Fisherman's Handbook
St. Petersburg: Great Outdoors, 1962. Stapled Wraps. Tips and techniques for all types of fishing. Written specifically for Florida waters.
Outdoors: ANGLING / FISHING
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“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” ---- Henry David Thoreau.
Bonefishing
New York: Harper and Row, 1965. Illustrations by G. Don Ray and Matthew Kalmwnoff. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Information on tackle, fishing techniques with flies and lures, where to find them, tips from Joe Brooks, Dana Lamb, Lee Wulff and other premier fishermen.
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[Fly-Fishing] With Fly, Plug, and Bait
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1947. Limited Edition. Half leather to cloth Hardcover. Fresh water fishermen, with serious interest in every facet of the subject of fishing for trout and bass will find this virtually a definitive book on the "hows" of the subject. Bergman, author of Just Fishing.....
Fish and Game Cookbook
Cornell Maritime Press, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Recipes accompanied by stories behind these memorable meals many told with humor.Ref: Smith 66; Ency of Food Drink, Oxford.
Rivers and Streams of England
London: Adam and Charles Black, [1909]. Color Plates by Sutton Palmer. Decorated Cloth Hardcover. An exploration of angling opportunities of the English inland waterways as the landscape and cultural history of the settlements along the river banks are described. Background Information:Sutton Palmer is celebrated for his masterful watercolours, which are.....
The Life of the Salmon: With Reference More Especially to the Fish in Scotland
London: Edward Arnold. 1907. A Good Hardcover. A complete guide to salmon and salmon fishing, focusing on salmon found in Scottish waters. This comprehensive volume deals with everything from their natural history and habits, to their habitats, how to successfully catch them, and beyond. It is ideal for those with.....
Introducing Alaska. An Accurate Up-To-Date Picture of Conditions, Opportunities and What to Expect in Alaska: with authoritative information on hunting, fishing, travel, costs, business possibilities, homesteading...
New York: Putnam, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine Hardcover in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Pre-statehood description of Alaska, to satisfy the growing curiosity about her people and her possibilities. Illustrated with several B/W photographs. One of the mid-20th century books that shifted Alaska from unattainable to "The.....
The Angler's Assistant; Comprising Practical Directions for Bottom-Fishing, Trolling, &c., ….. a Descriptive Account of the Habits and Haunts of Fish, …..Streams in England.
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......
Fly-Fishing Odyssey: The Pursuit of Great Gamefish
USA: World Publications LLC, 2001. Dave Hall. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket.
The Complete Book of Spinning and Baitcasting
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.
Tug-O-War: A Fly-Fisher's Game Successful Techniques For Saltwater Fly-Fishing
Portland, Oregon: Frank Amato Pubns, 2001. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Soft cover.
Florida Enchantments
London: Hodder and Stoughton, c1908. Photography by Julian Dimock. First British Edition. A Very Good Hardcover. Almost every phase of outdoor Florida life is pictured here and described from the dangerous sport of capturing live alligators in the coastal rivers to life with the Bee Hunters in the interior. [Bookman].....
The New Compleat Angler
Harrisburg. PA: Stackpole Books, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Patterned on Izaak Walton's classic book, this volume describes in detail the lives, lore, and habitats of the diverse varieties of freshwater fish.
Colonel Weatherford and His Friends
Lyon Mississippi: The Derrydale Press, 1991. J. Alden Twachtman. Limited Edition. A Near Fine Hardcover in a Slipcover. Background Information:Gordon Grand was a successful New York businessman who rode with the Millbrook Hunt, was widely praised for his literary accomplishments is widely considered a recognized authority on the background and.....
Tales of Lonely Trails
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1922. First edition, First State (code G-W). Hardcover. Zane Grey is known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier.In this collection of stories and essays about the American.....
Trout and Salmon Fishing in Wales
London: Longman, Rees [et al.], 1834. First Edition, First Printing. Half-Leather Hardcover, Chatto in his "Angler's Souvenir," says of the book: "It is a perfect Gazetteer of every lake and stream in the Principality, at once so ample and so accurate, that I suspect the author must have been several.....
The Sporting Novels of Frank Forester. The Hitchcock Edition; 4 Volumes Complete [Derrydale Press]
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.....
Along the Florida Reef
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892. First Edition, First Printing. A Good Hardcover. Charles Frederick Holder was an American naturalist, conservationist, and writer who produced over 40 books and thousands of articles. Known as a pioneer of big-game fishing, he founded and led the Tuna Club of Avalon, credited.....
The Channel Islands of California a book for the angler, sportsman, and tourist.
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1910. Second Edition. A Very Good Hardcover. "Whoever has the faintest glimmer of sportsmanship in him cannot fail to be infected by the enthusiasm with which the author paints the many delights the islands hold." [Town Topics, 1910]Charles Frederick Holder was an American naturalist, conservationist.....
Life in the Open: Sport with Rod, Gun, Horse and Hound in Southern California
New York: G. P. Putnam, 1906. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Charles Holder was a pioneer of big game fishing, and founded the first game fishing organization, the Tuna Club of Avalon. Here he recorded the most diverse account in his time in the turn-of-the-century the remote.....
The Log of the Sea Angler. Sport and Adventures in Many Seas with Spear and Rod
New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1906. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. The author describes fishing adventures from [the author's] experiences during a his several years on the southwestern portion of the Florida reef.Ref: Bruns, 230.Background Information:Charles Holder was a pioneer of big game fishing, and founded.....
The Fly-Rod for Bass: For the Novice and the Expert
Mount Morris, ILL: Outdoor Life, 1928. Stapled covered wraps. Tackle, Rods, Flies; Tips and Technique.
American Food and Game Fishes - A Popular Account of All the Species Found in America North of the Equator, With Keys for Ready Identification, Life Histories, and Methods of Capture
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1902. Photographs by A. Radclyffe Dugmore. A Good Hardcover. The usefulness of the work is enhanced by special chapters on the external characters of fishes from the descriptive point of view, on fly-fishing (by Mr. E. J. Keyser), a glossary of technical terms, and.....
Fishing: An Outdoor Life Book. An Encyclopedic Guide to Tackle and Tactics for Fresh and Salt Water Fishing.
New York: Sunrise/E. P. Dutton & Company, 1978. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket.
Early Fishing Plugs of the USA
Boulder Junction, Wisconsin: Aardvark Publications, 1987. Limited Edition. A Near Fine Hardcover. Contains a wealth of information. Focusing on folk art carvers from the USA An excellent reference for collectors and enthusiasts. Illustrated with color and b/w photography,