Nelson Talbott, Used (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Gilt-stamped red cloth: 4to; 124pp; illustrated with photo frontispiece plus 11 other b&w photographic plates. An unusual book-the opening chapter discusses the room Talbott built in the confines of his own home resembling a log cabin. Reminiscences of hunting moose, bear, caribou and sheep in Canada, Alaska and Northwestern United States. Also, bird shooting on Currituck Sound and the New Orleans delta plus fishing for salmon and trout. An uncommon title as the OCLC locates but 2 copies, at Princeton and the University of Arkansas. A very good copy with the slightest of rubbing on cover. A signed presentation copy on front free endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Privately printed, no place, 1946. Illustrated with b&w photographs. 8" x 10.75". 124 pp. Brown cloth, faded spine and rear cover ink inscription on the endpaper by Bud - one of the author's sons was named Bud. "Hunting, fishing and camping at Hudson Bay, Alaska, the Canadian Rockies.brief chapters on trout fishing on the Nipigon, caribou hunting on Lake Nipigon, salmon and other fishing in Alaska, moose hunting.duck and goose shooting in North Dakota. Louisiana and Arkansas.". Also duck hunting on Currituck Sound, hunting wolf, caribou, bear, etc. The cabin in the title refers to the interior of a rustic cabin built inside the owner's home, and used as a den. "Unfortunately, the author's description of this unusual room was much too brief, and the same applies to all of the other stories in the book. A rare work" (Heller). Very good. [54442].

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good binding. Limited Edition. Nelson S Talbott. 4to; in publisher's terra-cotta cloth with gilt titling on the upper board and spine; trivial spots of paint to the lower board; inscribed by the author "To Bob - Who has traveled many trails and loves the woods too!" - Bud, Dec-1948."~~Talbott was a staunch conservationist who's philanthropic efforts led to the preservation of thousands of acres of wild land in Ohio earning him the 2009 Environmental achievement award from the Ohio Environmental Council. Very Good binding.

Two vintage reference photographs from the 1960 film, one showing actor Phillip Terry emerging from a swamp, the other showing Terry and actors Coleen Gray and John Van Dreelen, watching Estelle Hemsley, who is in costume as an African priestess. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with the copyright stamp of still photographer John Nelson-Sullivan. An endocrinologist travels with his aging, alcoholic wife to Africa, where they discover a secret drug to restore youth-one which, however, requires the user to sacrifice a man in order to acquire the fluid from his pineal gland. Released as a double feature with the Hammer production "The Brides of Dracula." 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall.