Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Mayer, Alfred M.. Bob White: The Game Bird Of America. The Century Company, NY, 1883.
Price: US$9.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 12pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 10 drawings, mostly of examples, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Magazine, Volume XXVI, No. 4, August, 1883. Housed in protective mylar report cover.
Seller: Legacy Books II, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Alfred M. Mayer [ed]. Sport With Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters. The Century Co., 1883.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 2 vols in one. Binding is really unique - 3D pictorial etchings of animals. Boards detached but present. Unfortunately, boards have heavy wear, scuffing/rubbing but they're so unique they might be worth saving, an expert may be able to figure out repairs to binding. Textblock clean and sturdy.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Sport with Gun and Rod, Edited by Alfred M. Mayer, The Century Company, New York, 1883, 888 pp., 11 x 8â inches. Originally published in two volumes, this edition published in brown with gilt decorated cloth on cover, all edges gilt, covers lightly soiled, back cover has small stain in upper corner, rubbing to bottom edge, all corners show wear, top edge of pages lightly soiled, decorative endpapers, front board beginning to loosen at hinge, pages lightly toned. First edition. Good condition. Book about hunting. Includes chapters on large game, fish, feathered game and out of doors.This is a hefty book weighing over 6 pounds.
Seller: Stellar Books & Ephemera, ABAA, Moab, UT, U.S.A.
Price: US$32.07 + shipping
Description: Quarter calf with gilt titles to cover and spine. Re-backed with majority of spine laid down. Decorated endpapers. With very many full-page and text illustrations in black and white. A compilation of stories and adventures, from fox hunting to porpoise shooting. A very good copy. pp. 892.
Seller: Grove Rare Books PBFA, Skipton, United Kingdom
Price: US$37.70 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Fine But For Minor Traces Of Use. Illustrated. 892 Pages.A Compendium Of All Hinds Of Hunting And Fishing Accounts By A Plethora Of Authors. A Solid Copy. Large, Overweight Volume May Require Extra Postage.
Seller: Renaissance Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Price: US$42.41 + shipping
Description: thick4to. 28cm, first edition, 888p., frontis, 11 Japanese proofs illustrations on special tissue, 28 full page engravings, extensive text illustrations from wood engravings, index, decorated endpapers, full beveled edged leather with embossed decoration, gilt spine titles, front cover detached, text block sound and in fine condition, binding good only, as is (gar). ~ Extensively illustrated A collection of articles on hunting and angling that had appeared initially in "The Century Magazine." Authors include: Lew Wallace (A Buffalo Hunt in Northern Mexico); Earl of Dunraven (Moose Hunting in Canada); George Bird Grinnell (The Antelope); John Muir (The Wild Sheep of the Sierra); Frederick Schwatka (A Musk Ox Hunt); John Burroughs (The Halcyon in Canada); Howard Pyle (Among the Thousand Islands); A.G. Wilkinson (Salmon Fishing); Francis Endicott (Striped Bass) and many more. Artists include James C. Beard, W.M. Cary, Gurdon Trumbull, Henry Sandham, Stephen Parrish, Howard Pyle, and others.
Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, Canada
Mayer, Alfred M.. Sport With Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters. Century Co, 1883.
Price: US$43.65 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Ex-library with typical library markings/labels. Flat, unmarked text pages. Age-toned. Cracked at both hinges; back endpapers missing/loose. Remaining pages secure. Green boards heavily scuffed. No DJ. (International and Priority shipments not accepted for this heavy or oversized item.) Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
Seller: Booksavers of Virginia, Harrisonburg, VA, U.S.A.
Mayer, Alfred M.. Sport With Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters. Century Co, 1883.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Brick cloth cover with decoration in light brown, cover shows minor wear, rubbing, edgewear, and bumped corners. Decorative endpapers, bookplate of former owner on the front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Alfred M. Mayer, ed. Sport with Gun and Rod. The Century Co., NY, 1883.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: Century Co, 1883, brown decorated cloth, frontis, numerous steel engravings, 892p. Book shows significant wear. Exterior wear. Heavy wear at ends of spine; broken hinges; htp torn; some foxing; tape on rear endsheet. Ugly, but stilll serviceable copy!
Seller: Blindpig Books, salt lake city, UT, U.S.A.
Price: US$61.96 + shipping
Description: 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). 892pp. 37 full-page illustrations. A collection of articles, many originally from The Century Magazine, covering a diverse range of hunting and angling. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. Outer spine worn and part missing. Text block firm and bright. Teg Quarter-calf cover on red cloth with gilt lettering
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
Mayer, Alfred M.. Sport With Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters. The Century Co, 1883.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2 volumes bound as one. Bound in publisher's cloth. Shaken binding. A few signatures loose. 888 p. Extensively illustrated - A collection of articles on hunting and angling that had appeared initially in "The Century Magazine." This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Mayer, Alfred M.. Sport With Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters. Century Co, 1883.
Price: US$70.55 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Illustrated cloth cover shows minor wear, tear, rubing, some loss at the spine ends. Name of former owner in the prelims. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition thus. Originally published in two volumes, this is the f irst edition containing both volumes in a one volume edition bound in brown embossed cloth. Numerous illustrations including Japan Proof eng ravings. Multiple artists including Beard, Muller, Kingsley, Ward etc. 886 pages + index. A Good copy. The cloth is shelf worn. The spine i s frayed at the tips. It has a short tear and chipping at its base. Th e corners are rubbed bare. The front and rear blank leafs are missing, exposing the hinges. The sewing is still solid so no loose pages or p lates. Worn but serviceable copy of the monumental work. Shipping wei ght is approximately nine pounds. Additional shipping costs will apply to international orders.
Seller: Dearly Departed Books, Alliance, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2 volume set. Rebacked on modern cloth. Bound in publisher's leather, edges worn. Corners bumped. All edges gilt. 888 p. Extensively illustrated - A collection of articles on hunting and angling that had appeared initially in "The Century Magazine." This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Mayer, Alfred M.. Sport with Rod and Gun. The Century Co., New York, 1883.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Blue cloth binding withslight wear on corners and ends of the spine.
Seller: Chester Creek Books, Duluth, MN, U.S.A.
Mayer, Alfred M. (Editor). Sport with Gun and Rod. The Century Co., 1883.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 888 pages illustrations 29 cm. 1/4 leather binding over marbled boards. Worn cover. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Library stamps and markings. Signed presentation book plate of Amos A. Lawrence, Brookline Mass. Lawrence was an important member of the abolitionist movement and the establishment of the University of Kansas.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Brown gilt decorated binding with beveled edges, large heavy book, all 11 Japan mounted proofs present, hundreds of woodcut illustrations throughout the text, contributions by John Muir, George Bird Grinnell and others. All edges gilt. Hinges cracked but holding, front cover joint partially split between front cover and spine cloth. Gilt covers and spine a little dulled, rubbing at extremities. Internally clean and tight with no marks or inscriptions. PayPal accepted.
Seller: Diamond Island Books, Gorham, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quarter bound in contemporary leather. 888 p. illus. 29 cm. Marbled boards. Quarto. Good binding. Minor rubbing and wear to extremities. Contemporary ex-library bookplate from Brookline Public Libary, 1895. Checkout slip glued on FFEP. Clean, unmarked pages. Please feel free to view our pictures.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 4to. 888 pp. Brick cloth decorated binding. With b&w illustrations throughout, and Japan proofs. Top and side edge gilt. Frontispiece. Each section (large game, Moose-hunting, Black Bass Fishing, etc.) written by different contributors. Lew Wallace, George Inness, F. Hopkinson Smith, and George Bird Grinnell featured among others. Front hinge cracked, with ropes showing. Cover edges frayed and corners bumped. Some wear to head and tail of spine. Overall, in fair/good condition.
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Alfred M. Mayer, ed. Sport with Gun and Rod. The Century Co., NY, 1883.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: 1883 1st. ed. in a handsome, dark-red cloth rebinding with a leather label on spine. Without dustjacket as issued. The condition is VG, the binding sturdy, the pages reasonably bright and white and the cloth well-preserved. Very minor water stain to bottom edge of pages, of no internal consequence.
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: New York, NY: Century Company. G/No Dustjacket. (1883). . 1/2 Leather. B&W illustration on tissue tipped-in for frontispiece . 4to., 888 pp., cover rubbed, bumped, frayed, bookplate, page toning, hinges cracked, .
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$143.75 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 888 pages. Half red leather with red cloth boards and gold titles, raised bands, rear board detached, front hinge is weak, edges are worn with a few scuffs and marks, corners are bumped and worn, bump to fore-edge of rear board, light scratches and spots, marbled endpapers, front endpaper torn at hinge, text is clean and unmarked, internally this copy is Good+, but Fair/Poor given condition of covers.
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Price: US$216.00 + shipping
Description: Professionally rebound in imitation leather with the spine stamped in gilt.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 886 Two-volume set of hunting and fishing stories for the sportsman of the mid-1880's. Lots of illustrations. very good, embossed leather, mylar cover
Seller: Antiques & Art, Piedmont, SD, U.S.A.
Price: US$258.75 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 888 pages in good condition. Various essays on hunting, fishing, etc in North America. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white illustrations throughout. Tipped-in black and white frontispiece. Deckle page edges are darkened and lightly bumped. Bound in brown cloth with fading gilt titles and designs. Faded and lightly stained and worn around the edges. Front endpaper is torn, ffep is missing. Upper inner hinge is torn. 1ST EDITION. G+ Size: 4to: 8 x 11
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Collection of essays on hunting & fishing, most first published in Century. Authors include Charles C. Ward, James Gordon, Rowland E. Robinson, Lew Wallace, George Bird Grinnell, the Earl of Dunraven, W. Mackay Laffan, J. Harrison Mills, John Muir, Frederick Schwatka, Barnet Phillips, Edward Seymour, James A. Henshall, John Burroughs, Howard Pyle, Charles Dudley Warner, Maurice Thompson. Splendidly illustrated with fine wood engravings; many, called Japan Proofs, on thin tissue paper, tipped in; showcasing the peak evolution of this printing & illustration technique, shortly to be wiped out by cheap half-tone reproduction. Illustrators & engravers include Elbridge Kingsley, J. Harrison Mills, W. M. Cary, R. A. Miller, James C. Beard, J.H.E. Whitney, Gurdon Trumbull, H. Davidson, F.S. King, R.C. Collins, Frank French, Mary Hallock Foote, M.J. BurnsTwo volumes, hardcover, full brown cloth, titling & decoration in ochre. General wear, edges rubbed, light fraying to bumped corners & spine ends; short tears to a few page edges, including the pine needle-and-cone patterned endsheets. Text clean; over 886 pages, index, illustrations including 11 Japan Proofs and 27 full page (though pretty small), as called for. Heavy set; international or priority shipping will be extra - please inquire for a precise quote. Size: 8" by 11½"
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.
MAYER, Alfred M.. Sport With Gun And Rod In American Woods And Waters. The Century Co, 1883.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [888] pp. MAYER, Alfred M. The Century Co 1883 11.25" x 8" Among the contributors are Dan Beard, John Burroughs, George Bird Grinnell, James A. Henshall, John Muir, Thaddeus Norris, Charles E. Whithead, and others. Topics range from bow-shooting and taxidermy to all forms of angling, game and wildfowl shooting, nature appreciation, and personal experiences
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st. Edition 1883 , hardcovers with green leather spine and corners with gilt top edge and five band tooled with gilt letters and design, Illustrated by various artist with eleven tissue cover Japan Proofs .Two volume set with 888 total pages. An important work , with contribution by Dan beard , John Burroughs, George Bird Grinnell, John Muir, and others. Condition : Very Good , with edge ware and aging . New professional hinge repair to both volumes. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Seller: Gibbs Books, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.