Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Maine Fishing Maps: volume 2: rivers and streams.

Vanderweide, Harry, · 1988

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Freeport, ME, DeLorme, (1988, 1996). VG lg sz PB. Detailed maps & write-ups of 90 of best rivers & streams in Maine. Owner inscription fep, sl edge wear. 2nd copy 1983, 84.

Fisherman's Bible; over 50 fishing features including ice and surf fishing.

McNally, Tom, Outdoor Editor of the Chicago Tribune, · 1970

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

Chicago, Follett Pub Co., (1970). First Printing. Fair Large sized PB edge wear. Stories on Salmon, bass, trout, bluegills, striped bass, bluefish, sailfish, marlin, muskies, pike, etc.

Maine Lobsterboats: builders and lobstermen speak of their craft.

Thorndike, Virginia L., · 1998

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Camden, Maine, Down East Books, (1998). 1st prntg. VG LG SZ Softcover. Includes press release from publisher.

Vermont River.

Wetherell, W. D. (Inscribed by author), · 1989

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1989). 1st ed 1prntg. VG PB. Love letter to a river,a region the sport of fly fishing and its wondrous objective - the trout. A year in the life of a. writer and fisherman. Inscribed by author on title page "For Chuck and Diana, who may know a special pl...

Fly Fishing in Maine.

Raychard, Al, · 1980

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Maine, Thorndike, (1980). VG PB. Color illustration on front cover. Most complete and authoritative book on fishing in Maine ever writtern by a. noted outdoorsman. Where to go, how to get there, best equipment and techniques to use for the most equipable and productive fly fis...

The Treasury of Angling.

Koller, Larry, · 1963

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Royal Ridge/Golden Press, (1963). VG. Angling is the art of catching a fish with a reel, a line, and a hook. Its roots lie deep in the past. The tradition which. received its form and best expression from Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, permits the angler to be guileful a...

Fly Fishing Tales: literary bait by angling authors.

Williams, Robert Traver, Zane Grey, Ernest Hemingway, and others, · 1994

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

NY, Viking Studio Books, (1994). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Also stories by Nick Lyons, Thomas McGuane, Herbert Hoover, and David James Duncan. Nothing compares to the moment a fish. strikes, the rod jerks, the reel screams, and the fight is on! From salmon fishing off riverbanks i...

Fly Fishing through the Midlife Crisis.

Raines, Howell, · 1993

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Morrow, (1993). 9th ptg. VG in VG DJ. Raines' own experience of the years between 40 and 50 will resonate with countless other men who face aging, divorce, new. romances, growth of children, and the deaths of friends, mentors and relatives. Raines writes of these transitio...

Superior Flies: Cortland Series.

Wright, Leonard M. Jr., · 1989

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Nick Lyons Books/Burford, (1989). VG PB. Understanding what makes an effective durable fly for a variety of fishing experiences can be an invealuable asset for the. dedicated fly fisher. Wright leads beginner and intermediate alike through the best designs and construction...

Fifty Favorite Fly-Fishng Tales.

Santella, Christ, foreword by Brian O'Keefe, · 2006

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, (2006). VG in VG DJ. Expert fly fishers share stories from the sea and stream. Owner inscription front endpaper. An unforgettable collection of stories, all true.

Maine Open Water Fishng Laws 1957 summary.

Cobb, Roland H., Commissioner, Dept of Inland Fisheries and Game, · 1957

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Augusta, ME, Fisheries Dept, 1957. VG PB. Address name and decoration.

A River Runs through It and other stories.

Maclean, Norman, · 1976

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

Chicago, IL, Univ of Chicago Press, (1976). VG PB. "I am haunted by waters," writes Maclean, haunted by the Big Blackfoot River, by memories of his father and brother with. whom he fished, by the uncanny blending of fly fishing with the affections of the heart." Owner inscript...

Practical Bait Casting.

St. John, Larry, · 1918

$21.00 (€19.05 | £15.90 | ¥3,353)

NY, Macmillan, 1918. Advance copy. G ex-library. Stamped by Cold River Camp (A.M.C.), North Chatham, N.H., as Advance Review Copy. Author states that this book is not a. contribution to "Angling Literature" but an attempt to collect some of the traditions of the craft for the ...

At the Water's Edge: a fisherman's progress around Britain.

Perkins, Benjamin, · 1989

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Boston, Godine, (1989). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Perkins was born in Istanul and educated at Trinity College, Oxford. He has been a soldier as well as an estate manager, but. his chief love has always been natural history and Botany and awarded the Gold Medal by the Royal Hosticul...

The Ways of Game Fish featuring reproductions of paintings by Bob Hines and Fred Sweney, etchings by R. H. Palenske.

Williams, Russ, Charles L. Cadieux, edited by Thomas C. Jones, · 1972

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Chicago, J. G. Ferguson Pub Co, (1972). G ex-library. Reproductions of fish on endpapers is an example of the ancient Japanese art of Fish painting, gyotaku, where paint pigments are. placed on the fish, then transferred onto a paper towel by blotting. The artist later adds li...

Trout Magic.

Traver, Robert (John D. Voelker), · 1983

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Salt Lake City, Peregrine Smith Books, 1983. Reprint. G. Wonderful stories about trout fishing. Some damp staining along top corner of back pages, and along edges of endpapers. Fading toward binding edges.

A Warden's Worry (signed by author).

Probert, Randall, · 2005

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Bethel, ME, Randall Enterprises, (2005). VG PB. Signed on title page by Probert, color streamer fly on title page provided by Alvin Therault. After the Korean War. Captain Parnell Peasley boards a train in Bangor, Maine, for Howe Brook Village, a wilderness settlement that gre...

The Fishing Fleets of New England: North Star Books.

Chase, Mary Ellen, · 1961

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1961. VG in G DJ. Fog and ice were an almost constant menace on the Grand Banks. Although the schooner carried a big bell and a swivel gun to. guide the loaded dories back to the ship many of the little boats were lost and never heart from again. Towe...

Fishing Tackle Digest: the complete guide to fresh water fishing tackle.

Steel,, Frank R., editor, · 1946

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Chicago, Paul, Richmond & Co, (1946). 1st annual ed. G lg sz PB. Bait casting, fly fishing, other types of fishing, color section on flies, lures, and game fish, how to become a good. caster, the solunar theory, fisherman's workshop, 1947 tackle. Edge wear.

The Complete Angling Guide for the Durango Area.

Shook, Michael D., · 1998

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Crested Butte, CO, Shook Book Pub, (1998). VG PB. What to use, how to get there, public access, boat luanch, take outs, maps.