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ENGLISH SHOTGUNS BETWEEN THE WARS
A BUYERS AND SELLERS GUIDE
The most comprehensive publication available, listing over 1,500 English Gunmakers in alphabetical order. This publication has taken Mr. John B. Friedman over 20 years to compile and has been published by Woodcock Hill Inc. Press. It allows you to know with some degree of certainty that the gun you may be examining is indeed of English manufacture. If you are seriously interested in English Sporting Guns this is one of those must have publications. 72pp wraps $31.00
This book is non-returnable as it is a reference book.
Limited Edition Hard Backed numbered copies are available at $105.00
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Sporting Books
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20 – Bore PRACTICAL HINTS ON SHOOTING Rare 1st ed 1887, vg, Shotgunning $155.00
A Gentleman A SPORTSMAN'S COMPANION or an effay on Shooting Limited edition of 1,500 copies 1948 copy of the classic 1783 publication. 3/4 leather & board covers with dust jacket and glassine cover, lovely illustrations and super reading. 186 pp, $85.00
A Gentleman of Philadelphia County AMERICAN SHOOTERS MANUAL Derrydale # 6 of 3753 mounted plates on Japan tissue. $250.00
Ackley Peter HOME GUN CARE & REPAIR Dust jacket, 191pp, vf, 1969 $20.00
Ackley Peter HOME GUN CARE & REPAIR Another, dust jacket, 191pp, vf, 1969 $20.00
Anon AN ESSAY ON SHOOTING First very rare 1789, original calf bindings cracked, contents vf, 303pp $450.00
An Expert, NOTES ON SHOOTING 1915 Th. ed. London. 102 pp. cloth wraps + adverts & photos. Great reading on early shooting, scarce collectors item. $35.00
An Old Gamekeeper, SHOOTING ON THE WING 1st 1873, very rare 88 pp. + adverts, super reading and a must for the serious collector. $95.00
An Old Gamekeeper SHOOTING ON THE WING 1st 1873, very rare 88 pp. + adverts, super reading and a must for the serious collector. Plain directions for acquiring the art of shooting on the wing. $125.00
Adamson Joy BORN FREE 221PP., FIRST EDITION, 1960, The story behind the movie Born Free, fine + $22.00
Adamson Joy THE SPOTTED SPHINX 313PP., first American Edition 1969, dj. ex library VF $14.50
Adirondack Mountain Club ADIRONDACK BIBLIOGRAPHY 1st, vf 354 pp, $50.00
Adirondack Museum ADIRONDACK BIBLIOGRAPHY 1973, 198 pp, vf $40.00
Aldous Clarence & Mendall Howard THE ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT OF THE AMERICAN WOODCOCK First edition, 1943 masterpiece, 201 pp, scarce, wraps $75.00
Aldous Clarence & Mendall Howard THE ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT OF THE AMERICAN WOODCOCK Reprint of the 1943 masterpiece, Gunnerman # 260 of 1,250. mint 201 pp. $55.00 Another # 447 $55.00 Another #684
American Field FIELD DOG STUD BOOK VOL. XXV FOR 1924 85485 to 102909 fine +, 1152pp with numerous illustrations, scarce. $50.00
American Sportsman Vol. III four books the entire edition $125.00
Ammann Andy Phd. CAPTURING AND BANDING AMERICAN WOODCOCK USING POINTING DOGS Ruffed Grouse Society Publication 1981, mint wraps, 30pp numerous photographs. $40.00
Anderson Charles John LAKE NGAMI African Collection 1988 Leather Bound, gold leaf edges, map intact. 545pp, scarce. Exploration and discoveries during four years of wanderings in the wilds of southwest Africa. $175.00
Anderson L.A. HUNTING THE AMERICAN GAME FIELD Chicago first edition 1949, dust jacket vf. 311 pp, $15.00
Anderson L.A. HOW TO HUNT WHITETAIL DEER Dj, Vf + New York 1968. $10.00
Annabel Russell TALES OF A BIG GAME GUIDE (Alaskan big game) Premier Collection No. 237 of 3,000, 218 pp. Leather bound, guilt edges, mint with cover. $200.00
Anthology BARE NOVEMBER DAYS First Edition, 1992, dj, mint Great compilation of November shooting stories by a variety of authors including George Bird Evans, 134pp. $40.00
Anthology BARE NOVEMBER DAYS (another) First Edition, 1992, dj, mint Great compilation of November shooting stories by a variety of authors including George Bird Evans, 134pp. $40.00
Antunano J.A. Sanchez PRACTICAL EDUCATION OF THE POINTING DOG for HUNTING AND FIELD TRIALS American Field Publication 1951 Sixth Printing, wraps, cup ring on front cover, 164pp, vf. $18.50
Apperley Charles J. ( Nimrod) THE LIFE OF JOHN MYTTON Nd CIRCA 1900, fine, superb Henry Alken Illustrations, London, These are all fascinating reading, 234pp $65.00
Apperly Charles J. (Nimrod) NIMROD'S HUNTING TOURS One of 500 copies of the 1903 issue with numerous hand colored plates. VF, 400pp, London. These are great stories and the plates themselves are worth the price. $350.00
Apperley Charles J. ( Nimrod) HUNTING REMINISCENCES: Memoirs of Masters of Hounds, Notices of the crack riders and characteristics of the Hunting Country of England. Engraved title, 9 hunt maps with hand colored plates by Wildrake, Hendrson and Alken. Tall 8vo, ¾ red leather spine, guilt in 6 panels, all edges guilt, slight foxing beautiful copy. London 1843 1st edition. $450.00
Apperley Charles J. ( Nimrod) HUNTING REMINISCENCES: Another Memoirs of Masters of Hounds, Notices of the crack riders and characteristics of the Hunting Country of England. Engraved title, 9 hunt maps with hand colored plates by Wildrake, Hendrson and Alken. Tall 8vo, ¾ red leather spine, guilt in 6 panels, all edges guilt, slight foxing beautiful copy. London 1843 1st edition with outer protective cover $485.00
Arfman, Peter J.P. SAUER & SON, $70.00
Arkwright William THE POINTER AND HIS PREDECESSOR Limited 1st edition, large folio. The bible of the English Pointer # 106 of 750 VG + extremely rare $2,800.00
Arnold Richard THE SHOOTERS HANDBOOK London, first 1955, vf, 271pp mostly shotgunning, interesting. $30.00
Arnold Richard AUTOMATIC AND REPEATING SHOTGUNS 1958 DJ VF, 173 pp. $25.00
Arnold
Richard AUTOMATIC AND REPEATING SHOTGUNS 1965 DJ VF, 173 pp.
$25.00
Ashley-Dodd G.L. Maj. A FISHERMANS LOG London first edition, fine, 184pp $22.00
Austyn Christopher MODERN SPORTING GUNS First 1994, dj, mint, 128pp By Christie’s Sporting Gun Dept. Head. $50.00
Austyn Christopher GUN ENGRAVING* By the head of Christie’s Sporting Gun Department, 1998, new, dust jacket, 127pp. $50.00
Austyn Christopher CLASSIC SPORTING RIFLES* By the head of Christie’s Sporting Gun Department, 1997, new, DJ, 128pp $50.00
B.B. DOWN THE BRIGHT STREAM London 1975 dj. Fine, 200pp, great story & illustrations. $25.00
Baekeland George GUNNER’S GUIDE First, 1948, 115pp. How to on shotgunning, great gunfitting chapter. $30.00
Baer Larry L THE PARKER GUN 3rd, mint, 1980 198 pp A must for the Parker man. $68.50
Bailey & Nie ENGLISH GUNMAKERS A listing of Provincial & London makers. dj mint $120.00
Baker Charles H. Jr. THE GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION Derrydale Press Vol. I Exotic Cookery Book, Vol. II Exotic Drink Book, Photographic frontispieces, 2 volumes 8vo, burlap, gilt stamped backs, uncut light wear. 1939, # 161 of 1,200, vf, $375.00
Babcock Havilah JAYBIRDS GO TO HELL ON FRIDAY 1st 1965, ex library but good copy of popular book 149pp. $24.00
Babcock Havilah TALES OF QUAIL & SUCH Scarce 1st vf+ dj 236 pp. great stories $140.00
Babcock Havilah MY HEALTH IS BETTER IN NOVEMBER Limited edition # 237 Camden Press, unopened, leather bound guilt edges, mint $200.00
Badminton Library SHOOTING ON MOOR & MARSH by Lord Walsingham & Sir Payne Gallwey 1st regular ed. vf 1893
Badminton Library SHOOTING ON MOOR & MARSH by Lord Walsingham & Sir Payne Gallwey 1st regular ed. vf 1866 $100.00
Badminton Library SHOOTING FIELD & COVERT by Lord Walsingham & Sir Payne Gallwey 1st regular ed. 1866 slight green ink stain to bottom of first few pages o/w vf $100.00
Badminton Library FISHING Salmon & Trout, by H. C. Pennell, 7th ed 1895, vf, scarce $110.00
Badminton Library BIG GAME SHOOTING by Clive Phillips-Wooley, 2 Volume set 1894 scarce first limited edition this is #36 of 250 copies, 4to, ¾ leather: moderate wear occasional foxing, book plates, large paper edition. vf $380.00
Badminton Magazine VOL. XVII 1903 Sports and Pastimes, great sporting reading of the world in 1903, good with numerous photos, 700pp. $65.00
Baker Carlos ERNEST HEMINGWAY A LIFE STORY 1969, 697pp, Six full decades of Hemingway's life. DJ Vf $25.00
Baker Charles H THE GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION Derrydale Press, 1939 # 161 of 1,250 Two volume set, Vol. I Exotic Cookery Book, Vol. II Exotic Drink Book, both volumes are virtually mint. $475.00
Baker Clyde MODERN GUNSMITHING For those who want to do a bit themselves, 2nd 1933, fine, 527pp. $4 5.00
Baker Clyde MODERN GUNSMITHING For those who want to do a bit themselves, 1959, fine, 527pp. $35.00
Baker Clyde MODERN GUNSMITHING Another for those who want to do a bit themselves, 2nd 1959, fine, 527pp. 35.00
Baker David HEYDAY OF THE SHOTGUN New available in Summer 2000 Over 160 photographs, an elaborate appendix with the listing of British Gunmakers. David Baker is the current leader in researching the British Shotgun, this is another must have for the aficionado of British Shotguns. Over 160 pp with dj. $40.00
Balfour-Kinnear G.P.R. FLYING SALMON London second ex-library wear to top of spine 1947. $15.00
Ball-Marshall Robin SPORTING SHOTGUNS 1ST, 1981, dj, 162 pp, vf+ A users handbook $22.00
Barber Joel D. LONG SHORE Derrydale 1 of 2500, 108 pp mint gold leaf edges $45.00
Barber Joel D. WILD FOWL DECOYS 1954 wraps, 155 pp, 155 pp + plates $25.00
BARE NOVEMBER DAYS Anthology of grouse shooting, a tribute to the ruffed grouse, superb reading. 136pp $40.00
Barton Frank Towend DISEASES OF THE DOG New York, first 1916, 255pp, fine $15.00
Beaufort Duke of DRIVING Badminton Library 4th ed 1894 426 pp. few pages loose $35.00
Beaumont Sir Richard PURDEY’S The Guns & the Family Mint dj. All about the gunmakers $40.00
Beckford William THOUGHTS ON HUNTING IN A SERIES OF FAMILIAR LETTERS TO A FRIEND London 1810 first, full original full calf 314pp, lovely illustrations, very rare in beautiful condition $450.00
Beebe William EDGE OF THE JUNGLE First 1921, 336 pp Shooting & African Safaris, good +... $25.00
Beebe William JUNGLE DAYS First 1923, 201pp More early Safaris Good+... $32.00
Beebe William THE LOG OF THE SUN 321PP, 1906 first, fine, 321pp... $34.50
Bell Bob HUNTING THE LONG TAILED BIRD Dj, 1st ed, vf, 212 pp, $30.00
Bender Texas Bix DON'T SQUAT WITH YOUR SPURS ON Mint wraps - a hilarious guide to a Cowboy's Life... $10.00
Bennett Logan J. TRAINING GROUSE AND WOODCOCK DOGS dj vf. 1948 first edition of this scarce book, all you need to know to train your dog on grouse & woodcock. 146 pp... $88.00
Bennett Logan J. THE BLUE WINGED TEAL It’s Ecology & Management 1938 vf, 144 pp, 1 st $40.00
Berkey Barry R. PIONEER DECOY CARVERS, A biography of Lemuel & Stephen Ward, 1989 dj vf, 161 pp, rare signed by authors and Lem Ward. A much sought after book $160.00
Bernson Paul S. THE NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWLER Seattle, dj first edition including 45 speed record on duck calling 206pp, $35.00
Betten H. L. UPLAND GAME SHOOTING Scarce first ed with dj. All about upland gunning, great reading. $78.00
Betten H. L. UPLAND GAME SHOOTING Another copy scarce first ed. All about upland gunning, great reading. $70.00
Betten H. L. UPLAND GAME SHOOTING Another copy 6 th. ed. Knopff, 1946, Torn dj. All about upland gunning, great reading. $55.00
Bicker dyke John WILD SPORTS IN IRELAND 1st, 1897, 234 pp, rare, small piece missing from top of spine, contents vf with fascinating adverts. $120.00
Bidwell John MOVE MOUNT SHOOT Champ’s guide to sporting clays new dj 1991, 160 pp. $40.00
Birmingham & London Proof House NOTES ON THE PROOF OF SHOTGUNS English and continental proof marks, explains the proofing in detail. A must for the serious gunner $20.00 This book is non returnable as it is a reference book.
BLACK'S WING & CLAY 2012 Edition - fresh off the press. Everything there is to know about the Shot gunning Scene in the USA. $17.95
Blackmore Howard L. GUNMAKERS OF LONDON 1350-1850. dj, mint, 1986, 222 pp, a must $200.00
Blagdon GAME & GUN ROOM NOTES by Cogswell & Harrison 1900 very scarce 1st ed. If you have a Cogswell & Harrison then you should certainly have this book. $135.00
Blagdon GAME & GUN ROOM NOTES by Cogswell & Harrison 1900 very scarce 1st ed. . If you have a Cogswell & Harrison then you should certainly have this book. $135.00
Blanch H.J. A CENTURY OF GUNS The 1976 reprint of the 1909 first edition, dj vf 176 pp excellent reference of the 19th Century gun trade. Rare $85.00
Blaine Delabere P. Esq. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RURAL SPORTS Very rare 2 Vol set 1840 London, excellent contents, bindings also original and good condition. , illustrated by 600 engravings on wood by R. Branston from drawings by Alken & T. Landseer, Dickes, etc. $420.00
Bigelow Horatio GUNNERMAN’S GOLD Scarce 1st ed. 1943, unnumbered copy of 1000, 128 pp, vf. $175.00
Bishop Richard E. BISHOP’S WILDFOWL 4to - St Paul- 12 color plates + dry points 282pp 1948 intro by Nash Buckingham. Full mission leather, gilt very scarce vf + $300.00
Boddington Craig SAFARI RIFLES 1989 New, DJ, mint, 4 23pp All about the great rifles. $38.00
Boddington, Craig SAFARI RIFLES II 2009 Safari Press, New, DJ, Mint condition, undated with new photos, 608pp $50.00
Bodio Steve GOOD GUNS AGAIN new with additions to the popular Good Guns $29.00
Bodio Stephen A RAGE FOR FALCONS Wraps 1992, slight marks on front cover o/w vf, 135pp. $10.00
Bodio Stephen ON THE EDGE OF THE WILD First edition, dust jacket mint, 1998, 199pp. $25.00
Bogardus A.H. Capt. FIELD COVER & TRAP SHOOTING 1878 2nd vf $88.00
Boner Charles CHAMOIS HUNTING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF BAVARIA, Very lovely, 12 full page Illustrations by Theorore Horschelt. 8vo, ¾ calf, raised bands; shelf worn, minor foxing, FIRST EDITION 1853, very rare, 410pp, $350.00
Boone & Crockett RECORDS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIG GAME Limited edition 1981, # 294 of 750, leather bound in slipcase, guilt edges, mint signed by the Editors and President of Boone & Crockett Club, 410 pp, $200.00
Boothroyd Geoffrey SHOTGUNS & GUNSMITHS THE VINTAGE YEARS New $35.00
Boothroyd Geoffrey THE SHOTGUN HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT New $35.00
Boothroyd Geoffrey SIDELOCKS & BOXLOCKS New numbered 1st ed $100.00
Boothroyd Geoffrey SIDELOCKS & BOXLOCKS New 1st ed $55.00
Boothroyd Geoffrey THE BRITISH OVER-and-UNDER SHOTGUN new 1st 128 pp $90.00
Boothroyd Geoffrey GUN COLLECTING New 1994 $30.00
Bovey Martin WHISTLING WINGS 1st ed, ex library, 162 pp, fair condition showing wear, $45.00
Bowlen Bruce THE ORVIS WING SHOOTERS HANDBOOK, A great how to, 83pp new wraps $11.00
Bowlen Bruce THE ORVIS WING SHOOTERS HANDBOOK A great how to, 83pp new wraps $11.00
Bowlen Bruce THE ORVIS WING SHOOTERS HANDBOOK A great how to, 83pp new wraps $11.00
Brandner Michael THE ROUGHSHOOTERS DOG 1978, reprint of this popular UK training book, dj nr mint, 198 pp $20.00
Brandner Michael A SHOOTING ANTHOLOGY Shrewsbury dust jacket new, 1993, 165pp, great shooting stories. $25.00
Brister Bob SHOTGUNNING The Art & the Science Dj 1976, 321 pp, slight scribble mark on inside cover o/w mint $25.00
British Field Sports Council SHOTGUN SHOOTING Wraps, mint 35pp, much information on shooting + adverts. $15.00
Bromley-Davenport W. SPORT Rare Superb reading, 243 pp, + numerous great sporting adverts. fine + $100.00
Brook Michael THE GAME SHOOTERS POCKET GUIDE 1990, dj, new, London $20.00
Brooks W.A. FISHIN’ FUN A treasury of Fishing Humor, First 1954 dust jacket, 1189pp, great illustrations $20.00
Brown Kenneth MEDCHESTER CLUB Derrydale # 281 of 950, vf $100.00
Brown Kenneth MEDCHESTER CLUB Derrydale # 382 of 950, spine faded $80.00
Browned Bob GUNSMITH KINKS II How to book on gun repairs by the masters, 1983 dj unread $20.00
Brown Nigel BRITISH GUNMAKERS Volume I , The most comprehensive Historical information on British Gunmakers available. Volume I - London Gunmakers. If you are interested in the best guns in the world this is a must... $150.00
Brown William F. THE FIELD TRIAL PRIMER First dj., mint American Field Press, 80pp + adverts $30.00
Brown William F. NATIONAL FIELD TRIAL CHAMPIONS 1956 TO 1966 First 1966, vf, 252pp. $95.00
Brown William F FIELD TRIALS, HISTORY, MANAGEMENT & JUDGING STANDARDS, Revised, dj. vf, 239 pp. $45.00
Brown William F RETRIEVER GUN DOGS Torn dj, vf, 1st trade ed, 1945, 141 pp. $25.00
Brown William F HOW TO TRAIN HUNTING DOGS, 1942, 13th printing, fine+, 228 pp. $35.00
Brown William F. KNOW YOUR SETTERS AND POINTERS Wraps, fine, 63pp $10.00
Brurette William AMERICAN DUCK GOOSE & BRANT SHOOTING, 1st, 1929, 415, numerous illustrations vf $90.00
Brurette William AMERICAN DUCK GOOSE & BRANT SHOOTING, 1st, 1929, 415, numerous illustrations fine $85.00
Bruette William A. MODERN BREAKING First, very scarce, Chicago 1905, much sought after bird dog training book, 169pp, $48.00
Bruette William A. MODERN BREAKING Tenth ed wraps, 1920, much sought after bird dog training book, 169pp, $18.00
Buckell G.T. Teasdale EXPERTS ON GUNS & SHOOTING The Field Library 1986 590pp Mint un-read. A must have for the student of British Firearms. The Field edition is a far better printing than the first edition... $275.00
Buckingham Nash MARK RIGHT 1936 1st ed. Derrydale Press, 250pp, vf, presentation copy $250.00
Buckingham Nash MARK RIGHT 1944, Trade ed. 196pp, dj, plastic cover, vf+ $90.00
Bull Bartle SAFARI A Chronicle of Adventure DJ 1988 vf. numerous photographs of early Safari adventure (scarce)... $95.00
Burke Bruce GAME BIRD CARVING Vf, dj, 242 pp the how to book on game bird carving. $45.00
Bump, Gardiner et all THE RUFFED GROUSE The bible on grouse 1947 1 st ed vf. 915 pp. $175.00
Burrard Maj. Gen. Sir THE MODERN SHOTGUN Reprint 1985, by Biddles Ltd. Guilford & Kings Lynn UK 3 Vol. Set, books VF+, the Bible of the shotgun and a must for anyone who is seriously interested in learning about English Shotguns. Preface by W. Keith Neal. MINT... $375.00
Burrard Maj. Gen. Sir FLY TYING: PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE 1951 3rd vf. $45.00
Burrard Maj. Gen. Sir IN THE GUNROOM Third Printing vf, dj, 125pp, 125 Q&A on shotgun shooting, much valuable info. $65.00
Burrard Maj. Gen. Sir IN THE GUNROOM New & Revised edition 1951, vf, dj, 147pp, 125 Q&A on shotgun shooting, much valuable info. $55.00
Burrard Maj. Gen. Sir IN THE GUNROOM Another New & Revised edition 1951, vf, dj, 147pp, 125 Q&A on shotgun shooting, much valuable info. $55.00
Burrard Maj. Gen. Sir THE IDENTIFICATION OF FIREARMS & FORENSIC BALLISTICS Another near mint, 1934 first ed. very rare & sought after. $280.00
Burrard Maj. Gen. Sir THE IDENTIFICATION OF FIREARMS & FORENSIC BALLISTICS 1934 first ed. very rare & sought after. $250.00
Burrard Maj. Gen. Sir THE IDENTIFICATION OF FIREARMS & FORENSIC BALLISTICS 1956 third edition. Much sought after. $200.00
Butler David F. THE AMERICAN SHOTGUN Dj, vf, 1st ed, 243pp 1973 $40.00
Butler David F. THE AMERICAN SHOTGUN No dj but vf, 1st ed, 243pp 1973 $35.00
Cadiou Yves MODERN FIREARMS Dj. with glassine cover, 224pp, near mint. $20.00
Carlisle Charles E FIELD SKEET & TRAPSHOOTING 1949 vf. 288 pp. gunfitting & how to $20.00
Cartier John O. GETTING THE MOST OUT OF MODERN WATERFOWLING 1974, dj mint, 396 pp. $30.00
Castles W.T. & Kimball V.F. FIREARMS AND THEIR USE First 1942, 230pp vf, shotguns, rifles & handguns photos & illustrations. $30.00
Caswell John SPORTING RIFLES & RIFLE SHOOTING 1st, fair, spine damaged, 1920 $18.00
Chalmers P.R. WITH MINE EYES TO THE HILLS Vf, London 1931 first ed. 366 pp, Scottish Highlands $70.00
Churchill Robert CHURCHILL’S SHOTGUN BOOK 1955 1st NY vf 277 pp. $65.00
Churchill Robert THE OTHER MR. CHURCHILL Murder & mystery a life’s story 336pp vf $65.00
Claflin William PARTRIDGE ADVENTURES 8vo, 1 of 100 privately printed in 1951, extremely scarce & much sought after. This is a near mint copy of this publication, contains gift presentation card from the author. This is about the authors 20 years in pursuit of the ruffed grouse. $888.00
Clancy Gary & Nelson Larry R. WHITE-TAILED DEER The Hunting & Fishing Library. VF+ 128pp. $15.00
Clapham Richard SPORT on FELL, BECK & TARN First 1924, 164 pp with early photos, vf, very interesting book, $70.00
Clark Roland GUNNERS DAWN Derrydale 1 of 2500, gilt edges, 125pp $35.00
Clark Roland STRAY SHOTS AND POT LUCK Camden Press, mint leather bound, guilt edges, # 237 of limited edition. $200.00
Connett Eugene DUCK SHOOTING Along the Atlantic Flyway Scarce 1947, 1st ed. 308 pp. DJ fine + $220.00
Connett Eugene DUCK SHOOTING Along the Atlantic Flyway Scarce 1947, 1st ed. 308 pp. fine + $200.00
Coles Charles GAME BIRDS Illustrated by Maurice Pledger 1st, 1988, dj mint, 4to, 117pp, $50.00
Collyns Charles Palk NOTES ON THE CHASE OF THE WILD RED DEER Second 1902 (first edition 1861) limited to 1000 copied, numerous plates, (26 partial & 8 full page) 307pp vf condition, rare $500.00
Colquohoun John THE MOOR & THE LOCH Rare 1841 2nd, cover shaken, contents fine, 204pp $120.00
Coman Dale Rex THE ENDLESS ADVENTURE Dj, vf, 1972, 185 pp + illustrations $25.00
Connett Eugene AMERICAN SPORTING DOGS Anthology 1948 first, ex library fine+ 549pp, scarce. $50.00
Connett Eugene WILDFOWLING IN THE MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY 1949 1st 387 pp. vf rare $200.00
Corbett Jim TREE TOPS Dust Jacket Vf+, Scarce 1955. 30pp $55.00
Cottam Clarence & Trefethen James B. WHITEWINGS The Life History and Management of the White-winged Dove. First, 1968 dj, VF. 348pp, all there is to know about the dove. $40.00
Cox Harding Maj. A SPORTSMAN AT LARGE First 1923, 310 pp, fine, much hunting and fishing. $30.00
Coykendall Ralf DUCK DECOYS AND HOW TO RIG THEM Slipcase mint, 135 pp Winchester Press, 1983 $100.00
Craddock Chris MANUAL OF CLAY SHOOTING New 1 st, how to shoot by a great, 250 pp. $40.00
Craven RECREATIONS ON SHOOTING scarce 1 st ed 1846 62 wood engravings 307 pp. $75.00
Craig Thurlow C. W. SHOOTERS DELIGHT 1st 1952 255pp dj, fine slight foxing. Shotgunning $25.00
Craige John H. Capt. THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF AMERICAN GUNS First 1950 348 pp, all about American Guns $15.00
Craige John H. Capt. THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF AMERICAN GUNS Another first 1950 348 pp, all about American Guns $16.00
Crascredo MANNERS AND MANNERISMS First 1929, water stain to front & rear covers. contents vf. 107pp, great fox hunting stories. $45.00
Cross Gorham L. ( G. Grouse ) PARTRIDGE SHORTENIN One of 100 Copies. Being an instructive and irreverent sketch commentary on partridge hunters by Grouse. Illustrated 8 vo. near Vf copy privately printed in 1949 signed and inscribed by the author to Jack Coombs by Cross. This book, One Day Out OF Seventeen Thousand & Partridge Adventures are the most sought after of the Ruffed Grouse Books. $700.00
Crossman Edward C. MILITARY & SPORTING RIFLE SHOOTING First edition 499pp 1932 scarce, dj couple pages loose. $65.00
Crossman Edward C. THE BOOK OF THE SPRINGFIELD Vf+, 1951 All you need to know on the Springfield Rifle. 1951, dj, 567pp $50.00
Crossman James Col. OLYMPIC SHOOTING Large folio, 1978, dj first vf, 136pp. $25.00
Crudginton I M THE BRITISH SHOTGUN Vol I 1850 to 1870 first edition, dj near mint. $160.00
Culler John & Wechsler Chuck SECOND TO NONE 1st, dj, mint all about great Sporting Firearms from Sporting Classics Magazine articles, great reading about great guns. $40.00
Culler John & Wechsler Chuck SECOND TO NONE Another, 1st, dj, mint all about great Sporting Firearms from Sporting Classics Magazine articles, great reading about great guns. $40.00
Cuming E.D. WITH ROD & GUN From British Sport past & present, numerous beautiful colour illustrations by G.D. Armour, London nd, 140 pp, $55.00
Cumming Roualeyn Gordon Esq. FIVE YEARS OF A HUNTERS LIFE IN THE FAR INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA With notices of the native tribes and anecdotes of the chase of the lion, elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and rhinoceros and ect., 2 volumes. 8 vo, cloth (ink stains on cover, shelf worn, foxed, hole punched in back board and last 23 pages of vol. II, New York 1851, Superb early big-game and Africa. VERY RARE $525.00
Curtis Paul A. Capt. GUNS & GUNNING 1941, 384pp American guns and gunning. $22.00
Curtis Paul A. Capt. GUNS & GUNNING Another 1941, 384pp American guns and gunning. $22.00
Curtis Paul A. Capt. GUNS & GUNNING Another 1941, 384pp American guns and gunning. good $15.00
Curtis Paul A. Capt. SPORTSMEN ALL Derrydale Press, Number 493 of 950 copies, Illustrated by Marguerite Kirmse, New York, 1938, vf condition, superb stories on bird dogs, $200.00
Cypress J. Jr. (Edited by Frank Forester) SPORTING SCENES AND SUNDRY SKETCHES Vol. I & II First edition 1842, rebound as one volume. Shooting and life in the NYC, NJ & Upstate NY area in the 1840’s. 241pp & 231pp very rare. $320.00
Dahl John I. & Philip Rice HUNTING DOGS Outdoor Life Book, 1981 wraps, vf, 200pp $15.00
Dalyrmple Byron W. DOVES & DOVE SHOOTING 1st 1949 243 pp. interesting reading $30.00
Dalyrmple Byron W. HUNTING ACROSS NORTH AMERICA Outdoor Life Book, 1970 dj vf, 848pp $15.00
Dallas Donald BOSS & CO. BUILDERS OF BEST GUNS ONLY new 1995 336 pp. $75.00
Daniel William Barker RURAL SPORTS 3 volumes, Engraved titles, 70 plates, 4 to red leather, spines guilt in 6 panels, all edges guilt, spines slightly darkened, some foxing o/w a beautiful set. London 1801 to 1813, a must for the serious collector of antiquarian sporting books and rarely seen in this condition. $420.00
Danielson Richard MARTHA DOYLE Derrydale # 681 of 1250 copies vf $80.00
Davis Harry P A FORGOTTEN HERITAGE 1st scarce, vf+, 199pp, history & photos of the Pennsylvania Rifle. $65.00
Davis Henry P. TRAINING YOUR OWN BIRD DOG Dj, vf, 1948 ed, 7th printing 175 pp. $28.00
Davis Henry E. THE AMERICAN WILD TURKEY Vf, reprint, 328 pp, one of the best on the turkey, vf $75.00
Davis Henry P. THE NEW DOG ENCYCLOPEDIA Dj, vf+ 1970, everything about dogs, large folio. $40.00
Davis Henry P. TRAINING YOUR OWN BIRD DOGS, Dj, vf, 5th ed, 175 pp. $35.00
Davidson Verne E. BOBWHITES ON THE RISE 1st, 1949, dj vf, 150pp. For the quail gunner $35.00
Davis Ken THE BETTER SHOT New Holland & Holland’s head Instructor $40.00
Day Donald (edited by) THE HUNTING AND EXPLORING ADVENTURES OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT In his own words. Dj, VF. 431pp Great reading about & by a great shooter and a great man. $35.00
Decker Maurice HUNTING SMALL GAME With Shotgun & Rifle, Very Scarce, 1946 wraps, vf. $50.00
Delacour Jean Dr. PHEASANT BREEDING & CARE, 5th ed, 1978, 192 pp, vf, $15.00
DeGouy L.P. THE DERRYDALE COOKBOOK of FISH AND GAME. Derrydale Press, 2 volumes, numbers 332 of 1250, 8vo, cloth, gilt covered medallions; light wear, bookplates Siegel 114. $395.00
Denis Michalea LEOPARD IN MY LAP LONDON 1956 Numerous photographs, 252pp. fine, $30.00
Depperman W. H. SHOOTERS CHOICE 1st ed. Mint 189 pp. All form of shooting $25.00
Depperman W. H. SHOOTERS CHOICE Another, torn dj fine 189 pp. All form of shooting $15.00
Derieux Samuel A. ANIMAL PERSONALITIES first 1923, 298pp., vf, about bird dogs and shooting. $15.00
Derrydale Press UPLAND GAME BIRD SHOOTING IN AMERICA 1 of 850 rare uncut $500.00
Dixon Charles GAME BIRDS of the BRITISH ISLANDS 1st 1895, vf, 468pp, color plates $88.00
Donovan Robert E. HUNTING WHITETAIL DEER Dust Jacket Winchester Press 1978, 228pp. $20.00
Drought, Capt. J. B. A SHOT IN THE MAKING 1st 197, if+, 159pp, London $25.00
Drought, Capt. J. B SUCCESSFUL SHOOTING London first edition 1948, dj, vf, 246pp $25.00
Dubino Andrew GUNSMITHING WITH SIMPLE HAND TOOLS How to repair, improve add a touch of class to guns you own. Stackpole first 1987, dj mint205pp $20.00
Ducks Unlimited AUTUMN PASSAGES A treasury of waterfowl classics new 1995 $27.00
Duffey David M. HUNTING DOG KNOW HOW Revised ed, dj, vf, 182 pp. $15.00
Duffey David M. HUNTING DOG KNOWHOW First ed. 1965 vf 177pp $17.50
Dunlap Roy GUNSMITHING Stackpole Second edition 1953, 742pp. mint $35.00
Dunlap Roy GUN OWNERS BOOK OF CARE, REPAIR & IMPROVEMENT Outdoor Life Book of how to do, 1974, dj, vf, 336pp $15.00
Dunlap Roy GUN OWNERS BOOK OF CARE, REPAIR & IMPROVEMENT Another Outdoor Life Book of how to do, 1974, dj, vf, 336pp $15.00
Dunlap Roy GUN OWNERS BOOK OF CARE, REPAIR & IMPROVEMENT Another Outdoor Life Book of how to do, 1974, dj, vf, 336pp $15.00
Dykes T. (Rockwood) ALL ROUND SPORT WITH FISH,FUR AND FEATHER Adventures on the turf and the road in the hunting and cricket fields, yachting courses, links and the curling ponds, London first edition 1886 super full page illustrations, 302pp. vg. $125.00
Earnest Adele THE ART OF THE DECOY American Bird Carvings Dj, first, 1965, 208 pp, vf. $32.00
Eardley-Wilmot Sir John PURSUITS OF AN ENGLISH COUNTRY GENTLEMAN London, 1st ed 1860 - Great reading on the early English sporting scene and one of it's most well known sportsmen. $170.00
Eardley-Wilmot Sir John PURSUITS OF AN ENGLISH COUNTRY GENTLEMAN another London, 1st ed 1860 - Great reading on the early English sporting scene and one of it's most well known sportsmen. 301pp, vf $175.00
East Ben DANGER Explosive true stories of the great outdoors. Ny, 1967 Dj, vf, 328pp, $15.00
Eastman Matt BROWNING SPORTING ARMS OF DISTINCTION 1903 - 1992 large folio new Safari Press $50.00
Eaton BIRDS OF NEW YORK 1916, New York State, 106 colored plates of the birds of New York vg $100.00
Editrice Novarco FUCILIE CARBINE E POLVERI DA CACCIA Dj, first 1963 vf, 259pp, in Italian Shotguns and rifles. $20.00
Edmondson Kitty & Robertshaw Cicely THE POINTER London, 1978 first, dj near mint, great book on the English Pointer. $55.00
Egan Pierce SPORTING ANECDOTES Philadelphia 1822 The whole forming a complete delineation of the Sporting World. 1 st, 359pp, very interesting reading of early sporting life. Good cover shaken but contents fine. $145.00
Egan's Pierce BOOK OF SPORTS Original memoirs of sporting men dedicated to George Osbaldeston Esq. 1847 first edition. If you want to know about the early English Sporting scene this is first hand accounting by the greats. Front spine damaged. $250.00
Elite David B. TRAINING GUN DOGS TO RETRIEVE Dj, 2nd printing, 1960, vf, 128 pp. $20.00
Elliott Charles PRINCE OF GAME BIRDS: the Bobwhite Quail Dj, vf+ 1974 1st. 193 pp $45.00
Elliot Robert MATCHLOCK TO MACHINE GUN The firearms Collection of the New Brunswick Museum Brunswick Press, 1981 first wraps, vf. 64pp. $6.50
Elman Robert FIRED IN ANGER Dj, 1st ed, 480 pp, the personal handguns of American heroes & villains, very interesting reading. Ex library but vf, $35.00
Erdminster Frank THE RUFFED GROUSE Scarce 1 st ed. 1947 a must for the grouse hunter vf $110.00
Erdminster Frank THE RUFFED GROUSE Scarce 1 st ed. dj 1947 a must for the grouse hunter vf. $120.00
Erladson Keith GUNDOG TRAINING 1978 reprint, dj vf, 223pp training classic by one of England’s top trainers $20.00
Evans George B. THE BEST OF NASH BUCKINGHAM 1st, dj, vf. 320pp $57.00
Evans George B. THE UPLAND SHOOTING LIFE 1 st dj The Classic Evans book $125.00
Evans George B. A DOG A GUN & TIME ENOUGH, signed inscribed # 762 of 1250 slipcase $345.00
Evans George B. GROUSE ALONG THE TRAMROAD 1986 slipcase # 1195 of 1500 mint signed. $275.00
Evans George B. An AFFAIR WITH GROUSE 1982 1st slipcase mint $280.00
Evans George B. GROUSE ON THE MOUNTAIN* Number 1062 of 1500 slipcase mint signed $300.00
Evans George B. GEORGE BIRD EVANS INTRODUCES # 1106 of 1500, slipcase, signed mint $300.00
Evans George B. GEORGE BIRD EVANS INTRODUCES 8 vo guilt stamped green cloth, slipcase very light wear, #723 of 1150 copies inscribed & signed by Evans 1990 including a typed thank you note signed by Evans laid in. $200.00
Evans George B. TROUBLES WITH BIRD DOGS Illustrated 8vo, guilt-stamped leatherette slipcase, #723 of 1500, inscribed & signed by Evans 1985. VF+ $250.00
Evans George B. UPLAND GUNNERS BOOK Amwell Press, slipcased signed by Evans, mint $125.00
Everitt Simon W. TALES OF WILD TURKEY HUNTING Vf, 1984 reprint of 1928 $70.00
Falk John R THE PRACTICAL HUNTERS BIRD DOG BOOK 2nd printing, 1973, dj, vf+, 314 pp $15.00
Fergus Charles A RUFFED SHOOTERS DOG 1st mint signed by author $30.00
Fears J. Wayne HUNTING WHITETAILS SUCCESSFULLY North American Hunting Club Minneapolis, mint 1986, 206pp. $20.00
Fergus Charles GUN DOG BREEDS 1992 1st signed by author, a great writer dj mint 201 pp $30.00
Fergus Charles THE UPLAND EQUATION A modern bird hunters code 1 st mint signed $25.00
Fergus Jim A HUNTERS ROAD 1st 1992, dj near mint, very interesting reading 290pp $40.00
Ferguson Henry Lee THE ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL IN AMERICA Derrydale Press, one of 850, New York 1932, Introduction by David Wagstaff. Illustrations from Photographs. 8vo, gilt decorated leather, vf, bookplate removed. Very scarce $250.00
Ferguson Henry Lee THE ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL IN AMERICA Another Derrydale Press, one of 850, New York 1932, Introduction by David Wagstaff. Illustrations from Photographs. 8vo, gilt decorated leather, vf, bookplate removed. Very scarce $250.00
Fleckenstein Jr. Henry A. SHORE BIRD DECOYS 1980 1 st ed, dj, vf+ signed and inscribed by the Author 144 pp $90.00
Foote John Taintor BROADWAY ANGLER First ed. 1937, vf, 44 pp, great angling stories. $45.00
Foote John Taintor DAUGHTER OF DELILAH Bird Dogs, 1936, vf, 51 pp Very rare & sought after. $120.00
Foote John Taintor DUMB-BELL OF BROOKFIELD A superb bird dog story, 1917 – 1922, vf, 262 pp $110.00
Foote John Taintor DUMB-BELL & OTHERS Bird dog stories 309 pp, very scarce 1st ed vf $70.00
Foote John Taintor A WEDDING GIFT 1924, 63pp a great fishing story. fine $40.00
Foote John Taintor FULL PERSONALITY 1935, fine, 148 pp 1st ed., scarce $120.00
Foote John Taintor JING Derrydale #518 of 950 vf, a superb bird dog story by a master writer. $220.00
Foote John Taintor JING Derrydale #162 of 950 vf, a superb bird dog story by a master writer. $250.00
Foote John Taintor POCONO SHOT 1ST 143 pp, vg, a grouse dog in the Pocono Mtns. Super story. $70.00
Foote John Taintor THE LOOK OF EAGLES 1ST, 1939, 72pp, vf, great horse story. $50.00
Foote John Taintor THE LOOK OF EAGLES 2nd, 1942, 72pp, fine, great horse story. $40.00
Forbush Edward H. GAME BIRDS WILDFOWL & SHORE BIRDS 1st, 1912, 622pp, very slight damp stain to front cover o/w fine + copy of this scarce Massachusetts Board of Agriculture publication. $55.00
Fores Sporting Notes & Sketches Volume IV 1887 - 1888, vf 300 pp +, Descriptive of British & Foreign Sport, these are superb books and quite scarce. 32 tinted full page illustrations. $95.00
Fores Sporting Notes & Sketches Volume III 1886 - 1887, vf 300 pp +, Descriptive of British & Foreign Sport, these are superb books and quite scarce. 32 tinted full page illustrations. $95.00
FOREST & STREAM - ROD & GUN 9 fine copies of this old sporting magazine 7 of 1888 & 2 of 1889 $220.00 for the lot or $30.00 each.
Forrester Frank MR SPONGE’S SPORTING TOUR Edited by First New York edition 1856, fine, numerous hand colored full page illustrations by John Leech which themselves are worth the price of the book. 425pp. $250.00
Froester Frank PORTRAIT OF HERBERT WITH CLIPPED BOTTOM OF HAND-WRITTEN LETTER from Herbert matted with the portrait in beautiful early frame re-backed with museum quality mountings. This is a one of a kind item for anyone seriously interested in Frank Forester (William Henry Herbert) $475.00
Forester Frank FRANK FORRESTERS SPORTING SCENES & CHARACTERS 2 volumes first edition 1857, this is the finest copies of these great books, numerous illustrations, 8 vo., gilt-stamped original brown cloth, very light wear, some foxing. MY SHOOTING BOX is Vol I & THE WARWICK WOODLANDS is Vol II both of these are superb reading. $650.00
Forester Frank SPORTING SCENES & SUNDRY SKETCHES 2 vols. rebound some uncut 1842 being the miscellaneous writings of J. Cyprus Jr. early sporting stories. $155.00
Forester Frank SPORTING SCENES & SUNDRY SKETCHES Two volume set, being the miscellaneous writings of J. Cypress Jr. Volume I and Volume II rebound, 1st ed 1842. Great reading from a great author $385.00
Forester Frank SPORTING SCENES & SUNDRY SKETCHES being the miscellaneous writings of J. Cypress Jr. Volume 1, rebound, uncut 1st ed 1842, 231pp $160.00
Forester Frank COMPLETE MANUAL FOR YOUNG SPORTSMEN Shooting & fishing 1873 ½ green morocco with marbled boards, some light foxing o/w vf. $165.00
Forester Frank COMPLETE MANUAL FOR YOUNG SPORTSMEN as above, with new spine laid in 1856 first edition. $125.00
Forester Frank GAME IN IT’S SEASONS 1ST ED, 1853, 343PP, cover shaken, foxing, contents fine. $125.00
Forester Frank FIELD SPORTS Two vols. 1852 1 st. vg stain to front cover vol. I $125.00
Forester Frank WAGER OF BATTLE Tales of Saxon slavery in Sherwood Forest 1st ed. 1855, 300 pp. vf spine faded $100
Forester Frank COMPLETE MANUAL FOR YOUNG SPORTSMEN 1856 1 st ed. $125.00
Forester Frank MY SHOOTING BOX Derrydale 1 of 2500 mint $75.00
Forester Frank THE WARWICK WOODLANDS Derrydale 1 of 2500 Mint $75.00
Forester Frank AMERICAN GAME 1853 1 st new spine professionally laid in 355 pp. $120.00
Forester Frank SPORTING SCENES AND SUNDRY SKETCHES (Being the miscellaneous writings of J. Cypress Jr.) Edited by Frank Forester. Illustrated 2 volumes. 8vo later ¾ brown leather spine guilt in 6 compartments, uncut moderate wear. New York 1942. FIRST EDITION “This is the first book appearance of the pseudonym ‘Frank Forester’ . . . Cypress was William P. Hawes – Van Winkle, page 82 – 83 $385.00
Forester Frank THE WARWICK WOODLANDS Derrydale 1 of 2500 Mint $75.00
Forester Frank UPLAND SHOOTING Dj chipped, 1951, edited by Beverly Giddings, 276 pp, $50.00
Forrester Rex HUNTING IN NEW ZEALAND Wellington 1973 second edition, dust jacket mint 265pp $20.00
Foster William Harden NEW ENGLAND GROUSE SHOOTING dj, 2nd ed., 1970, folio, vf, 193 pp, a great grouse book. $70.00
Free James Lamb TRAINING YOUR RETRIEVER Dj. vf+ 1949, 236pp, all about training your retriever. $20.00
Friedman John B. ENGLISH SHOTGUNS BETWEEN THE WARS A buyers & sellers guide. The most comprehensive publication available, alphabetically listing over 1,500 English Gunmakers, A MUST 72pp, wraps new revised edition $31.00 Hard backed limited edition numbered copies $105.00 Special first edition: $20.00
Fur & Feather Series PHEASANT by Stuart-Wortley A.J. 1895 265 pp + catalogue, fine. $55.00
Game Conservancy The THE EUROPEAN WOODCOCK Written by Monica Shorten, 1974 wraps, mint inscribed with letter. $50.00
Gasper Howland THE COMPLETE SPORTSMAN 1893 1st, 277pp, inside front loose, otherwise vf. $66.00
Gilbey Walter Sir HOUNDS IN OLD DAYS Second Edition 1979, dj mint with a card from the Spanish Consulate General in London. $15.00
Gladstone Hugh RECORD BAGS & SHOOTING RECORDS 1923 fascinating reading $85.00
Gladstone Hugh SHOOTING WITH SURTEES 1927, 1st ed, 307 pp The shooting stories of RS Surtees. $75.00
Gloan THE BREECH LOADER Very rare 1873, 192pp for the serious shotgunner a must $137.00
Gooch Bob COVEYS & SINGLES The handbook of quail hunting reprint, dj mint, 196 pp $45.00
Goodman Jack The Fireside BOOK OF DOG STORIES First 1943, Fine, 590pp $12.50
Grinnell George Bird AMERICAN GAME BIRD SHOOTING 1st 1910, near mint copy, 558pp $190.00
Greenberg David B. RAISING GAME BIRDS IN CAPTIVITY 1949 1st, slight foxing to outer cover, mark over on inside blind flyleaf, 224 pp. $25.00
Greener Graham THE GREENER STORY Hot off the press all there is to know about the marvelous W.W. Greener Guns. 231pp, large folio, mint. $150.00
Greener W. W. THE BREECH-LOADER and HOW TO USE IT. Fifth and illustrated edition 1895 vf. 386pp plus adverts. A superb copy of this much sought after book. $155.00
Greener W. W. THE BREECHLOADER AND HOW TO USE IT The scarce 8th edition 1899, 330pp + adverts (includes the price of Greener gun in 1889 - very interesting indeed). $110.00
Greener W. W. THE GUN & IT’S DEVELOPMENT Scarce 6th edition 1897 rebound with green hard back best quality cloth covers with gold lettering. $275.00
Greener W. W. THE GUN & IT’S DEVELOPMENT Special 9th edition mint, genuine pigskin saderra leather covered, privately printed for the firearms classic library, A must on gunning, edges are gold gilded and spines are brass-die stamped in 22kt gold. $190.00
Greener W. W. THE GUN & IT’S DEVELOPMENT 9th ed near mint with dust jacket A must on gunning $80.00
Greener W. W. THE GUN & IT’S DEVELOPMENT 9th ed fine A must on gunning $70.00
Gregg W.H. Where When & How To Catch Fish on the EAST COAST OF FLORIDA 1 st ed, 1902, rare lacking some plates, fold out map intact, spine broken. $20.00
Gresham Grits THE COMPLETE WILDFOWLER Winchester Press 1973, dj first, mint, 294pp. $15.00
Grey, Zane KEN WARD IN THE JUNGLE 1st edition 1912 Grosset & Dunlap 309 pages, very good condition $60.00
Grimble Augustus HIGHLAND SPORT Rare 1st leather bound 1894. 268pp, guilt edges overall fine. $220.00
Grinnell George Bird AMERICAN GAME BIRD SHOOTING 1st, near mint copy, 558pp $190.00
Grinnell George Bird AMERICAN GAME BIRD SHOOTING Another shaken copy, 558pp $50.00
Grozik Richard BIRD HUNTER New sealed, dj, Safari Press, A celebration of wild birds, fine guns and staunch dogs. $30.00
Grozik Richard GAME GUN New 2nd ed. This is a real gun book and a must for anyone who is serious about “best” guns, 220pp numerous photographs in color and b&w. $40.00
Haig-Brown Alan THE MASTER & HIS FISH 1981 wraps, 202 pp $15.00
Hall Henry WOODCOCK WAYS 1946 fine 84 pp. $40.00
Hall Henry THE RUFFED GROUSE 1st, 91 pp, slight foxing o/w vf, $60.00
Hall Herbert Byng Esq. HIGHLAND SPORTS & HIGHLAND QUARTERS ¾ leather, fine + for age 1848, first edition, 224 pp, fascinating reading if you are into Scotland & Scottish Shooting & Fishing. $375.00
Hallock Charles THE SPORTSMANS GAZETTEER & GENERAL GUIDE 1st ed., 1877, numerous fold out maps, everything from A to Z in shooting, dogs, game & early America $288.00
Hammond S.T. DOG TRAINING DOG TRAINING Second edition, 163PP + adverts, Training Vs Breaking, vf $65.00
Hammond S.T. HITTING vs MISSING WITH the SHOTGUN Scarce 1898 170 PP early how to $60.00
Hammond S.T. HITTING vs MISSING WITH the SHOTGUN 1900 2nd, 170 PP early how to $50.00
Hanenkrat William Frank THE EDUCATION of a TURKEY HUNTER dj, vf, mint signed by Author, 1974, 216 pp, 1st ed Learn the ways of the turkey. $55.00
Harbors Dave HUNTING THE AMERICAN WILD TURKEY Dj mint, 1st ed, 256 pp, $50.00
Harding A.F. FOX TRAPPING A book of instructions telling how to trap, snare, poison and shoot. First 1906, 179pp, vf, $30.00
Harris Charles Townsend MEMORIES OF MANHATTAN In the sixties and seventies, Derrydale, one of 1,000, 1928 signed by the author, very fine + 125 pp, If you are a history buff and a Madison Avenue Sportsman this is a must. $150.00
Harris Clive THE HISTORY OF THE BIRMINGHAM GUN-BARREL PROOF HOUSE With notes on the Birminghm Gun Trade 1946, dj, vf+ 159pp plus adverts. If you are serious about English Guns this is a must! $140.00
Hart Ernest H. HOW TO RAISE AND TRAIN A POINTER Wraps 1966, 64pp, vf+ $10.00
Hartman Barney HARTMAN ON SKEET Dj, 1973 Stackpole, 143 pp, VF+ $45.00
Hastings MacDonald ENGLISH SPORTING GUNS & ACCESSORIES 1 st 1969 97 pp dj vf+ $40.00
Hastings MacDonald HOW TO SHOOT STRAIGHT Dj vf 133 pp. Churchill’s ghost writer $20.00
Hawes Harry Bartow FISH AND GAME NOW OR NEVER First New York 1935, 332pp, fine. $25.00
Hawker Peter Col. INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUNG SPORTSMAN IN ALL THAT RELATES TO GUNS & SHOOTING 11th ed. woodcut text vg. 1859 London $220.00
Hawker Peter Col. INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUNG SPORTSMAN IN ALL THAT RELATES TO GUNS & SHOOTING Rare 4th ed. woodcut text vg. 1825 London original leather binding $400.00
Hawker Peter Col. INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUNG SPORTSMAN IN ALL THAT RELATES TO GUNS & SHOOTING This edition published by Tideline Books 1985, dj mint. $65.00
Hawker Peter Col. INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUNG SPORTSMEN IN ALL THAT RELATES TO GUNS AND SHOOTING To which is added the HUNTING AND SHOOTING OF NORTH AMERICA by William t. Porter. Illustrated 8vo tall, later buckram, leather spine labels: some slight shelf wear, minor browning and foxing. Philadelphia 1846 $210.00
Hawker Peter Col. COL HAWKERS SHOOTING DIARIES 1893, 2 volumes, illustrated, guilt top, 8vo, ¾ leather, moderate wear, these are fascinating reading, vol. I 366 pp, vol. II 388 pp. $300.00
Hawker Peter Col. COL HAWKERS SHOOTING DIARIES Derrydale original, edited with and introduction by Eric Parker. 12 plates, 8vo, cloth, covers slightly faded o/w vf, New York 1931. $220.00
Hawker Peter Col. COL HAWKERS SHOOTING DIARIES Derrydale original, edited with and introduction by Eric Parker. 12 plates, 8vo, cloth, spine sun faded o/w fine, New York 1931. $150.00
Hawker Peter Col. COL HAWKERS SHOOTING DIARIES Derrydale reprint 1 of 2500 mint $85.00
Hawker Peter Col. HAWKER ON SHOOTING 11 ed, 1859, good, 548 pp, very interesting, $200.00
Hayes Tom HUNTING THE WHITETAIL DEER New & revised edition 1966, dj, vf, 259pp $10.00
Hayes Tom HOW TO HUNT THE WHITETAIL DEER Second revised edition, 1997, wraps. Vf+279pp, $25.00
Haynes William B. GOOSE & DUCK SHOOTING 1961, dj, vf+ glassine cover, 67 pp 1st ed., $60.00
Heilner Van Campen A BOOK ON DUCK SHOOTING 1939 first ed., illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt, signed by Author & Illustrator, 540pp, very scarce & rare in fine + condition. $290.00
Heilner Van Campen A BOOK ON DUCK SHOOTING 1939 first ed. third printing, illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt, signed by Author & Illustrator, 540pp, very scarce & rare in fine + condition. $150.00
Heilner Van Campen OUR AMERICAN GAME BIRDS ex library, 1941, large folio, 1 st ed. 178 pp good, $80.00
Henschel Stan HOW TO RAISE AND TRAIN A LABRADOR RETRIEVER 1964, wraps, 64pp $10.00
Hern Arthur SHOOTING & GUNFITTING Nd about 1924 3rd imp. 94 pp. One of the best $50.00
Herbert Henry TALE OF SAXON SLAVERY in SHERWOOD FOREST New York 1 st edition 1855, 336pp, vf, interesting tale by Frank Forester. $100.00
Henderson David H. ON POINT 1990 329 pp. new out of print, 50 years of hunting & fishing $ $25.00
Henderson Dion ALGONQUIN The Story of a Great Dog, 1972, 211 pp, Fine + $45.00
Henn TR PRACTICAL FLY-TYING London first, 1950, 127pp, 3 photographs and 137 drawings. Vf. $25.00
Heuser Ken THE WHITETAIL DEER GUIDE Dj, mint , New York, 1972. 208pp $10.00
Hicks James E. Maj. OUR ARMS & WEAPONS Vf, 1941, 251pp $45.00
Hill Gene & Smith Steve OUTDOOR YARNS and OUTRIGHT LIES Fifty or so stories by two good sports. Stackpole, dj, first edition mint, 1983, 183pp. $22.00
Hill Gene TEARS & LAUGHTER A couple dozen dog stories, first 1981, dj mint, 168pp, $45.00
Hinman Bob THE GOLDEN AGE OF SHOTGUNNING dj, 1st, vf, 175 pp, interesting reading. $35.00
Hochbaum Albert TRAVELS & TRADITIONS OF WATERFOWL 1 st ed. 1955 301 pp. dj vf $75.00
Hochwalt A. F. PRACTICAL DOG KEEPING FOR THE AMATEUR Very rare, wraps in glassine container, 1921, 118pp, fine, $45.00
Hochwalt A. F. THE MODERN POINTER 2 nd revised, Trade ed. 1923, 260 pp, few pencil notes $65.00
Hochwalt A. F. THE MODERN POINTER 2 nd revised, Trade ed. 1923, 260 pp, weak spine & small chip missing from spine $45.00
Hochwalt A. F. The MODERN SETTER 1 st Trade, 1935, 285 pp, vf the bible on the Setter $105.00
Hogg Ian V THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FIREARMS 1987 reprint, 327pp, numerous colour ill. vf+ $30.00
Holder Charles LIFE IN THE OPEN Sport in Southern California, Scarce 1st, 1906, 400pp vf+ $100.00
Holland Dan THE UPLAND GAME HUNTERS BIBLE Wraps, 1st 1961, 120 photographs & drawings, 192pp, 1st. $5.00
Holland Ray P. MY DOG LEMON dj, 1945 1st, vf+ 86 pp, super bird dog story by the master. $75.00
Holland Ray, Dan & Bob GOOD SHOT No. 96 of 850 First Signed ed. Signed by all three authors, dj & glassine cover 150pp rare vf+ $220.00
Holland Ray, Dan & Bob GOOD SHOT Another, No. 239 of 850 First Signed ed. 150pp rare vf+ $200.00
Holland Ray P. SHOTGUNNING IN THE LOWLANDS 1 st trade ed 1945 vf+ 213 pp. scarce $145.00
Holland Ray P. SHOTGUNNING IN THE LOWLANDS 2nd trade ed 1945 vf+ 213 pp. scarce $85.00
Holland Ray P. SHOTGUNNING IN THE UPLANDS 1 st trade ed. 1944 vf+ 213 pp. $145.00
Holland Ray P. SHOTGUNNING IN THE UPLANDS 2 nd trade ed. 1945 vf+ 213 pp. $85.00
Holland Ray P. THE MASTER dj, 1st ed. 1946, 85pp, vf+ another great bird dog story $65.00
Holland Ray P. NOW LISTEN WARDEN Dj, 1946 1st, VF 130pp $45.00
Holland Ray P. NIP & TUCK Borzoi, 2nd 1946, 162pp + loads of lovely photos, very slight damp stain to cover. $55.00
Holland Ray P. SCATTERGUNNING Borzoi 1951 1st 379pp another great Holland book, another must have VF $70.00
Holland Ray P. SEVEN GRAND GUN DOGS Dj, vf, 1961, 152 pp Great dog stories, $80.00
Hudson Peter GROUSE IN SPACE AND TIME Leather bound, slipcase mint, limited # 84 of 200 signed by author, slipcase 224 pp, a beautiful book. $250.00
Hutchinson Horace SHOOTING Two vol set 1 st ed. Country Life Press 664 pp. $75.00
Hutchinson Horace G. WHEN LIFE WAS NEW London 1911 first, 302pp, fine+, the stories of a shooting mans life. Great reading $65.00
Hutington Dwight W. FEATHERED GAME 1903 1st London A handbook of the North American Game Birds, fine, slight damage to top of spine where pulled out of book case without due care, 296pp with 136 plates. $25.00
Humphreys John LEARNING TO SHOOT 1985 dj new 171pp A how to book $40.00
Ide Clint THE GROUSE HUNTER Private Printing (less than 50 copies) Grouse Hunting in the early days of the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, Mint with inscription by Art Currier, several photos 39pp. $500.00
Irving Joe TRAINING SPANIELS 3rd 1984, 176 pp, dj mint. Very interesting Spaniel information. $20.00
Janes E. C. RINGNECK 145 pp., dj, 1975 1st pheasants & dogs $25.00
Johns Rowland ALL SORTS OF DOGS A book about sporting dogs, London, 1931 third. Good- $10.00
Johnsgard Paul A GROUSE OF THE WORLD University of Nebraska Press 1983 1st, 413pp, dj mint. $65.00
Johnsgard Paul A GROUSE & QUAIL of NORTH AMERICA, 1973 1st, 553pp, dj vf+ $55.00
Johnsgard Paul A THE BIRD DECOY An American Art Form 190 pp dj mint great illustrations. $37.50
Johnson Peter H. PARKER America’s Finest Shotgun 1st, 259 pp, slight foxing of fine $65.00
Johnson Thomas B. THE SHOOTERS GUIDE Or Complete Sportsman's Companion London 1820 Very rare sixth edition. Containing a description of the various kinds of dogs, the best method of breeding, rearing and training them; to which are added, the directions for grouse, partridge, pheasant, woodcock, snipe hare and wild duck shooting. With particular instructions for shooting. Including a complete listing of gunmakers of the period in England. 304pp leather covers in fine condition. $385.00
Johnson Thomas B. THE SHOOTERS GUIDE Or Complete Sportsman's Companion London 1823 Very rare seventh and enlarged edition. containing a description of the various kinds of dogs, the best method of breeding, rearing and training them; to which are added, the directions for grouse, partridge, pheasant, woodcock, snipe hare and wild duck shooting. With particular instructions for shooting. Including a complete listing of gunmakers of the period in England. 304pp leather covers in beautiful condition with gold edges $485.00
Johnson T.B. THE SPORTSMAN’S EnCYCLOPEDIA The chase, the course and the stream First edition 1831, 939 pp, rare original leather ¼ leather and marbled boards. $350.00
Jones Burt HABBITS HAUNTS ANECDOTES OF THE MOOSE #758 of 1,000 copies signed by the author, 1st edition 1901, 144 pp fine very rare & scarce $150.00
Jones Owen THE SPORT OF SHOOTING 1911 vf 1 st 291 pp London Interesting reading $65.00
Josseerand Michael H & Stevenson Jan A. PISTOLS REVOLVERS AND AMMUNITION Bonanza books dj, first edition 1967. Fully illustrated. $20.00
Keith E C. A SPORTSMAN’S CREED London 1938 first edition published by Country Life, illustrations by A. Thorburn, 205pp, interesting and delightful book. $55.00
Keith E C. GUN FOR COMPANY 2nd, 1950, dj vf, 207 pp, great shooting stories & information from the UK $30.00
Keith Elmer BIG GAME RIFLES & CARTRIDGES Scarce 1st ed, fair, damp stain to bottom,163 pp $75.00
Keith Elmer SHOTGUNS by KEITH 1st, dj poor, book is vf+, 307 pp $50.00
Keith Elmer SHOTGUNS by KEITH Reprint, dj vf+, 340 pp $25.00
Kephart Horace SPORTING FIREARMS New York, 1936 first edition, fine, 152pp, old formulas for cleaning solvents etc., interesting reading, complete with old Hoppes order form. $15.00
Kesting Ted (edited by) UPLAND GAME BIRDS 1962. 1st ed, vf, 190pp $25.00
King Peter THE SHOOTING FIELD 150 Years With H & H numbers of H & H guns 1985 1 st $55.00
Kingdon, Jonathon THE KINGDON FIELD GUIDE TO AFRICAN MAMMALS, Wraps, 1997, 1st Edition $50.00
Kirkham Stanton Davis IN THE OPEN Fine, slight foxing, 1908, 1st ed, 223 pp $76.50
Knight John Alden WOODCOCK 1 st ed 1944 Must on woodcock gunning vf $80.00
Knight John Alden WOODCOCK Reprint dust jacket, mint Gunnerman Press 1989 Must on woodcock gunning vf $30.00
Knight John Alden RUFFED GROUSE 1 st 1947 rare vf. $140.00
Knight Richard Alden MASTERING THE SHOTGUN How to hit what you aim at, 1975 revised edition, updated by Bob Bell, dj, mint, 127 pp, interesting how to concepts by the son of John Alden Knight $35.00
Knight Richard Alden MASTERING THE SHOTGUN How to hit what you aim at, 1967 1st ed, dj, ex library, dj vf 127 pp, interesting how to concepts by the son of the great John Alden Knight $40.00
Knott M. O’Malley GONE AWAY WITH O’MALLEY SEVENTY YEARS WITH HORSES, HOUNDS & PEOPLE Ex library spine faded, 1944 1st, 280 pp. $30.00
Knott M. O’Malley GONE AWAY WITH O’MALLEY SEVENTY YEARS WITH HORSES, HOUNDS & PEOPLE 1944 1st, 280 pp. $35.00
Koller Larry HOW TO SHOOT Dust Jacket, 242pp, new revised edition, vf, 1976 $35.00
Koller Larry THE GUN New York 1964 wraps, about all guns. 128pp $8.00
Koller Larry THE FIRESIDE BOOK OF GUNS Dj, fine, first edition 1959, 284pp, large folio $20.00
Koller Larry THE FIRESIDE BOOK OF GUNS Another, Very fine, first edition 1959, 284pp, large folio $15.00
Koller Larry THE TREASURY OF ANGELING DJ mint, 252pp, 1963 first $50.00
Koller Larry SHOTS AT WHITETAILS Knopf 1970, dj mint, 359pp. $20.00
Kreps E. SCIENCE OF TRAPPING Revised edition 1909, vf, 229pp. $15.00
Kuhlhoff Pete KUHLHOFF ON GUNS Dust jacket, near mint, 186pp, 1970 $35.00
Kuhlhoff Pete KUHLHOFF ON GUNS Another, vf 186pp, 1970 $25.00
Lackhuk John FRANK A. PACHMAYR America’s master gunsmith new $50.00
Lancaster Charles THE ART OF SHOOTING Very rare first edition 1889 great adverts 221pp. Still one of the best shooting books out there $145.00
Lancaster Charles THE ART OF SHOOTING Scarce 7th Edition 1906 great adverts + pullout 250pp $125.00
Lancaster Charles THE ART OF SHOOTING 10th ed 1942, dj, vf+, $65.00
Lancaster Charles THE ART OF SHOOTING 11th ed 1946 $45.00
Latham Roger M. COMPLETE BOOK OF THE WILD TURKEY 1976 DJ Mint 228 pp $55.00
Laycock George THE HUNTERS AND THE HUNTED 279 pp. dj. mint $35.00
Lewis E. J. THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN Containing Hints to Sportsmen, Notes on shooting & habits of game birds & wild fowl in America, Phila, numerous illustrations, engraved by Lauderback & Hoffman, 494 pp, 1855 first ed., spine worn. This copy is signed by the author and extremely rare, $250.00
Lewis E. J. THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN Containing Hints to Sportsmen, Notes on shooting & habits of game birds & wild fowl in America, Phila, numerous illustrations, engraved by Lauderback & Hoffman, 494 pp, 1863 2nd ed., $200.00
Lewis E. J. THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN: As above but the third 1871 edition, 510 pp, wear to spine. $90.00
Lewis E. J. HINTS TO SPORTSMEN Notes on shooting, 1st, 1851, 366 pp, very rare, interesting reading, slight damage to spine. The adverts contained in the back of the book are equally interesting. $145.00
Long J.W. AMERICAN WILDFOWL SHOOTING 1st 1874, 285 pp + adverts, rare early American book. $125.00
Lonsdale Library Willett Roderick MODERN GAME SHOOTING 1975 dj, vf+ 375pp $24.00
Lonsdale Library SHOOTING BY MOOR FIELD & MARSH 1929 Phila. 129 illustrations. 380 pp. $65.00
Lonsdale Library THE LONSDALE BOOK OF SPORTING RECORDS FOR 1937 All the records of sporting events for 37, fine, 457pp. $25.00
Lonsdale Library THE LONSDALE KEEPERS BOOK Nd. circa 1936, Vol XXVI of the Library, an anthology compiled by noted Game Keepers of the day, 60 illustrations, 457pp vf. How to with interesting stories. $35.00
Lonsdale Library SHOOTING BY MOOR FIELD & MARSH 1 st London, dj vf+, 110 illustrations. 380 pp. $85.00
Lonsdale Library THE WAY OF A MAN WITH A HORSE Philadelphia, 1929 scarce, chapter on pig sticking, 288 pp, vf. $35.00
Looker Samuel J. Edited by THE JEFFERIES COMPANION London nd, 341pp, small piece of top spine missing o/w vf. Information on Richard Jefferies the great Gamekeeper. $16.00
Lynn-Allen E.H. Major LEAVES FROM A GAME BOOK London, first edition, 146pp. Vf., $20.00
Lytle Horace BIRD DOG DAYS Leather bound limited edition No. 527 of 2300. 189pp, mint with original glassine wrapper. 1994... $150.00
Lytle Horace POINT Derrydale 290 of 950, great dog stories, 197pp vf, $150.00
Lytle Horace POINT Trade Edition, 1954, vf Bird dog stories, 232 pp. $30.00
Lytle Horace HOW TO TRAIN YOUR BIRD DOGS 1942, 224 pp, the title tells it all, not first vg $30.00
Lytle Horace GUN DOGS AFIELD 1st, 177 pp fine, great gun dog stories, 1942 scarce. $50.00
Lytle Horace HOW TO TRAIN YOUR BIRD DOGS 1932, 224 pp, torn dj, the title tells it all, not first vg. With photo of owners dog and sad note. $30.00
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