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Partridge Rambles
by Anonymous (William Henry Claflin, Jr.)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Albany, Ohio, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Privately Printed, 1937. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Signed by Author(s). Privately Printed. 1937. 32pp. 12mo. Biscotti states, p 83, this was limited to 250 copies. Original quarter brown cloth and tan boards, title label with flying grouse on front cover. It seems most were given to author's friends. Signed presentation "To J. B. P. Jr, With best wishes and looking forward to another hunt with your dog which is not featured here. Yours, (author's signature)". On inside front cover is a pasted in typed name, John Bryant Pain, Jr. Hand written on the same is a note, "from Bill Claflin, Jr (the author)". There is a pencil asterisk at end of author's inscription, presumably by owner, and below another penciled asterisk with note "See page 14" (also in pencil) where the story of the other dog is described. It is a good thing the author made it clear it was not John's dog. It is these personal touches that give a book like this even more life. Frontispiece drawing of author hunting, posterior view. Scarce. Very light wear to corners, Fine. $800.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale's Decoy Den
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000503
- Title
- Partridge Rambles
- Author
- Anonymous (William Henry Claflin, Jr.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- Hunting, partridge, grouse, ruffed grouse, shooting, New England
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dale's Decoy Den
Biblio member since 2006
Albany, Ohio
About Dale's Decoy Den
Dale's Decoy Den specializes in hunting titles including big game, African, upland game birds, waterfowl, both new and out of print. Amwell Press titles are a specialty of the Den, as are books on collectible sporting items. Most of our books are first editions in very good, or better, condition. We also stock hunting sporting collectibles: duck and goose decoys; duck, goose, crow, turkey and predator calls; shotshell boxes; ducks unlimited buttons; limited edition sporting prints, and the like. We are also an importer of fine Grulla side by side game guns. Can we order one for your? We have been in business for over 30 years.
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- Fine
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...