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. New Win Publishing, Inc hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 030519-C038 ISBN : 0876912137 9780876912133

‎WILSON, Ernest H.‎

‎China Mother of Gardens‎

‎large 8vo [26.5 x 18 cm]; [vi], x [i] 408 pp, frontis, plus 60 plates, folding map partly colored at end (short tear at stub), index, title page printed in red and black. original decorated cloth, gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, cover lightly rubbed, interior near fine and clean copy, signed by author on the half title plage. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Wilson was one of the prime botanical collectors in China and Japan in the early 1900's, introducing many species. Besides his descriptions of the plants he found, including some fascinating adventures in little explored places, he describes the geography, the native peoples and tribes, temples, timber trees, cultivated gardens and fruits, agriculture plant products, tea and tea-yielding plants, etc, during his extensive explorations, including Szechuan, Ancient Kingdom of Pa, Sungpan Ting, the Chino-Tibetan border area, Tachienly, Omei Shan, Laolin. 'He crossed the Laolin from north to south, probably the only European to have done so' [Coats - The Plant Hunters, p. 120]. There is also a much more common unsigned edition printed at the same time.‎

‎WILSON, Ernest H.‎

‎Plant Hunting‎

‎8vo [24 x 17 cm]; 2 volumes, xxix, 248; ix, 276 pp, 127 plates from photos, map endpapers, index. original green cloth with gilt title lettering, spine a little faded, interior is clean and fine, in very good covers. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Wilson, originally worked for Kew and later became the keeper of the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University, was one of the most important plant collectors of his time, having traveled extensively in China and Japan, where he found many new species which were introduced to the west for the first time. These included lilies, rhododendrons, azaleas, hydrangea, cherries, jasmine, etc. This work surveys his many travels, including Africa, Australia and New Zealand, the tropics of America, China, Japan. He provides excellent descriptions of plant life including orchids, as well as natural history, the people he encountered, and a good overview of previous plant exploration.‎

‎Wilton, Robert; Jordan, John A.; Dickie, Francis J.; Holden, Lieut. J. Railton; McBride, Mrs. Harry A.; Cowie, J.S.; Martin, Stuart; Koppel, Harwood; Dickie, Francis J.; St. Lawrence, Bernard; Semenoff, Mme.; Shepstone, Harold J.‎

‎The Wide World, The Magazine for Everybody, February [Feb.] 1919, Vol. 42, No. 250: Behind the Scenes in Russia‎

‎Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part VI - Robert Wilton, a British War Correspondent on the Eastern Front, recounts his experiences, tells the true story of the tragic end of Rasputin, and discusses claims that the Czar is alive - article with photos of the Czar, his family, and Rasputin; The Most Savage of Beasts - John A. Jordan describes the strange tactics and danger of hunting the African Buffalo; A Hero of the Soudan - How the first Civilian's Victoria Cross was won by Sergeant J.J. Farmer - article with photo; My Niggers - humorous account of the writer's experiences of Gyppies at a camp along the Suez Canal; My Wanderings in Little-Known Angola - interesting article with many excellent photos; The Mechanically-Minded Skipper - Tobias Meddling of the 8-thousand ton ship Peerless; Capturing Seventy-Nine Germans Single-Handed - Canadian officer Captain MacDowell tricked Germans into surrendering at Vimy Ridge; The Battle for the Lake - German warships are ousted from the great inland sea in Central Africa, Tanganyika; Our Grizzly Bear Record - Francis Dickie and his companion set a new world's record for killing Grizzly bears in the Canadian Rockies - article with photos; Pipe Town - where Brier pipes are made for the "Tommies" and the "Poilus" - article with excellent photos; A "Rice Wedding" in Java - fascinating photo-illustrated article; Some Strange Escapes From Germany - Part I - how prisoners of war escaped from the Germans in WWI; My Escape From Russia - Madame Semenoff describes her escape from Petrograd after the Bolsheviks took over; Canada's Water Miracle - The Bassano Dam, the world's longest, built in Alberta, Canada - article with excellent photos; The Zulu Love Medicine - Part I - a member of the Natal Mounted Police describes how an Englishman was murdered by a Zulu medicine-man and accomplices so a portion of the body could be used to make an effective love medicine; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 268-352, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book‎

‎Winckell, G.F.D. aus dem‎

‎Handbuch für Jäger, Jagdberechtigte und Jagdliebhaber.‎

‎1865 (4th ed. edited by J.J. von Tschudi) 2 vols. xxii, 694, xvii, 730 p., num. figs, 22 (2 folded) pls, lithographed half-title, contemporary hcalf (worn, volume 2 with upper end of spine missing). One folded plate (= map) damaged and repaired. Outer edges waterstained at places (not or hardly affecting the text or plates).‎

Bookseller reference : JH04915

‎Winans Walter‎

‎Automatic Pistol Shooting‎

‎London: G P Putnam's Sons. VG : in very good condition with rubbed and lightly marked dust jacket. 1916. Fifth Edition revised. Red hardback cloth cover. 180mm x 130mm 7" x 5". 133pp. . G P Putnam's Sons hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : k1769

‎Winchester A. M.‎

‎HUNTER'S DIARY‎

‎Winchester. Near Fine. ca. 1980. Spiral bound. Pages clean no writing. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . Winchester unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 66104

‎Winchester Repeating Arms Co.‎

‎Winchester Guns and Ammunition Catalog No. 75 1908‎

‎New Haven: Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1908. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Nibbled around the edges which extends to page 56 at the lower right corner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages . Winchester Repeating Arms Co. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 21039

‎Winchester Repeating Arms Co.‎

‎Winchester Guns And Ammunition Catalog No. 83 1925‎

‎New Haven: Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Fine with no dust jacket. 1925. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Minimal handling wear. Slight browning of the pages. Sticker from a Seattle sporting goods store on the front. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 88 pages . Winchester Repeating Arms Co. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 12289

‎WINCKELL, G.FR.D.a.d‎

‎Handbuch für Jäger, Jagdberechtigte und Jagdliebhaber. 4. Aufl., bearb. u. hrsg. v. J. J. v. Tschudi. Bd 2 (v. 2). Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus,.‎

‎1865. Gr.-8vo. Lithogr. Titelbl., 1, 730 S. Mit zahlr. Textholzschnitten u. 7 Taf. in Holzschnitt. Geprägter OLwdbd m. Rückenu. Deckelverg. (Rücken verblichen, bestossen, Buchblock lose).‎

Bookseller reference : 1015772

‎WINCKELL, G.FR.D.aus dem‎

‎Handbuch für Jäger, Jagdberechtigte und Jagdliebhaber. 2. verm. u. ganz umgearb. Aufl. Tl 2 (v. 3). Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus,.‎

‎1821. 18, 814 S. Ppbd d. Zeit (beschabt).‎

Bookseller reference : 1015269

‎WINCKELL, Georg Franz Dietrich aus dem‎

‎Handbuch für Jäger, Jagdberechtigte und Jagdliebhaber. 4. Auflage, bearbeitet und herausgegeben von Johan Jakob von Tschudi. 2 Bände.‎

‎Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1865. Gr.-8vo. XXII, 694 S.; XVIII, 730 S. Mit 2 illustrierten Schmucktiteln in Tonlithographie, 2 (1 farb.) lithographierten Falttafeln, 20 Holzschnitt-Tafeln u. zahlreichen Textholzschnitten. Originalleinen mit Gold- u. Blindprägung sowie Rotschnitt mit Farnmuster (Rücken verblaßt u. oben mit kl. Leimspur, Vorsätze mit Klebespur durch entferntes Exlibris, privatem Stempel u. altem Eintrag in Tinte). [3 Warenabbildungen]‎

‎Insgesamt vierte Auflage u. zweite von Tschudi bearbeitete Ausgabe, durch Anmerkungen u. neue Kapitel (Steinwild u. Gemswild) gegenüber der dritten Auflage erheblich erweitert. Der Bearbeiter Johann Jakob Tschudi ist vor allem als Amerika-Forscher bekannt. Winckells Buch behandelt die Hoch-, Mittel- u. Niederjagd äußerst gründlich u. kenntnisreich. Ergänzend gibt es Anhänge über das Schießgewehr, Hundekrankheiten, ein deutsch-französisches Glossar jagdliche Ausdrücke u.v.m. - Lindner 11.2279.04. - Leicht gebräunt u. stellenw. stockfleckig, die Tafeln meist etwas braunfleckig. 1 Falttafel mit Einriß. Hübsches Exemplar.‎

Bookseller reference : 623058