Adamson, George.

Bwana Game. The Life Story of George Adamson.

London: Collins & Harvill Press, 1968. 1968. London: Collins & Harvill Press, 1968. 1968. Very good. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in tan cloth titled in gilt on the spine, laid into a pictorial dust wrapper. The endpapers are illustrated with a map. The edges of the dust jacket are slightly creased and rubbed. 320 pages, Illustrated with a color frontispiece and 38 pages of photographs, including color plates. Very good. First edition. From the library of professional hunter Bill Ryan, signed by him on the half-title with his Nairobi address. In a tribute to Bill Ryan (c.1908-1985) in Gamecoin Magazine, Chuck Ennis writes of him: "Bill was one of Kenya's best liked and well-known professional hunters". Bill Ryan arrived in Kenya from South Africa when he was 11 years old. He quickly became a crack shot and an expert horseman. He spoke several African languages fluently. After serving in World war II h went into the saw milling business. In 1954 he took up professional hunting full time. He was eagerly sought after and escorted many celebrities throughout East Africa - including Ernest Hemingway, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper Bing Crosby and others. During the last 14 years of his life he resided in Nairobi and Malindi with his dear friend "Bimbetta", the widow of Ambassador Lincoln MacVeagh, Virginia. Very good .

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Book number: 98672

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: BIOGRAPHY; SPORTING; BIG GAME HUNTING' AFRICA; BWANA GAME; THE LIFE STORY OF GEORGE ADAMSON; BILL RYAN; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; 1ST EDITION; FIRST EDITION; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Albee, Louise Rankin; compiler

The Bartlett Collection: A List of Books on Angling, Fishes, and Fish Culture in Harvard College Library. Library of Harvard University Bibliographical Contributions. Edited by Justin Winsor, Librarian. No. 51

(Storrs-Mansfield, CT: Maurizio Martino Publisher), n.d. [circa 1996]. n.d. [circa 1996]. (Storrs-Mansfield, CT: Maurizio Martino Publisher), n.d. [circa 1996]. n.d. [circa 1996]. Fine. - Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt. 180 pp. Fine.

Reprint, limited to 150 copies, of the 1896 Harvard University edition. Fine .

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Book number: 6513

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: SPORTING; ANGLING; FISHING; BARTLETT COLLECTION; CATALOGUE; HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY; LOUISE RANKIN ALBEE; REFERENCE; LIMITED EDITION REPRINT. (Sporting). (Angling). THE BARTLETT COLLECTION: A LIST OF BOOKS ON ANGLING, FISHES, AND FISH CULTURE IN HARVA

Aldridge, James Henry "Jim", Sportsman, Horse Breeder, Founder of Richmond Park Stud Australia.

4-Page Autograph Letter Signed: James Henry Aldridge, Famed Australian Horse Breeder, Writes to Lady Londonderry, from Whom He Purchased the Great Sire Pistol, Regarding Pistol's Successful Progeny.

Richmond Park, [South Australia]: July 12, 1913. 1913. - Approximately 300 words penned on 4 sides of a folded sheet of creamy white paper, with each page measuring 8 inches high by 5 inches wide. "Richmond Park" is printed at the top of the cover page. Aldridge has altered the partially printed date from "1903" to "1913". Started on the cover page, Aldridge has continued his letter on the last page to then conclude on the inner 2 leaves. Signed "J.H. Aldridge" on the inner leaf. Once apparently mounted along the inner edge with glue or tape, there are heavy stains with remnants of glue to the inner edge of the first and last page. There is a tiny tear along the fold with some light brown stains or foxing to all four pages. Good. A RARE LETTER REPLETE WITH HORSE RACING ASSOCIATIONS. Aldridge writes to the Marchioness of Londonderry praising the horse he purchased from her and the Marquis of Londonderry. "You will be pleased to hear Pistol is keeping his name well before the public..I think Pistol will be 5th on the Winning..List in all Australia, of course in this State 'South Australia' he is easily 1st..Londonderry by Pistol Antilles won the Broken Hill Cup a few days ago & the Chairman in presenting the cup to the winner referred to the fact that the horse got his name from his Breeder the Marchioness of Londonderry..[Pistol] is a most prolific father(?) of winners & that is better than one good one & twenty duffers as some sires record. I believe there is only one sire in Australia which has produced more winners this year." He goes on to complain about the season as a whole, mentions some "great loss" that she has had, and he wishes the Marquis well and that "his illness worries will be settled ere long" Signed "J. H. Aldridge". James Henry "Jim" Aldridge (1849-1929) was a popular and highly respected Australian sportsman. he began his career as a hotelier in Adelaide. He managed the Globe Hotel in Rundle Street, a hotel that was popular with sportsmen. He later took charge of the Grand Hotel, Broken Hill and the Gresham Hotel. In 1890, with the intent of establishing a stud farm, he purchased at a Sydney sale the Stallion Carlyon. Carlyon was to be the lord of the harem, so to speak. In addition, he purchased a richly bred brood of a half-dozen mares. Sometime between 1888 and 1890 Aldridge purchased Richmond Park in South Australia from its original owner John Chambers. With the Chester horse Carlyon and the stud established Aldridge rapidly became well-known as a breeder. Carlyon and the thoroughbreds he sired at the Richmond Park stud farm made Aldridge's name famous throughout Australian racing circles. Although still able to perform as a stud, Carlyon was badly injured in 1905. As it happened, however, in 1904 Aldridge had purchased Pistol, the son of the famous English sire Carbine. Pistol was foaled in 1899 and arrived in South Australia as a five year old. He was purchased from the Marquis of Londonderry for the large sum of 1,250 pounds. As a stud, Pistol performed into his 26th year and sired winners of more than 641 races out of 1,423 competitions. Up until Aldredge's death in 1829, the Pistol progeny had won approximately 200,000 pounds in stake money. In atribute after his death, the Chairman of the S.A.J.C. [South Australian Jockey Club] Whitmore Blake Carr ("Doc Carr") wrote: "For years Mr. Aldridge has been one of the best widely known and most popular identities of the turf in South Australia, and one to whom the sport owed much of its maintenance and stability. When he ran horses he did so for the pure love of the sport, and the applause which always attended the success of his colours was a fine tribute by the racing public to the popularity of the owner. He was an exceptionally fine judge of a horse. The gratifying results which have been achieved at Richmond Park, making it stand today so high in the list of studs in the Commonwealth, was due to his sound judgment and ripe experience. Good .

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Book number: 97593

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: SPORTING; JAMES HENRY ALDRIDGE; JIM ALDRIDGE; AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED; SIGNATURE; LADY LONDONDERRY; MARCHIONESS OF LONDONDERRY; MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY; HORSE RACING; SPORT; SIRE PISTOL; BROKEN HILL CUP; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; ADELAIDE; RICHMOND PARK; PISTOL ANT

Baekeland, George

Gunner's Guide

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1948. 1948. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1948. 1948. Very good. - Octavo, cloth, in a dust wrapper. The dust wrapper is rubbed, soiled & chipped with part of the surface of the front panel rubbed away. There are tears to the head of the jacket spine & the top corner of the front panel & the corners of the front flap have been clipped. [xi] & 115 pages. Illustrated in black & white with tables, graphs & diagrams. Very good in a fair dust wrapper.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 11065

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: SPORTING; HUNTING; SHOOTING; GUNS; SHOTGUNS; GUNNER'S GUIDE; GEORGE BAEKELAND; GAME BIRDS; TABLES; STATISTICS; BALLISTICS; SHELLS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Bruette, William A

Sportsmen's Encyclopedia. Compiled by William A. Bruette

New York: Forest and Stream Publishing Co. (1923). (1923). New York: Forest and Stream Publishing Co. (1923). (1923). Good. - Octavo, softcovers bound in light brown paper wraps backed with a limp brown cloth spine. The front cover is titled with a vignette in brown. The covers are creased with a small piece out from the bottom corner of the front cover and an ink marking. The chapters are spearately paginated:105 pages, 41 pages, 23 pages, 71 pages, 56 pages, and 23 pages respectively. Illustrated throughout with diagrams and photographs. The half-title is darkened and several page corners are creased. Good.

The chapters include: I - Shotguns, Rifles and Pistols; II - Dogs; III - Trapping; IV - Angling; V - Camping & Woodcraft; VI - Boat-Building and Boating. Good .

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Book number: 4094

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: SPORTING; SPORT; HUNTING; FISHING; BOATS; SHOTGUNS; RIFLES; PISTOLS; TRAPPING; DOGS; BIRD DOG; HOUNDS; KENNELS; DISEASES; VETERINARY; PUPPIES; BREEDING; TRAINING; RETRIEVING; TRAPPING; TRAPS; GUNS; ANGLING; CAMPING; WOODCRAFT; BOAT-BUILDING.

Buck, Frank Howard.

James B. Pond Presents Frank Buck, Famous Zoological Collector. (Brochure).

New York: The Pond Bureau, circa [1932]. [1932]. - Four-page brochure [11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide]. Softcover. The title page is illustrated with a black & flame-colored image of a rampaging elephant & its young, along with a black-and-white portrait of Frank Buck. The two center pages promote Buck's thrilling jungle stories of encountering and capturing dangerous wild animals with a border of black-and-white sketches of more animals on the attack, as well as native hunters. An account of Buck's career, a list of the animals he has captured and some tributes are included on the fourth page. There is a stain on page 3 & two small lighter stains on page 4. The brochure has been folded twice. Very good Frank Howard Buck [1884-1950] was an American hunter, animal collector and author, as well as a film actor, director and producer. Beginning in the 1910s he made many expeditions into Asia for the purpose of hunting and collecting exotic animals, bringing over 100,000 live specimens back to the United States and elsewhere for zoos and circuses. He co-authored books chronicling his expeditions. The first of these, "Bring 'Em Back Alive", became a bestseller. In the thirties and early forties he starred in seven adventure films based on his exploits, most featuring "fights to the death" with various wild animals. Very good .

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Book number: 94672

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: SPORTING; HUNTING; COLLECTING WILD ANIMALS; JAMES B. POND PRESENTS FRANK BUCK, FAMOUS ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTOR; TOUR MANAGER; ILLUSTRATED PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE; AMERICAN HUNTER; AUTHOR; FILM ACTOR; FILM DIRECTOR.

Cartier, John O

Hunting North American Waterfowl

New York: Outdoor Life Books, (1981). (1981). New York: Outdoor Life Books, (1981). (1981). Very good. - Quarto, cloth, in a dust wrapper. The covers are bumped. The top edge of the dust jacket is lightly chipped with a tear & creasing to the rear panel. viii, [i] & 341 pages. There is very light creasing to the top page corners. Illustrated in black & white. Very good.

Second edition, revised and updated. Very good .

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Book number: 4237

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: SPORTING; HUNTING; SHOOTING; WATERFOWLING; WATERFOWL; DUCK HUNTING; GOOSE HUNTING; GUNS; NORTH AMERICAN; JOHN O. CARTIER; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Drury, Clyde E

Books of the Black Bass. 1st Supplement to the Revised and Enlarged Edition

(Tacoma, WA: published by the author, June 1980). June 1980). (Tacoma, WA: published by the author, June 1980). June 1980). Very good. - Quarto, stapled printed green wraps with image of a black bass on the front wrap. The wraps are lightly soiled with the extremities slightly faded. Title & pp. 47-78, pp. vii & viii & 1 plate in black & tan, plus blank pages with heading "Notes". Very good.

This publication supplements the second edition, which was published in in May 1979 and reprinted in February 1980. Very good .

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Book number: 6528

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: SPORTING; FISHING; FLY-FISHING; ANGLING; FISH; BASS; BLACK BASS; CLYDE E. DRURY; SUPPLEMENT; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHECKLIST; REFERENCE. (Sporting). (Angling). BOOKS OF THE BLACK BASS.1st Supplement to the Revised and Enlarged Edition. Drury, Clyde E.

Elliott, J. H

Fishing for Boys

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. (1961). (1961). London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. (1961). (1961). Very good. - Octavo, green cloth. The spine & extremities are faded. The covers are lightly rubbed with some tiny white marks & with some light staining to the front cover. 156 pages. Color frontispiece, 4 pages of black-and-white illustrations & diagrams in the text. The contents are very good.

Later printing. Very good .

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Book number: 14254

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: SPORTING; FISHING FOR BOYS; J. H. ELLIOTT; FLY-FISHING; ANGLING; RODS; FLOATS; BAIT; ILLUSTRATIONS; DIAGRAMS.

Fearing, Daniel B

Check List of Books on Angling, Fish, Fisheries, Fish-Culture, Etc. In the Library of Daniel B. Fearing... Newport, R. I

Storrs-Mansfield, CT: Maurizio Martino Publisher, n.d. [circa 1995]. n.d. [circa 1995]. Storrs-Mansfield, CT: Maurizio Martino Publisher, n.d. [circa 1995]. n.d. [circa 1995]. Fine. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt. 138 pp. Fine.

Reprint, limited to 150 copies, of the limited edition privately printed in New York in 1901. Fine .

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Book number: 6530

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: SPORTING; ANGLING; FISH; FISHERIES; FISH CULTURE; COLLECTOR; COLLECTION; DANIEL B. FEARING; CATALOGUE; CHECKLIST; REFERENCE; LIMITED EDITION REPRINT. (Sporting). (Angling). CHECK LIST OF BOOKS ON ANGLING, FISH, FISHERIES, FISH-CULTURE, ETC. in the Library

Gingrich, Arnold.

The Fishing in Print: A Guided Tour Through Five Centuries of Angling Literature.

NY: Winchester Press, 1974. 1974. - Large octavo, cloth backed boards, in dust wrapper. There are 3 tiny holes in the cloth of the rear joint. 344 pages, with black & white illustrations throughout. Light foxing to the top edge & the fore-edge of the book. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 37395

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: BIBLIOGRAPHY; SPORTING; ANGLING; FISHING; REFERENCE; ARNOLD GINGRICH; ILLUSTRATIONS. (Sporting). (Angling). THE FISHING IN PRINT: A Guided Tour Through Five Centuries of Angling Literature. Gingrich, Arnold.

Higginson, A. Henry

British and American Sporting Authors: Their Writings and Biographies with a Bibliography by Sydney R. Smith and Foreword by Ernest R. Gee

London and NY: Hutchinson and Co. Ltd. 1951. 1951. London and NY: Hutchinson and Co. Ltd. 1951. 1951. Good. - Quarto, green cloth titled in gilt. The binding is spotted. 443 pp. The blanks are foxed. Illustrated with B&W plates. Good.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 30578

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: SPORTING; A. HENRY HIGGINSON; SPORTING AUTHORS; BRITISH; AMERICAN; BIOGRAPHIES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; SYDNEY R. SMITH; ERNEST R. GEE; PLATES; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION. (Sporting). BRITISH AND AMERICAN SPORTING AUTHORS: Their Writings

(Hogg, Jack). Elliott, Charles

Gone Huntin'

Harrisburg, PA: The Stackpole Company, (1954). (1954). Harrisburg, PA: The Stackpole Company, (1954). (1954). Good. - Octavo, tan cloth titled in brown with vignettes in brown on front cover. The covers are soiled & lightly bumped. ix & 270 pp. There is an owner's stamp on the front pastedown. Full-page & textual illustrations by Jack Hogg. Good. Good .

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Book number: 1555

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: SPORTING; HUNTING; SHOOTING; DEER; ELK; BEAR; ANTELOPE; MOUNTAIN LION; CHARLES ELLIOTT; ILLUSTRATOR; JACK HOGG.

Scrutator [pseudonym of William Knightley Horlock, 1802-1882].

The Science of Foxhunting and Management of the Kennel.

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1868. 1868. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1868. 1868. Good. - Octavo, 7-1/4 inches high by 5 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in three-quarter red morocco and marbled boards, titled in gilt and with gilt images of hounds and foxes on the spine. The endpapers are marbled and the top edge is gilt. The front cover is detached. xvi and 440 deckle-edged pages, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece depicting Belvoir Castle. The endpapers and pastedowns are foxed and the bottom edge of the book is slightly stained. Good. First edition. From the sporting library of Kenneth Baker Schley with his bookplate, designed by Elisha Brown Bird, mounted on the front pastedown. Good .

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Book number: 98008

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: SPORTING; DOGS; SCRUTATOR; THE SCIENCE OF FOXHUNTING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE KENNEL; WILLIAM KNIGHTLY HORLOCK; FIRST EDITION; SPORTING; KENNETH BAKER SCHLEY; ELISHA BROWN BIRD; BELVOIR CASTLE; BOOKPLATE ARTIST; FOX HOUNDS; HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; 1ST EDITION; N

Hughes, Stephen Ormsby

Tight Lines and Dragonflies

Philadelphia, PA and NY: J. B. Lippincott Company, (1972). (1972). Philadelphia, PA and NY: J. B. Lippincott Company, (1972). (1972). Very good. - Octavo, cloth, in dw. The extremities are slightly faded. There is light staining to the top edges of the dw front panel & fold. 155 pp. There is an owner's ink inscription on the front endpaper. Full-page illustrations & head-pieces in B&W from drawings by Charles Saxon. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 1556

Catalogue: Sporting

Keywords: SPORTING; ANGLING; FISHING; FLY FISHING; HUMOR; STEPHEN ORMSBY HUGHES; ILLUSTRATIONS; ILLUSTRATOR; CHARLES SAXON.