‎Sports‎

‎Dufferin Earl of‎

‎A Yacht Voyage. Letters from High Altitudes: Being Some Account of a Voyage in 1856 in the Schooner Yacht "Foam" 85 O.M. to Iceland Jan Mayer and Spitzenbergen in 1856‎

‎Toronto: Adam Stevenson & Co 1872. First Canadian Edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original cloth. Spine very rubbed. First Canadian Edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Adam, Stevenson & Co unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 301949

‎Gilbey Sir Walter‎

‎Animal Painters of England from the year 1650. A brief history of their lives and works‎

‎London: Vinton & Co 1900. 28 plates in Vol. I and 31 in Vol.II. 2 vols. 4to. Original orange cloth gilt vignette of lion on upper board t.e.g. Minor shelfwear else very good. 28 plates in Vol. I and 31 in Vol.II. 2 vols. 4to. A third volume not here present appeared eleven years later. Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting p. 155 Vinton & Co unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 38154

‎The Gentleman Angler. Containing Short Plain and Easy Instructions whereby the most ignorant Beginner may in a little Time become a perfect Artist in Angling . to which is added the Angler's New Song .‎

‎London: A. Bettesworth at the Red-Lyon in Pater-noster-row 1726. First edition. xii 184 8 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Late eighteenth-century quarter calf and marbled boards. Half title present with two early owner signatures small loss at top corner margin; somewhat closely trimmed with occasional losses to headlines or page numbers. Spine lightly rubbed upper joint repaired. About very good. Custom speckled calf backed folding box. First edition. xii 184 8 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. First edition of this manual one of the earliest of its kind. It has been attributed to one George Smith and contains the first appearance of the charming "Angler's Song" cf. Gingrich Fishing in Print p. 97 as well as recipes strategies for each species fly-tying etc. It quickly became a standard handbook of the eighteenth century was reprinted with additions in 1736 through 1786 then again in several forms under various titles as late as 1828 in London under the title The Angler's Guide . By a lover of the art." Westwood & Satchell pp. 104-105 A. Bettesworth, at the Red-Lyon in Pater-noster-row unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 267216

‎Sage Dean‎

‎The Ristigouche and Its Salmon Fishing. With a Chapter on Angling Literature‎

‎Edinburgh: David Douglas 1888. First edition Number 58 of 105 copies. Aquatint title-page partly printed in red after G. Reid by Annan and Swan aquatint frontispiece after Reid by Annan and Swan 16 etched plates after and by Stephen Parrish Mrs. A.L. Merritt C.A. Platt H. Sandham and others on japan paper 63 etched engraved and wood-engraved headpieces tailpieces historiated initials vignettes and other ornaments after and by Merritt Platt J. Adam and others double-page lithographed map after and by J. Bartholomew on japan paper. Folio. Full light blue crushed levant morocco the front and back boards inlaid with blue brown yellow green and black morocco to represent ospreys fishing for salmon in a panoramic river scene with wooded shores the front doublure of dark blue levant with a salmon caught by a fly inlaid in black green and white morocco the back doublure of dark blue morocco with two salmon swimming upstream inlaid in black green and white morocco flyleaves of white watered silk t.e.g. with original covers and coloured end-papers preserved by Riviere. Bookplate of Matthew C.D. Borden. Slightest toning of spine. First edition Number 58 of 105 copies. Aquatint title-page partly printed in red after G. Reid by Annan and Swan aquatint frontispiece after Reid by Annan and Swan 16 etched plates after and by Stephen Parrish Mrs. A.L. Merritt C.A. Platt H. Sandham and others on japan paper 63 etched engraved and wood-engraved headpieces tailpieces historiated initials vignettes and other ornaments after and by Merritt Platt J. Adam and others double-page lithographed map after and by J. Bartholomew on japan paper. Folio. The Borden Copy Bound by Riviere. Superbly bound example of a book of almost legendary beauty rarity and importance recounting the author's adventures at Camp Harmony on the Restigouche River in New Brunswick and drawing upon his long experience fishing the river. Dean Sage's contributions to angling literature are few in number but profoundly influential: "Ten Days' Sport on Salmon Rivers" published in the Atlantic in 1875 is a classic account. His library catalogue 2 vols.1896 1904 remains an important document in the history of angling bibliography and collecting. Sage's section on "The Atlantic Salmon" in Salmon and Trout 1902 is a synthesis of his own first hand knowledge as a fisherman and his assessment of the extensive literature. The Ristigouche and Its Salmon Fishing remains the work for which Sage is best known. "Borden 1842-1912 was fond of bindings and the library contained examples of all the better known contemporary craftsmen . in sumptuous modern style" Cannon. One of the pinnacles of nineteenth century fishing book design and production in a striking custom binding by Riviere for a celebrated collector. Catalogue of the Printed Books Manuscripts Autograph Letters etc. Collected by Matthew C.D. Borden 1910 Volume II pp. 168-169; Borden sale 1913 lot 647 $220.00; Cannon American Book Collectors p. 225; Heckscher sale 1909 lot 1681 $180.00; Catalogue de la bibliothèque de pêche de M.G. Albert Petit 1921 no. 1861; Gee Sportsman's Library p. 100; Sherwin sale 1946 lot 428; Wetzel p. 206; Bruns S4; Hampton 2008 p. 245 David Douglas unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 100195

‎Thorne James‎

‎Rambles by Rivers. The Avon. With: Rambles by Rivers The Duddon The Mole Adur Arun Wey Lea Dove‎

‎London: Charles Knight 1845. Illustrated. 253 244 pp. 12mo. Half modern brown calf and marbled boards. Fine. Illustrated. 253 244 pp. 12mo. Charles Knight unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 263314

‎Ruffing Red‎

‎Autograph of Yankee Red Ruffing and Yankee Catcher Bill Dickey on photograph‎

‎Fine. unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 301985

‎Young William E. as told to Horace S. Mazet‎

‎Shark! Shark! The Thirty-Year Odyssey of a Pioneer Shark Hunter. Foreword by Count Felix von Luckner‎

‎New York: Gotham House 1933. First edition. Illustrated with drawings and photographs; endpaper maps and drawings of Sharks by Helen Sewell. 274 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Rebound in three quarters brown morocco retaining endpapers. First edition. Illustrated with drawings and photographs; endpaper maps and drawings of Sharks by Helen Sewell. 274 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. "A textbook and adventure story in one. Very complete information on sharks. Scarce."--Bruns. Bruns Y-6 Gotham House unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 263317

‎Pedestrianism‎

‎George Wilson the Pedestrian Aged 50. As he appeared on the morning of Septr. 19th 1815 being the ninth day of performing the arduous task of walking fifty miles per day for twenty successive days‎

‎London: Thos Palser. Westminster Bridge Road Lambeth 1815. Hand-colored etching. 1 vols. 190 x 245mm. image. Some wear. Hand-colored etching. 1 vols. 190 x 245mm. image. Thos Palser. Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 302239

‎Herbert Henry William‎

‎Tom Draw with a copy of: The Warwick Woodlands by Frank Forester. With Introductory Chapters by Harry Worcester Smith‎

‎Middletown New York: The Middletown Whig Press 1854. Book is copy no. 28 of 50 copies "printed for presentation and review by Harry Worcester Smith by the Warwick Valley Dispatch on a job press prior to the printing of the Warwick Valley Edition 1921. 4 page bifolium signed in type "Frank Forester"; this copy additionally inscribed in ink "Compliments of T. Harry Ward Grandson". 1 vols. 8vo. Small closed tear at fore edge. Hinged into book after title page. Book bound in original limp brown pebbled morocco t.e.g. Inscribed to "Goodspeed's Book Shop" and signed "Harry Worcester Smith" on the limitation leaf. Slightly rubbed spine and edges somewhat toned else a very good copy of an uncommon book. Book is copy no. 28 of 50 copies "printed for presentation and review by Harry Worcester Smith by the Warwick Valley Dispatch on a job press prior to the printing of the Warwick Valley Edition 1921". 4 page bifolium signed in type "Frank Forester"; this copy additionally inscribed in ink "Compliments of T. Harry Ward Grandson". 1 vols. 8vo. Rare Tribute to Tom Ward Inscribed by His Grandson. "Thou true-hearted honest merry brave Tom Draw; thou whilom king of hosts and emperor of sportsmen ."<br/><br/>The printed text of Herbert's affectionate tribute to his friend Tom Ward whom he had popularized in his writings as "Tom Draw".<br/><br/>Tipped into a presentation copy of Harry Worcester Smith's edition this classic of American sport from the 1851 illustrated edition. Trade copies of the Warwick Valley Edition were issued in cloth. Harry Worcester Smith sale 1931 lot 277; Van Winkle p. 169; for book cf. p.40 section d The Middletown Whig Press] unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 261237

‎Small Henry Beaumont compiler‎

‎The Canadian Handbook and Tourist's Guide. Giving a Description of Canadian Lake and River Scenery and Places of Historical Interest. With the Best Spots for Fishing and Shooting . Edited by J. Taylor‎

‎Montreal: M. Longmoore & Co. Printing House 67 Great St 1866. First edition. 10 photographs by James Notman mounted on stiff cards. 196 22 ads printed in blue pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original purple cloth slightly rubbed spine faded; mounts are slightly foxed images a bit faded; overall a very good copy. Notman James. First edition. 10 photographs by James Notman mounted on stiff cards. 196 22 ads printed in blue pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Photos by Notman. All the photographs are by James Notman who in 1874 illustrated Hamilton's New Brunswick and Its Scenery. One print is of Niagara Falls several are of paintings by Kreighoff. Includes 22 pp. of ads printed in blue for steamer and railroad companies.<br/><br/>With small bust portrait photo in mount taped to the front pastedown. Bruns S176; Lande 2206; Gernsheim 317; TPL 4536 M. Longmoore & Co., Printing House, 67 Great St unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 228030

‎Carriages‎

‎H.A. Moyer Designer and Builder of High Trade Carriages‎

‎Syracuse New York: Moyer 1908. Illus. 88 pp. 4to. Tan wrappers. pp. 41-44 with tear and slight loss to images else fine. Illus. 88 pp. 4to. Moyer unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 262622

‎Lib‎

‎The Winning Post‎

‎Vanity Fair 1888. Double-page chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Sons Litho. 1q vols. Oblong folio 21-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches. VG. Double-page chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Sons Litho. 1q vols. Oblong folio 21-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches. Vanity Fair unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 302378

‎Mount Desert‎

‎The Cruise of the Forest Home; or Chronicle of a Pleasure Trip to Mount Desert‎

‎New York: Francis Hart and Company Printers 1866. First edition. 173 pp. 8vo. Original cloth front joint cracked but holding nicely some minor soiling bookplate to front pastedown spine and upper board gilt some very minor dampstaining to margin of first few leaves. First edition. 173 pp. 8vo. Privately printed. Scarce privately printed account of a cruise from New York up the east coast to Mount Desert Maine. The party numbered 19 passengers six of whom were women and a crew of seven. Commencing on July 19 1865 this high-spirited account includes a day by day account of the voyage. Not in Toy; Not in Morris and Howland Francis Hart and Company, Printers unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 301956

‎Meyer Henry Hixon‎

‎Coasting to Cape Smoky. A Summer Cruise in 1937 from Padanaram to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton in the Ketch "Sirius‎

‎Boston: Planograph Printing by Spaulding-Moss Company 1938. Illustrated with maps photographic illustrations etc. 116pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Silver cloth spine and blue cloth a little faded toward the fore-edge text clean and bright. Near fine. Illustrated with maps photographic illustrations etc. 116pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Rare and possibly unrecorded. It's not known how many copies of this book were printed but it can't have been more than a handful. Alas the attention paid to the quality of the illustrations was not directed towards the font which is simply reproduced typescript. <br/><br/>The relaxed nature of Meyer's cruise in the summer of 1937 is reflected in the text. The skipper was perfectly happy to resort to power whenever he met with a still day and many were beset by fog. However he remains cheerful throughout and provides much information and any local color he met with at the stops en route which included Christmas Cove Lunenburg Halifax St. Peters and Baddeck. The narrative pauses for a chapter "Wherein the Author Becomes Historical" Not in Toy; not in Morris & Howland; no copies on OCLC; not in KVK Planograph Printing by Spaulding-Moss Company unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 301962

‎Feller Bob Berube Phil‎

‎Bottoms Up!‎

‎1938. 10 x 7.5 inches. Fine. 10 x 7.5 inches. unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 302020

‎Stimson Lewis A.‎

‎The Cruise of the Fleur-de-Lys in the Mediterranean‎

‎New York: Privately printed by the Knickerbocker Press 1904. First edition. 10 plates. 83 pp. 8vo. Original blue cloth title to upper board in gilt a little worn. Very good. First edition. 10 plates. 83 pp. 8vo. Author's presentation copy. Stimson has inscribed the book on the front free endpaper in pencil.<br/><br/>Two voyages are described here the first in 1902 the second in 1904. The first voyage explored the northerly waters of the Mediterranean with stops at Palermo Malta Greece and the Aegean Islands. The second spent most of it along the coasts of North Africa. Toy 984 Privately printed by the Knickerbocker Press unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 302019

‎Brown PAul‎

‎Black & White. Simplified Drawing. Foreword by Milton Weiler‎

‎New York: Scribner's 1939. First Edition. Illustrated in black and white by Paul Brown. 1 vols. Oblong 4to. Illus. boards. Fine. Brown Paul. First Edition. Illustrated in black and white by Paul Brown. 1 vols. Oblong 4to. Scribner's unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 301388

‎Scott Marion duPont‎

‎Montpelier: The Recollections of Marion duPont Scott as told to Gerald Strine‎

‎New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1976. DeLuxe Edition No. 201 of 500 copies. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 1 vols. Oblong 4to 10 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. Original full brown grained calf with blind pictorial stamping on upper cover spine gilt inner dentelles marbled endpapers two silk ribbon markers in the Scott racing colors a.e.g.; a fine copy in original leather backed folding cloth box. DeLuxe Edition No. 201 of 500 copies. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 1 vols. Oblong 4to 10 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. A Resplendent DeLuxe Racing Volume. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 301384

‎Vanderbilt William K.‎

‎To Galapagos on the Ara 1926: the events of a pleasure-cruise to the Galapagos Islands and a classification of a few rare aquatic findings including two specimens of a new species of shark never caught before and here described for the first time‎

‎Mt. Vernon NY: Privately printed by William Edwin Rudge 1927. One of 500 specially bound copies of a total edition of 900. With 30 color plates of fish by William E. Belanske folding map and numerous photographic illustrations. 1 vols. Lg 4to. Original blue handmade paper over boards blue levant morocco spine t.e.g. Fine copy lacking box. One of 500 specially bound copies of a total edition of 900. With 30 color plates of fish by William E. Belanske folding map and numerous photographic illustrations. 1 vols. Lg 4to. Beachcomber Bill's copy. A fascinating account of this social and scientific expedition and a monumental example of fine book production.<br/><br/>William E. Belanske's copy with two photographs aboard the Ara one of which is used in the present work:<br/>The Ara at Tagus Cove p. 56 in the published book.<br/>"Beachcomber Bill" and Charlie "Whale shark" Thompson Galapagos I'd's Pacific Ocean 1926 "Some Dolphins"<br/><br/>Belanske accompanied Vanderbilt on many of the cruises and painted dozens of ichthyological watercolors to illustrate the books. A great association. Privately printed by William Edwin Rudge unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 265821

‎New York Fish Journal. - Devoted to the Interest of the Fish Trade in General‎

‎New York: W.H. Faulhaber Editor and Proprietor 1883. Vol.1 No.1. 4 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Fine. Vol.1 No.1. 4 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Unrecorded. Premiere issue and prospectus for this weekly newspaper "published in the interests of the catchers and sellers of fish . to furnish every fisherman and fish monger from the shores of Florida to the banks of Nova Scotia with such matters of interest as may meet with their approval." The articles include Fishing on the Banks "Something about the Perils and Privations that Fishermen Undergo" Fishing by Electricity Market Notes a wholesale market price list "Siftings" with a note about the supply of Frozen Salmon from Canada the supply of lobsters etc. and a column of ads for commercial fish dealers from Boston Erie New York Philadelphia and Baltimore.<br/><br/>UNIQUE SURVIVAL of an UNRECORDED PUBLICATION. Not in OCLC W.H. Faulhaber, Editor and Proprietor unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 301834

‎Somerville Edith A'‎

‎THE COMPLETE SET OF FOUR HAND-COLORED PRINTS ILLUSTRATING INCIDENTS IN THE "IRISH R.M." BOOKS. Numbered and signed in pencil "E. Å’. Somerville" lower right and HAND COLORED BY SOMERVILLE HERSELF‎

‎New York: The Derrydale Press 1929. No. 4 of only 50 sets. 1 vols. Plate size 13-1/4 x 17 inches. Matted framed and glazed. No. 4 of only 50 sets. 1 vols. Plate size 13-1/4 x 17 inches. "It has been said that in Ireland the inevitable never happens and the impossible invariably occurs."<br/>Edith Å’none Somerville 1858-1949 with her cousin Violet Martin 1862-1915 embarked on a notable women's literary collaboration and wrote under the name of Somerville & Ross. Their series of admirable tales of Irish life some humorous some tragic captures the flavor of rural life and everywhere demonstrates their sensitivity to distinctively Irish turns of phrase. Among their best-loved stories are the three books narrating incidents in the life of Major Sinclair Yeates Resident Magistrate at Skebawn. Published between 1899 and 1915 the Irish R.M. stories are filled with humor sport and deftly observed colorful character sketches. Somerville's cousin died suddenly in 1915; Somerville participated in a number of seances with medium Jem Barlow in 1916 and by the end of 1916 Somerville had resumed writing. She thereafter maintained that she was in constant communication with Violet's spirit. Somerville was also an accomplished illustrator and in the late 1920s Eugene V. Connett 3d proprietor of the Derrydale Press persuaded her to produce these illustrations from the Irish R.M. books. The limitation states 50 sets but perhaps only 30 sets were in fact colored and signed.<br/>Plate I: A CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE. "Music even was not wanting to our progress and old Flynn bleating shrilly upon his horn to the hounds below became idyllic." From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. <br/>Plate II: OCCASIONAL LICENCES. "'Every one'll say I told Slipper to open the gate' said Flurry grinning." An amusing steeplechase from Some Experiences of an Irish R.M.<br/>Plate III: PUT DOWN ONE AND CARRY TWO. "I seemed to myself merely an imbecile sitting in the heavy rain staring at a stone wall." From In Mr. Knox's Country. <br/>Plate IV: THE COMTE DE PRALINES. "The Comte de Pralines standing knee-deep in baying hounds . Miss McCrory squealed 'Yoicks'!" From In Mr. Knox's Country. <br/>PRODUCED IN A VERY SMALL LIMITATION THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE DERRYDALE PRESS SPORTING PRINTS SERIES. Ordeman pp. 49-50 "now among the most highly valued of the Derrydale prints"; Hudson p. 64 The Derrydale Press unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 266325

‎Lambert TW. T. W.‎

‎Fishing in British Columbia. With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina‎

‎London: Horace Cox 1907. First edition. xv i 136 4 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green bevelled cloth. Very fine. First edition. xv i 136 4 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bruns L20; Heller 2:322 Horace Cox unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 261891

‎Mace Jem Junior‎

‎Boxing‎

‎London: Published by Phelp Bros. Moore Park Road Fulham 1890. Illustrated with one plate on page 7 of text; advertisements on endsheets. 30 pp. First and last leaves are blanks. 1 vols. 8vo. Deluxe binding of brown calf upper board titled in gilt between ornamental rules. Rubbed at extremities slightly shaken. Very good. Illustrated with one plate on page 7 of text; advertisements on endsheets. 30 pp. First and last leaves are blanks. 1 vols. 8vo. Rare in Deluxe Binding. Boxing manual by Jem Mace Junior son of Jem Mace retired champion of the world 1831-1910. The advertisements at front include one for Waite's School of Arms in Piccadilly where "the author of this book gives lessons in Boxing under the method herein explained"; the volume can be dated by one of the advertisements at back where John S. Waite is identified as teacher of the winner at the German Gymnasium Competition 1889. The Yale copy is described as having original wrappers bound in while Hartley describes a copy in blue boards. The present copy is in a more durable binding for this practical text: full calf gilt with the advertisements as endpapers.<br/>RARE. Hartley 1281 blue boards. Not in BL. OCLC 81536200 one copy Yale Published by Phelp Bros., Moore Park Road, Fulham unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 253192

‎Lane A. J.‎

‎The Journal of A.J. Lane‎

‎London: The Medlar Press 1995. First Edition one of 1489 copies. Reproduced in facsimile with over 40 pages of watercolor illustrations by the author. 1 vols. 12mo. Original black calf red top edge fine. In publisher's slipcase also enclosing a transcript and introduction to the text. First Edition one of 1489 copies. Reproduced in facsimile with over 40 pages of watercolor illustrations by the author. 1 vols. 12mo. Fine Facsimile of 1843 Angling Manuscript and Watercolors. A hitherto unpublished manuscript and illustrations describing the fish fishing and flies of southern England. A little gem of a book which is not only an attractive angling artifact but a source of interesting information such as a discussion of bait for carp ending ".boiled green peas are very killing especially if dropped to them lightly while they are swimming at the surface which is frequently the case in hot weather.". The Medlar Press unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 34132

‎Bishop Richard E.‎

‎Bishop's Birds. Etchings of Water-Fowl and Upland Game Birds. Foreword by Colonel Harold P. Sheldon‎

‎Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott 1936. First edition. Number 91 of 135 copies signed by the author. With an original signed etching "Trumpeter Swan" as frontispiece and 73 etchings reproduced in aquatone. 1 vols. 4to. Original publisher's vellum blocked in gold with pattern of geese in flight on upper cover t.e.g. others uncut. Minor toning to spine and covers else fine. Bishop Richard. First edition. Number 91 of 135 copies signed by the author. With an original signed etching "Trumpeter Swan" as frontispiece and 73 etchings reproduced in aquatone. 1 vols. 4to. The frontispiece is an original etching "Trumpeter Swan" titled and signed by the artist. Heller 2:604 J.B. Lippincott unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 256566