Category: Crafts & Hobbies

Golden Age, the : Fly Fishing in Michigan, 1860 to 1960

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Hannah Hill Prodcutions : 1997

Seller ID: 20673

Condition: Near Fine

102 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall brown softcover, laid paper covers, gold lettering, [xiv] + 88 pages; numerous b/w maps, photos and line drawings; 3 color photos showing 20 flies. ; Photos and illustrations by author, with color photos by Joe Gohl. ; Only a touch of shelfwear. Quite scarce.
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Illustrated Manual of Sniper Skills, The

By: Spicer, Mark

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Zenith Press : 2006

Seller ID: 23812

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

256 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover, 256 glossy pages, index, main text in 2 columns, many b/w photos and diagrams, over 200 color photos. ; Diagrams by Mark Franklin and Stephen Spicer. Details training, camouflage, concealment, stalking, urban and mountain and desert terrain, choosing a rifle, anti-personnel shot placement, anti-materiel shot placement, counter-sniper techniques, more. Aimed at military and police snipers. ; Light edgewear only.
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Firelight : Limited Edition, 1937

By: Spiller, Burton L. ; Illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Derrydale Press : 1937

Seller ID: 20021

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

197 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Tall hardcover, dark red cloth, gilt lettering and decor, color-illustrated circular pastedown on front, [xii] + 197 text pages + several b/w illustrations on unnumbered plates. ; Limited edition stated. This is Number 828 of 950. Wild true tales of outdoor adventures hunting bear, fishing in stormy seas, more. ; Minor exterior wear only. Many pages unopened. Extremely scarce in this condition.
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Grouse Feathers : Limited Edition, 1935

By: Spiller, Burton L. ; Illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Derrydale Press : 1935

Seller ID: 20019

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

207 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Tall hardcover, dark red cloth, gilt lettering and decor, color-illustrated circular pastedown on front, [xii] + 207 text pages + 9 b/w illustrations on unnumbered plates. ; Limited edition stated. This is Number 866 of 950. ; Minor exterior wear only.
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Sportcraft Official Rules

By: Sportcraft

Price: $10.00

Publisher: General Sportcraft Company : 1958

Seller ID: 22597

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

64 pages; 24mo (5.5") 13 cm; White softcover, self-wraps, 64 pages, appendixes, 56 b/w diagrams including equipment, dimensions of playing fields, etc, with rules for 21 outdoor games. ; 9th issue stated. Includes official rules for: Badminton. Banball. Bocce. Boomerang. Croquet. Darts. Deck tennis. Horseshoes. Lawn volley ball. Lazy baseball. Lazy football. Olympic rings. Paddle tennis. Rocket darts. Rope quoits. Shuffleboard. Table tennis. Takraw. Tamburelli. Tether ball. Tether tennis. Volley ball. ; Light sunning and edgewear. A few small spot to margins. No major defects.
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Stanton Tailors Advertising Blotter : Detroit, with Coupon Attached

By: Stanton Tailors

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Stanton Tailors : 1934

Seller ID: 17288

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Very Good

1 pages; 64mo (3.75") 10 cm; Oblong blue blotter (8 x 3.75 inches) (202 x 95 mm) with glossy white back carrying ad for Stanton Tailors, 6504 Stanton Street, corner of Ferry Park Ave, Detroit, Michigan. Left end has coupon and is perforated for removal. ; Light edgewear. Blotter has been used perhaps 10 times and does show some old ink spots, one of which affects the edge of the back (ad) but does not affect any text. Coupon is intact and still fully attached.
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How to Catch Fish : Catalog, Prescott Spinner Company

By: Stapf, Charles H.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Prescott Spinner Company : 1940

Seller ID: 23908

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

24 pages; 16mo (6") 16 cm; Small softcover, self-wraps, 24 glossy pages including covers, llist of retail prices, 15 photos of successful fishers, 20 b/w diagrams and 12 color illustrations of hooks and flies. ; Written by Charlie Stapf, owner and manager of Prescott Spinner Company, Prescott, Wisconsin. ; Topics include: How to catch trout. Catching trout with the cockatoush. How to use the Prescott Spinner. Wiggle worms. Wall-eyed pike. Bass, sunfish, crappies, perch. How to steak and skin a fish. More. ; Edges worn, folded edge split from lower staple on down. Interior clean, staples holdin...
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Shooting the Muzzle Loaders : Muzzleloaders, Muzzle-Loader

By: Steindler, R. A.

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Jolex Inc : 1975

Seller ID: 24429

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

256 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Yellow and red hardcover, 256 pages, index, glossary, appendix, 440 b/w and 45 color glossy photos and illustrations. ; First printing, May, 1975, stated. Topics include: Black powder. Projectiles. Accessories. Replicas versus originals. Build your own. Gun care. Hunting. Complete rundown of currently available (1975) muzzle loading pistols and rifles, their features, calibers, makers, retailprices, etc. More. ; Light wear to edges of boards. Small old pricesticker inside front cover. Light bump to crown. A touch of foxing to edges. Otherwise clean and tight. No ...
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Cold Steel : Technique of Close Combat

By: Styers, John; Illustrated by Louis Lowery

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Paladin Press : 1974

Seller ID: 19197

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

179 pages; 8vo (8.5") 22 cm; Hardcover, blue cloth, 179 glossy pages, over 140 b/w photos, many step by step. ; Isbn 087364025X. Subtitle on jacket: Technique of Close Combat. Copyright 1952, this edition 1974. ; Shows how to kill with bayonet and knife in close combat, vulnerable points of anatomy, knife throwing, effective use of club or nightstick. Authored by longtime Marine Corps close-combat instructor. ; Very minor shelfwear only. Book spotless, appears unused. Jacket shows only a touch of edgewear.
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Sports Illustrated Tennis

By: Talbert, Bill, and Bob Gilbert; Illustrated by Ed Vebell

Price: $16.00

Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company : 1972

Seller ID: 23406

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

96 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Small white hardcover, 96 pages, glossary, 15 diagrams, 52 b/w illustrations of players depicting ideal techniques. ; Copyright 1961. This is 2nd (revised) edition, 2nd printing, 1972.; Book shows only minor shelfwear. Front endpaper warmly inscribed and SIGNED by co-author Bob Gilbert. ; Sports Illustrated Library Series
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South Pacific Trophy Hunter

By: Thomas, Murray

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Murray Thomas Big Game Publications : 1987

Seller ID: 16175

ISBN-13: 9780731609338

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

181 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Hardcover, brown boards, 181 glossy pages, 40 b/w and 34 full-color photos with captions. ; 1st edition, 1987, stated. Photos by author and others. ; Amazing true tales of hunting in Tasmania, Australia, and New Zealand, trophies of sambar deer, chital deer, wapiti, sika, wild boar, buffalo, chamois, banteng, and other big game; Book shows only a touch of shelfwear. No mark or flaws. Jacket rubbed, spine faded but readable.
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Hiking Trails of Nova Scotia

By: Thompson, Phil

Price: $32.00

Publisher: Canadian Youth Hostels Association : 1975

Seller ID: 23252

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

60 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Olive-green softcover, black plastic comb binding, 60 pages, fold-out index, data on each trail (start, finish, length, description) and 24 detailed b/w fold-out maps showing trails, elevations and other features; 41 trails described. ; Published by Canadian Youth Hostels Association, Maritime Region, 1975. ; Only a touch of shefwear, appears unused. Quite scarce in any condition.
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Gilwell Book, the : 10e, 10th Edition, 1965

By: Thurman, John

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Boy Scouts Association : 1965

Seller ID: 20495

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

84 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Hardcover, red boards, gold lettering on front, [xiv] + 54 pages + 16 plates, 84 total pages, chronology, list of trees, list of brands (badge designs) for each year, list of countries represented in 1964, 40 b/w illustrations in text, 16 full-page b/w photos on glossy plates, with captions. Color photos on jacket show scouts at flag ceremony and firebowl. ; 10th edition stated, 1965. History of Gilwell Park, famous Boy Scout campsite in Epping Forest, London, England, written by John Thurman, Camp Chief from 1943 to 1969. ; No marks or defects to book. Jacket has ...
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Complete Guide to Turkey Taxidermy, the : How to Prepare Fans, Beards, and Body Mounts

By: Triplett, Todd

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Lyons Press : 2003

Seller ID: 24138

ISBN-13: 9781585748532

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

161 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Gray hardcover, [xii] + 161 + 3 pages, index, tons of tips, 109 b/w photos and diagrams with captions. Large type not stated but text is larger than normal. ; Light bump to crown, minor wear to front cover. Otherwise appears never read.
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Madame Tussaud's Exhibition : Guide and Biographies

By: Tussaud; Illustrated by Derek Bayes

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Madame Tussaud's : 1951

Seller ID: 17934

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

80 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Guide to famous wax museum of London. ; Softcover, blue textured pictorial covers, 80 glossy pages, brief chronology of museum, index, over 600 exhibits listed and described, small map on rear, 5 b/w photos. Text is in English except a few historical factoids in index are in English and French. ; Photos by Derek Bayes. Revised edition, 1951, stated. Photo of Madame Tussaud (in wax) on front. ; Covers show moderate edgewear. No marks. Binding of two staples intact.
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My Bernina Guide : Model 1230

By: Ueltsche-Gegauf, Odette

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Fritz Gegauf Limited : 2004

Seller ID: 21743

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

53 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, double-wire spiral binding, 56 glossy pages numbered to 53, front-cover fold-out showing control panels, many b/w and monochrome diagrams, tons of b/w step-by-step photos, some with color highlights. ; English throughout. ; Printing is top quality, not fuzzy. Rear cover has small closed tear from thumbing. Otherwise book shows only very light wear. Main defect, or perhaps a plus: former owner has penned many helpful notes (in white areas, not obscuring text) and affixed sixteen actual swatches with samples of stitching patterns, which we have left in ...
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Camping : The Ford 4 Seasons Sportsman's Library

By: Underwood, Lamar

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Ford Motor Company : 1969

Seller ID: 23710

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

144 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, green boards, 144 pages, 5 appendixes, several recipes, tons of camping tips and ideas, 26 b/w diagrams, 41 b/w photos, 14 color illustrations, 24 color photos. ; Produced by Rutledge Books and Benjamin Company under auspices Ford Motor Company, 1969, to promote Ford's line of tent trailers, camper vans, station wagons and other outdoor recreation vehicles. Includes some historical b/w photos showing Henry Ford and his own auto-tent caravan. ; This book went on a few camping trips and shows spots to covers, edges, and some page margins. All pages turn, ...
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Fun with Bow and Arrow

By: Van Coevering, Jack, and Fred Bear

Price: $11.00

Publisher: General Motors Corporation : 1953

Seller ID: 20572

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

24 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Illustrated softcover booklet, 24 pages including covers, 22 b/w photos and diagrams, 6 color illustrations. ; Published by General Motors Information Rack Service. Written by longtime wildlife editor, Detroit Free Press. Photos by authors. ; Topics include. Types of bow. Types of arrow. Stringing. Accessories. Aiming. Shooting. Hunting. More. ; Edges sunned. No other defects.
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Making Indian Bows and Arrows the Old Way

By: Wallentine, Douglas; Illustrated by Lyn Wallentine

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Eagle's View Publishing Company : 1988

Seller ID: 20412

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

98 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall gray softcover, 98 pages, bibliography, index, glossary, several lists and tables, 160 b/w photos and line diagrams. ; Written by Douglas Wallentine aka Douglas Spotted Eagle, with photos and drawings by Lyn Wallentine and others. How to make your own bows and arrows in the manner of the Plains Indians. ; Topics include: Woods. Tools. Bow styles. Cutting the wood. Reflexing and recurving. Backing. Finishing. Sinews. Bowstrings. Making arrow shafts. Feather stripping. Making arrowheads made from nails. Quivers. Shooting technique. More. ; Front cover has two tiny...
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Art Activities Almanac : Anytime the Year Round

By: Welling, Jane B., with Anne Payor Hare

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Wayne State University Press : 1946

Seller ID: 22754

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket

65 pages; 4to (11.5") 30 cm; Softcover portfolio, unbound as issued, with 60 monochrome plates printed one side only on sturdy paper, plus 5 more pages with introduction and index. Each season of the year represented by 16 plates, except winter is 12 plates. ; Published by Art Education Alumni Association, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1946. ; Arts and crafts for all ages described in simple terms, each with numerous b/w and monochrome illustrations. Contents include: Circus fun. Clay. Embroidery. Hand-decorated paper. Furniture. Jewelry making. Linoleum carving. Plaster molds. Pu...
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Category: Crafts & Hobbies