Whelen Townsend Editor (13 results)

hardcover. Condition: As New. No Dust Jacket. This is one of the famous books from the "Wolfe Library Classics Limited Editions" series. The book has a FINE Leather binding with gold gilt on all page fore-edges, ribbed leather spine, and attached book ribbon. This is a Limited Edition, Copy No. 57 of 1500 (so stated). The book is in As New Condition with no bookplates or markings and appears to have never been handled or read. We are listing about 20 titles from this great series today. We always ship in a sturdy box.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light but general wear. Cover art by Bill Griegg. This issue contains: If I Had an Extra $100 by Shep Shepherd; Saga of the Red One by Russell Annabel; How to Get Safe Boating by Willard Crandall; Tolls for the Outdoorsman by Col. Townsend Whelen; Dam the Clearwater by Cleveland Van Dresser; Gun Dog Supreme by Henry P. Davis; Understanding the Small Mouth Bass by Byron W. Dalrymple, illustrated by Tom Dolan; Gar Shooting by Don Wooldridge; Surf Casting for Stripers by George Woodruff; Vacation Favorites by William Shaldach; Trout in the Pasture by Mel Berg; Anybody Can Catch Trout on Flies by Jason Lucas; Texas Floater by Thomas R. Colfield; Double Lures Take Fish by Byron W. Dalrymple; Lightning with Fangs by James Guy; Ike Vetoes Trout Labeling; Guide to Maine Fishing by Robert C. McCormick; American Sporting Dog Greats by James Lockhart with paintings by James Lockhart; Grizzly Hunters Are Sissies by Michael Cramond; ROTC Rifle Matches by Pete Brown; Shot Shell Reloading by Pete Brown; The Effect of Light on Rifle Shooting by Col. Townsend Whelen; along with all the usual features. As well as the articles, there are also some fairly interesting advertisements: A full page for Chesterfield cigarettes featuring Leo Durocher; a full page for Schlitz beer; Johnson Sea Horses; Pall Mall cigarettes; Premium Gasoline from the Ethyl Corporation; the motoramic Chevrolet; Scott Atwater outboard motors; Evinrude; Zippo - new for the sportsman; Colt's Manufacturing Company; Marlin Fine Guns; and many, many more. Size: 4to. Bill Griegg; (illustrator). Book.…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2017). (1946) 2017 paperback reprint. 8vo (152 x 230mm). Ppx,339. B/w photographs. Slightly spine-faded but a fine new unread paperback. "Superb stories on hunting lions, elephants, tigers, buffalo, leopards, and sheep, with chapters on big game rifles, equipment, and knives." The pieces selected "have been chosen with two points in mind: first, for extreme readability and adventure; and second, for the technical hunting information in them. All the stories rank high on both sides." Contributors include: Frederick courteney Selous (4 chapters); William Cotton Oswell (7 chapters); Sir Samuel White Baker (5 chapters); Arthur Neuman (5 chapters); St. George Littledale (2 chapters); Frederick Vaughan Kirby (4 chapters). . …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Volume II The Americas. Wine colored cover with picture of goat embossed on front and gold lettering to spine. Has a few library markings (e.g. number on spine; jacket in back and library stamp in front and back of cover). Inside is tight and clean. Authors included; Charles Sheldon, Theodore Roosevelt; Vilhjalmur Stefansson; Daniel Moreau Barringer; George Sears; Frederick Courteney Selous; Warburton Pike and Townsend Whelen. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. DJ: torn, chipped, toned, unattached flaps. Burgundy boars with gold art upper and spine text [faded]. Pages toned with age. Shelved in plastic. LTD Ed. #244/1500.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1951, stated First Edition, Very Good/no dj, octavo, 372pp., gray cloth hardcover, b&w ill's., binding tight, text unmarked, both front endpapers covered with 36 inked signatures of members of the Association or writers who authored or contributed to the chapters in this volume.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VOLUME II ONLY. 282pp, bw ills. Or maroon cloth in jacket. Prev owner name blacked out on front free endpaper, small bookseller label on front pastedown, gilt vignette to front a bit rubbed. Jacket with one tiny chip at bottom rear. Thrilling true adventures by master hunters in North, Central and South America. Writers include Theodore Rooseveldt, Charles Sheldon, Vilhjalmur Stefanson, Warburton Pike, Daniel M Barringer, George W Sears (Nessmuk) and Townsend Whelen. Size: Small 4to.…

Hardcover. First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. Very Good in Good DJ: Book shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities; former owners' names at the front pastedown endpaper; slight spine lean. Binding remains square and secure; text clean. DJ shows fairly heavy wear; some loss to chipping and rubbing at extremities; moderate soiling at the rear panel; price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a sturdy, presentable copy in a somewhat tatty DJ, but possessing a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 339pp. Introduction and Notes by the Editor. Hardback with DJ. Chapters by Charles Sheldon, Theodore Roosevelt, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Daniel Barringer, George Sears, Frederick Selous.…

HARDCOVER. Condition: MINT. Dust Jacket Condition: N0 JACKET. USA: WOLFE LIBARY CLASSICS, 1990. MINT/N0 JACKET. Wolfe Library Classics, USA, 1990 based on 1858 edition, hardcover, limited edition #1263 of 1,500, mint book ( as new/appears unread), no jacket as issued, satin page ribbon, cloth with 1/4 leather binding, unmarked, not remaindered, bookclub or library, all pages gilded, beautiful and collectible.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. Limited. Full blue leather, lettered/decorated in gold foil, edged in gilt, silk book marker bound in, silk moire endpapers. 1st thus, limited, facsimile reprint. As new/as issued. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. These two volumes explore big game hunting. Volume I covers Africa and Asia. Volume II covers the Americas. The books are in very good to good condition. The jackets are torn but now protected. Some pieces are missing. There is a slipcase present, but in a couple of pieces. Enjoy.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG. 2nd Printing. Hardbacks in Very Good condition without dust jackets. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 339,282 pages. Complete 2 volume set. Light rubbing to board edges. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited, Numbered, & Signed by the Editor; Red leatherette, gold spine title, gold cover vignette & border, all edges gold, black moire endpapers / pastedown, frontis portrait, & a 10 leaves of photo illustrations; A near fine copy in slipcase; 404 pages.