20068vo., First Edition thus, with very numerous photographs, illustrations, diagrams and plans in the text, and decorative endpapers; original pictorial green cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 795 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST (THIS COPY NO.128). First published in 1983.
197628 pages. Features: Betty Lee - "How I kicked the movie habit"; The Homesteaders - they opened up the west (photo-illustrated pioneer anecdotes); Nice one-page colour-photo ad for the 1977 Ford Pickup Trucks features red and white model in manly fishing locale; The Bank of Beaux Arts - Since 1972 it's been given $1 million/year to purchase contemporary Canadian art and rent it to other government departments; Rewards of a Word Dealer - Novelist R. Lance Hill; Bedtime snack recipes. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1970Features: The Moonlighters - who they are and what they do, and why they need the money; Facts for Fatties - and for thinnies who don't want to become Fatties; The Now Dictionary - new cool words; The ten best fishing lures and why they work so well - Rapala, Arbo-Gaster, Johnson's Silver Minnow, The Mepps, Williams Whitefish, Eppinger Daredevle,Arbogast Jitterbug, Canadian Wiggler, Panther Martin, Jig-Fly; The Manhunt Ends - Part 2 of a 3 part story of the murder of Gerry MacDonald and Ken Vallee on the Almonte Road not far from Ottawa; The fastest brush in the East - Montreal's Claude Langevin can finish three paintings in a day; Maggie Grant; Doug Wright's Family. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Centerfold held by one staple else a sound copy. Book
1971Features: Dief - Hail and farewell; Colour full-page ad for the Chevy Vega; The artistry and derring-do of Paul Kane - he went west in 1845 'with no companions but my portfolio and a box of paints'; Maggie Grant; Look East - Gorgeous photos of Samantha Jones in Asian garb; How to be a fishing hero to your family - especially if you don't know much about it and don't want to spend a bundle; Unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
18928vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece (original tissue guard present), a plate (original tissue guard present) and numerous illustrations (many full-page) in the text, free endpapers lightly browned; original green cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, upper hinge cracked (but binding entirely sound) else a very good, bright, clean copy. With 10pp of trade advertisements (many illustrated) at end. The frontispiece and plate are by A W Cooper. Very scarce. Hampton, p.211.
1892rif. 20360Sampson Low Marston & Co. 1892. 8vo. First Edition with a frontispiece original tissue guard present a plate original tissue guard present and numerous illustrations many full-page in the text free endpapers lightly browned; original green cloth gilt back green endpapers upper hinge cracked but binding entirely sound else a very good bright clean copy. With 10pp of trade advertisements many illustrated at end. The frontispiece and plate are by A W Cooper. Very scarce. Hampton p.211. Sampson Low Marston & Co., hardcover
1740rif. L0870London: J Hodges. Worn condition. Leather worn - external joint split with text block split in two. Frontis and fep missing. Some foxing affecting the plates to varying degrees. Bookplate to front paste-down. 1740. First Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 180mm x 110mm 7" x 4". viii 318pp index. Three folding copper plates of fishing scenes and catches. At one time used by Matthew Phillips for handwriting practice in 1796 though beautifully executed he has used of the rear endpaper and the reverse of all of the plates to practice his name. . J Hodges hardcover
1858rif. 1123143Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo 1858. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. red blind-stamped gilt dec. cloth cover and spine viii 195 1 blank 4 adverts. frontis. folding map light edge and corner wear corners lightly bumped light wear at spine ends an attractive copy of a rare title see; Westwood & Satchell; BIBLIOTHECA PISCATORIA pp. 38. Size: 12mo. William P. Nimmo Hardcover
1916rif. 170036London, Secker, 1916. 1st ed. VIII, 353 p. 8°, original cloth-binding. (approx.).
19478vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece depicting flies, and 4 plates in monochrome, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; green cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. Scarce, especially in this condition.
18708vo., Second Edition, on laid paper, with coloured lithographed frontispiece (original tissue guard present; the guard offset as intended), 8 plates in monochrome and 17 illustrations in the text, half-title and blank preliminaries very lightly spotted; original coarse-grain red cloth, sides ruled in gilt, back lettered in gilt and blocked with a pike motif, gilt top, bevelled boards, uncut, black endpapers, a remarkably well-preserved bright, clean, crisp copy in wholly unrestored contemporary themed binding. With 2pp of publisher's advertisements at end and contemporary binder's ticket of Burn & Co on rear paste-down. Lovely copy of the second edition of this angling classic, first published in 1865. AN UNUSUAL COPY IN THAT THE FRONTISPIECE IS COLOURED, WHEREAS HAMPTON STATES MONOCHROME. A third and final edition followed in 1876. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Hampton, p.222; Westwood & Satchell, pp.168-9.
First edition, xii, 140pp., 6 coloured plates, illustrs., in the text, orig. cloth, d.w. a nice copy.
1936Roy. 4to., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece, 3 fine coloured plates in collotype, 8 plates in monochrome and numerous illustrations in the text, small neat inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, covers lightly faded else a bright, clean copy. Accessible edition of the fishing classic first published as a signed and limited edition of 195 copies in 1931. Contributors include Skues, Van Dyke, Radcliife, Ransome, Calderwood, Plunket Greene, Griswold and others. Sheringham was fishing editor of 'The Field' magazine; Moore provides a chapter on chub on the fly.
19364 works in 1 vol., 8vo., Seventh Edition, the four divisions separately titled and paginated, with a frontispiece, 23 plates and over 320 illustrations and diagrams in the text; original plum cloth, upper board with blind frame border enclosing title and author lettered in gilt, gilt back, backstrip lightly sunned (but all lettering wholly legible) else a very good, bright, clean copy. With trade advertisements throughout. The work comprises Division I: Angling for Coarse Fish. Fifth Edition, revised Courtney Williams; Division II: Angling for Pike. Tenth Edition, revised Courtney Williams; Division III: Angling for Game Fish. Seventh Edition, revised Courtney Williams; Division IV: Angling in Salt Water. Sixth Edition, revised Arthur Bell. A very nice copy of 'the most widely read work on angling in the world' (Publisher's Note). Hampton p.75.
1904rif. 189537London, L. Upcott Gill as well as New York, 1904. A new edition, enlarged, revised and having over 283 illustrations. Numerous illustrations in the text and on plates, XIII, 129, 97, 131, 118, XXVIII p. Small-8°, original cloth binding.
1904rif. 168902London, Upcott Gill, 1904. 1st ed. With 67 illutr., x, 118, XXVIII, 15 p. 8°, original clothbinding.
1912rif. 168863London, L. Upcott Gill, 1912. 3rd ed. With frontispiece and numerous plates, 136, 96, 109, 120, XXIV, 19 p. 8°, original cloth-bound.
rif. 169302London, Bazaar. 5. ed., 4 divisions in 1 book. With frontispiece, 24 illustr. on plates and 320 illustr. in the text, xv, 136, 96, 144, 128, xxix 8°, original clothbinding.
19048vo., with frontispiece and very numerous woodcut illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; original green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers, hinges tender (but binding entirely sound), a very good, bright, clean copy. With advertisement at front and 20pp catalogue at rear. 'A very complete book on late-nineteenth century angling methods (Hampton)'. Contains sections on Coarse Fish, Pike, Game Fish and Salt Water. Sound copy of a substantially enlarged nineteenth-century angling classic first published in 1888. Hampton, p.74.
1939rif. 1165985Washington, National Geographic Society, (1939). 4to. 337 S. m. 545 überwiegend farbigen, teils ganzseitigen Abb. OLwd (gering fl. u. begriffen, Vordergelenk gelockert, Vors. gebräunt).
2017The Title 'The Book of Camping and Woodcraft: a Guidebook For Those Who Travel in the Wilderness written/authored/edited by Horace Kephart', published in the year 2017. The ISBN 9789351288015 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 353 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Sports & Outdoors / Hunting & Fishing / Hunting. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-
2017The Title 'The Book of Camping and Woodcraft: a Guidebook For Those Who Travel in the Wilderness written/authored/edited by Horace Kephart', published in the year 2017. The ISBN 9789351288022 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 353 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Sports & Outdoors / Hunting & Fishing / Hunting. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-
1904rif. 28707L Upcott Gill 1904. 8vo. with frontispiece and very numerous woodcut illustrations a number full-page in the text; original green cloth upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt patterned endpapers hinges tender but binding entirely sound a very good bright clean copy. With advertisement at front and 20pp catalogue at rear. 'A very complete book on late-nineteenth century angling methods Hampton'. Contains sections on Coarse Fish Pike Game Fish and Salt Water. Sound copy of a substantially enlarged nineteenth-century angling classic first published in 1888. Hampton p.74. L Upcott Gill, hardcover
1936rif. 16984Bazaar Exchange & Mart Office n.d. c.1936. 4 works in 1 vol. 8vo. Seventh Edition the four divisions separately titled and paginated with a frontispiece 23 plates and over 320 illustrations and diagrams in the text; original plum cloth upper board with blind frame border enclosing title and author lettered in gilt gilt back backstrip lightly sunned but all lettering wholly legible else a very good bright clean copy. With trade advertisements throughout. The work comprises Division I: Angling for Coarse Fish. Fifth Edition revised Courtney Williams; Division II: Angling for Pike. Tenth Edition revised Courtney Williams; Division III: Angling for Game Fish. Seventh Edition revised Courtney Williams; Division IV: Angling in Salt Water. Sixth Edition revised Arthur Bell. A very nice copy of 'the most widely read work on angling in the world' Publisher's Note. Hampton p.75. Bazaar, Exchange & Mart Office, hardcover
1870rif. 31795Frederick Warne 1870. 8vo. Second Edition on laid paper with coloured lithographed frontispiece original tissue guard present; the guard offset as intended 8 plates in monochrome and 17 illustrations in the text half-title and blank preliminaries very lightly spotted; original coarse-grain red cloth sides ruled in gilt back lettered in gilt and blocked with a pike motif gilt top bevelled boards uncut black endpapers a remarkably well-preserved bright clean crisp copy in wholly unrestored contemporary themed binding. With 2pp of publisher's advertisements at end and contemporary binder's ticket of Burn & Co on rear paste-down. Lovely copy of the second edition of this angling classic first published in 1865. AN UNUSUAL COPY IN THAT THE FRONTISPIECE IS COLOURED WHEREAS HAMPTON STATES MONOCHROME. A third and final edition followed in 1876. EXTREMELY SCARCE ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Hampton p.222; Westwood & Satchell pp.168-9. Frederick Warne, hardcover