johnson rare books & archives, ABAA (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 145 p. The Hitchcock Edition of Frank Forester, Volume III. With the original illustrations. Limited to 750 numbered copies (this copy is unnumbered and out of series). Octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt stamping. Some minor wear to the corners and tips; otherwise very good.

Seller Inventory # 63956

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, with the publisher's "with compliments" stamp on the half-title. A selection of sketches and articles from The Field, The County Gentleman, Land and Water, Rod and Gun, St. Paul's, and other sporting periodicals. The first part of the book, containing some twenty chapters, deals with such topics as heather-culture, grouse disease, rent of shooting, driving, deer-stalking, etc.; the second consists of a series of letters (supposedly addressed to the author by the tenant of a highland shooting lodge) full of local gossip. Octavo: 248 p. with four plates and numerous period advertisements at the front and rear. Original burgundy cloth binding, with gilt and black titles. "Rod and Gun" is underlined in the introduction, with an ink bookseller's stamp to the half-title. Some mild foxing and toning to the contents and along the edges. The top edge is dust stained. Slight bowing to the front board. The spine is a bit faded, with some minor bumping to corners and tips; else about very good.

Seller Inventory # 73483

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Limited to 26 lettered copies signed by Buzz Charlton. This copy is unlettered and out of series. Memoirs of the professional hunter known for shooting crop-raiding Problem Animal Control (PAC) elephants in the thick jesse bush of the Zambezi Valley. The 88th book in the Classics in African Hunting Series. Octavo. Full blue leather binding, with dark blue stamping and marbled endpapers. A fine copy, housed in the publisher's clamshell box.

Seller Inventory # 76513

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Preface by Ryan Hatfield. Introduction by Eldon L. "Buck" Buckner. Exhaustively illustrated. Missoula, Montana: Boone and Crockett Club, 2006. First edition, limited to 25 numbered copies (this copy is unnumbered) signed by Steffen, Buckner, Jack Reneau, John P. Poston, Frederick J. King, Gilbert T. Adams, Tommy L. Caruthers, Sr., and Joel W. Helmer. Filled with hundreds of vintage photographs, historic score charts, and correspondence, this work charts the evolution of whitetail hunting and big-game record keeping from the late 1880s up through 1980. Tall octavo. Original handmade paper-covered boards over a brown leather spine, with gilt titles. A fine copy, housed in the publisher's slipcase.

Seller Inventory # 65157

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. Photographic frontispiece by Edgar A. McIlhenny, with drawings by Joseph W. Day. Chicago: William C. Hazelton, 1921. First edition. Includes contributions by Hamilton L. Laing, Clark McAdams, Edward C. Warner, John B. Thompson, Paul E. Page, Robert E. Ross, Forest H. Conover, Harrison Minge, and William C. Hazelton. Octavo. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Some general sun fading along the spine; otherwise very good.

Seller Inventory # 65184

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. Foreword by James D. Yoakum. Profusely illustrated. Reno: Nevada Wildlife Record Book Committee, 1985. First edition, #980 of 1,500 copies. The first book depicting the biology, habitat, management, and wildlife trophy records of big game in the Silver State. Octavo. Original blue leatherette binding, with silver stamping. Some minor shelfwear to the dust jacket. Better than very good.

Seller Inventory # 65178

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. Edited by Ellis Christian Lenz. Frontispiece, with numerous textual photographs and illustrations. Huntington, West Virginia: Standard Publications, Inc., 1946. First edition. The author's second book about hunting rifles, preceded by Big Game Rifles and Cartridges (1936). Keith (1899-1984) discusses rifles and calibers for various hunting scenarios, including hunting in timber, long range stalking, and hunting dangerous game, as well as how to care for the rifle once the hunt is complete. Inscribed and dated by Keith on a prefatory blank leaf. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with silver and green stamping. A bit of foxing to the top edge, with some general minor edgewear to the dust jacket; otherwise very good. Riling 2551.

Seller Inventory # 65180