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STRIPED BASS FISHING IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON. Foreword by Dr. Alex Calhoun.

By: Adams, Leon D.

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Palo Alto, CA, Pacific Books. xiv + 224 p.: 1954

Seller ID: 790019

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

790019. Adams, Leon D. STRIPED BASS FISHING IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON. 8vo. Illus. by Patricia Talbot. Foreword by Dr. Alex Calhoun. Palo Alto, CA: Pacific Books. xiv + 224 p. February 1954. 2nd. Printing [January 1953]. [Cat. 71.] 79-0019 z. –Excellent description of California conditions; much still relevant today in spite of dramatic declines in bass numbers caused by agricultural diversions and other perturbations. The bass still make the same movements described by Adams, but their numbers are way down. Very Good in chipped VG DJ in Mylar cover. [$25] $22
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ALASKA JOURNAL 1979.

By: Adams, Patricia. and McIntosh, Winsome.

Price: $63.00

Publisher: West Palm Beach, Privately Printed by Advertisers Press, Inc. 80 p.: No Date. [1979].

Seller ID: 900419

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Adams, Patricia. and McIntosh, Winsome. ALASKA JOURNAL 1979. Large 8vo. Illus. West Palm Beach: Privately Printed by Advertisers Press, Inc. 80 p. No Date. [1979]. 1st. Ed. [Cat. 71.] 90-0419 v --Boat trip through Tongass National Forest from Ketchikan to Sitka to study resources of Alaska. Group of 21, including Larry Rockerfeller & Louis & Adele Auchincloss of NY, fished & hiked with SW Alaska Conservation Council. Photos & narrative from journals. Typeset with color photos; gold embossed spine titles & cover illus.; small unstated limitation. Scarce as such. Fine no DJ. [ $70] $63
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GRANDAD'S POLYTECHNIC SOUVENIR STUNTS. MEMOIRS Pescadero Rivulets FISHING.

By: Addicott, James E.

Price: $157.00

Publisher: [San Fransisco], Prvt. Prnt. by Author. 70 p.: 1949

Seller ID: 981056

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fine

Addicott, James E. GRANDAD'S POLYTECHNIC SOUVENIR STUNTS. MEMOIRS Pescadero Rivulets FISHING. 8vo illus. with photographs and drawings by Norman Nicholson. [San Fransisco]: Prvt. Prnt. by Author. 70 p. 1949 1st Ed. PB. [Cat. 71.] 98-1056 r --Inscribed "To Maude from a half-century teacher. James E. Addicott." Fishing tales by a California octogenarian on the Carmel River, Pescadero, Scott, Gazos, Butano, Waddell, and other creeks on the San Mateo coast for steelhead; the Sierras at Yellow Creek [Plumas Co.] and Mill Creek [Modoc Co.]; Kings River; Firehole River in Yellowstone. He measured...
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THE PERFECT LIFE OF FISHERMEN. Famous Fishermen, Fabulous Fish, Great Fishing Sites, True Stories, Myths, and Legends, Fishing Gear.

By: Affre, Pierre

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Hauppauge, Barron's. 119 p.: 2001

Seller ID: 050395

ISBN: 0-7641-5316-1

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Fine

050395. Affre, Pierre. THE PERFECT LIFE OF FISHERMEN. Famous Fishermen, Fabulous Fish, Great Fishing Sites, True Stories, Myths, and Legends, Fishing Gear. 4to illus. Hauppauge: Barron's. 119 p. 2001 1st US Ed. ISBN 0-7641-5316-1. [Cat. 71.[ 05-0395 sx --I met Pierre Affre in Murmansk many years ago. We have fished many of the same places and knew many of the same people. His book details some of France’s contribution to fishing literature, and gives a kaleidoscope of fishing gear, fish, places, and people in a series of great pictures and essays. Very Fine in Fine DJ. [$18] $16
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BEHIND THE RANGES. Parentheses of Travel.

By: Aflalo, F. G.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: London, Martin Secker. 283 p.: 1911

Seller ID: 940126

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Aflalo, F. G. BEHIND THE RANGES. Parentheses of Travel. 8vo. illus. with 14 photographs. London: Martin Secker. 283 p. 1911. 1st. Ed. [Cat. 71.] 94-0126 s. –“The sportsman, once his wanderings are over, and gout or poverty chains him by the leg, must find what comfort he can in an arm-chair and an atlas.” Aflalo’s travels recount “…its drawbacks as well as its delights, its duststorms as well as its sunsets, its mosquitoes as well as its butterflies, its illusions as well as the joy of it.” With two chapters on fishing, one on places and maps, another on guides or gillies th...
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THE SALT OF MY LIFE.

By: Aflalo, F. G.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: London, Sir Isaac Pitman And Sons, Ltd. xi + 277 p.: 1905

Seller ID: 831314

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Aflalo, F. G. THE SALT OF MY LIFE. 8vo. Illus. London: Sir Isaac Pitman And Sons, Ltd. xi + 277 p. 1905. 1st. Ed. [Cat. 71.] 83-1314 y – Sea fishing accounts from 1880; England, the continent, Sweden, Australia, Tangier, Madeira. Aflalo ranged even further afield later. In original ornate blue cloth with gilt decorations and fish; front free end paper removed; pastedown with inked initials; title page has faint red circles around subtitle & publication date. Eternals bright & fine, but book only Very Good no DJ because of noted faults. [$50] $45
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SUNSET PLAYGROUNDS. Fishing Days and Others in California and Canada.

By: Aflalo, F. G.

Price: $63.00

Publisher: London, Witherby & Co. xii + 251 p.: 1909

Seller ID: 790015

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

790015. Aflalo, F. G. SUNSET PLAYGROUNDS. Fishing Days and Others in California and Canada. 8vo. Illus. London: Witherby & Co. xii + 251 p. 1909. 1st. Ed. [Cat. 71] 79-0015. –Much fishing during 20,000 mile from England through Caribbean & across to California. Truckee River and Lake Tahoe fished, plus much with Dr. Holder at Catalina, his prime object. Considered light tackle fishing at Catalina the finest in the world. Travelled via Yosemite, Portland, Seattle & Vancouver BC, with commentary. Harrowing ride out to fishing lakes near Kamloops BC; remarked that best fishing was always 10-5...
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FISHING THE OREGON COUNTRY. Introduction by Ted Trueblood.

By: Ames, Francis H.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Caldwell, Idaho, Caxton Press Printers, Ltd. 324 p.: 1966

Seller ID: 821250

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Ames, Francis H. FISHING THE OREGON COUNTRY. 8vo. Illus. with 62 plates in B&W, and 9 in color.. Introduction by Ted Trueblood. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Press Printers, Ltd. 324 p. 1966. 1st. Ed. [Cat. 71.] 82-1250 x –Although specifics have changed, still an excellent guide to the multiple opportunities offered in Oregon. Fine in Very Good DJ. [$17] $15
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MISSOULA COUNTY IMAGES. VOL II.

By: Cohen, Stan

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Missoula:, Pictorial Histories Publ. Co. xvi + 464 p.: 1993

Seller ID: 170143

ISBN: 0929521781

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Cohen, Stan. MISSOULA COUNTY IMAGES. VOL II. 4to illus. Missoula: Pictorial Histories Publ. Co. xvi + 464 p. 1993 1st Printing. ISBN: 0-929521-78-1. Hard Cover with DJ. [Cat. 2107.] 17-0143 z. –History of Missoula County Montana from early 1800’s to the present from newspaper clippings, prints, maps, photographs, and written accounts. Gift inscription on end paper. Fine in Fine DJ. [$30] $27
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THE STEELHEAD TROUT. Life History, Early Angling, Contemporary Steelheading.

By: Combs, Trey

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Portland:, Northwest Salmon Trout Steelhead Co. 187 p.: 1971

Seller ID: 150084

Binding: Hard Cover.

Condition: Near Fine.

Not the first book on steelhead [see Kreider's STEELHEAD 1948] but very comprehensive for the time. Excellent on early life history; good review of steelhead from Alaska to Mexico. Much effort on ferreting out the fly patterns of originators and other pioneers. Becoming scarce in hard cover. [Cat. 71. 15-0084 r.] Near Fine in Very Good DJ.
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SOME WESTERN FISHING.

By: Crosby, W.W.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Baltimore:, Privately Printed by Williams and Wilkins. 128 p.: 1926

Seller ID: 150085

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine.

-Fishing Glacier National Park; Canadian Rockies; Colorado around Estes Park; Lake Tahoe; Truckee River; Sacramento River at Castella; Sespe Creek,CA; Ventura River CA for steelhead; Klamath River CA at Klamath Hot Springs. Some Salt Water fishing at Catalina. Pithy comments on local sporting customs and fighting qualities of trout on some rivers; historically useful for details on times and sizes of fish. With a Table of Colloquial and Scientific Names of Fish.[Cat. 71. 15-0085 r.] - Bright Gilt titles on blue cloth; some minor edge wear; Binding defect on back cover [book cloth fold]; Overal...
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FILINGS FROM AN OLD SAW. Reminiscences of San Francisco and California's Conquest.

By: Downey, Joseph T. "Filings".

Price: $112.50

Publisher: San Francisco: John Howell, Publ. viii + 171 p.: 1956

Seller ID: wnLIvo1288

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

8vo frontis. Edited by Fred Backburn Rogers. 1st Ed. One of 750 Copies Printed by Lawton Kennedy. -Republication of 18 articles which first appeared in the San Francisco newspaper THE GOLDEN ERA from January 9 to July 3, 1853, recounting events from 1845-1847 prior to the Gold Rush. 60-96 & 43-44. Many uncut pages, Fine-Very Fine in partial Acetate jacket.
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FRANK FORESTER'S FISH AND FISHING in the United States and British Provinces of North America.

By: Forester, Frank [=Herbert, Henry William ]

Price: $157.50

Publisher: London:, Richard Bentley. xvi + 455 p.: 1849

Seller ID: 150135

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Fine.

Original b/s green cloth; gilt title & ornament on covers; Numerous woodcut illustrations; Very fresh and bright with mostly uncut & unopened pages; Unopened and unread; Exceptional copy, especially for a book over 166 years old. [Cat. 71. 15-0135lt]. -Frank Forester has been called a "Tragedy in Exile." He was extremely talented, but never got the credit he deserved. He shot himself in 1858. [$175] $157.50
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TALES OF FRESH-WATER FISHING. SOLD

By: Grey, Zane

Price: $247.00

Publisher: New York & London, Harper & Bros. Publ. ix + 277 p.: 1928

Seller ID: 150230

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine SOLD

Grey, Zane. TALES OF FRESH-WATER FISHING. 4to with over 100 Illustrations. New York & London: Harper & Bros. Publ. ix + 277 p. 1928. 1st Ed. [Code F-C]. [Cat. 71.] 15-0230 q1/3z --Black bass in the East; steelhead at Deer Creek, WA; king salmon in BC and at mouth of Klamath River, CA; trout in Crater Lake and Klamath Lake, OR; steelhead on Rogue River, OR. In original dark bluish-green cloth with gilt titles; Sporting Bookplate of prior owner. Near Fine with no DJ. [$275] $247 SOLD
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YOSEMITE AND KINGS CANYON TROUT.

By: McDermand, Charles

Price: $49.50

Publisher: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. xi + 162 p.: 1947

Seller ID: 6760972

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

[Cat. 70.-13-0323, -0324, -0325 r.] 5.5 in. w. x 8 in. tall. 8vo illus. Near Fine 1st Ed. in Good Chipped DJ. -McDermand wrote my backpacking bible which I used in the High Sierras in the late 1940's before the era of superpacks, polargard, freeze-dried food, and coated nylon. Meals took so long to prepare that we probably burned up most of the dead wood in the high country. As with McDermand, we felt lucky if we could go a week with less than 60 lb. on our backs. I remember friends castigating McDermand, who worked as a salesman at the Emporium Sports Dept. in San Francisco, because his bo...
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YOSEMITE AND KINGS CANYON TROUT.

By: McDermand, Charles

Price: $36.00

Publisher: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. xi + 162 p.: 1947

Seller ID: 6760973

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

[Cat. 70.-13-0325, -0326, -0327, -0328 r.] 5.5 in. w. x 8 in. tall. 8vo illus. Near Fine 1st Ed. in No DJ. -McDermand wrote my backpacking bible which I used in the High Sierras in the late 1940's before the era of superpacks, polargard, freeze-dried food, and coated nylon. Meals took so long to prepare that we probably burned up most of the dead wood in the high country. As with McDermand, we felt lucky if we could go a week with less than 60 lb. on our backs. I remember friends castigating McDermand, who worked as a salesman at the Emporium Sports Dept. in San Francisco, because his books...
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THE WILDERNESS HUNTER.

By: Roosevelt, Theodore

Price: $36.00

Publisher: New York:, The Review of Reviews Co. 296 p.: 1894

Seller ID: 160029

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

160029. Roosevelt, Theodore. THE WILDERNESS HUNTER. 8vo frontis. New York: The Review of Reviews Co. 296 p. 1894 Statesman Edition. 2nd Ed. of 1893 1st Ed. [Cat. 72.] 16-0029 con-sb.—Phillips p. 322. Heller No. 311: “Chapters on hunting blacktail and whitetail deer, wapiti, prong-buck, mountain sheep and goat, caribou, moose, bison and peccary in Texas, black and grizzly bear, cougar and wolves…” The Statesman Edition was published with the permission of the President through special arrangement with the Century Co., Messrs. Charles Scribner’s Sons, and G.P Putnam’s Sons. Red cl...
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STEELHEAD TO A FLY. With Maps.

By: Van Fleet, Clark C.

Price: $121.50

Publisher: Boston: Little, Brown & Co./Atlantic Monthly Press Book. viii + 275 p.: 1954

Seller ID: 6760965

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

[Cat. 70. 13028/13029] 8vo illus. -"For forty years, Clark Van Fleet has fished for steelhead in the major rivers of California and the Northwest. This is his story- alive with enthusiasm -where to go, how to fish, and where to stay." [DJ blurb]. The only book to describe the summer-run fish of the lower Eel River CA which populated Fernbridge to Weymouth section from June to the first Fall rains, and weighed 6-15 lb. This was a different group of fish from the summer runs around Covelo, which passed through the lower rive in early Spring. Much on early history of Eel, Klamath, Rogue, North U...
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STEELHEAD TO A FLY. With Maps.

By: Van Fleet, Clark C.

Price: $99.00

Publisher: Boston: Little, Brown & Co./Atlantic Monthly Press Book. viii + 275 p.: 1954

Seller ID: 6760977

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

[Cat. 70. 13-1312, 1313, 1314, 1315 p] 8vo illus. -"For forty years, Clark Van Fleet has fished for steelhead in the major rivers of California and the Northwest. This is his story- alive with enthusiasm -where to go, how to fish, and where to stay." [DJ blurb]. The only book to describe the summer-run fish of the lower Eel River CA which populated Fernbridge to Weymouth section from June to the first Fall rains, and weighed 6-15 lb. This was a different group of fish from the summer runs around Covelo, which passed through the lower rive in early Spring. Much on early history of Eel, Klamath...
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STEELHEAD TO A FLY. With Maps.

By: Van Fleet, Clark C.

Price: $180.00

Publisher: Boston: Little, Brown & Co./Atlantic Monthly Press Book. viii + 275 p.: 1954

Seller ID: 6760978

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

[Cat. 70. 13-0307 mx] 8vo illus. -"For forty years, Clark Van Fleet has fished for steelhead in the major rivers of California and the Northwest. This is his story- alive with enthusiasm -where to go, how to fish, and where to stay." [DJ blurb]. The only book to describe the summer-run fish of the lower Eel River CA which populated Fernbridge to Weymouth section from June to the first Fall rains, and weighed 6-15 lb. This was a different group of fish from the summer runs around Covelo, which passed through the lower rive in early Spring. Much on early history of Eel, Klamath, Rogue, North Um...
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