Mccorrison (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Stated first edition. Bound in coral colored cloth with light green paper labels on the front cover and spine. Spine lightly sunned. Front flyleaf missing. Contents clean, tight and bright with no marks or inscriptions. PayPal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. In Very Good Used Condition. It Appears The Dust Jacket Has Tape Holding it together. With Major Wear/Tear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Vintage 1931 1st Edition Bert McCorrison was a farmer in Maine who never traveled more than one hundred miles from his birthplace except for one fishing trip. Here are some of the letters sent from Bert McCorrison to writer Ben Ames Williams, friend and hunting companion, which give an intimate picture of a largely vanished New England.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition hardcover in salmon cloth.251 pages with an introduction by Ben Ames Williams. The letters of Maine farmer and sportsman Bert McCorrison, to Ben Ames Williams. A wonderful look into the life on a Maine farm in Searsmont, Maine from 1922 until 1930. Bert was one of the characters featured in William's Fraternity Village and The Happy End. A fascinating and touching read, with much hunting and fishing interest. Light soiling, fading to spine, else good plus. No jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Salmon colored cloth on boards with title labels affixed to front and spine. Book is tight, mostly square with a slight curve to front cover, and free of other major flaws or markings inside and out. Unclipped Dust Jacket has considerable wear and soiling to it but is fully intact - chipped to head and heel of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Paper jacket fair with tear at bottom of spine. Book very good inside and out with name and 1941 date inside front cover. See pictures for further description.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Orange cloth with paper title labels to spine & cover; 8vo; 251pp, not illustrated; tan pictorial dust jacket. Introduction and appreciation by Ben Ames Williams. McCorrison appeared under the name Chet McCausland in many of Williams' stories. They were close friends since Williams visited McCorrison's farm on a trout fishing expedition. Here is a collection of letters dealing with New England life-hunting, fishing, bird-dogs, farming, watching the weather and playing cribbage. A wonderfully written collection of sporting reminiscences. This copy is in very good condition in a good jacket with vertical split at front fold, 1-inch chip to upper front panel and general light wear. The 1st issue which is slightly larger than the subsequent and bound in orange rather than tan paper-over-boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition in beige paper covers.251 pages with an introduction by Ben Ames Williams. The letters of Maine farmer and sportsman Bert McCorrison, to Ben Ames Williams. A wonderful look into the life on a Maine farm in Searsmont, Maine from 1922 until 1930. Bert was one of the characters featured in William's Fraternity Village and The Happy End. A fascinating and touching read, with much hunting and fishing interest. Light wear to covers, dampstaining to the top of the last 10 pages, outside of the text block, else about very good.No jacket. Scarce. Not in Bruns' Angling Books of the Americas.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Minor overall wear of the DJ with a 1/2" tear along the upper edge at the front hinge. The cover is tan boards.