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Sea Fishing
by John Bickerdyke
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- Used - Good-
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1895
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- Three-quarter Leather
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 75.55
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This is a limited edition, deluxe copy of "SEA FISHING" by John Bickerdyke - with contributions on 'Antipodean and Foreign Fish' by W. Senior, 'Tarpon' by A.C. Harmsworth, and 'Whaling' by Sir H.W. Gore-Booth. 1895 1st edition; Longmans, Green, and Co.; London. Limited edition copy - #24 of only 250 copies printed. Gilt top page edges. Ribbon page marker. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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Life-Histories of Northern Animals (Original Sketch + Signed Inscription)
by Ernest Thompson Seton
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1st Edition
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- 1909
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 2,472.66
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This is a rare set of "Life-Histories of Northern Animals ~ An Account of the Mammals of Manitoba" by naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton that contains an original, signed pen & ink drawing, as well as a signed inscription by Seton. 1909 1st edition; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. Complete set in two volumes. The set is profusely illustrated with 68… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 2,472.66
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A History of British Fishes
by William Yarrell
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1841
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 309.08
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This is an antique set of "A HISTORY OF BRITISH FISHES" by William Yarrell. 1841 2nd edition (stated); John Van Voorst; London. Complete in two volumes. The set is profusely illustrated with 500 wood engravings. Enlarged second edition with 37 new species, 27 new engravings, and 34 new vignettes added. There is a General Index and an Index to Vignettes… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 309.08
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Little America
by Richard Byrd
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1930
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 75.55
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"Little America - Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole" by Richard Evelyn Byrd with its original dust jacket. 1930 1st edition (stated); G.P. Putnam's Sons; New York. There are 74 photographic illustrations from the expedition, as well as two fold-out maps at the back. Illustrated end papers. Frontispiece illustration of Byrd. The dust jacket is… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 75.55
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Practical Hints on Shooting
by 20-Bore (Basil Tozer)
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1887
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 116.76
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This is an antique sporting book, "Practical Hints on Shooting" by '20-Bore' (Basil Tozer). 1887 1st edition; Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co.; London. "Being a treatise on the Shot Gun and its Management; Game, Wildfowl, and Trap Shooting; Together with Notes on Sporting Dogs and Ferrets, and Other Useful Information Relative to Shooting." The book features numerous illustrations.
The contents… Read more about this item Item Price
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Seafowl Shooting Sketches
by Daniel Higson
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1909
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- Hardcover
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 267.87
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This is an uncommon sporting book, "SEAFOWL SHOOTING SKETCHES" by Daniel Higson. 1909; Alfred Halewood; Preston, UK. New and enlarged edition. "Being chiefly a series of adventures on the River Ribble in pursuit of wild fowl - with several additional chapters. A few Notes on Birds, Guns, and Accessories, and on Stringing the Cross-Bow." There is a frontispiece photograph of… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 267.87
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The Fishing Tourist
by Charles Hallock
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- Used - Good-
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1873
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 89.29
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"THE FISHING TOURIST" - Angler's Guide and Reference Book by Charles Hallock. 1873 1st edition; Harper & Brothers; New York. The book contains a frontispiece illustration and a few other in-text drawings. Here are a few examples of the contents: Fly Fishing as a Fine Art; Trout and Salmon Fishing Compared; Natural History of the Salmon; Ascending the River to… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 89.29
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The British Angler's Manual
by Thomas Christian Hofland
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- Used - Good-
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1839
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- Hardcover
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 206.05
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This is an antique fishing book, "The British Angler's Manual, or, The Art of Angling in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland" by Thomas Christian Hofland (renowned English landscape painter and "keen angler"). 1839 1st edition; Whitehead and Company; London. Half leather binding with marbled covers, four raised bands on the spine, and marbled end papers. The book is "embellished with… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 206.05
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Fifty Years Among the Bees
by C.C. Miller
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1911
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 75.55
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This is an antique beekeeping book, "Fifty Years Among the Bees" by C.C. Miller. 1911 1st edition; The A.I. Root Company; Medina, Ohio. There are black & white photographs throughout. Decorative floral end papers. This enlarged edition ("about one eighth being new matter") follows the 1886 publication of "A Year Among the Bees," and the 1902 publication of "Forty Years… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 75.55
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British Duck Decoys of Today
by J. Whitaker
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1918
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 206.05
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This is an antique copy of "British Duck Decoys of Today, 1918" by J. Whitaker. 1918 1st edition (stated); The Burlington Publishing Co.; London. The book is nicely illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings (many of which are full-page). The chapters are as follows: Decoys and the Taking of Ducks; Buckinghamshire; Interesting Notes about Decoys and Ducks; Ducks Taken Now… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 206.05
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Sportsman Joe
by Edwyn Sandys
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1904
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- Hardcover
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 61.82
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Nice condition antique copy of "SPORTSMAN 'JOE'" by Edwyn Sandys. 1904 1st edition; The Macmillan Company; New York. The book features numerous full-page plates and in-text illustrations. There are three pages of publisher's advertisements at the back. The book is an outdoor/nature fiction story for boys touching on topics such as camping, fishing, duck shooting, hunting, etc.
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Clean covers and spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 61.82
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Practical Wildfowler
by W.F. Fallon
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1917
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 116.76
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Nice condition antique copy of "PRACTICAL WILDFOWLING" - A Complete Guide to the Art of the Fowler by W.F. Fallon. 1917 2nd edition ('Revised and Greatly Enlarged'); L. Upcott Gill; London. "With Descriptions of the Various Birds Usually Met With." The book contains illustrations throughout. There are illustrated advertisements at the front and back. The chapters are as follows: Outfit… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 116.76
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Book of the Black Bass with More About the Black Bass
by James Henshall
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1920
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 82.42
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This is an antique copy of "BOOK OF THE BLACK BASS" together with "More About the Black Bass" by James Henshall. 1920; Stewart & Kidd Company; Cincinnati. The book features a frontispiece portrait of Henshall, and numerous full-page and in-text illustrations. Also included in this edition is the Supplement, "More About the Black Bass," and is complete in one volume.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 82.42
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Rural Affairs (1872, Volume III) - A Practical and Copiously Illustrated Register of Rural Economy and Rural Taste, Including Country Dwellings, Improving and Planting Grounds, Fruits and Flowers, Domestic Animals, and all Farm and Garden Processes
by J.J. Thomas
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- Used - Good-
- Published
- 1872
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 109.90
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This is an antique home, farm and garden volume, "RURAL AFFAIRS - A Practical and Copiously Illustrated Register of Rural Economy and Rural Taste, Including Country Dwellings, Improving and Planting Grounds, Fruits and Flowers, Domestic Animals, and all Farm and Garden Processes" by J.J. Thomas. 1872; Luther Tucker & Son; Albany, NY. Volume III. Profusely illustrated with 440 engravings. Nicely… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 109.90
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Autumns in Argyleshire with Rod & Gun
by A.E. Gathorne-Hardy
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- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- 1901
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 82.42
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"Autumns in Argyleshire with Rod & Gun" by the Hon. A.E. Gathorne-Hardy. 1901; Longmans, Green, and Co.; London. Nicely illustrated with eight full-page plates by Archibald Thorburn. There is an Index at the back. Gathorne-Hardy was an observant naturalist and also a keen shot and fisherman. This book is a "collection of reminiscences of 30 years worth of sporting visits… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 82.42
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Frank Forester's Field Sports of the United States and British Provinces of North America
by Henry William Herbert (Frank Forester)
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- Used - Good
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- 1858
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 109.90
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"Frank Forester's Field Sports of the United States and British Provinces of North America" by Henry William Herbert (who used 'Frank Forester' as his pen name). This is Volume II only of a two volume set. 1858; W.A. Townsend; New York. The book is nicely illustrated with a photographic view of "The Cedars" (the home of the author), and nine… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 109.90
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Life and Sport on the North Shore of the Lower St. Lawrence and Gulf
by Napoleon A. Comeau
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- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1909
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 171.71
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This is an inscribed copy of the hunting/trapping/fishing book, "Life and Sport on the North Shore of the Lower St. Lawrence and Gulf" by Napoleon A. Comeau. 1909 1st edition; Daily Telegraph Printing House; Quebec. The book features a frontispiece portrait of the author, a map, and numerous full-page photographic plates. Decorative floral end papers. All edges of the text… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 171.71
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Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine - 1880 Volume III, 12 Issues
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1880
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 130.50
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This is an antique copy of the gardening publication "Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine." Volume III, containing 12 issues, January - December, 1880. The issues are wonderfully illustrated with color chromolithograph frontispieces (with tissue guards), a masthead, and numerous in-text drawings. (Note - the January and July issues are missing their color frontispiece). Published by James Vick in Rochester, New York.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 130.50
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Rural Affairs
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- Used - Good-
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 116.76
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This is an antique home, farm and garden volume, "RURAL AFFAIRS - A Practical and Copiously Illustrated Register of Rural Economy and Rural Taste, Including Country Dwellings, Improving and Planting Grounds, Fruits and Flowers, Domestic Animals, and all Farm and Garden Processes" by J.J. Thomas. 1873; Luther Tucker & Son; Albany, NY. Volume I. Profusely illustrated with 440 engravings. Nicely… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 116.76
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Stories of Lake, Field and Forest
by Frank Bates
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1899
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 171.71
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This is an inscribed copy of the hunting/fishing book, "Stories of Lake, Field and Forest - Rambles of a Sportsman-Naturalist" by Frank A. Bates. 1899 1st edition; Scientific and Historical Books; South Braintree, Massachusetts. The book features a frontispiece portrait of Bates, nine other half-tone engravings, and an in-text illustration. Author's inscription on front end paper in ink, as follows:… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 171.71