Denver, CO: Aircraft Press, 1951. Quarto. 208/500 signed by Mumey, in original glassine, protected by a mylar cover. 47p, introduction, a tipped-in frontispiece with Alice smoking her favorite cigar, large pristine folding map at the end. 6-Guns 1568 She worked every boom mining town she learned about from Colorado to..... More
Np: [Crother & Goodman, printers], 1938. 12mo. 12p. An unrecorded copy of its list of members including Lord Lonsdale who donated the belts to English champions, and helped develop the original Queensberry rules and padded boxing gloves. The National Sporting Club not only establishing boxing in Great Britain but they..... More
London: Keagan, Paul, Trech, Trubner and Co., 1914. Small Quarto. . 400(1) pp., illustrated with 36 full page color illustrations after Henry Alken, each plate with printed over sheet. First published in 1842. Bound in green cloth, pictorially stamped in gilt depicting a running fox, spine lettering gilt, some rubbing..... More
Altona-Bahrenfeld, (1936): Cigaretten-Bilderdienst. Quarto. 2 volume set. These album include black & white and colored mounted cigarette cards. Many of the cards are hand-colored. Volume I has 175 mounted cards, Volume 2 has 200 mounted cards. Number 13 and 14 show series, they are considered 1 and 2 by OCLC..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1926. First Edition. Octavo. 180 pp. Written by a sportsman, this book covers every kind of small game from ducks, quail, and raccoons to wild turkey and white-tail deer; and relates hunting methods and experiences in every part of the country. The author gives..... More
Austin: University of Texas, 1914. First Edition. Wraps. Ocatvo. 65pp. Bulletin of the University of Texas No. 311, Extension Series No. 41, January 22, 1914. More
Indianapolis: A Trap and Field Publication, 1979. Octavo. 115 pages, rear cover shows ATA Hall of Fame Enshrinees. Jimmy Robinson has written books on trapshooting (he himself is a member), this includes his articles on how inductees were being chosen. Several articles by him and also extensive records and photographs..... More
Boulder, CO: Syzgy Software, 1992. Soft Cover. Octavo (7¾" - 9¾" tall). 104pp. Concise chess strategy, using game board figures and move sequences. Bound in white paper wraps, with black titles. More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1891. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 156p. Original green cloth, illustrated with original folding map. Map has a "4" tear at one of its folds. Bookplate of Walther Rutherford Peterson who was not only a former Governor of New Jersey but a...... More
Menasha, Wis. American Anthropological Asociation, 1940. First Edition. Octavo. 81pp. Supplement to American Anthropologist, Volume 42, No. 4, Part 2, Number 55. gambling chips illustrated in black and white, bound in stiff paper wraps lettered in black. A small inked arrow pointing to the author on the cover. Near fine..... More
The original and unusual chessmen for Chess '72 were designed and sculpted by Alexander Silveri of Graz, Austria. Silveri, a retired professor of art, has since winning his first state prize in Vienna in 1933, won many European art prizes and exhibited his works throughout most of Europe and Brazil..... More
New York; (1895): Dick & Fitzgerald. First Edition. Octavo. 158pp., (6)pp. publisher's catalog at rear, illustrated, containing approved lines of play on the sixteen standard openings, with elaborate play on irregular games, traps and shots, practical positions, full instructions, the move and its changes and laws of the game. A...... More
New York (1895): Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 148, (6)pp. Strategy and deeper understanding of checkers. Text. Numerous position sequences to show strategy. Bound in brown cloth, lettered and pictorially decorated depicting a central gilt checker board and checkers, light wear to..... More
New York: SBA, 1954. 10 pages. Stencil. Though the Association had begun in 1940, they had only a few carlessly produced constitutions. Here was their plan to create one that would deal with all the issues that had arisen in the post-World War II years. They met in the fall..... More
Sante Fe, NM; (1986): Shikar Publishing Co. Limited Edition. Large Octavo. Limited to 1500 copies signed and numbered by the author. The author takes you on four hunts, to the highest mountains in Mongolia for the largest sheep. He gives expert advice on hunting, the history and customs of Mongolia..... More
London: Bradbury, Evans & Co., 1865. First Edition. Octavo. 391pp., illustrated with 24 hand colored plates by John Leech and Hablot Brown. Bound in the scarce original bright blue pictorial gilt cloth depicting a gentlewoman urging on her hound while riding a horse, gilt pictorial spine depicting the Lord of..... More
New York; (1859): Robert M. De Witt, Publ. First Edition. Small Octavo. vi, 108, (24)pp. A concise explanation of the board game of Draughts, a clever variant of Checkers. Board diagrams and sequenced moves are clear examples of strategies. Adds for the Author's and Publisher's other titles. Bound color pictorial..... More