Adams, Bill (ed.). Sheffield Exhibition Knives. Salem Old World Publishing: 1999. A fabulously photographed 'exhibition' of the finest knives from that world-renowned knife-making capitol, Sheffield. "Here you will see daggers and Bowie knives fit for a king -or an oriental potentate. There are multi-bladed sportsmen's knives, fishing knives with hook removers...some of the knives have been identified as being exhibited in the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition or in the Great Exposition in London in 1879. Here you will see knives with interchangeable handles, folding dirk knives with carved pearl handles from the 1830s, cased penknives with engraved gold bolsters and a cock spur marked "Cutlers to the King". Since this book was a display of the world's finest knives, it was necessary to supplement the outstanding pictures with a group of writings from some of the world's finest knife experts. We have that with chapters from Bill Adams, Bernard Levine, and Jim Taylor". The knives shown include many examples from the firms of Joseph Rodgers, George Wostenholm, and John Blyde-Greenhough Knives. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 245+ pages, loaded with color plates, dust jacket. In fine, clean condition.

Inventory #: 33696 Price: $ 150.00

[Aitken] The Russell B. Aitken Collection of Silver Trophies, Vintage firearms, Antique Arms and Armour, and Militaria and the Sporting Library with Related Material. New York Christie's: April 4, 2003. An important hunting/militaria sale, featuring some items from the renowned collection of this famous big-game hunter, marksman and arms expert. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 292 pages, 959 lots,

Inventory #: 34508 Price: $ 50.00

The Angling Library of Wendle L. "Tom" Collins. Sunderland Oinonen Book Auctions: April 28, 1998. Softcover. 6"x9", 45 pages, 365 lots, several black & white illustrations. Light soil.

Inventory #: 34527 Price: $ 25.00

The Angling library of a Gentleman. San Francisco Pacific Book Auction Galleries: January 18, 2001. Softcover. 7"x10", 324 lots, black & white illustrations. Minor wear.

Inventory #: 34523 Price: $ 45.00

Baddiel, Sarah Fabian. Golfing Ephemera. London Chapmans: 1991. A merry, colorful tour through the wide variety of types of ephemera that might be collected by golf fans. The pieces are from the author's own collection, and she makes some interesting comments on individual items, but the text is more oriented toward opening a collector's eyes to all the various things that may be found, rather than as a guide to individual pieces. Hardcover. 5.5"x8", 64 pages, color illustrations. Fine, w/gift inscription on the endpaper.

Inventory #: 34542 Price: $ 20.00

Brownell, L.W. Photography for the Sportsman Naturalist. New York Macmillan Company: 1904. Deluxe Edition limited to 100 copies on large paper, bound in handsome quarter leather. A wide-ranging book for the enthusiastic and serious naturalist/photographer, with chapters covering lenses and shutters, darkrooms, telephoto lenses, photographing large animals, small animals, birds' nests, birds, insects, fish, reptiles, wild flowers, trees, zoo photography, and "photography in camp and woods". A good early study of this subject, and a handsome edition. Hardcover. 6.5"x9", xviii + 311 pages, many b/w illustrations. Bound in quarter leather with raised bands and gilt spine medallions. Light rubbing to the tips and edges of the covers, front hinge partially split but still tight and good. Otherwise a very nice, handsome copy in fine condition.

Inventory #: 30404 Price: $ 100.00

Carbonel, Daniele & Pedro Soler, & Peter Muller, photographer. Oro Plata: Embroidered Costumes of the Bullfight. Paris Assouline: 1997. "Enchanted with the "suit of lights," the heavily embroidered and beaded suit of the bullfight-gold for matadors, silver for the cuadrillas who also play their parts-photographer Peter MYller created this singular portrait of bullfighters and their "second skins." Because he worked with Don Ferm'n, the designer who clothes many of the greatest Spanish, French, and South American toreros, MYller was able to bring these men and their teams together in his studio. The resulting photographs-including gatefolded panoramas over 28 inches long of entire seven-man teams-reveal both the stunning workmanship of these unique costumes and also the pride and confidence of the bullfighters". Hardcover. 10"x15", 162 pages, color illustrations, dust jacket. Fine.

Inventory #: 95135 Price: $ 125.00

A Celebration of the English County House: Sporting and Marine Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture. New York Sotheby's: April 9, 1999. Sale 7291. The catalog of an auction devoted to sporting and marine paintings, drawings and sculpture such as you might use to outfit an English country house. Tally Ho! Softcover. 8"x11", about 100 pages, 227 lots, mostly color and some b/w illustrations. Institutional stamp on first page, else fine.

Inventory #: 31664 Price: $ 45.00

Chitwood, Henry C. Connecticut Decoys. Carvers and Gunners. Schiffer Publishing: 1987. "Unquestionably, this is the most comprehensive study ever written on the subject of Connecticut working decoys. The author has documented and shown examples of decoys from eighty-odd carvers throughout the state. Henry C. Chitwood begins his book with a table of carvers listing them by name, date, location, carving period, number of decoys made, and a description of the types of decoys they carved. This is followed by a detailed text covering the various geographic areas in Connecticut and the decoys produced there, along with biographical notes on the gunners as well as the carvers. Finally on factory decoys, shore birds and descriptive decoy features. The hunting as well as decoy enthusiast could not ask for a more informative source on Connecticut working decoys." Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 192 pages, color and black & white illustrations, dust jacket. New.

Inventory #: 90380 Price: $ 45.00

Fine Golf Literature, including Rare prints and Golf Ephemera. San Francisco PBA Galleries: April 13, 2006. Softcover. 7"x10", 157 pages, 505 lots, black & white illustrations. Minor wear.

Inventory #: 34519 Price: $ 25.00

A Fly Fishing Library & A Fine Collection of Derrydale Press Books. Sunderland Oinonen Book Auctions: November 17, 1998. Softcover. 6"x9", 51 pages, 441 lots. Light soil.

Inventory #: 34528 Price: $ 25.00

[Garvan] Sporting Paintings and Memorabilia from the Collection of Anthony N.B. Garvan. New York Christie's: June 5, 1993. The auction sale of the collection of one of America's most accomplished fox hunters. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 59 pages, 148 lots, color and b/w illustrations. A nice copy.

Inventory #: 31602 Price: $ 35.00

Goldberger, Russ J. & Alan G. Haid. Mason Decoys. A Complete Pictorial Guide. Burtonsville Decoy Magazine: 1993. A well-illustrated study of antique Mason decoys which drew on a number of collections from across America. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 143 pages, color illustrations, dust jacket. Light wear, with rear endpaper wrinkled, last few pages with light partial ripple. Inscribed by Goldberger to Wayne Pratt.

Inventory #: 34387 Price: $ 175.00

The Golf Library of Lee Dieter. San Francisco Pacific Book Auction Galleries: June 13, 2000. Softcover. 7"x10", 358 lots, black & white illustrations. Minor wear.

Inventory #: 34521 Price: $ 45.00

Golf. San Francisco Pacific Book Auction Galleries: November 9, 1995. A short but fine selection. Softcover. 7"x10", 89 lots, black & white illustrations. Minor wear. Prices realized sheet.

Inventory #: 34520 Price: $ 20.00

[Golf] Golfing Memorabilia. New York Phillips: November 2, 1996. The auction sale of a fine assortment of golf clubs, golf balls and other accessories, and golf-related paintings, prints, statues, books, pottery and other items. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 64 pages, 656 lots, black & white and color illustrations, prices realized sheet. Fine.

Inventory #: 33114 Price: $ 35.00

Hoffmann, Detlef. Die Cotta'schen Spielkarten-Almanache 1805-1811. Bielefeld Deutsches Spielkarten Museum: 1968. An exhibition of playing cards as almanacs from the fine folk at the German Playing Card Museum. Text is entirely in German, but with nice (though a bit small) pictures. Softcover. 7.5"x9", 114 pages, b/w and b/w with red illustrations light soil, a little wear.

Inventory #: 4718 Price: $ 40.00

Hunting, Sporting, Angling, Natural History -from the Library of the Late William Wemmer (with additions), & Books in all Fields including Medical Books. San Francisco Pacific Book Auction Galleries: May 11, 2006. Hunting, sporting & angling books comprise lots 1-236. Softcover. 7"x10", 99 pages, 317 lots, black & white illustrations. Minor wear.

Inventory #: 34522 Price: $ 25.00

Important Sporting Paintings and Prints. New York Sotheby's: June 5, 1986. Sale 5472. The catalog of an auction devoted to sporting paintings and prints. Including property from: the Most Hon. The Marquess of Abergavenny, K.G., O.B.E. the Rt. Hon. The Lord Bolton the estate of Charles Collingwood, New York the estate of Charles J. Cronan, Jr., Louisville, Kentucky A. H. Pringle, Esq. the collection of Howard Perry Rothberg III the collection of Mrs. George Stawbridge, Sr., Happy Hollow Farm, Malvern, Pennsylvania the collection of George Strawbridge, Jr., Cochranville, Pennsylvania. Softcover. 8"x11", about 100 pages, 277 lots, color & b/w illustrations, prices realized sheet stapled to title page. Light wear.

Inventory #: 31662 Price: $ 25.00

[Joan F. Pew] Important Sporting Paintings and Prints. New York Sotheby's: June 6, 1985. Sale 5344 The catalog of an auction devoted to sporting paintings and prints. Including property from the collection of Joan F. Pew, Coatesville, Pennsylvania and property from the collection of Howard Perry Rothberg, II. Softcover. 8"x11", about 100 pages, 297 lots, color and b/w illustrations, prices realized sheet stapled to title page. Fine condition.

Inventory #: 31663 Price: $ 25.00

Jordan, George E. George L. Viavant. Artist of the Hunt. Historical New Orleans Collection: 2003. "Inspired by the bayous, marshes, and lagoons of southern Louisiana, artist George Viavant [1872-1925] produced exquisite paintings of the birds, fish, and small game that he knew so well from years spent hunting on his family's property just outside New Orleans. This book relates the story of the man whose work won the acclaim of hunters both in Louisiana and in other parts of the country. His meticulous watercolors expertly capture each feather and fin of his subject, which he depicted, after the hunt, hanging from a small cord or string. Here was the bounty of the hunt, as realistic as the bird or fish itself". Hardcover. 8.5"x10", 127 pages, color and some black & white illustrations, dust jacket. New.

Inventory #: 90349 Price: $ 25.00

Mitchell, Sally. The Dictionary of British Equestrian Artists. Woodbridge Antique Collectors' Club: 1985. 2nd prtg. Ah, the English and their horses! This important reference includes detailed entries on some 870 British equestrian artists working from the early 17th century to the 20th. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 517 pages, b/w illustrations, dj. Jacket somewhat worn, a little overall wear.

Inventory #: 31772 Price: $ 400.00

Murphy, Stanley. Martha's Vineyard Decoys. Boston David R. Godine: 1978. Martha's Vineyard has been the home of many skilled decoy carvers, whose work is showcased here. Includes the work of 18 known carvers, and some unknown ones. Photography by George Moffett. A highly-regarded, somewhat elusive book. Hardcover. 10"x9.5", 165 pages, black & white and some color illustrations, dust jacket. Light wear.

Inventory #: 33078 Price: $ 350.00

Nobbes, Robert. The Compleat Troller, or, The Art of Trolling, With A Description of all the Utensils, Instruments, Tackling, and Materials requisite thereto: With Rules and Directions how to use them. As Also A Brief Account of most of the Principal Rivers in England. By a Lover of the Sport. London printed by T. James for Tho. Holder at the Angel in Little Britain: 1682. 1st edition. A popular early work. Although not the earliest English work on fishing, Nobbes' work is one of the most popular, and Nobbes has been called "the Father of trollers". Republished in 1770 and again in 1805, the 1770 edition is especially troubling as it was a "facsimile". However, a comparison of copies at the Houghton Library at Harvard confirms this as a second issue of the first edition. Hardcover. 3.5"x6", [17] 78 [2] pages several woodcut illustrations in the text. 1 page list of other books published by Helder on the last page. Bound in old full leather with gilt dentelles and an elaborately blindstamped spine engraved bookplates of James Walsh and Henry A. Sherwin ownership label of H.S. Smith another ownership label removed from the endpaper. Covers with some wear and rubbing contents a bit browned, with a small stain running down the upper portion of the outer margin pages pressed newer endpapers front endpaper detached but present title page supplied with neatly inked light red/brown rules around the margins and underlining the title which acutally looks quite handsome.

Inventory #: 1017 Price: $ 2500.00

Peterson, Donald J. Folk Art Fish Decoys. Schiffer Publishing: 1996. "With over 500 color photographs, this thorough text introduces the reader to the wide variety of decoys currently available, decoys made earlier in the century by "old time" artists as well as examples of contemporary design. The construction and special attributes of fishing decoys are discussed in detail, information vital to recognising the most collectible decoys. Detailed histories of early twentieth century and contemporary decoy makers of Minnesota and their decoys has been compiled through personal interviews with the makers or their families. Information is also provided on spear makers and the varying designs of their spears, jigging sticks, and decoy boxes. This is a truly valuable reference work." Hardcover. 9"x11.5", 217 pages, color illustrations, dust jacket. New.

Inventory #: 90379 Price: $ 59.95