THE COMPLETE ANGLER or The Contemplative Man's Recreation Being a Discourse of Rivers Fish-ponds Fish and Fishing .. And Instructions how to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream .. With Memoirs and Notes by Sir Harris Nicolas [2 Volumes] by Walton, Izaak and Charles Cotton - 1836

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell and Co., 1898. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original copy rebound in burgundy library cloth, spine panel lettered in gilt. No library marks or stamps. Slight shelf wear, endpapers a bit discolored, spine panel tanned to medium brown. lx,418 pp., illus. Possibly Third Crowell Edition (Coigney 161) or (more likely, based on height) the Sixth Crowell Edition (Coigney 189). Also Horne 159/184, Oliver 152/171..

NY: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Published circa 1880. The boards show some edgewear with rubbing. An ex-library copy with the usual markings.

G. P. Putnam's Sons. , 1889. Book. Good. Hardcover. ORIGINAL 1889 EDITION; hardcover, in original green cloth with gilt title/decoration; head and heel of spine and corners bumped w/ slight fraying of cloth at corners; light browning of leaves, o/w contents in good condition. .

London: The Limited Editions Club. Limited edition, number 247 of 1500. Signed by illustrator. Leather over spine scuffed, most of gilt decoration worn off, paper covered boards faded, edgeworn with some small chips, page edges lightly tanned, some pages uncut. Exterior good-/interior very good+. Large book, 13" x 9". Expedited or international shipping will require extra charge. . Good+. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1948.

London: Allan Bell, 1836. New Edition. Hardcover. AS IS (boards are separated from the textblock and heavily worn and cracked; textblock is broken; textblock edges are darkened and foxed; pages are lightly cockled, with no sign of dampstaining). Dark green boards with embossed illustration, white mounted title card on the spine; 328 pp., 2 unnumbered leaves of plates; richly illustrated. A readable early copy of this important work.

Boston: Little, Brown. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1912. Hardcover. edges bumped, otherwise very good .

Narvarre Society, 1925. Hardback. Very Good. The Navarre Society. London. 1925. Hardcover. Sunning to spine and slight sunning to front boards. The First Navarre Edition (Coigney 285). Large 8vo (150 x 230mm). Ppxvi,445. Illustrated ""With eight original etchings by Damman and seventy-four wood engravings,"" title & half-title printed in red & black. Green cloth, spine titled & decorated in gilt, blind-stamped design on upper board. Spine faded, slight foxing but a good copy. ""This edition of The Complete Angler, edited by John Major, with eight etchings by Damman on Japon Vellum, is printed upon paper specially made for this edition and is strictly limited.""

Ward, Lock, London. 1891. . 8vo, with black and white plates & numerous illustrations. A good hardback copy in illustrated green cloth boards with mild wear to extremities. Tanning and foxing to fore edges. Title page foxed. Endpapers intact but split to front hinge. Previous owners' inscription and signature. .

The Navarre Society Limited, 1953-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 3.2995 in x 21.3198 in x 14.2132 in. Ex-library. Hardback/Hardcover. Well read copy with some spine wear but still useable, colouring of page edges due to age.

The Navarre Society Limited, 1953-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 3.2995 in x 21.3198 in x 14.2132 in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback rebound by library. Some markings to book covers, one paint marking to front cover; otherwise in good condition. Clean text, sound binding.

C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.

Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2

Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1942 by arrangement with Outdoor Life. Prepared by the Editorial Staff of Outdoor Life with Photographs, Working Drawings, and Diagrams. Hardcover, embossed cloth boards with dust jacket. Single volume, 334pp. Overall, the book is in very good condition, however the dust jacket is in good condition. The dust jacket is intact and colors bright, but showing wear with some tears. It is encased in a removable mylar cover. The book has slight damage to the lower edge of spine. Page edges and end papers showing age toning and foxing. Pages are unmarked. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.

Camden, SC: Liveoak Press, Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. Mylar-wrapped orange dust jacket with black lettering to front and white lettering over blue blocking to spine; color illustration of a grizzly bear, Canada geese, and a lunar eclipse to front cover; jacket like new; postcard with B&W bighorn sheep illustration by Dan Metz laid in, with note addressed to previous owners from Metz; signed and inscribed by editor Chuck Wechsler on half title page: "For Pat & Charlie… The Best in the Outdoors! Chuck Wechsler"; signed and inscribed by artist Dan Metz on frontispiece: "For Pat & Charlie - Only the best. Blue Waters - Dan Metz"; else interior book clean and unmarked; tight binding; B&W illustrations by Dan Metz at the beginning of each chapter. Last Casts & Stolen Hunts is an anthology of sporting stories, both fiction and nonfiction, released by Sporting Classics Magazine; authors featured include Aldo Leopold, Zane Grey,… Read More

Freddy And Mr. Camphor. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Used. Good Condition/No Dust jacket included. Alfred A. Knopf 1944 Stated First Edition. A solid copy. Spine is sunned. Please see our photos. Summary: In Freddy and Mr. Camphor, Freddy is in need of a change and finds an opportunity for one as a caretaker on Mr. Camphor's houseboat. Of course, things never go as Freddy expects and a series of strange, amusing, and sometimes alarming adventures ensue. Please also see our Freddy The Pig catalogue.

Exeter, England: Webb & Bower. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. Mylar-wrapped tan dust jacket with red and black lettering to front and spine, and color reproduction of a hunting scene by Cecil Aldin to front; not price-clipped; corners slightly bumped; spine slightly faded; else fine; pale green boards printed with B&W drawing of a man fishing from a boat wrapping around front, spine and back; black lettering to spine; corners slightly bumped; else fine; card w/ previous owner name and inscription affixed to first free end paper; signed and inscribed by author on half-title page: "All good wishes - Roy Heron"; else interior book clean; tight binding; numerous color and B&W illustrations throughout. Roy Heron was a British journalist, author, and avid collector of Cecil Aldin's books and prints. Cecil Aldin (1870 - 1935) was a British artist, illustrator, sportsman, and member of the Royal Society of British Artists, renowned for his paintings… Read More

Croydon, Surrey: The Fishing Gazette Limited, 1962. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. July 7, t Dec 29, 1962. pict. papre wraps, stapled at spine, 26 issues, in clean, bright condition, extra post required, Size: 4 to.,.

Little, Brown 1954. 8vo. First edition. Signed by the author opposite the copy right page. Good condition - text is clean and unmarked, boards and binding sturdy. Shows shelf and edge wear with dark stains on the spine, soiling and small white stains along some edges. No DJ.

. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind In The Willows. Copyight 1940. Heritage Press. USED. VG+ Condition/ VG+ Original Canary yellow cart Slipcase. Blue boards with drawing of Toad dressed as the washerwoman on the Front Cover. February, 1966 Printing Thus of 20,000 copies. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 190 pages. 6 1/2 X 10. Please see stock photos. Our copy is crisp and clean with a clean spine, appearing almost unread. Quite charming.