First edition hardcover in mustard cloth covered boards with gilt Lonsdale crown insignia are grubby. Matching mustard buckram cloth spine with gilt titles bumped, board tips rubbed with a bit of cardboard showing. 255 pp heavy stock text clean and tight with 45 b/w photographs. Tidy name on fep of Joseph B. Wiley Jr. dated Dec. 1966. Mr. Wiley: Former Joint Master of Tewksbury Foot Bassets, Oldwick, NU, and involved with the Basset Club as well as The National Beagle Club for 50+ years. Section 1 on Beagling written by C.B. Shepherd, Master of the South Herts Beagles and includes: The H... View More...
Mustard cloth boards with gilt Lonsdale crown insignia show a light dust mard on cover ends. Matching mustard buckram cloth spine with gilt titles straight as are board tips. 255 pp heavy stock text clean and tight with 45 b/w photographs. Prize dedication handwritten on fep states: Baker Memorial Prize presented by the Buckram Beagles to Barbara Bush April 1953. Unclipped dj in new mylar has two chips at head of backstrip but title still clearly legible. Former owner has made some small ink notes on dj flaps and one on rear cover. Section 1 on Beagling written by C.B. Shepherd, Master... View More...
Rare Publisher's Sample Copy 96 pp crisp, unread 6th edition glossy paperback. Text yellowed but not brittle. Rare salesman's sample with text on cover that describes how one can add their company name and details onto the book to give as promotional items. (see photo) View More...
Very good first edition soft cover with light color loss at tips from storage, one micro spot of color loss on glossy cover touched up with matching colored pencil, 48 pp text is crisp and bright w/faint occasional finger smudge in white margins. No names or tears. Funny baseball stories, jokes, anecdotes. View More...
Former library hardcover with pocket and all pages present. Possible first edition, 1965 only date listed. Light shelf wear on lower board edges, text tight, tape marks on endpps. Original, price-clipped dust wrapper lightly sunned on spine and has rear flap corner clipped diagonally through authors small b/w photo there. Jacket displays well in new mylar despite white call tag on foot of spine. 173 pp. Youth baseball fiction. The popular Joe Archibald tells a memorable action story of a mere thrower who learned the hard way to become a pitcher and to be thankful that there are eight othe... View More...
Near fine first edition paperback with negligible wear at tips. Not ex-lib. 273 pp crisp and unmarked. Illust with photos and drawings. 4 chapters with a myriad of subtitles. 1. Get Hooked/ 2. Keep Going/ 3. Enjoy Your Sport, Play it Better/ 4. Know Your Body, Prevent Your Injuries. View More...
Cocked 1st edition magazine with a few turned tips from improper storage. 63 pp includes adverts from local venues. Full of fishing stories, Area Reports, Tide Charts etc. Rare publication in good solid condition. No former owner's names, tears or soil. View More...
Rare 16pp stapled card cover paperback in green background card cover with black titles sunned near spine edge on both covers, internally fine save for the pages which were stapled in, not exactly on the crease of the cover so they are somewhat canted inside. Top staple rusty. "Being a catalogue of books published in England between 1891 and 1943 together with criticisms, to which is added a list of the most important books published prior to that period.""A slim pamphlet recording the 28 falconry books published between Bibliotheca Accipitraria and 1943, together with "A Synopsis of Books on... View More...
1st edition hardcover in orange cloth covered boards with black titles and image of batter at the plate on frt cover. Corners bumped and lightly rubbed. Name on fep, 256 pp crisp and clean with 4 b/w illustrations in the text. Early baseball story. View More...
Orange cloth with black lettering and illustration of two footballs and old fashioned megaphone on frt board. Tips bumped and rubbed with spine ends frayed. Boards soiled with few indentaions along outer edges, front hinge cracked, text shaken but all pages holding fine. No date found, circa 1940. 294 pp with additional sports titles offered on several pages in rear. Vintage juvenile - teenage football fiction and despite it's flaws, is a charming item for decorating or reading. View More...
1st Limited edition hardcover. Corners bumped and lightly rubbed, spine ends a bit more so. Gilt vignette of hunter and dog on cover, somewhat dulled gilt on backstrip. 2" split in leather only (barely noticable) in front gutter. Tiny watermark on foot of page block. Innards fine. 246 pp. Un-numbered limited edition, sporting stories, game bird and deer hunting in the sporting south, includes a chapter on Archibald Rutledge and various recipes for game meats & sauces in rear. Illustrated with photographs. View More...
1st edition magazine without address labels on covers. Lovely, crisp, unmarked condition. 35 pp. Color photo of Coronation King on cover. Negligible color loss at tips. Errata slip laid in along with a FL dealer business card. Articles include: "Old Hand' peruses a documentary on the principal parasitical maladies of the skin and feathers of the racing pigeon. Master Jonathan's Diary A young man's view of the sport by Jonathan Pratt. Mike Henley of Kingsteignton 1st NRC St. Malo 1991. The use of drugs on racing pigeons and the usual monthly columns. View More...
Stated first edition hardcover in blue cloth covered boards with sharp tips and bumped head of spine. Very clean former library copy with a hint of adhesive from formerly placed call tag on spine of dj. Book has two stamps found in text margins, title page has no ex-library stamps. 61pp text tight and clean with many line drawings by Paul Brown throughout. DJ flaps adhered to pastedowns, mylar wrapping over book will keep it in fine form. "Brown and his friends have developed the game to fit conditions found in the average residential grounds. They do not consider a velvety smooth lawn neces... View More...
Rare 2nd printing paperback in wonderful condition. A very practical, water proof, tear proof, simple and easy to use 46 pp book completely illustrated, with instructions, drawings and actual colored photos for processing your deer in the field. Includes everything from hanging it up to wrapping up the steaks and a few recipes as well. View More...
32 pg b/w photo illustrated booklet by a lifelong mink trapper who shares his tips and secrets. Creased vertically, center fold of paper separated and laid in, all complete. No date listed, circa 1960. Good guide to trap any small fur animal. View More...
Tight bright 1st American edition hardcover with very light musty smell in chipped (now protected) illustrated dj. 144 pp. Profusely illustrated with line drawings and grids, this book offers instruction on leading children through exercises and activities designed to emphasize balance and rhythm. Translated from the Swedish by Madeleine Hamilton. View More...
Lovely 1st edition hardcover in green cloth with an almost moire pattern is ruled in dark green with green titles. Extremities bumped, lower tips just rubbed through. Tasteful b/w woodblock style fish and frog bookplate on multicolored green/pink endpapers of Arthur F. Mead. Endpapers and pages lightly age toned at periphery but no unsightly foxing. 91 pps of text plus 22 glorious full page dry point plates, on matte ecru stock same as the heavy gage text, all were pre-signed by the artist prior to publishing and are complete with titles, suitable for framing. Unclipped, original dust wrapper... View More...
First edition in green cloth covered boards with dull but legible gilt spine title. Cloth on backstrip and near gutters wrinkled but no evidence of moisture within. Tips bumped showing color loss but are not rubbed through. Tidy gift dedication and add'l name on fep, second fep spine cracked at head. All pages tight and holding fine. Some foxing on endpps and in margin of second plate. Contains 3 tissue guarded full page b/w plates plus numerous line sketches. 224 pp of charming tales of field and stream from a master sporting poet well illustrated by V. R. Balfour-Browne. Solid working ... View More...
