Search Results: Hunting & Fishing from Gene W. Baade Books on the West

Providence: Privately published, 1937. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Apparent 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. 35pp. Illustrated with drawings & a photo of the author. Clean red three-line stamp on front & back covers, "Compliments of Howard & Lewis Ford-Mercury & Lincoln-Zephry 186 Fountain St (,) Providence, R.I." Much practical info such as "What to Do When Lost in the Woods," "Building Fires in the Snow," "Fly-Dope," "Fixing a Devilish Paddle," "Booze in the Woods," "Outwitting the Blow Flies," "How to Weigh Fish When You Have No Scales," "How to Get Meat Without Firearms," "How to Skin an Eel" and many more tips and advice. Information along with the frontispiece portrait of McAleer says he was "born and raised in Wirral, New Brunswick, where he now runs an outstanding guiding business." Flint maintains that McAleer "has called over 100 bull moose for me in the last six years." Fine copy allowing for commercial stamp. This appears to be a rare booklet on wood craft & camping / hunting as… Read More

Epicenter, Fairbanks/Seattle, 1995, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1st printing. Cloth & bds. 191pp. Chapter head drawings. Presentation copy signed & dated by Reynolds soon after publication. Well written reflections & opinions on game management, hunting &, outdoor life in New Mexico & Alaska, where the author was warden & wildlife officer. The author is also a pilot & some of the vignettes written in this book take place from the vantage point of the air. Fine , as new in dj.

NY: Hastings House, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Near Fine/Good. 1st printing, but advance copy with bound in page, "Presentation Edition especially selected for our friends in the book trade" and signed on that page, "Greetings / Mari Sandoz. Cloth with gilt-stamped spine. . 372pp. Illus. Map. Notes. Bibliography. Endpaper maps of the great plains from Texas to the Dakotas showing "Four Great Buffalo Herds." The map misspelled the North Dakota city, Bismarck, as Bismark as per the "point" for a first issue. Fine in complete, but pc dj, that has tears on the back panel repaired with old tape on the inside. The dj has a couple of minor and does show some wear. We still easily grade the dj "good" in spite of the old repaired tears on the back.

Tucson: Settlers West, 2002. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1st edition ltd to 1,500 copies hardbound. Oblong 4to cloth. 143 pp.. Sumptuously illustrated in color & b/w by some of the West's finest artists, particularly those who lived & hung around Glacier National Park: Grinnell, McClintock, Hill, Reiss, Reed, Russell, Goodwin, Sharp, Dixon, et. al.. Quickly o-p in this first cloth edition. Fine in dj.

NY: Charles Scribners Sons, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 1st printing. Pictorial gilt-stamped cloth. 353pp. Illustrated by John M. Phillips. Index. The hinges have been professionally repaired & binding tightened. fos of H. L. Stimson in 1906 on ffep. Because of where I purchased this copy years ago (Wash., D. C.), this could very well have been the Stimson who was Sect'y of State (Hoover) & Sect'y of War (Roosevelt, 2nd term) & who had many other positions and honors. Looking at several autographs of Stimson leads me to believe so. Near fine. "A classic account of a zoological expedition ... Includes as well much on big game hunting in British Columbia. Whale 632.

Greycliff, Helena, 1999, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1st printing. Cloth. 183pp. Signed twice by Sadil, on h-t & title. The author "takes you on an odyssey ranging from the beaches of Baja, California, to the tree-clad rivers of the Pacific Northwest. Enter Francis Theodore Sepic, a mysterious fly fisherman of legendary proportions who dwells on life's edges..." Fine, like new in dj.

Vantage, NY, 1972, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Quarto red cloth with image imprinted in the cloth. 185pp. Wonderful illustrations, a few in color, by Ovenden. Pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy to Lee Brown, "my former Wenatchee World Carrier... signed by Ovenden. Foreword by Senator Henry Jackson. "The subject of hunting ducks and other waterfowl is here given an interesting popular treatment... In addition to covering the topic very fully, the book also features an appetizing recipe for the author's favority dish --- ducks and spaghetti." The author/artist was born in Nebraska in 1883, but moved to Washington. Fine in dj. Beautifully designed & printed book. A short handful of minute edge tears, barely worth mentioning.

Toronto: CFC, 1919. First Thus. Soft cover. Very Good. Original sheet 10 1/2" x 16", printed on both sides, folded, then tri-folded. Dated Feb. 1st, 1919. Illustrated with the Consolidated Fur Corp masthead drawing of polar bears with sun's rays behind them. Gives price list of seventeen fur bearing animals plus wild cat & house cat, differing values according to various grades of quality & size. Included info on the company, an ad for traps, animal bait, & a few other odds & ends. 3 1/2" split at top of one fold. Vg condition. Scarce early 20th Century trapping item.

Stewart, Tabori and Chang, NY, 2006, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 1st printing. Quarto (medium size) hardbound. 223pp. Illustrated with first-rate photographs. Faintest of bump to upper cover corners. Signed by Santella. Fine in dj. Hard to find now, especiallly signed.

Norman: OU, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 1st printing. Cloth. 324pp. Illustrated with drawings by Nic Eggenhofer and with photos and prints. Bibliography. Index. History of the presence and demise of the bison of the Great Plains. Fine in near fine dj with small price clip. This is the actual first edition, stated. Many copies look like the first, but do not have the required statement, so buyer beware.

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st printing. Green cloth with gilt-stamped image & titles. 274pp. Illus. Owner's gift inscription from parents on ffep, at "Xmas" 1913. A classic on the subject. Note to buyer: Scribners did not start using the "A" indicating 1st edition until 1930. This copy meets earlier qualifications for1st edition. This copy very good with moderate wear to extremities - boards just showing at points & spine corners. The hinges were professionally repaired & the copy is thus in excellent, tight condition for handling/reading. A reasonably bright copy, but not bright "as new." Scarce.

Privately Printed, Waukesha, 1936, 1936. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 12mo pictorial wraps, very lovely. 39pp. Illust. "This is a narrative of a hunting trip, together with several poems of the outdoors. Printed privately by the author for his friends." Fine. Never been opened & read. A scarce & attractive, highly collectable item.

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: Lunenburg Marine Museum Soc, 1977. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to stapled pictorial glossy wraps.71pp. Illus. Notes. Chapters present the fisheries from 1753 - 1933. Bookplate on title page with typed presentation, "Presented to Mr. A. J. "Augie" Augustine, of Kitchener, Ontario, representing "Oktoberfest", by the Lunenburg Marine Museum Society on the occasion of his visit to the town of Lunenburg, September 9th, 1977" & signed by Ainsley Fralick, Chairman. Couple of smudge, else fine.

NY: Outing, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Very Good. 1st printing. "Binding" is listed as hardcover, but although this is a cloth binding, the covers flex. Small 8vo. 197pp. Wonderfully descriptive drawings showing, step by step, how to pack a mule, horse, or I suppose donkey. Index. Several pages in rear of other Outing publications. On the ffep in bold ink is the ownership writing of "Randolf Russell -- / Troup "C" / No 311 / November 1914 / (ink drawn line/device) / Squadron A, Cavalry, N. G., N.Y." On the facing front paste down is Russell's ink address stamp, "Randolph Russell / West New Brighton / Staten Island - N. Y." A truly remarkable procedure book with many drawings showing the animal from above and how the ropes, etc., are looped and tied. Vg. Although reprinted, very, very scarce in the first edition. A real prize with the accompanying ownership information.

Denver: Sage, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 1st printing. Cloth. 117pp. Illustrated with drawings by the author. Endpaper drawings by the author. Presentation copy dated June, 1959, to a couple and signed "Joe and Mary Back." Laid in is a well-executed original drawing of rope, on now brown paper; could be by Back. It has the recipient's name on it, but may not be by the recipient. Covers quite thoroughly foxed. Tiny label on bottom of spine. No dj. Reading copy but collectible because of inscription. Very scarce title nonetheless.

NY: D. Appleton & Co, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 1st printing. Cloth with labeled title & spine. 239pp. Illus. Index. "The epic story of the mighty buffalo..." by the author of The Cowboy and His Interpreters. Fine in vg dj that has very light general foxing spots on it. Scarce in dj.

OU, Norman, 1953, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fair. Cloth with silver-stamped spine. 394pp. Illustrated by Olaus J. Murie. Index. "Game Animals, Game Birds, Predators, Game Fish, Coarse Fish". "Hunting Equipment and Methods", "Fishing Tackle and Methods". Fine in worn dj with chips & tears & splits to flaps.

Montreal: Canadian National Railways, 1954. First Thus. Soft cover. Good. 1st printing thus of this year's edition. Tall pictorial wraps. 136pp. Illus. The folding map in the back has been torn off leaving only British Columbia and part of Alberta. Otherwise textually complete with each province represented town by town with available game & fish & fowl, places to stay, and fishing/hunting guides. The province of Quebec has a map. Except for the map, very good copy.

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1st printing. Cloth. 432pp. Illus. Appendices. Notes. Index. Two large folding maps in back pocket: "Rocky Mountains Trappers Area 1823-1840" and "Extended Area of Trappers 1823-1840." Former owner's name / date on ffep. Fine copy in near fine dj. For some reason, most copies of this book has a worn, chipped dj. The dj on this copy is one of the best I've seen, with only minor wear on the edges. Tiny dj flap clips done by the publisher/binder.

Chicago & Detroit: Rand McNally & Gil Schaefer, 1953. First Thus. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st printing of this edition. Colorful folio stapled wraps, 13" x 20". 20pp. Each map is pleasingly illustrated by vignette drawings of various wildlife species in different parts of the state. Thus on a given page's map you will find pheasant, raccoon, bunny rabbits, coyotes, wolves, or fox, grouse, squirrels, white-tailed deer, bobcat, black bear, and various fishes in the adjacent Great Lakes. The front cover is yellow, orange, red, blue, and green & is illustrated with a fisherman & a hunter. In the middle is an arrowhead emblem with a Native American in it painting pictographs on a cliff side. Inside front cover: photos. First page is list of Michigan State Parks along with details such as Post Office, Water Frontage, Dominant Features of Uses, Woods, acreage, etc. Other info is on this page including list of State Fish Hatcheries & Trout Rearing Stations. The next two facing pages present a full map of the… Read More