WIND KNOTS AND NEAR MISSES
Amwell Press. 1998 NJ, 347pp, illus, ltd to 1000 signed, numbered, slipcased copies. Fishing, big-game hunting and turkey with one of the Amwell Press' more popular authors.
Amwell Press. 1998 NJ, 347pp, illus, ltd to 1000 signed, numbered, slipcased copies. Fishing, big-game hunting and turkey with one of the Amwell Press' more popular authors.
FNAWS. 1980 MN, 1st edn, 167pp, illus. Published by the Foundation of North American Wild Sheep just a few years ago and already hard to get. Dozens of hunting stories on all four American wild sheep.
Witherby & Co. 1907 London, 1st edn, 400pp, photos. Selous hunted around the Macmillan and Yukon Rivers for caribou, moose, wolf and Dall sheep. Although most hunters know Selous for his African books, his North American writings are equally as good.
Longmans, Green, and Co. 1901 London, 2nd, 311pp, illus. A month's sport in Asia Minor after pasang ibex, and two trips to the Rocky Mountains for wapiti, deer and pronghorn. As with all his other books, his writings are superb.
Longmans, Green, and Co. 1900 London, 1st edn, 311pp, illus. A month's sport in Asia Minor after pasang ibex, and two trips to the Rocky Mountains for wapiti, deer and pronghorn. As with all his other books this one is also very well produced.
Edward Arnold. 1904 London, 367pp, illus. After big game in Wyoming in the late 1800s: wapiti, deer, and bighorn sheep; also includes fishing and hunting in Scotland. With illustrations by Edmund Caldwell.
Scribners. 1930 New York, 1st edn, 412pp, illus, gilt moose on cover. The classic on Dall sheep, grizzly, caribou and moose. No finer title available on the subject. Sheldon spent months in Alaska and the Yukon hunting its game.
Scribners. 1912 New York, 1st edn, 246pp, illus, frontis by Rungius. Sheldon hunting the islands off the Alaska and BC coast for elk, bear and caribou by a man who was a pioneer hunter. A first-class North American hunting title without rival.
Premier Press. 1987 Camden, SC, 354pp, illus, ltd to 3000 numbered copies, marbled end papers, all edges gilt, fully leather bound. Charles Sheldon, America's most famous explorer/hunter of the North and the first man to shoot the "Grand Slam" of sheep. An account of hunting the game of the Yukon.....
Scribners. 1911 New York, 1st edn, 354pp, illus, fold-out maps. Charles Sheldon, America's most famous explorer/hunter of the North and the first man to shoot the "Grand Slam" of sheep. An account of hunting the game of the Yukon. Mainly sheep and grizzly. This is the book that contains the.....
The Derrydale Press. 1936 New York, 1st edn, 216pp, illus, limited edition of 950 numbered copies. Stories of hunting, fishing & life in the countryside of Vermont. Hal, 'the captain' in this book, can be compared to Burt Siller, Gordon Macquarrie, William Harnden foster, etc. Well written in a delicate.....
Amwell Press. 1981, 264pp, many illus, ltd edn of 1000 copies, slipcased, signed. Foreword by John Batten. Sheep hunting in the North of British Columbia and the Southern Yukon. William Sheldon was the son of Charles Sheldon and enjoyed sport after Stone sheep and other big game in the Peace.....
Rand McNally & Co. 1890 Chicago, 1st edn, 587pp, illus, deco cover. Hunting throughout North America for Elk Hunting in the Olympic Mountains, Moose hunting in the Rocky Mountains, the Columbia deer in the Pacific Northwest, the Grizzly Bear, the Polar Bear, Big Horn Sheep in the Rocky Mountains, Alligator.....
George H. Doran Company. 1924 (nd, circa) New York, 296pp, illus. This story is the product of seven journeys around the world in a period covering 20 years. Narrow escape from elephants, snake stories, experiences with man-eating lions, lechwe, tsessebe, and the big five.
Rowland Ward. 1903 London, 317pp, illus in color and b&w. Covers the large and small mammals of North America. This is the Rowland Ward edition of this book and a must for the collector who is completing his RW collection.
The C.V. Mosby Co. 1932 St. Louis, 199pp, 100 illus. Richard Sutton was a wealthy sportsman and member of the Royal Geographical Society. He and his wife traveled and hunted all over the world. They produced four books on their hunting travels of which this one is the scarcest. The.....
Amwell Press. 1988 Clinton, NJ, 1st edn, 180pp, illus, ltd to 1000 signed, numbered, slipcased copies. Hailing from Wyoming the author, who is a guide hunts for sheep and elk. Interesting book that has been much overlooked by the sporting press and collectors alike.
G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1906 New York, 240pp, 70 illus, photo inset cover. In the North American game fields for Rocky Mountain bighorn, grizzly, caribou, and deer.
G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913 New York, 1st edn, 330pp, 147 photos. Kodiak bear, general South-East Alaskan hunting. Also on the Kenai for Dall sheep and a trip to Newfoundland. Bear & sheep combined.
Winchester Press & Boone and Crockett Club. 1975 New York, 408pp, illus, bicentennial deluxe edn, ltd to 200 signed slipcased copies. In a series of dramatic, interlocking vignettes, this book recreates the history of the conservation movement in the United States and the men behind it.
Arno Press. 1967 New York, 182pp, illus. An Abercrombie and Fitch Library reprint trapping for valuable furs and hunting in British Columbia. Set in one of the least hospitable regions of the world, the land repaid this rigorous and disdainful sportsman with an abundance of indignity, woe and suffering.
Amwell Press. 1983 NJ, 210pp, illus, ltd to 1000 signed, numbered, slipcased copies. Foreword by Michael McIntosh. Joe Vance has been writing tales about fishing and hunting for decades. Here are some of his best stories.
Doubleday, Page & Co. 1906 New York, 77pp, plus numerous photos. Wallihan was one of the earliest big game photographers of note, and his pictures were primarily taken in Colorado and Wyoming. Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt.
Rowland Ward. 1898 London, 1st edn, xii, 122pp, frontis with tissue guard, photos, 2 unnumbered pages at end. The only fishing book published by Rowland Ward Ltd and the only sporting book written by Ward himself. The book describes an extended fishing trip to Florida that Rowland Ward went on.....
Rowland Ward/Game Coin. 1989 San Antonio, 796pp, illus, large size. Collectors edition, bound in leather limited to 200 copies. Latest edition covers the entire world. In addition to the listings from Rowland Ward, the trophies from the CIC measurement system (Europe, and the Australian Deer Association (ADA) are listed). Over.....