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New York, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1908. 1908 . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A.W. Mumford (Colored Plates). 1908 Publication. Text/VG w/sporadic page discoloration, Green linen boards/VG w/light rubs to corner tips & some color loss to white lettering. DJ/None. Frontispiece: Passenger Pigeon/Half life-size color plate. Weak front & rear hinges; distracting child's pencilling to blank pages lightly erased. First published 1898; first copyright for Color Plates, 1900. This 1908 Edition carries 48 color plates & 16 half-tone plates. Written by an early ecologist, naturalist, avowed bird lover, and one well acquainted with the contributions of Audubon.G.O. Shields, author of the Introduction, was president of the League of American Sportsmen and repelled by ruthless slaughter. Text in 4 parts: I, Water Birds; II, Wading Birds; III, Gallinaceous Game Birds; and, IV, Birds of Prey. Strong copy of a book nearing its centennial.
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Recreation, April 1899 by G.O. Shields (Coquina) - 1899
Recreation, April 1899 by G.O. Shields (Coquina) - 1899
by G.O. Shields (Coquina)
Recreation, April 1899
by G.O. Shields (Coquina)
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Recreation, 1899. Magazine. Good condition. "Official Organ of the League of American Sportsmen
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BIRDS THAT HUNT AND ARE HUNTED : Life Histories of One Hundred and Seventy Birds of Prey, Game Birds and Water-Fowls
by Blanchan, Neltje; Introduction By G.O. Shields (Coquina)
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Camping and Camp Outfits. A manual of instruction for young and old sportsmen
by Shields, G.O
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally, 1890. First edition. Illustrated. 1 vols. 12mo. Original gray pictorial cloth, soiled, fore-edge of upper cover bumped, internally near fine. First edition. Illustrated. 1 vols. 12mo.
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CRUISING IN THE CASCADES AND OTHER HUNTING ADVENTURES
by SHIELDS, G.O
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1889. VERY GOOD+. RAND MCNALLY/1ST EDITION. 1889 VERY GOOD+ RAND MCNALLY/1ST EDITION 1889 VERY GOOD+ RAND MCNALLY/1ST EDITION 1889 VERY GOOD+ RAND MCNALLY/1ST TRADE EDITION HARDCOVER COLLECTIBLE, NOT REMAINDERED, BOOKCLUB OR LIBRARY
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Hunting in the Great West [Rustlings in the Rockies] - Hunting and Fishing by Mountain and Stream
by G.O. Shields
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 1883. Hardcover. Good. . 5th ed, stated. Scarce in any printing. Brown cloth boards with black details on spine, front board, gilt lettering on spine. General shelf wear. Pages tanned but clean. Binding sturdy.
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Cruising the Cascades
by Shields, G.O. (Coquina)
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Rand McNally & Company, Publishers. Used - Good. 1889. Rebound in cloth, octavo, 339 pp, marbled text block. Ex-library with the usual faults. Boards are free from majory flaws, other than standard shelf wear. Pages 3-14 are separated from the binding, but are present. Pages are clean and bright, with binding generally sound. (Subject: Exploration.)
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Camping and Camp Outfits, A Manual of Instruction for Young and Old Sportsmen
by Shields, G.O
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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Chicago and New York: Rand McNally, 1890. Hardcover. Good. 169 pp + a lengthy and interesting advertising section (approximately 32 pages). Bound in original brick red cloth with gilt lettering and hunting/fishing insignia and image of a teepee on front board. Boards edgeworn and scuffed, small area of dampstain visible on rear endpapers, abrasion to front free endpaper where a label was removed. Binding sound, text clean. Shields (1846-1925) wrote extensively on sporting topics under the pen-name Coquina before establishing Recreation: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies in 1894. Between 1897 and 1902, he was head of the Campfire Club of America. In this book, he offers practical information on a range of outdoorsy topics, including clothing and personal equipment, bedding and sleeping bags, tents, guns and rifles, fishing tackles, selecting horses and tack, selecting a good guide, food for camping, choosing a campsite, making a campfire, and what to do if you get lost. At the…
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Cruisings in the Cascades. A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing, With Special Chapters on Hunting the Grizzly Bear, the Buffalo, Elk, Antelope, Rocky Mountain Goat, and Deer' Also on Trouting in the Rocking Mountains' on a Montana Round-Up; Life Among the Cowboys, Etc.
by Shields, G.O. ("Coquina")
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Chicago. : Rand, McNally & Company., 1889.. First edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Near fine copy (very light shelf wear). . Octavo. . Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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The Big Game of North America: By Men Who Have Hunted It.
by Shields, G.O
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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THE BIG GAME OF NORTH AMERICABy Men Who Have Hunted it. It Habits, Habitat, Haunts, and Characteristics; How, When, and Where to Hunt It.
Shields, G. O. (Editor)
Published by Rand, McNally, Chicago & New York (1890)
Rand, McNally, Chicago & New York, 1890. Handsomely bound in brown cloth with beveled edges. The front boards are stamped brightly in gold with a ram's head and two rifles. With gilt lettering and rules on the spine. A touch of rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine ends and light wear at the corners. Light library marks on fly leaf mild and light occasional foxing to verso of the plates very clean and tight. With Flower pattern end papers adorned with 2 newspaper clippings with very amusing little stories "Just Wonderful"
Slight spine cockle. With 27 full-page plates, including the frontispiece; and 14 other illustrations of various animals, including a cougar, elk calf, and wolverine. A very attractive and collectible copy of this splendidly illustrated book on hunting big game.… Read More
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RUSTLINGS IN THE ROCKIES: HUNTING AND FISHING BY MOUNTAIN AND STREAM
by G.O. Shields
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Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
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Belford, Clarke & Co, 1883-01-01. Good. Good; Hard Cover; Belford, Clarke & Co.; 1883; 0
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The Big Game of North America: It's Habits, Habitat, Haunts, and Characteristics; How When and Where to Hunt It
by G.O. Shields (Ed.)
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Rand McNally & Co.. Very Good. 1890. Hardcover. Embossed board have maintained their gilding very well and boards themselves only have a little soiling. Spine is slightly more toned, but still in really nice shape. A small amount of bumping at the head and tail of spine and some very light wear at the corners. Binding is a little cocked, but still nice and secure. Text block is clean and unmarked in all around good shape with a very light must smell. .
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