From an Albany estate: 1888. Unbound. 43 of the photographs measure 6.5” x 4.5” (mounts 7” x 5”) and four measure 4” x 3” (mounts 5.25” x 4.5”). All are annotated “1888” on their reverse; two also have unrelated notes and numbers. All of the photographs are in nice shape... More about 47 card-mounted photographs of an extended family’s outdoor life in Upstate New York
Boston to Franconia, New Hampshire: circa 1879. Envelope or Cover. This envelope features a hand drawing of climbers ascending Mt. Lafayette. It is franked with a 1-cent ultramarine Franklin stamp (Scott #182) and a 2-cent vermillion Jackson stamp (Scott #283). It bears a circular Boston postmark with an indistinct date... More about A hand-illustrated envelope showing climbers ascending Mt. Lafayette
[Kings Mill, Ohio]: Peters Cartridge Company, 1904. Envelope or Cover. This advertising cover (AICC #G77) features a five-color illustration of an armed rider on horse. The reverse is an all-over multicolor illustration of various ammunition produced by Peters. The text reads “Peters Cartridges and Loaded Shells are Superior.” It is..... More about Illustrated advertising cover for Peters Cartridges and Shells
[Lowell, Massachusetts]: [United States Cartridge Company], 1908. Envelope or Cover. This advertising cover (AICC #G99) features a six-color illustration of two men cooking their supper at a campsite; the text reads, “US Ammunition U.S. Govt. Tests prove it true.” The envelope is franked with a 2-cent red Washington stamp (Scott..... More about Illustrated advertising cover for the United States Cartridge Company
[Northville, Michigan]: [J. A. Dunbar Manufacturing Co.], 1902. Envelope or Cover. This advertising cover (AICC #G104) features a splendid seven-color illustration of a Native American Indian chief in full regalia including headdress. It is addressed to Ragarville, Ohio and franked with two 2-cent carmine Washington stamps (both Scott #252) tied... More about Illustrated advertising cover for Warrior Air Rifles
New York: W. A. Townsend, 1864. _. Hard Cover. 12mo. 282 pages. Six b/w plates illustrating the loading, carrying, and shooting of long guns. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages with the occasional finger smudge. Minor cover wear; heaviest at spine ends. Bright gilt decorations and lettering. "This is... More about The Dead Shot, or Sportsman's Complete Guide; Being a Treatise on the Use of the Gun, with...
Lowell, Massachusetts: U.S. Cartridge Company, 1910. Card. Set of two advertising scorecards for the U.S. Cartridge Company issued circa 1910. Both cards measure 3.5" x 6" and have illustrations of shooters, shells, and cartridges on the front; scorecards are on the reverse. Three shell types are listed on the front... More about Ammunition Advertising Score Cards for U.S. Cartridge Co. - "I Want Some of the Black...
Quicama, Angola: [1929]. Unbound. The 79 b/w silver gelatin snapshots (61 different, 18 duplicates) vary in size; most are approximately 5.25” x 3.25” Twelve have typed or manuscript captions on their reverse. All slightly convex. The photos show the two white hunters (Roschen and Stringwald)—many with them posing with their... More about Group of 79 photographs documenting an Angolan safari by two American geologists who were...
Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Yachting Association, 1880. Envelope or Cover. The bi-fold, cardstock invitation is addressed to L. Lockwood Esquire of Sandusky. It includes a chart of the regatta course as well as the regatta rules and list of prizes. Also included are the cover letter and envelope used to forward... More about Invitation to participate in the Cleveland Yachting Association 1880 Inter-Lake Regatta
Maryland: 1965. Photograph Album. The album measures 12" x 12" and contains 13 leaves with over 25 photographs ranging in size from 2.5" x 3" to 8" x 10". It also contains a dozen pieces of related ephemera. The photographs have been attached using mounting corners and are in good... More about Hunting Photograph Album - 1965-1968
New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1915. Approximately 5” x 6.5”. Original publisher’s pictorial wrapper. Owned by Captain Oliver H. Dockery of the U. S. Army 15th Infantry Regiment in Tientsin, China. Complete. 118 pages of text and photographs including a portrait frontispiece; 20-page advertising section in the rear. Sound... More about Canoeing and Camping (No. 60R in Spalding’s Red Cover Series of Athletic Handbooks
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1925. Smith, Lillian Wilhelm. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. First edition as stated on copyright page along with the publisher's code, K-Z (see Rogers, pages 63-64). Complete. Over 100 photographs. Green cloth cover with gilt lettering. Inscribed in ink by Grey on the front... More about Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1926. Phares, Frank E. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. First edition as stated on copyright page along with the publisher's code, G-A (see Rogers, pages 66-67). Complete. Over 100 photographs and illustrations. Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering. Sound binding with intact hinges. Clean... More about Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand
San Antonio, TX: Clegg Company, 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to. Complete with 99 pages. Color and sepia photographs throughout; map. Sound binding with intact hinges. Clean pages; a former owner has highlighted one column on Koehler's list of taxidermy mountings in light green. Light cover wear. Presentation inscription on... More about Ku-Winda (To Hunt
Lynn, Massachusetts: Lynn Base Ball Association, 1903. Booklet. 32mo. The dance card is for the "Grand Assembly and Dance Under the Auspices of Lynn Base Ball Association" held at the East Lynn Odd Fellows' Hall on Friday evening, April 3rd, 1903. The cover illustration shows a player being tagged out... More about Lynn Base Ball Association Grand Assembly Dance Card
New York: R. H. Russell, 1902. Rhead, Louis. First Edition. Hard Cover. Mixed publisher info; Russell imprint with Stokes binding. 184 pages. Color frontispiece with b/w plates and illustrations throughout. Sound binding with intact hinges. Clean pages. Very light cover wear. Gilt lettering and decorations are bright and crisp. Very... More about The Speckled Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) By Various Experts with Rod and Reel
New York: Dell, 1954. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 16mo. Dell paperback edition (#774) of the A. S. Barnes hardback that was issued the year before. Inscribed by Sam Snead inside the front cover, "To C. C. Dawson / with best wishes / Sam Snead". Complete with sound binding. Evenly toned... More about Sam Snead's Natural Golf
Vicinity of Green Bay, Wisconsin: circa 1900. Photograph album. 72 photographs (2.5” x 4”) affixed to 18 thick cardboard leaves in a 5.25” x 7.25” album titled “The Kodak Book” in gilt. 71 of the photographs are 2.5” x 4”; one is approximately 3.5” x 4.5”. The photographs are all... More about Hunting Photograph Album
New England (based on some of the products showing in the images): Circa 1915. Album. This 10.5” x 7” album contains approximately 135 photographs (ranging in size from .5” x .75” to 4,25” to 3.25”). Some in corner mounts and some glued. The pages and photos are in nice shape;... More about Photograph album including 20 images of a drug store
Wilmington, Delaware: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1944. Envelope. Multicolor advertising cover features a quail on the front cover and an all-over chart with standard shotgun loads for hunting and trapshooting on the reverse. The cover is franked with Scott #905, postmarked at Watseka, Illinois, and addressed... More about DuPont Gunpowder Advertising Envelope
Winchester Repeating Arms Company, 1905. Envelope. Scarce illustrated advertising cover (envelope) for Winchester Repeating Rifles, Shot Guns, and Single shot Rifles. Illustration features a Mountain man with a Winchester lever-action rifle in the background. From a dealer, H. C. Pigott, in Philadelphia to The "American Ornithology" in Worcester Massachusetts. Franked... More about Winchester Repeating Rifles Advertising Envelope
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1886. First Edition. Hard Cover. 12mo. 166 pages. Four-page advertising catalog in rear. B/w frontispiece and map. Other b/w illustrations throughout.Sound binding with intact hinges. Clean pages. Two small erasures on front free endpaper. Cover has some minor wear and soiling. A very nice example..... More about The American Salmon Fisherman
