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OUTDOORS RECREATION -- Fishing; Camping
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Beard, Daniel C. FIELD AND FOREST HANDY BOOK: New Ideas for Out of Doors. [First Edn.] 422pp. + index + 4pp. book ads. Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings. Hardcover; green cloth; gilt-stamped spine; rubbed red & green lettering on front cover & spine; otherwise quite good. N.Y.: Scribner, 1906
Beard (1850-1941) combined fondness for outdoors with talent as a book & magazine illustrator to write "American Boys Handy Book" (1882); organized "Sons of Daniel Boone" (1905); helped organize & was first national leader, Boy Scouts of America; wrote over a dozen handicraft books. ||| "Handy Book" shows outdoor & camping things to do/make in all four seasons, using materials at hand, shown in "how to" diagrams & explanations. ||| First Edn. in good condition is uncommon.
# 2855 -- $39.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Breck, E. WAY OF THE WOODS [1910]...FOR SPORTSMEN IN NORTHEASTERN U.S. & CANADA. 430pp. + index. With photos + b&w illustrations. Gilt-stamped pictorial cloth; hardcover; "A.M.N.H. Cancelled" (American Museum of Natural History) stamped on front endpaper; otherwise good. N.Y.: Putnam, 1910
1910 prtg. of 1908 first issue. ||| For hunters & fishermen nearly a century ago; recom- mends clothing, tents, canoes, personal gear, guns, provisions, etc. Many items quote then- current prices.
# 2808 -- $44.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Cheley & Fagans. CAMPER'S GUIDE. (1939 prtg. of 1933 first issue.) 552pp. + index. With
b&w drawings. Hardcover; owner label inside front cover; otherwise good.
N.Y.: Blue Ribbon, 1939
"Roughing it" kind of camping, using only an axe & jacknife to build a shelter; reading maps & animal tracks; signaling; cooking; the compass; camping hints; etc.
# 2802 -- $27.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Crowell, Norman. SPORTSMAN'S PRIMER. [1907 edn.] 189pp. With 16 cartoon drawings by W. Morgan. Old rubberstamp on front free endpaper reads: "Office Copy / 1st edition." Then, in pencil: "2000 [printed?], June 21 / 07." N.Y.: Outing Publishing Co., 1907
Humorous commentaries on 1900s-era football, baseball, duck hunting, automobiling, tennis, horse racing, golf, trap shooting, etc.
# 1212 -- $55.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Ovington, Ray. TACTICS ON TROUT. (First Edn.) 286pp. + appendixes. Detailed b&w drawings. Hardcover; upper tip of front cover bumped; otherwise good. N.Y.: Knopf, 1969
"Thirty-four basic situations...exist on all trout streams...we will fish them together...under typical weather & water conditions...with all kinds of flies--streamers & bucktails, wet flies, nymphs, & dry flies."
# 2806 -- $15.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Talleur, Richard. FLY-FISHING FOR TROUT: a Guide for Adult Beginners. 252pp. + index.
With 16 color photos of flies + b&w drawings & photos. Hardcover; dust jacket has tiny chip at
foot of front cover; otherwise good. N.Y.: Winchester Press, 1974
Every aspect of fly-fishing: tackle, flies & fly-tying, entomology, casting, knot-tying. From beginner's fundamentals to intermediate techniques.
# 1077 -- $9.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Tapply, H. SPORTSMAN'S NOTEBOOK & TAP'S TIPS. 329pp. + index. Color drawings.
Hardcover; dust jacket worn; gift inscription on front endpaper.
N.Y.: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1969
Fourth prtg. of 1964 first issue. His most popular articles & tips, collected from 170 articles in Field & Stream magazine.
# -- 2807 -- $18.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Van Dyke, Rev. Henry. FISHERMAN'S LUCK & SOME OTHER UNCERTAIN THINGS.
239pp. With 12 b&w photos. Hardcover; top edges gilt; spine gilt weak; otherwise good.
N.Y.: Scribner, 1900
5th prtg. ||| Van Dyke (1852-1933) devoted fisherman, was also a renowned author, Pres-
byterian clergyman, U.S. Minister to Netherlands (1913-16), and Princeton Univ. Prof from
1899-on. ||| "[His] outdoor essays are in the tradition of Thoreau, Burroughs, & Muir"--DAB.
# 2810 -- $15.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Walton, Izaak & Cotton, Charles. ("Copious Notes, Appendix, etc. by G. W. Bethune D.D.")
THE COMPLETE ANGLER...CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION. [Macaulay Edn.]
2 vo1s.: xxxix + 294pp., and xxx + 207pp. + index + 92pp. appendix. ||| With full-pg. portraits of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton. Also--full-pg. facsimiles of Walton's house, the title pg. of 1653 first prtg. of "The Compleat Angler" and Charles Cotton's Fishing-house on Dove River, England. ||| Hardcover; gilt-stamped spine; collector bookplate inside front cover; spine ends worn; cover tips repaired; contents pp. lightly age-toned; occasional lightly-foxed illustrations; otherwise good. London: Ward Lock & Co., 1891
Bethune's 1847 American version added notes, addenda, and bibliography that created this much-enlarged version. At that time, Westwood's Chronicle said "The intrinsic merit of the book, however, is so great, that we hope some day to see it taken up by a publisher on our [British] side of the Atlantic..." In 1891 Ward Lock & Co. did just that . ||| Comprises: "To the Reader...Especially to the Honest Angler"; "Complete Angler -- [Part I]"; "Life & Writings of Charles Cotton, Esq."; "Complete Angler -- [Part II]"; Appendix -- "American Species of Fishes"; "Trout Fishing on Long Island"; bibliographies; index pp. ||| And -- By the American Editor -- "Some Notices of Fishing, and Books on Fishing Before Walton." TOGETHER 2 VOLS.
# 2868 -- $77.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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MIND-FARE -- Anglo-Saxon / Old English; The British Experience in Iraq; Baseball
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Bright, James W.; ed. GOSPEL OF SAINT LUKE IN ANGLO-SAXON...from Manuscripts. [First Edn.] 158pp. + 10pp. book ads. Hardcover; blue cloth, gilt-stamped spine; several folds unopened; book block untrimmed; condition quite good. Oxford: Clarendon, 1893
Includes Notes, & Glossary.
# 2858 -- $46.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Sievers, Eduard; Albert S. Cook (trans.). AN OLD ENGLISH GRAMMAR. 249pp. + various language indexes + 8pp. book ads. Hardcover; spine ends worn; cover tips bumped; ink name on front endpaper; contents pp. lightly age-toned; otherwise, condition good.
Boston: Ginn, 1893
2nd edn. of 1885 first issue. /// WITH: Gordon, R. ANGLO-SAXON POETRY
SELECTED & TRANSLATED... 367pp. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no
card pocket or spine marks/label; spine ends lightly worn; otherwise good. London: Dent/ Everyman's, 1930 ||| Beowulf; Finnesburh; Waldhere; Widsith; Deor; The Wanderer; The Seafarer; Wife's Lament; Husband's Message; Wulf & Eadwacer; The Ruin; Charms; Genesis; Exodus; Daniel; Christ & Satan; Juliana; Fates of the Apostles; Andras; Elene; Dream of the Rood; Physiologus; Guthlac; Doomsday; etc. TOGETHER 2 VOLS.
# 2968 -- $31.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Longrigg, Stephen Hemsley. IRAQ, 1900 TO 1950: a Political, Social, and Economic History. 398pp. + appendixes + indexes. With b&w foldout map of Iraq inside rear cover. "Issued under auspices of the Royal Institute of International Affairs." Hardcover; Hamilton College bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/ labels; cover tips lightly worn; otherwise, condition rather good. London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1953
Middle East historian/British Brigadier Longrigg (1893-1979), Iraq government administrator during the 1917 British Occupation and 1920-32 Mandate. He details history of "Iraq" (the former Turkish provinces of Basra, Baghdad, Mosul) from 1900 to early 1950s. ||| His matter-of-fact account thoroughly covers the eventually independent nation, its people, foreign-owned banks and oil companies, anti-West agitation, tribal and political leaders, & hostility to Israel. ||| Could his first-hand knowledge...of the country's sects, rivalries, & internal workings...have been very useful...after the rapid overthrow of the Government, but before Iraq was driven to anarchy and chaos? ||| Located at Univ. of Chicago, Harvard, & Library of Congress.
# 2580 -- $49.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Ritter, Lawrence; & Honig, David. THE IMAGE OF THEIR GREATNESS. 369pp. + index. Over 500 b&w photos of legendary players & games. Hardcover; gilt-stamped spine; binding tight; contents clean; condition good. N.Y.: Crown, 1979
Remember when 2 dollars bought a bleacher seat to see the game, two "oh-so-good" hot dogs, a box of Crackerjack, & a few cents change?...when players signed their autographs -- for free -- if you asked?...when players worked Winter jobs so their families could eat in the off-season? ||| It's all here, from pitcher Chris Mathewson & catcher Roger Bresnahan (NY Giants World Series 1905) through Joltin' Joe DiMag, "Say Hey" Willie Mays, Satchel "Don't look back" Paige, Yaztremski, Mantle & Maris, Reggie, Leo the Lip Durocher, "Dem Brooklyn Bums," Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson, Stengel, Stan the Man, The Bambino...these were our "Boys of Summer."
# 1128-- $15.50 --includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Albertson, Alice O. NANTUCKET WILD FLOWERS. 425pp. + index. With 73 full-pg. b&w line drawings, including 8 with printed colors added to flower petals. Hardcover; spine ends lightly worn; 8pp. with small dog-ear at upper corner; top edges gilt (dull); contents clean; binding tight. N.Y.: Putnam, 1921
Albertson was curator of Maria Mitchell Association, honoring Mitchell (1818-89), America's first professional woman astronomer, who was awarded a gold medal by the King of Denmark for her discovery of a new comet. She was elected a Fellow of the AAAS; was Prof of Astronomy at newly-founded Vassar College. ||| Located at Library of Congress, Harvard Univ. Library. ||| Now, the Association conducts research & education programs in the Nantucket house where Maria Mitchell was born.
# 2597 -- US $62.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Chidamian, Claude. BONSAI MINIATURE TREES--SELECTION, CULTURE, CARE. 94pp. + index. With photos + b&w drawings. Hardcover; name on front endpaper; otherwise good.
N.Y.: Van Nostrand, 1955
Bonsai grower for some 20 years discusses suitable plants; containers; soil; pruning & shaping; maintenance; etc. "The value of bonsai cannot be measured in dollars...but in the enduring beauty & interest they bring the grower."
# 2781 -- $11.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Ely; Helena Rutherfurd. A WOMAN'S HARDY GARDEN. 209pp. + index + 3pp. publisher ads. Frontispiece + 48 b&w full-pg. photos. Hardcover; top edges gilt, others untrimmed; spine age-soiled & with eroded lettering; otherwise good. NY: Macmillan, 1903
American gardening classic, reprinted within 2 & 6 months after first issue; latest re-issue in 1990. ||| Covers: soil preparation; laying out a garden & borders around a house; how to plant a small plot; seed-bed; annuals, perennials, biennials; roses; lilies; Spring-flowering bulbs; shrubs; best ways of watering; lawns; etc.
# 2981 -- $37.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Holmes, E. ROSE GARDEN PRIMER. 205pp. + index. With b&w photos. Hardcover; spine ends lightly worn; cover tips repaired; otherwise good. N.Y.: De la Mare, 1930
Origins; history; classification; varieties; planting; propagation; pruning; insects; etc.
# 2762 -- $14.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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McCurdy, R. BOOK OF GARDEN FLOWERS. 295pp. + index. Illus. with 24pp. in color + 16pp. in b&w. Hardcover; color label on cover; gilt stamping is dull; otherwise good.
N.Y.: Doubleday, 1932
Common & Latin names; appearance; classified by seasons; starting times; sizes at maturity; etc.
# 2761 -- $12.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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McFarland, J.H.; ed. AMERICAN ROSE ANNUAL...1928 Yearbook of Rose Progress. [First Edn.] 246pp. + index + 16pp. rose-related ads. With foldout color frontispiece + 13 b&w full-pg. photos. Hardcover; spine faded; spine ends worn; some plate margins lightly spotted, not affecting photos; otherwise good. Harrisburg: American Rose Society, 1928
Features successful methods used by 21 rose growers in upper-Midwest Blizzard Country-- (Idaho to Illinois, Montana to Michigan, & Alberta to Ontario). /// WITH: Jensen, J. "SIFTINGS, Major portion of THE CLEARING, & COLLECTED WRITINGS." Hardcover; condition good. Chicago: Seymour, 1956 ||| Reprint of Danish-born landscape architect's 1939 "Siftings"; & 1949 "The Clearing"; with miscellaneous thoughts. Mr. Jens Jensen first earned Chicago's appreciation for his series of neighborhood small parks, soon followed by his successful development of Illinois State Parks.
# 2944 -- $33.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Roberts, J.L.; L. Barron, ed. MODERN DAHLIAS. (First Edn.) 207pp. + index. With b&w in-text line drawings. Hardcover; bottom & fore edges untrimmed; otherwise good.
Garden City: Doubleday Doran, 1938
Planting & Location; Soil; Right Time to Plant; Staking; Planting Roots; Using Plants; Fertilizing; Cultivating, Watering, Mulching; Insects & Diseases; Propagation; Disbranching & Disbudding; Root Storage; "Cloth House" & other protection; Growing for Exhibition; Displaying & Judging Exhibits; History & Present Classification.
# 2767 -- $15.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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Taylor, Norman. COLOR IN THE GARDEN / FRAGRANCE IN THE GARDEN. (2 First Edns.-in-one.) 110/103pp. + index. Hardcover; spine ends lightly worn; owner label on front
endpaper; otherwise, condition good. N.Y.: Van Nostrand, 1953
Taylor (1883-1967), American botanist & Plant Curator at Brooklyn Botanic Garden; later, wrote books about plants & gardens that became standard works. ||| "Color" outlines plans for color borders where white, pink, yellow, blue, red, or gray & lavender flowers are dominant. ||| "Fragrance" arranges flower odors among shrubs, trees, vines, annuals,
perennials, etc.; tells how to prepare perfume from flowers; how to make potpurri & sachet.
# 2771 -- $20.50 -- includes Media Mail Insured delivery to "Lower 48" U.S. States.
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