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WOLFF Eldon G. |
Air Guns
1968.
rep Edn,.
Milwaukee Museum.
Milwaukee, S?.
Vi -198 pages, lge 8vo, illustrated in b/w from photographs and line drawings, pictorial card covers, a fine copy. A comprehensive work on the history and development of the air gun, and the Milwaukee Museum collection of guns with the much-needed index which did not appear in the first edition. ?30
[23777] |
£30.00 |
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WOLFF Eldon G. |
Air Guns
1996.
rep Edn,.
Michael R Parks.
Benton Arkansas.
x-166 pp, lge 8vo, illustrated in b/w from photographs and line drawings, pictorial card covers, a fine copy. A comprehensive work on the history and development of the air gun, and the Milwaukee Museum collection of guns with the much-needed index which did not appear in the first edition.
[23779] |
£26.00 |
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WOLFF Eldon G. |
Air Guns
1996.
rep Edn,.
Milwaukee Museum.
Milwaukee, S?.
lge 8vo, 166 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, pictorial card covers, a fine copy. A comprehensive work on the collection at the museum, the 3rd printing has a much needed index.
[21635] |
£35.00 |
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WOLVERTON Lord |
Five Months' Sport In Somali Land
1894.
1st Edn,.
Chapman Hall Ltd.
108 pages, illus from photographs by Colonel Paget, some foxing to large folding map, spotting to blank end papers, with ownership name to front paste down "G.D.Chapman - 97", Rowland Ward sticker to corner, very occasional pencil underlining and margin notes to text. Original tan cloth, gilt title and lion vignette to upper board, professional neat repair to base of spine. Wolverton also hunted oryx, kudu, gazelle and crocodile, wolf and lion. Czech 307
[21366] |
£200.00 |
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Wood J B |
Beretta Automatic Pistols The Collector's and Shooter's Comprehensive Guide
1985.
1st Edn.
Stackpole Books.
Harrisburg USA.
192 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs and line drawings many by the author. A fine copy in price clipped DJ. A comprehensive and detailed work on the pistol, showing individual photos of the guns.
[22975] |
£50.00 |
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WOOD Samuel |
British Bird Preserver, or How to Skin, Stuff and Mount Birds And Animals
n/d circa 1877.
1st Edn,.
Frederick Warne And Co.
128 pages, adverts, frontis illus and numerous text illus, verso of title page 2 small coloured stickers unrelated, lacking the paper spine, but a tight copy, original pictorial paper covered boards showing bird scene to upper board. Wood describes himself as a naturalist and professional bird preserver, The contents give details of tools and equipment required skinning etc, also habits of birds and mammals with notes and setting them up.
[6575] |
£55.00 |
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Woodend Herbert |
British Rifles A Catalogue Of The Enfield Pattern Room
1981.
1st.
Enfield Pattern Room.
vii 79 pages, 4to., illustrations of the guns from photographs with accompanying text, pictorial card covers, vg. The author was custodian of the pattern room, over 400 guns listed from muzzle loading guns to magazine rifles.
[23763] |
£25.00 |
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WOODYATT Major General Nigel |
My Sporting Memories Forty Years With Note Book And Gun
1923.
1st Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins.
x 320 pages, illustrated in b/w from photographs, some spotting to the contents. Publishers green cloth titled in black, very good. hunting in India and Nepal, nearly a third of the book is devoted to tiger hunting. Czech 232
[23407] |
£60.00 |
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WOOLLEY Roger |
The Fly Fisher's Flies
1948.
2nd Edn,.
The Fishing gazette Ltd.
59 pages, 12mo. illus, publishers green rexine binding gilt title to upper board vg. This new edition has been revised by the author and includes illustrations of nearly 200 flies.
[19755] |
£25.00 |
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WOOLLEY Roger |
Modern Trout Fly Dressing
1932.
1st Edn,.
Fishing Gazette.
VIII 224 pages, full page plates + 1 folding, brown rexine binding, vg.
[20067] |
£25.00 |
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WORMALD J. |
How To Increase A Stock Of Partridges
nd circa 1912.
2nd.
The Field & Queen (Horace Cox) Ltd.
36 pages, Frontis and 5 full page illustrations from photographs. Publishers maroon cloth with gilt title to the upper cover VG. Being a detailed account of how to work the "Euston" system, and others. Chute 685
[23022] |
£25.00 |
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WORTHINGTON S.and E.B. |
Inland Waters Of Africa, The Result Of Two Expeditions To The Great Lakes Of Kenya And Uganda, With Accounts Of Their Biology, Native Tribes And Development
1933.
1st Edn,.
Macmillan.
XIX 259 pages, frontis illus of a "monster nile perch" + 39 b/w plates from photographs, large folding map, publishers brown cloth, vg. Includes chapters on fish, flesh and fowl, primitive fishermen, farming the waters, angling for trout etc.,
[16072] |
£55.00 |
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Wright, R. G. and Dewar, Douglas |
The Ducks of India: Their Habits, Breeding Grounds and Migrations; together with other Useful Information for the Sportsman and Observer.
1925.
1st.
HF & G Witherby.
231 pages, Top edge gilt large 8vo 22 full page plates in colour. VG in the original good DJ, DJ with some loss and closed tears old repairs to verso now in a removable clear sleeve, unusual to find in DJ.
[23560] |
£85.00 |
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YARRELL, W. |
On the growth of the Salmon in Fresh Water. With six coloured illustrations of the fish, of the natural size, exhibiting its character and exact appearance at various stages during the first two years.
1839.
1st Edn.
John van Voorst.
(2), 3, (1) Landscape-folio, with 3 fine hand-coloured engraved plates showing illustrations of the fish, of the natural size, exhibiting its character and exact appearance at various stages during the first two years. in various stages plate one. 3 fish plate two, 2 fish the final plate a fully formed fish. The plates and text in fine condition with no foxing. The fine plates are drawn by C. Curtis and are hand-coloured to a high standard. Recently bound in ? dark red cloth over marbled paper covered boards with gilt matching cloth title label to the upper cover. The original printed grey paper covers are bound in; A very good + copy. "The drawings by Mr. C. Curtis illustrating Mr. Yarrell's paper were exhibited to the British Association at Newcastle and were then much admired. The coloured engravings from these now published, are executed with great minuteness and delicacy" (Annals of Natural History, Volume 4, page 344, 1840). Nissen ZBI 4489
[23942] |
£360.00 |
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YARRELL William |
A History Of British Fishes 2 volumes + Supplement
1836 / 1839.
1st.
John Van Vorst.
3 Vols, xxxvii- 408- 472 ? 72 All edges gilt, illustrated with nearly 400 woodcuts, supplement illustrations bookplate of Albert Harrison to each volume. Some spotting to the blank prelims. Bound in a later 19th century ? dark green morroco marbled sides, the spines evenly faded to brown a vg set. . Westwood and Satchell page 244 "Indispensable in every English anglers library as a work of reference, Yarrell's work contains many useful hints in connection with the sport".
[23506] |
£180.00 |
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YATES Chris |
The Deepening Pool
1990.
1st Edn,.
Unwin Hyman.
192 pages., Small 4to illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs, pictorial end-papers. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. A fine copy in dust-wrapper. "The chronicle of a compulsive angler in pursuit of barbel, carp, pike and more.
[23649] |
£30.00 |
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YATES Chris |
Four Seasons Fishing Diaries being the fishing diaries of Christopher Yates June 1977 March 1981
1996.
1st Edn.
Medlar Press.
Ellesmere.
252 (2) pages, illustrated with text drawings to text, a loose original photograph of Chris fishing in a punt and a loose facsimile of the author's hand-drawn map of Redmire Pool. A title-page label signed by Chris Yatesumber 295 of a limited edition of 1489, two tone green cloth with title and float to upper board with gilt border a fine copy so often found without the loose photo and map.
[23661] |
£100.00 |
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YATES Chris, JAMES Bob, MILES Hugh |
A Passion For Angling
1993.
1st Edn,.
Merlin Unwin/BBC Books,.
Ludlow & London,.
191 pages, 4to. Colour photographs throughout, and b/w illustrations by Rodger McPhail. Compliments slip from Merlin Unwin Books, SIGNED by Chris Yates and Bob James pasted onto the front-end paper, a fine copy in DJ.
[23634] |
£38.00 |
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YATES Christopher |
Casting At The Sun The Reflections Of A Carp Fisher
1986.
1st Edn,.
Pelham.
232 pages, b/w illustrations from photographs by the author, + illustrations by Clare Hatcher, pictorial end-papers.Foreword by "BB" vg in dj , dj has light rubbing to head of spine . A modern classic on carp fishing.
[15305] |
£65.00 |
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YATES Christopher |
Casting At The Sun The Reflections Of A Carp Fisher
1986.
1st Edn,.
Pelham.
232 pages, b/w illustrations from photographs by the author, + illustrations by Clare Hatcher, pictorial end-papers.Foreword by "BB"a fine copy in dj . A modern classic on carp fishing.
[14197] |
£80.00 |
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Yates Christopher |
FALLING IN AGAIN: TALES OF AN INCORRIGIBLE ANGLER.
1998.
1st Edn.
Merlin Unwin Books.
Ludlow.
211 pages, Illustrated with drawings to chapter-heading by the author. Signed by Chris Yates on the half title page. A fine copy in likewise DJ. . "In this rich collection of angling tales, Chris Yates has paired together his experiences of carp, barbel, pike, roach, gudgeon, chub, even bass".
[23672] |
£85.00 |
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Yates Christopher |
HOW TO FISH.
.
1st Edn.
Hamish Hamilton.
256 pages, Chapter heading vignettes pictorial end papers, signed by Chris Yates on the half title. Maroon cloth, spine titled in silver. title a fine copy in DJ. A collection of his angling reminiscences, mostly about perch fishing.
[23657] |
£40.00 |
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YORK Edward Duke of (editor BAILLIE GROHMAN Wm A.and F.) |
The Masters Of Game By Edward Second Duke Of York The Oldest Book On Hunting
1904.
1st thus.
Ballantyne Hanson and Co.
liii 286 pages, TEG, folio, illustrated with 52 facsimile photogravure plates and monotint reproduction with descriptive tissue guards with a forward by Theodore Roosevelt. 1 of a limited edition of 600 copies signed by Baillie Grohman and numbered this being 19, spotting to the contents. Recently bound in half dark brown morroco cloth sides with the gilt circular seal of Edward 2nd Duke of York from the original edition laid down to the upper cover.. One of the oldest and well-known books published in the English language on hunting deer, boar, fox, hare etc. Circa 1406-1413. Schwerdt Vol.2 page 305.
[23102] |
£600.00 |
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YORK Edward Duke of (editor BAILLIE GROHMAN Wm A.and F.) |
The Masters Of Game By Edward Second Duke Of York The Oldest Book On Hunting
1904.
1st thus.
Ballantyne Hanson and Co.
liii 286 pages, TEG, folio, illus with 52 facsimile photogravure plates and monotint reproduction with descriptive tissue guards with a forward by Theodore Roosevelt. 1 of a limited edition of 600 copies signed by Baillie Grohman and numbered this being 153, some spotting to the contents , but overall contents clean, Bound in the original brown reversed calf with the gilt circular seal of Edward 2nd Duke of York to the upper cover. Recased with the spine relayed showing some old loss and marking, rubbing to the lower outer corners. Unusual to find in the original binding in any state. One of the oldest and well-known books published in the English language on hunting deer, boat, fox, hare etc. Circa 1406-1413. Schwerdt Vol.2 page 305.
[22476] |
£720.00 |
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YOUNG Andrew |
The Angler And The Tourist's Guide To The Rivers, Lakes And Remarkable Places In The Northern Counties Of Scotland To Which Is Added Instructions To Young Anglers
1857.
1st Edn,.
Adam and Charles Black.
Edinburgh.
IV 117 pages, 12mo, large folding map before title, strengthened on fold some discolouration to free EP. Original green cloth within fishing devices, repeated in blind stamp to rear board, even fading to spine.
[16921] |
£140.00 |
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YOUNG Archibald |
The Angler's & Sketchers Guide to Sutherland
1880.
1st Edn,.
William Patterson.
Edinburgh.
11930 pages, folding map before title, spotting to EP's, publisher's green cloth, gilt title to upper board, a vg copy of the scarce 1st edition. Salmon and trout fishing in the area with a chapter on flies and tackle.
[14098] |
£85.00 |
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YOUNG Archibald |
The Angler's & Sketchers Guide to Sutherland
1881.
2nd Edn,.
editor William Patterson.
Edinburgh.
X 130 pages, advs, folding map, inner hinge paper cracked, original brown cloth with gilt title to upper board, this edition has extra material.
[2985] |
£65.00 |
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YOUNG FISHERMAN |
The Young Fisherman A Complete Guide To Angling Showing The Tackle And Bait Required, The Rivers, Ponds etc.,
nd circa 1856.
. Edn,.
H Elliot.
11 pages, adverts, printed blue paper covers showing fish vignette and title to upper flap, advert to rear. No 4 of Eliot's one penny pamphlets, small circular bookplate of Alan John Jarvis to verso of front flap, vg contained in 1/4 leather drop over box. W/S94
[17335] |
£200.00 |
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Young S & Sons |
Youngs Sporting Appliances Guns And Sundries No 2
nd Circa 1926.
S Young & Sons.
Misterton Somerset.
64 pp Landscape 8vo text illustrations throughout. Publishers printed blue paper covers VG. A comprehensive catalogue covering traps, air pistols and rifles, walking stick gun for .410, sword sticks, rifles, shotguns etc
[23184] |
£45.00 |
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Young S & Sons |
Youngs Sporting Appliances Guns And Sundries No 2
1961.
Crewkerne Somerset.
64 pages, illus throughout, printed red card covers ownership name to upper cover and single punch hole to upper inner corner. VG includes traps game keeping equipment, nets, calls shotguns and air guns, etc all well illustrated.,
[22449] |
£30.00 |
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YOUNG Stamford Sheridan |
The Three Rifles
1878.
2nd Edn,.
William Clowes & Sons.
84 pages, advs, text illus, original pictorial paper covered boards, some old marking, corners rubbed, new paper spine, g+. A treatise on the snider, British Military small bore and match rifle shooting with the muzzle and breech loader and an additional chapter on the history of small arms. Riling 1038
[10901] |
£125.00 |
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YOUNGER John |
On River Angling And Salmon And Trout: More Particularly As Practised In The Tweed And Its Tributaries
1840.
1st 2nd issue Edn,.
William Blackwood and Sons.
Edinburgh.
94 pages, AEG, 16mo, 1 page table of salmon flies, publishers limp green cloth, gilt title and fish vignette to upper board, cloth slightly faded but still a vg+ copy of a fragile and scarce book. John Younger was a shoemaker at Kelso who enjoyed a great local reputation as an angler and fly dresser. WS 244
[14008] |
£900.00 |
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YOUNGER John |
River Angling For Salmon And Trout
1864.
rep Edn,.
Kelso.
XII 220 pages, frontis illus of the author, original blind stamped cloth with gilt fishing vignette to upper boards, slight mottling to rear boards, still a vg copy. This is the last edition with a 35 page memoir of the author and a list of tweed salmon flies also includes chapter on creeper fishing. John Younger was a shoemaker at Kelso who enjoyed a great local reputation as an angler Westwood Satchell 244
[6368] |
£150.00 |
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YOUNGER John |
River Angling For salmon And Trout With A Memoir And A List Of Tweed Salmon Casts
1995.
rep Edn,.
Fisherman''s Classic Library.
Bovey Tracey.
xviii 220 pages, advs, frontis illus of the author, 1/4 red leather binding, reprinted from the 1860 edition which has a memoir of the author, a fine copy in slipcase limited to 1000 copies.
[19252] |
£32.00 |
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YOUNGER John |
River Angling For Salmon And Trout With A Memoir Of The Author Together With Treatise On The Salmon, And A List Of The Tweed Salmon Casts
1860.
2nd Edn,.
J. & J. H. Rutherford.
Kelso.
xliv 206 pages, advs, portrait illus of the author, original blind stamped green cloth with gilt fishing vignette to upper boards, small chip to cloth at head of spine, a vg copy. This edition contains "a memoir of the author together with a treatise on the salmon and a list of the Tweed salmon casts" also added 2 chapters on the creeper and stone fly by the editor.
[2393] |
£85.00 |
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YOUNGER Steve |
Fenland Zander
1996.
1st Edn,.
Tahjo.
Kings Lynn.
159 pages, illustrated with colour and b/w photographs and drawings, fine in dj. The fish, history, tackle, and fishing for Zander.
[22930] |
£35.00 |
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YOUNG''S |
Sporting Appliances And Sundries
1962/3.
Crewkerne Somerset.
64 pages, illus throughout, printed red card covers and single punch hole to upper inner corner. VG includes traps game keeping equipment, nets, calls shotguns and air guns, etc all well illustrated.,
[22466] |
£30.00 |
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YUMOTO John M. |
The Samurai Sword A Handbook
1992.
rep Edn,.
Vermont.
191 pages, illus, marks etc, vg in dj.
[10038] |
£20.00 |
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ZOUCH Thomas |
The Life of Izaak Walton Including Notes on his Contemporaries
1823.
1st Prowett Edn.
Septimes Prowett.
ii 93 pages, AEG, 20 plates engraved by Gosden + engraved title, some age browning to plates and text, contemporary full calf decorative central blind stamp to front and rear, spine in 5 compartments, red label corner of board showing wear and to head and tail of spine. Coigney 407
[19609] |
£80.00 |
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ZOUCH Thomas |
The Life of Izaak Walton Including Notes on his Contemporaries
1823.
1st Prowett Edn.
Septimes Prowett.
ii 93 pages, AEG, 20 plates engraved by Gosden + engraved title, and text woodcuts. Armorial bookplate to the front paste down. Contemporary full calf with central blind stamp of the Walton title cartouche from the 1st edition recent matching spine light rubbing to the edges of the boards. Possibly a Gosden binding originally but not signed. Coigney 407
[23452] |
£80.00 |
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