“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.'” Sylvia Plath
From Parks to Trails, Waterways, and so much more, Celebrate the Great Outdoors.
Here is a selection of a few of the titles we currently are offering.
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1896. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. A classic account of Alpine sport, mostly in the Austrian Alps including chamois-stalking, stag, roebuck, and other big game. "Sport in the Alps is altogether one of the most complete existing accounts of a fascinating subject.....
Old Fort, NC: Wolfhound Press, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. In this collection of tales, tied together with the filament of his life, Mart Baldwin hooks us with rollicking fishing and hunting adventures from the Outer Banks in North Carolina to the Coosa River in Alabama.....
New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1987. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Two friends, one blind, the other an experienced mountaineer tell of their great adventure in Nepal.
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Adventures of a man and wife in the American wilderness and other remote places from the Alaskan tundra to the game reserves of East Africa..recounted with rare beauty and quiet humor.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1871. First Edition, First Printing. A Near Fine Hardcover. Is it possible to connect two continents by a telegraph line through Bering Strait? Richard J. Bush thought it was possible even though he encountered challenges such as a sinking ship, shortage of supplies, annoying.....
London: David Bogue, 1848. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Originally published in 1848, this classic guide provides historical, practical, and invaluable directions for bottom-fishing and trolling. Dive into the depths of angling techniques as Carpenter shares his expertise and insights still relevant to help you become a......
Shrewsbury, England: Swan Hill Press, 1998. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Written by two highly experienced sport fishermen eager to share their knowledge with other, especially about the exciting and demanding variety of situations that face us in spinning and bait casting.
Los Angles: The Westerners, Los Angeles Corral, 1974. Illustrations by Holling C. Holling. Limited Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Contents: Western History in 1776: Garces and Escalante in Arizona - Raymund F. Wood / The Jesuit Mission to the Flathead Indians - Gloria Ricci Lothrop / The Golden History of.....
![Item #014456 [North Carolina] Outhouses Along the White Oak (Coastal Heritage Series). Jack Dudley](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/014456.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1654601727)
Moorehead City, NC: Jack Dudley, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Explanations of types of outhouses, architectural designs, ventilators, and seat designs supplement the photography.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1920. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. Signed titles of John Duncan Dunn are rare. 'He makes golf seem amazingly simple, he clearly shows the difference between an essential and a non-essential.'Elon Jessup, by his.....
![Item #17945 [Florida History, Angling] Adventures with Rod and Harpoon along the Florida Keys....](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/17945.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1710452465)
New York: F. A. Stokes, 1925. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Wendell Endicott was one of America's most enthusiastic sports fishermen this book is his magnum opus, an important piece of Florida history and a lasting contribution to folklore and fishing in the Keys. This exciting commentary.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. Illustrations by J.B. Gibbs. First Edition, First Printing. A Near Fine Hardcover. The British zoologist H.O. Forbes (1851-1932) travelled from the Keeling Islands through Indonesia between 1878-1883. He visited Java, South-Sumatra, the Moluccas and New Guinea. Giving in addition to a general travel-account, special.....
New York: Derrydale Press, 1930. Limited Edition, number 417 of 750 copies. Fine Hardcovers in a Weak Slipcase. Frank Forester is the pseud. of Henry William Herbert and is regarded the father of American sporting Literature.The set consists of: Vol. 1: The Warwick Woodlands; Vol 2: My Shooting Box; Vol.....
London: William Heinemann, 1901. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. This very lengthy tour of 1899 includes commentaries on the various Christian Missions, the land, people, flora, fauna, rivers, mountains, opium, customs, native peoples, tradition and a wealth of valuable commentaries. This well illustrated volume describes the author's.....
New York: Frederick Stokes, 1920. Stuart Hay. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover. A somewhat disguised novel of St. Andrews, of which includes the well-known St. Andrews figures of the time. The American version of The Haunted Major, one of the classic British golf fiction stories.This humorous.....
![Item #013423 Journey to Ararat [Mountaineering]. Friedrich Dr. Parrot, William Desborough Cooley](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/013423.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1707506570)
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1846. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Travels through Russian Caucasus and Armenia to the legendary mountain Ararat, including an account of the ascent includes technical scientific reports. In February 1828, the Russian Empire annexed the historical Armenian province of Erivan (Yerevan) from.....
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1953. A Fine Hardcover in a Very Good Dust Jacket.
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1846. Illustrations by Alken, Henry. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Background:Robert Surtees was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer. He left for London in 1825, intending to practice law in the capital, but had difficulty making his way and began contributing to the.....
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1908. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. A narrative comprising of the author's missionary work and local native leaders joined to an account of hunting in Uganda and the Belgium Congo for elephant, lion, antelopes, and his rambles about the great mountain range of.....
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1913. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. The author writes about numerous hunting trips in the wilderness, in the regions about the author's home and other places. The chapter titles indicate the subjects: Cruising and hunting.....
London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1902. First English Edition. A Very Good Hardcover. "The coast of America, and more particularly that of Florida and Mexico, is the recognized resort of those who angle for the biggest that the sea has to give". “In this volume I have endeavored to lay.....
London: Privately Printed for the Navarre Society, 1925. Etchings by Damman. A Very Good Hardcover. First published in 1653, this literary and nature classic was created by a Londoner with a passion for rustic life. As satisfying a primer on fishing as any angler could wish, it celebrates the art.....
USA: Velo Press, 2009. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Zinn can teach anyone how to completely and properly maintain all aspects of a bicycle to ensure years of trouble-free riding. Newcomers and experienced mechanics alike will benefit from the hundreds of illustrations.