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The Wharfedale Fly Book, Grayling and How to Catch Them, and Walbran’s British Angler.

Walbran, Francis M

The Wharfedale Fly Book, Grayling and How to Catch Them, and Walbran’s British Angler.

London : Entered at Stationers' Hall/"The Angler" Co., Limited/Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1888, 1889, and 1895.

First editions of classic guides to fly fishing. Duodecimo, three volumes. The Wharfedale Fly Book (1888) is bound in the original leather wallet with buckle and printed on vellum, containing the names and directions for using 48 standard patterns of flies, with several actual specimens of flies. Grayling and How to Catch Them (1895) isContinue reading "The Wharfedale Fly Book, Grayling and How to Catch Them, and Walbran’s British Angler."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150435

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The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation, of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton.

Walton, Izaak and Charles Cotton. Introduction by James Russell Lowell

The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation, of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton.

Boston : Little, Brown, and Company, 1889.

Limited edition of this classic of English literature. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with engravings. One of five hundred numbered copies, this is number 372. Printed on thick paper, some pages uncut and unopened at top edges. From the library of with his smallContinue reading "The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation, of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149802

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The River-Side Naturalist: Notes of the Various Forms of Life Met With Either In, On, or By The Water, or In Its Immediate Vicinity.

Hamilton, Edward

The River-Side Naturalist: Notes of the Various Forms of Life Met With Either In, On, or By The Water, or In Its Immediate Vicinity.

London : Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, Limited, 1890.

First edition of Hamilton’s work on riverside flora and fauna. Octavo, bound in full polished calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panel, central gilt insignia of Haileybury College, giltContinue reading "The River-Side Naturalist: Notes of the Various Forms of Life Met With Either In, On, or By The Water, or In Its Immediate Vicinity."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-129542

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Florida: Beauties of the East Coast.

Ingram, Mrs. H.K

Florida: Beauties of the East Coast.

St. Augustine : Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway Company, 1893.

Scarce first edition of this early brochure for the state of Florida. Oblong octavo, original illustrated wrappers, gilt titles, with color illustrated frontispiece. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates from photographs. With text by Helen K. Ingram.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-103179

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Making a Fishery.

Halford, Frederic M

Making a Fishery.

London : Horace Cox, 1895.

Signed limited first edition of Frederick Halford’s extensive guide on the creation of river and stream fisheries for sport. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Halford, this is number 35. Large octavo, original publisher’s full green morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Halford with tissueContinue reading "Making a Fishery."

$1,050.00

Item Number: RRB-88001

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Traite Du Vin Et Du Sidre.

Le Paulmier, Julien

Traite Du Vin Et Du Sidre.

Rouen : H. Lestringant, 1896.

Rare Societe des Bibliophiles Normands Limited Edition reissue of Le Paulmier’s foundational work on pomology. Octavo, original wrappers, one of only 200 copies printed, this is number 65. Translated into the French by Jacques Cahaignes. Introduction by Emile Travers. In very good condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-110190

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The Cruise of the ‘Antarctic’ to the South Polar Regions.

Bull, Henrik Johan

The Cruise of the ‘Antarctic’ to the South Polar Regions.

London : Edward Arnold, 1896.

First edition of Antarctic pioneer Henrik Johan Bull’s account of his voyage aboard the steamship ‘Antarctic’ in search of the elusive Right whale which, arguably, put the first men on the continent. Octavo, original pictorial cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt vignette of the ‘Antarctic’ to the front panel, frontispiece by W.L. WyllieContinue reading "The Cruise of the ‘Antarctic’ to the South Polar Regions."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-111093

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Drives and Puts.

Camp, Walter and Lilian Brooks

Drives and Puts.

Boston : L.C. Page, 1899.

First edition of this collection of golf short stories by the father of American football. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of a woman golfer by H.C. Ireland, vignette on title page, top edge gilt. Inscribed by Walter Camp in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Louis, with my best wishes, Walter Camp. XmasContinue reading "Drives and Puts."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-82458

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London To Ladysmith Via Pretoria.

Churchill, Winston Spencer

London To Ladysmith Via Pretoria.

London : Longmans, Green, 1900.

First edition of Churchill’s fourth book and personal record of his impressions during the first five months of the Second Boer War. Octavo, in original cloth, with three folding maps (one printed in color). In very good condition, owner’s small name. A nice example.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-140931

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Two Editions of the Golfer’s Rubaiyat.

Boynton, Henry Walcott

Two Editions of the Golfer’s Rubaiyat.

Chicago/ New York : Herbert S. Stone/ Duffield, 1901, 1907.

Both the first and second editions of the Golfer’s Rubaiyat. Octavo, original cloth, two volumes, illustrated throughout. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-75645

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Lives of the Hunted.

Seton-Thompson, Ernest

Lives of the Hunted.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901.

First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original cloth, with over 200 drawings. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To S.D. Green with best wishes of Ernest Seton-Thompson.” Seton Thompson has added a drawing of a bear paw. In near fine condition.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-79038

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Memorials of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Guest, Montague and William B. Boulton [Ernest Shackleton]

Memorials of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

London : John Murray, 1902.

First edition of the standard history of the Royal Yacht Squadron and Solent yachting in the 19th century, with a complete list of member and their yachts. Octavo, original cloth, top edge gilt, with 46 illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper, “To Sir Ernest Shackleton from Philip Hunloke, 1921.” Major Sir PhilipContinue reading "Memorials of the Royal Yacht Squadron."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-136030

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Nautical Lays of a Landsman.

Irwin, Wallace

Nautical Lays of a Landsman.

New York : Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1904.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some chips and tears. Illustrated with plates by Peter Newell.

$95.00

Item Number: RRB-657

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Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter.

Roosevelt, Theodore

Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter.

New York : Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1905.

First edition of Roosevelt’s important collection of first-hand hunting accounts, including a lengthy description of newly created wilderness reserves. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt with tissue guard present, illustrated with photographs. Signed by the author in the year of publication on the second preliminary leaf,Continue reading "Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter."

$8,000.00

Item Number: RRB-125172

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The History of the Wine Trade in England. Volumes I and II.

Simon, Andre L

The History of the Wine Trade in England. Volumes I and II.

London : Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.

First editions of Simon’s landmark work. Octavo, original cloth, two volumes. Both volumes are inscribed by Andre Simon, with volume one inscribed twice by him. In near fine condition.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-96872

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The Way of the Indian.

Remington, Frederic

The Way of the Indian.

New York : Fox Duffield & Company, 1906.

First edition, first state with page 9 numbered of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In very good condition. First editions are uncommon.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-143085

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The History of the Wine Trade in England.

Simon, Andre L

The History of the Wine Trade in England.

London : Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.

First editions of Simon’s landmark work. Octavo, original cloth, three volumes. Volumes I and III are signed Andre Simon, Volume II is inscribed by him, “With the author’s Compliments Andre L. Simon 12 Nov 08 To Austin Bellow.” In very good condition with rubbing and wear to volume II.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-90384

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The History of the Wine Trade in England.

Simon, Andre L

The History of the Wine Trade in England.

London : Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.

First edition of Simon’s landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Volumes I. Presentation copy, inscribed by Andre L. Simon opposite the title page, “With the author’s Compliments Andre L. Simon 15/9/07 to S.C. Coggin Sept.” In near fine condition.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-112957

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The Spirit of the Links.

Leach, Henry

The Spirit of the Links.

London : Methuen & Company, 1907.

First edition of this collection of essays on the game of golf. Octavo, original cloth. Notes to the endpaper, in good condition.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-76433

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Baseball In Cincinnati: A History.

Ellard, Harry

Baseball In Cincinnati: A History.

Cincinnati : Press of Johnson & Hardin, 1907.

First edition of this rare baseball work. One of 500 numbered examples, this copy is 309. Octavo, original cloth. Rubbing to the cloth extremities, one page has an old tape repair, in very good condition.

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-3964

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The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin.

Houdini, Harry

The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin.

New York : The Publishers Printing Co, 1908.

First edition of this work by Houdini regarding his one-time idol. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Houdini, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Harry Houdini on the front free endpaper. Bookplate to the front pastedown, in near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

$3,250.00

Item Number: RRB-99655

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Fore! The Call of the Links.

Webling, Walter Hastings

Fore! The Call of the Links.

Boston and New York : H.M. Caldwell Co, 1909.

First edition of this poetic and reflective celebration of golf. Duodecimo, pictorial half-cloth, frontispiece, illustrated throughout. In very good condition. A nice copy of a notoriously fragile book.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-148675

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Modern Golf.

Valie, P.A

Modern Golf.

London : Adam and Charles Black, 1909.

First edition of this early work by Vaile. Octavo, finely bound in full green morocco by Asprey, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, triple gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, inner dentilles, all edges gilt. Illustrated with numerous full-page photographic plates and diagrams, including frontispiece photo with tissue-guard. In fineContinue reading "Modern Golf."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-89767

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The National Game.

Spink, Alfred H

The National Game.

St. Louis, MO : National Game Publishing Co, 1910.

Rare first edition of this cornerstone of baseball history. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt embossed title to the front panel, triple ruled and detailing stamped in blind on front and rear panels, illustrated with full page portraits of legendary players Cobb, Wagner, Mc Graw, King Kelly, Lajoie, Evers, Speaker, CyContinue reading "The National Game."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147838

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