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1901Best.-Nr. 240301New York: Press of T.A. Wright 1901. First edition. Frontispiece and plates from photographs. 26 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Gray printed wrappers wear to yapp edges else near fine. First edition. Frontispiece and plates from photographs. 26 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Established in the 1870s by Gen. William Henry and friends and incorporated 1899 with a list of forty-eight members and two honorary members with a camp on Lake Saccacoma Quebec. RARE. Not in Heller or Bruns. OCLC: 49142501 Bib. & Arch. Nat. du Quebec Press of T.A. Wright unknown books
1899Best.-Nr. 37624London: Rowland Ward and Co. Limited "The Jungle" 166 Piccadilly W. 1899. Fourth edition. Illustrated. 495 12. 1 vols. 4to. Green blue cloth some wear else very nice. Fourth edition. Illustrated. 495 12. 1 vols. 4to. Rowland Ward and Co., Limited, "The Jungle," 166 Piccadilly, W. unknown books
1875Best.-Nr. 37921Paris: M.J. & Cie 1875. 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 5 inches. Some minor wear. 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 5 inches. M.J. & Cie unknown books
1925Best.-Nr. 53516London: William Heinemann 1925. Royal quarto reprint of Medici Society edition of 1924. With 113 plates some folding after photographs by the author. 1 vols. Lg. 4to. Original dark blue cloth spine sunned and slightly frayed at head and foot else fine. From the library of Esmond Bradley Martin. Royal quarto reprint of Medici Society edition of 1924. With 113 plates some folding after photographs by the author. 1 vols. Lg. 4to. William Heinemann unknown books
1930Best.-Nr. 37748Sterling Illinois: Hustler Toy Corporation 1930. Condition almost fine in working order. Hustler Toy Corporation unknown books
1935Best.-Nr. 232905London: Putnam Covent Garden 1935. First Edition in English. Illustrated with photographs. 208 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original grey cloth. First Edition in English. Illustrated with photographs. 208 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Putnam, Covent Garden unknown books
1914Best.-Nr. 41080London: Rowland Ward and Co. Limited "The Jungle" 166 Piccadilly W. 1914. Seventh edition. Illustrated. 532 4 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original beige cloth pictorial patterned endpapers. Lovely copy. With the publisher's accompanying "Note Book" bound in patterned paper wrappers matching the endpapers laid in. Seventh edition. Illustrated. 532 4 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Rowland Ward and Co., Limited, "The Jungle," 166 Piccadilly, W. unknown books
1899Best.-Nr. 37623London: Rowland Ward and Co. Limited "The Jungle" 166 Piccadilly W. 1899. Third edition. Illustrated. 504 12. 1 vols. 4to. Green printed cloth some wear else very nice. Third edition. Illustrated. 504 12. 1 vols. 4to. Rowland Ward and Co., Limited, "The Jungle," 166 Piccadilly, W. unknown books
1928Best.-Nr. 24689London: Nisbet & Co 1928. First edition. Illustrated with photographs folding map. 1 vols. 8vo. Rebound in red cloth black spine label internally fine. First edition. Illustrated with photographs folding map. 1 vols. 8vo. Further recollections of African hunting lions to snakes characterized by an extraordinarily wide range of subjects by the author of A Game Ranger's Note-Book. Nisbet & Co unknown books
Best.-Nr. 56515London: T.Werner Laurie Ltd n.d. First edition. Illustrated. Folding map. viii 327 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth. Dampstain to lower edges of boards hinges starting short tear to edge of map else Very Good. First edition. Illustrated. Folding map. viii 327 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. T.Werner Laurie Ltd unknown books
1890Best.-Nr. 379561890. 24 x 9 1/2 inches. 1 vols. Wooden frame with chromolithographic panels on front lid and lower panel. Printed on inside as well with skating rink. 24 x 9 1/2 inches. 1 vols. unknown books
1912Best.-Nr. 236646Stuttgart und Berlin: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt 1912. First edition. Color frontispiece and 32 mounted photogravures numerous line illustrations in text. 147 pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Green cloth gilt t.e.g. Hinges starting half title excised. Signed by the author on the title page "Wilhelm Kronprinz". Very Good. First edition. Color frontispiece and 32 mounted photogravures numerous line illustrations in text. 147 pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Signed by the Sportsman: Wilhelm Kronprinz. Elephant in Ceylon; Tiger Sambur Nilgai Bear and Wild Boar in the Mirzpur district in India; Buffalo in the Ganges delta; and numerous European hunts with other crowned heads of Europe. The book was published in numerous editions in Germany and translated into English in the same year. Czech Asia p. 227 for English edition Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt unknown books
1989Best.-Nr. 119990Rancho Cordova. : Department of Fish and Game. 1989. Softcover black comb binding blue covers. . Light soiling to covers otherwise very good. 4to. Department of Fish and Game. paperback books
1974Best.-Nr. 16058Salt Lake City UT: American Game Bird Breeder's Federation 1974. Hardcover. Good. Octavo 23 cm pp. 136. Unknown printing. Red boards with gilt titling black swan motif on upper board. Color black and white photos throughout. No jacket boards have moderate wear along spine and at corners. Bookplate on rear pastedown former owner's name on first leaf. American Game Bird Breeder's Federation hardcover books
1975Best.-Nr. 26881South Brunswick and New York: A. S. Barnes and Company 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardbound octavo. 452 pp. Subtitled "An Erudite Treatise on the Joy of Hunting Cooking and Eating Game Birds Containing a Galaxy of Modern Recipes on Game Bird Cookery in America with Significant Information on the Various Game Birds Plus Hints on How They Are Hunted". Very good condition. Lacking the dustwrapper. This copy contains a long half-page INSCRIPTION by the author and is dated in 1976. A. S. Barnes and Company hardcover books
Best.-Nr. OTASG001Comiskey Park Chicago: Major League Baseball 1983 July 5 1983. 4pp. Original printed wrappers printed yellow red and blue. Signed by Roger Maris in blue sharpie to front cover signed by virtually every participating former player on or near their photo. Approximately 100 signatures including: Hank Greenberg Joe and Dom DiMaggio Bob Feller Larry Doby Don Larsen Lefty Gomez Frank Robinson Brooks Robinson Al Kaline Bob Lemon Charlie Gehringer Joe Cronin Bobby Doerr Roger Maris signed twice Earl Weaver Leo Durocher Buck Leonard Ernie Banks Lou Brock Carl Hubbell Willie McCovey Pee Wee Reese Willie Mays Johnny Mize Stan Musial Enos Slaughter Duke Snider Warren Spahn Willie Stargell Bobby Thomson Travis Jackson Ralph Kiner and Joe Torre. Some light wear to the extremities several creases otherwise very good. . First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. Comiskey Park, Chicago: Major League Baseball, 1983 (July 5, 1983). paperback books
1899Best.-Nr. 41810Wynkoop Hallenback Crawford Co. State Printers 1899. First edition. Cloth with gilt titles stamped in blind string tied. Maps very good with small splits at corner folds colors bright in very good portfolio with small soiled spot on front and some sunning to spine. 1 colored map on 2 joined sheets 102 x 121 cm. Each map is 32 3/4 x 25 1/2 inches. Issued in portfolio 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches with cover title: Map of the Catskill Preserve. Engraved by J.Y. McClintock and W.L. Lawton. Over four feet if joined scale is 1 inch to 2 miles. Shows patents lots names of landowners and town boundaries subdivided into tracts. Shows street names and railroads. Compiled from "Official Maps and Field Notes on file in the State Departments at Albany N.Y. by Authority of the Fisheries Game and Forest Commission." The first meeting of the Forest Preserve Commission was held on September 23 1885 and a tabulation of the state ownership did not exist yet; in 1892 the State provided $250 the Forest Commission "for completing the public path leading to the summit of Slide mountain Ulster County included within the preserve." and in a 1893 budget bill Chapter 726 the State provided $1000 "For the expenses of examination of title and survey of lands owned by the state on Slide Mountain in Ulster County and other parts of the Catskills." which lead to the creation of this first map of the Catskill Forest Preserve. Quite detailed and in remarkably good condition. Wynkoop Hallenback Crawford Co. State Printers hardcover books
2014Best.-Nr. 20542ELos Angeles: The Weinstein Company n.d. 2014. First Edition. Small format paperbound 5 1/4” x 8 1/4” 117 pages. This is first appearance in book form of this screenplay specially printed for distribution to members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in consideration for nomination of the Best Adapted Screenplay for The Imitation Game written by Graham Moore based on ‘Alan Turing: The Enigma’ by Andrew Hodges. The film was directed by Morten Tyldum and stars Benedict Cumberbatch Keira Knightley Matthew Goode Mark Strong Charles Dance Allen Leech and Rory Kinnear. A perfectbound book looking like a trade paperback. Fine copy with minor use in printed wrappers. The film tells the true story of how British mathematical genius Alan Turing works with a team on a top-secret project to break the code of the German enigma encryption machine. The film won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Cumberbatch Best Supporting Actress Knightley Best Editing Best Original Score and Best Production Design. It also received five Golden Globe nominations; Best Motion Picture - Drama Best Actor - Drama Cumberbatch Best Supporting Actress - Drama Knightley Best Screenplay and Best Original Score. The Weinstein Company paperback books
2014Best.-Nr. 20459ELos Angeles: The Weinstein Company n.d. 2014. First Edition. Small format paperbound 5 1/4” x 8 1/4” 117 pages. This is first appearance in book form of this screenplay specially printed for distribution to members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in consideration for nomination of the Best Adapted Screenplay for The Imitation Game written by Graham Moore based on ‘Alan Turing: The Enigma’ by Andrew Hodges. The film was directed by Morten Tyldum and stars Benedict Cumberbatch Keira Knightley Matthew Goode Mark Strong Charles Dance Allen Leech and Rory Kinnear. Fine in printed wrappers. The film tells the true story of how British mathematical genius Alan Turing works with a team on a top-secret project to break the code of the German enigma encryption machine. The film won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Cumberbatch Best Supporting Actress Knightley Best Editing Best Original Score and Best Production Design. It also received five Golden Globe nominations; Best Motion Picture - Drama Best Actor - Drama Cumberbatch Best Supporting Actress - Drama Knightley Best Screenplay and Best Original Score. The Weinstein Company unknown books
1928Best.-Nr. 46832Asheville/ Madison: Game Fowl News 1928-63. Paperback. Good. 74 issues all complete with moderate to heavy wear with serious defects noted. Older issues are heavily darkened at the edges with some minor to moderate paper loss with the latter moderately tanned and lightly rubbed with some wear at the extremities. Volume Four: November 1928 Number 4 December 1928 Number 10 January 1929 Number 11 February 1929 Number 12; Volume Five: March 1929 Number One to Eight front wrap of two detached numbers 10 and 11 December 1929 and January 1930; Volume Six: March 1930 Number One. April 1930ink stamp on front Number 2 September 1930 Number 7 October 1930 Number 8 front wrap detached rear lacking November 1930 Number 9 front wrap detached February 1930 Number 12; Volume Seven: May 1931 Number 2 June 1931 Number 4 front wrap detached July 1931 Number 5 January 1932 Number 11 February 1932 Number 12 wraps separated; Volume Eight: March 1932 Number 1 tear to edge; Volume Nine: January 1934 Number 11 wraps split at spine; Volume Ten: Numbers 1-4 March 1934-June 1934; Numbers 6-8 August 1934-October 1934; Number 9 and 10 November-December 1934; Volume 15: Number 9 November 1939 wraps detached Number 8 October 1939 Number 10 December 1939; Volume 16: Number Three May 1940 dampstained Number 6 August 1940 Number 7 September 1940 Number 11 January 1941; Volume 18: Numbers 9-12 November 1942-February 1943; Volume 19: Number 1 March 1943 Numbers 3-5 May 1943-July 1943; Volume 23 Number 2 April 1947; Volume 29: Number 3 May 1953; Volume 33: Number 4 June 1957 Number 5 July 1957 Number 10 January 1958 Number 11 February 1958; Volume 35: Number 2 April 1959 Number 4 June 1959 Number 7 October 1959; Volume 36: Number on March 1960 Number 2 April 1960 Number 8 November 1960 front wrap damaged and detached Number 9 December 1960; Volume 37: Number 2 April 1961 Number 5 July 1961 Number 8 November 1961 Number 11 February 1962; Volume 38: Number 2 April 1962 Number 9 December 1962 Number 11 February 1963; Volume 39: Number 1 March 1963 Number 3 May 1963 Number 6 August-September 1963. Game Fowl News paperback books
1925Best.-Nr. 24468Montgomery AL: Dept. of Game & Fisheries Birmingham Printing Co. 1925. First edition. 8vo. 152 pp. Illustrated from wood engravings and photographs and paintings map. Good copy only. Original illustrated tan wrappers soiled edges somewhat chipped. 10717. Dept. of Game & Fisheries (Birmingham Printing Co.) unknown books
1920Best.-Nr. 61926Cascade Mountains and Spokane Washington and Montana 1920. Photograph album. Oblong 4to photograph album 7 x 10 inches "Photographs" gilt-stamped on upper board all of the photographs captioned in white ink on the album leaves below the images the captions have been taken from identical notes on the verso of each of the photographs. Almost all of the photographs were taken in the Cascade Mountains in Washington and Oregon; two picturing the elk were taken in Montana and another was taken in northern California. An excellent photograph album built around the hunting trips of Spokane Washington businessman Percy Powell from his teenage years to adulthood; Powell was general manager of the Powell-Sanders Wholesale Grocers in Spokane Washington from the late 1910s. The photos are affixed to the album leaves by two corners one is badly worn several others are a little chipped or creased the images mostly dark and sharp. Contemporary gilt-stamped black photograph album tied. 8879. unknown books
1957Best.-Nr. 60736Tulare CA 1957. 12mo. 2 volumes: 16 368 32; 16 368 32 pp. with entries on 306 pages of the 1955 diary and 260 pages of the one for 1957 a total of approximately 7500 words unused pages were generally marked "vacation" or "day off"; expenses were noted on the daily entry pages rather than in the separate "accounts" section at the rear; laid into the 1955 diary are three photographs from an arrest. Many of the daily entries are simple statements of areas patrolled but many also report hunting and fishing prospects in the area e.g. "The few anglers that were willing to work for their trout were successful in catching limits in Bear Creek upstream from the Mtn. Home Road. A few newly hatched quail were observed in Yokohl Valley near Milton Fire Station" "Checked 35-40 hunters & no deer" "200 pheasants were released on the Tipton open pheasant area after shooting hours on Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 76 46 males and 30 females of the leg bands were recovered from hunters mostly on the morning of the 22nd. There were about 200 hunters in the area" hunting violations including illegal clam digging at Pismo Beach arrests general observations on the wildlife in the area meetings with other wardens and fish and game officials training etc. An excellent representation of the daily activities of a game warden in Tulare California and its surroundings in the mid-1950s. Well used diaries but the entries quite legible. Gilt- stamped green cloth well worn spine ends frayed and joints split hinges cracked etc. #7978. hardcover books
1912Best.-Nr. 60725London: Rowland Ward 1912. Price list. Four different examples of this publication from Rowland Ward two with the title above one from 1904 with the caption title "Stuffed Animals: Museum Specimens All Mounted in Standing Positions" and one from 1912 with the caption title "Price List of Mounted Specimens for Museums". 4to. The lists vary from three to ten pages rectos only two include a full page illustration of a stuffed elephant one torn three include a Rowland Ward decorated cover sheet. Animals from Africa predominate but there are also specimens from India Asia Europe North and South America and Australia; prices seem to top out at $500 for an African elephant typically an entry would include common name of the animal its genus and species its sex country of origin and price. Apparently none of these lists are located on OCLC. Folded for mailing one with a receipt stamp two with ink docketing. Very good lot of scarce Rowland Ward ephemera. Brad-bound in an upper corner. #7966. Rowland Ward unknown books
1980Best.-Nr. 25308Leipzig: Edition Leipzig 1980. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. Clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 280 pp. Text in English by Hobusch. Illustrated history of hunting and shooting with both color and black and white illustrations. Very good condition in very good unclipped dustwrapper. Edition Leipzig unknown books
