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Taking Root in Canada: An Autobiography [SIGNED]

Romaniuk, Gus; Gordon Dale (Illust.); S.V. Sigurdson (Preface); Bob Bushnell (Ed.) · 1954 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$59.00 (€53.53 | £44.66 | ¥9,422)

Winnipeg, Manitoba Privately Printed | The Columbia Press Limited (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) First Edition, First Printing pp. 283. Small 8vo. Maroon cloth over boards, gilt lettering to the front board. Black-and-white illustrations frontispiece of the author, and accompanied…

THE BRITISH SPORTSMAN. Or, nobleman, gentleman, and farmer's dictionary, of recreation and amusement. Including a most Improved System of Modern Farriery, And Anatomical Dissections of a Horse; With concise Rules for chusing good Horses, and the Secrets of training them with Wind and Vigour for the Course, Field, and Road. Particular Instructions for Riding, Racing, Hunting, Coursing, Hawking, Shooting, Setting, & Fishing; With the most approved Methods of Breeding, Curing, and Managing all sorts of Cattle; Particularly Oxen, Cows, Deer, and Sheep. With an improved Mode of Docking, Nicking, Cropping, and Breaking Colts. Directions for Breeding, Training, and Managing Dogs, Hawks, Cocks, Doves, Pigeons, Singing-Birds, &c. With a new and interesting Description Of all the Traps, Nets, Engines, Baits, and magical Contrivances, For taking Birds, and all Sorts of Game, Alive; And for destroying Vermin of every Kind that annoy Poultry, or infest the Farmer's Yard. The Whole comprised underone Alphabetical Arrangement, and each Article explained under its proper Name. Compiled from the Latest Discoveries, and improved By Many Years Real Practice and Observation.

Osbaldiston, William Augustus. · 17926 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

London: printed for the proprietor, by J. Stead; and sold by Champante and Whitrow, Jewry-Street, Aldgate; and at the British Directory Office, Ave-Maria-Lane, N.d. c.[1792-6]. 1st Ed. 4to. 664,[2]p. 42 copper plates. Ownership inscription to flyleaf, pp.179-80 with sm. silked t…

Profit and Sport in British East Africa

Capt. The Lord Cranworth · 1919 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1919. Cloth. A second expanded edition of Lord Cranworth's account of sports and lifestyle in Africa, illustrated with folding maps and photographs. An expansion on 'A Colony in the Making', this is a second, revised edition, con…

Way of the Gamekeeper

Mason, Jill · 1985 · Bookbarrow

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Nimrod Books Services//Learnex Ltd. Liss, Hampshire, 1985. Second Impression, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9780862300630 blue end-papers; Gamekeeping is a way of life; a career of dedication to the protection of game and the preservation of the coun…

Fenland Fowler (Signed)

Gray, Phil · 2002 · 84 Charing Cross Road Books

£87.60 (€105.00 | $115.73 | ¥18,481)

Reedbush Press. First Edition. Collectable - Very Good Condition. Near Fine. Signed by Author. ~~Signed and dedicated, plus review clipping~~Fine/Near Fine 1st ed hardback, unclipped DJ, lovely production. Highly regarded original collection, light surface wear along top edge of…

Leaves from a Game Book

Augustus Grimble · 1898 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Limited, 1898. First edition. Cloth. Uncommon limited first edition of this profusely illustrated sporting and hunting volume from Augustus Grimble. First edition. Uncommon. Limited to 250 copies.In publisher's original half-cloth …

Natural History and Sport in Moray

Charles St. John · 1882 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

Edinburgh, David Douglas , 1882. First edition. Cloth. The first illustrated edition of this work on sport and natural history of Moray, Scotland. The first illustrated edition of this work, originally published without illustrations in 1863. The second edition of the text. A cl…

Recueil de Planches: Agriculture Et Economie Rustique [Rural and Peasant Life and Industry in 18th Century France] for the Engravings from Denis Diderot and Jean Baptiste le Rond D'Alembert: Encyclopédie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonné Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Métiers. First Edition

Diderot, Denis and Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert · 1762 · Wittenborn Art Books

$200.00 (€181.46 | £151.38 | ¥31,937)

Paris: Chez Briasson, David & Le Breton, 1762-1767. 395 x 255 mm. with 18 pages of letterpress descriptions Rustic economy. Rustic economy is the art of knowing the useful and profitable products of the countryside, appropriating and conserving them, and drawing the greatest pos…

A Shooting Man's Creed

Nickerson, Sir Joseph · 2008 · 84 Charing Cross Road Books

£86.90 (€104.16 | $114.81 | ¥18,333)

Quiller. Reprint. Collectable - Very Good Condition. Near Fine. VG+/VG+ 2008 hardback, unclipped DJ. Gentle corner bumps, light edge-rub to jacket, bright and unmarked. Remains a landmark work, more related books available. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2kg. Categ…

Manitoba: Canada's Land of Vacation Contrasts [Map]

[Manitoba Department of Industry and Commerce, Travel and Publicity Bureau] · 1964 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Department of Industry and Commerce, Travel and Publicity Bureau One large vibrant colour map measuring 23 x 11 cm, when folded, and 46 x 42 cm, unfolded. Issued by the Travel and Publicity Bureau of the Manitoba Department of Industry and Commerce wi…

Vancouver Island - 1925 Promotional Tourist Brochure for Victoria and Vancouver Island

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY (C.P.R.) · 1925 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.23 | ¥39,922)

Canada: Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.), 1925. First Edition Thus. Pamphlet. Substantial text is graciously illustrated with black and white photos on alternating pages. Contents include: Victoria; Motoring & Golfing; East Coast; Hunting & Fishing; West Coast; Resources/Indust…

By River, Stream and Loch: Thirty Years with a Trout Rod

Haldane, A.R.B. · 1973 · Alpha 2 Omega Books

£16.60 (€19.90 | $21.93 | ¥3,502)

David & Charles. First edition-first printing. Book. VGC.David & Charles,1973.First edition-first printing.Purple hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) with Dj(two small creases,nick and scratch on the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with b/…

Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands

Charles St John · 1927 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London , Gurney and Jackson, 1927. Cloth. A richly illustrated and bright copy of Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands. This is a richly illustrated copy of  Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands, written by Charles St John and with an introduction and no…

In Korean Wilds and Villages. London, Travel Book Company, 1938.

BERGMAN, STEN: · 1937 · Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books (ILAB)

€580.00 ($639.27 | £483.87 | ¥102,082)

Pp. 232. With one map and 131 photo illustrations. Occasionally a small stain in the outer margin. Original cloth in colour pictorial dust wrappers. First English edition translated from the Swedish (1937).Sten Bergman, Swedish zoologist and explorer, who led major scientific …

The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation. With an Introduction by Bliss Perry and Decorations by W.A. Dwiggins

Walton, Izaak · 1928 · Hammer Mountain Book Halls

$60.00 (€54.44 | £45.42 | ¥9,581)

Boston, C.E. Goodspeed & Co. 1928. Hardcover. Barely noticeable split in cloth at front hinge; small stain on rear cover and top corner lightly bowed; bookplate inside front cover; otherwise very good condition in dampstained pasteboard slipcase. Prospectus (with slight stain) a…

Trapping to Survive for 90 Years

Warn, Bill Francis · 1997 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Dawson Creek, B.C. Privately Printed First Edition, First Printing pp. vi, 104. Small octavo. Pictorial card covers held with black plastic spiral binding. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, portraits, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Near fine. See OCLC #793915934. …

Rod and Gun in Canada Magazine, October 1956 - Do Fish Feel Pain?

WOLFRAM, GARE; BARRATT, ROBERT F.; SMITH, CHAPMAN H.; WESTOVER, JOHN H.; GUNSTON, DAVID; NICHOLSON, H.P.; MCGILLEN, PETE; "THE SKIPPER"; GILLESE, J.P.; LANDIS, C.S.; MORROW, LEN; FROST, REX; · 1956 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$99.95 (€90.68 | £75.65 | ¥15,961)

Gardenvale, Quebec: National Business Publications Limited, 1956. First Edition. Paperback. 26 pages. Features: Diluted Bubbles - a fishing tale; Keep Out! - Does This Mean You? - Farmer/Sportsman relations become more important as hunters increase and land available drops; Nice…

Short Sketches of the Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands

Charles St. John · 1846 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, John Murray, 1846. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition copy of Charles St. John's natural history and sporting work on the Scottish highlands, bound in half calf. The first edition. Bound by Gresswell in half calf with marbled paper to the boards,…

British Sport Past and Present

E. D. Cuming · 1909 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A smart first trade edition of this work celebrating British sports by E. D. Cuming, adorned with beautiful illustrations by G. Denholm Armour. First edition. Illustrated with a colour tipped in frontispiece and fifteen c…

Autumns on the Spey

Knox, A.E. · 1999 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

The Medlar Press Ellesmere 154, [4], 4 tinted plates, text illus. . HB. Small 8vo (198x130mm), orig. green leather, gilt, marbled endpapers, in cloth covered slipcase.. New limited edition (first published 1872, John Van Voorst). Edition limited to 799 numbered copies of which 1…