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Lot 55
[SPORTING] A miscellany of eight sporting Works.
Comprising: 1) KENT, WILLIAM. Reminiscences of Outdoor Life. San Francisco: A.M. Robertson, 1929. First edition. Publisher's cloth-backed boards with paper spine label, in original plain dust jacket with paper label. 8 1/2 x 6 inches. With the original silver print frontispiece of Mount Tamalpais (uncredited but often attributed, possibly spuriously, to Ansel Adams), 12 halftone plates from photographs, [iii]-xii, 305 pp. A very fine copy, a trifle of dampstain and spotting to edges and lower margin of a few interior leaves. William Kent was raised in Marin County in the 1870s and later donated the land that became Muir Woods National Monument. Adams, Rampaging Herd 1273; Six Guns 1234; 2) [CANADA]. McKENZIE, N. M. W. J. The Men of the Hudson's Bay Company. Fort William, Ontario: N. M. W. K McKenzie, 1921. First edition, inscribed by the author. Publisher's printed paper wrapper. 8 1/2 x 6 inches; 214 pp., frontispiece after photograph. Wear to wrapper; 3) [CANOEING]. PHILLIPS, JOHN C. and CABOT, THOMAS D. Quick-Water and Smooth. A Canoeist's Guide to New England Rivers. Brattleboro: Stephen Daye Press, 1935. First edition. Publisher's printed brown thin boards. 7 1/2 x 4 inches; 239 pp, color printed folding map. Boards brittle with cracks and a losses to lower board, joints cracked but holding.; 4) [INDIA]. BEST, J. W. Indian Shikar Notes. With Special Reference to the Central Provinces. Lahore: The Pioneer Press, 1931. Third edition. Publisher's dark blue cloth. 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches; xiv, [2], 288 pp., plate, folded map, 8 pp. ads. Light rubbing and a few pale stains to cloth, rear hinge cracked but sound, bookplate. A hunting and fishing guide to the Central Provinces of India, intended for the average soldier or civilian's use, rather than the "wealthy globe trotter"; 5) [GILLMORE, PARKER] "UBIQUE." Gun, Rod and Saddle. Personal Experiences. New York: W. A. Townsend, 1869. First American edition. Publisher's green cloth, decoratively gilt-stamped, beveled boards. 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches. 275, [1] pp. + 6 leaves of ads; frontispiece. Light wear to boards and spine, black spot on upper board, contents very lightly toned, offered with another edition of the same title, London: W. H. Allen, 1893. Publisher's red cloth. Spine faded, cloth rippling in a few areas, slight spine lean. Two early editions of Parker Gillmore's sporting memoir, where the Scottish world traveler recounted his experiences both big game hunting and fishing. Most of the narrative takes place in America, where Gillmore hunted elk, bear, and various kinds of birds and fish. 6) [TAXIDERMY]. BATTY, J. H. Practical Taxidermy, and Home Decoration; Together with General Information for Sportsmen. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1888. Publisher's brown cloth, decoratively stamped in gilt and in black, beveled boards. 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches. 203 pp, 5 pp. of ads; frontispiece, in-text illustrations. Extremities rubbed, head and tail of spine softened, corners lightly bumped, hinges starting, bookseller's label to front free endpaper. An in-depth guide to preparing and mounting all types of animals for taxidermy. The final chapter deal with related natural specimens, such as shells and plants, with an eye to interior decoration; 7) ROFKAR, FRANKLIN V. The Hunting Game. New York: Exposition Press, 1950. First edition. Publisher's cloth, dust jacket. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. 51 pp.; illustrated. Light wear to boards and spine extremities, jacket with pale waterstains, some uneven toning and a few small chips. "This book gives helpful information on a variety of subjects ranging from guns and equipment to hunting sites and tactics - not to mention innumerable anecdotes, cautionary tales, and modest brags." Uncommon in jacket. Heller 306; 8) [TAXIDERMY]. BRIGGS, N. R. The American Tanner. Containing Improved and Quick Methods of Curing, Tanning, and Coloring the Skins of the Sheep, Goat, Dog, Rabbit, Otter, Beaver, Muskrat, Mink, Wolf, Fox etc... New York: Dick & Fitzgerald. 1892. First edition. Stapled in publisher's printed paper wrapper. 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches; [i]-iv, 38 pp., 12 pp. ads, in text illustrations. Short tears to front wrapper at head and tail of spine, faint smudge to title page, altogether a well-preserved example. A scarce manual for the amateur trapper, tanner or taxidermist. The lot sold as is (9)
C Estate of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson
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