Cabin by Talbott Nelson (2 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].