Lots 371 - 380
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Lot #371: MARBURY, MARY ORVIS AND ORVIS, CHARLES F.: TWO CLASSIC ORVIS TITLES
(1). Marbury, Mary Orvis: "Favorite Flies and Their Histories." Boston & New York, 1892. First edition, quarto, bound in two color green cloth with gilt flies on front board. 32 color plates of flies and other plates. (2). Orvis, Charles F. & Cheney, A. Nelson: "Fishing with the Fly." Manchester, VT, 1883. First edition, octavo, bound in brown gilt cloth. Housed in cloth clamshell box. Includes 15 color plates of flies.
Estimate: $ 800.00 - $ 1000.00 Sold at $400 |
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Lot #372: MASCALL, LEONARD: "A BOOKE OF FISHING"
London, W. Satchell, 1884. Facsimile edition, square octavo, bound in 1/2 morocco. Blue and white text illustrations. Reprint of the 1590 first edition. 200 copies printed.
Estimate: $ 400.00 - $ 600.00 Sold at $200 |
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Lot #373: MAXWELL, HERBERT: "FISHING AT HOME AND ABROAD"
London, London and Counties Press, 1913. First edition, limited edition, thick quarto, bound in original full brown morocco. Includes frontis, 7 colored and 52 plain plates. 1 of 750 copies with subscribers list.
Estimate: $ 400.00 - $ 600.00 |
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Lot #374: MCDONALD, JOHN (EDITOR): "THE COMPLETE FLY FISHERMAN"
New York, Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, 1970. First edition De luxe, thick octavo, bound in navy calf in slipcase. 1 of 50 copies in full calf and signed in the preface by John McDonald and Arnold Gengrich.
Estimate: $ 700.00 - $ 900.00 Sold at $550 |
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Lot #375: MILLER, ALFRED W.: "SPARSE GREY HACKLE, HIS LIFE, HIS STORIES, AND HIS ANGLING MEMORIES"
New York, Anglers Club of New York, 1993. First edition, octavo, bound in full navy morocco. Housed in a cloth clamshell box with leather spine label. #6 of 85copies of the deluxe issue in full morocco with a leaf of original manuscript. Signed by the editor, 2 contributors and the printer.
Estimate: $ 1500.00 - $ 2000.00 Sold at $700 |
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Lot #376: MILNOR, WILLIAM JR.: "AN AUTHENTIC HISTORICAL MEMOIR OF THE SCHUYLKILL FISHING COMPANY"
Philadelphia, 1830. First edition, first issue, octavo. Bound in original pink cloth with paper label. Housed in a cloth clamshell box. Bound with "Memoirs of the Gloucester Fox Hunting Club." Philadelphia 1830. First issue without the portrait of Governeur Morris and without mention of Morris on page VII. Includes 4 plates. The second title is the first American book on fox hunting. Page 67 and the frontis of the second title are repaired. Includes ownership inscription of Edward Wharton.
Estimate: $ 1500.00 - $ 2000.00 |
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Lot #377: MILNOR, WILLIAM AND OTHERS: "A HISTORY OF THE SCHUYLKILL FISHING COMPANY OF THE STATE OF SCHUYLKILL - 1732 - 1888"
Philadelphia, 1889. Two volumes, quarto, bound in 3/4 navy gilt morocco by Stikeman. A reprint of the above lot plus a continuation to 1888. Volume 1 is extra illustrated with 26 extra plates; including portraits and scenes and a manuscript note from the Governor of the Club - Thomas Wagner. This piece is included in an original front wrapper. Volume 2 with a hand drawn title page, a signed etching, 34 plates and a signed poem by Thomas Wister.
Estimate: $ 600.00 - $ 800.00
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Lot #378: NEWLAND, HENRY:"THE ERNE, ITS LEGEND AND ITS FLY FISHING"
London, Chapman and Hall, 1851. First edition, octavo, bound in original gilt pictorial cloth, front board is separated. Includes handcolored title and frontis, a folding map and 4 black and white plates.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $550 |
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Lot #379: OGDEN, JAMES: "OGDEN ON FLY TYING"
Cheltenham, Norman, 1879. First edition, octavo, bound in green blindstamped cloth. 2 mounted albumen prints and 4 litho plates. Errata slip tipped-in. Lot also includes the following title: Ronalds, Alfred: "The Fly Fisher's Entomology." London, 1862. 6th edition, octavo, bound in 3/4 morocco. Includes 20 handcolored plates.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 |
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Lot #380: O'GORMAN: "THE PRACTICE OF ANGLING, PARTICULARLY AS REGARDS IRELAND"
Dublin, William Curry, 1845. Bound in 1/2 red calf with gilt spine. The frontispiece is not present. 2 volumes.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $250 |
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