Sports & Out Of Doors from Old Books and Such, LLC

"A Guide for those who wish to prepare and mount animals, birds, fish, reptiles, etc., for home, den or office decoration." Farnham states, "Although its methods greatly differ over time, the art reveals that there existed then as now the desire to preserve the trophy of the hunter's prowess and skill in natural objects." From the time of the Egyptians… Read more about this item

"Describes the fur bearing animals, their nature, habits and distribution, with practical methods for their capture." Over one hundred years ago, the author wrote in his introduction, "Among the many outdoor occupations, trapping the furbearing animals is perhaps the most pleasant and in many instances is also very profitable." While that same trapping drove many animals to the brink of extinction… Read more about this item

Dark tan cloth hardbound boards have black text and an illustration in black on the front cover, of which they are in good condition with very limited wear except light rubbing to the bottom of front board and two small blemishes to the rear board. Corners are sharp with slight wear to each corner. Spine is straight and firm with… Read more about this item

Beautiful genuine forest green pigskin Saderra leather with Himalaya grain that cover hardbound boards accented with 22-karat gold stamping debossed designs on the front and rear, that are in excellent condition, like new. Spine is also brass-die stamped in 22-karat gold lettering with four raised bands for both text and additional designs. The boards show absolutely no edge wear nor… Read more about this item

Bright navy-blue hardbound woven cloth boards with gold gilt title, author, and publisher on the spine. The spine has slight sun fading but text is still easily readable. Also wear at the top and bottom of the back strip. The front and rear boards are in very nice condition with only slight rubbing along the front and rear gutters and… Read more about this item

While the light brown boards – front and rear – have stains and spotting these have not impacted the interior pages or the overall structural strength of the book. The debossed gold gilt text to the cover and spine is bright and easily readable. Spine, boards, and corners have no wear although the corners are slightly bumped. Spine is straight… Read more about this item