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Connett, Eugene V. [Editor]. Upland Game Bird Shooting in America. Introduction by Colonel Lewis S. Thompson. Derrydale Press, 1930.

Price: US$195.03 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First Edition, one of 850 copies. 64 plates (5 colored) by Lynn Bogue Hunt, Blake, Schaldach, A.B. Frost, et al. xxv, [iii], 249 pp. 1 vols. 4to, original brown cloth, stain to spine, Edition limited to 850 copies, little foxing, but contents nice and clean, inquire for postage .

Seller: R.E & G.B Way, NEWMARKET, SUFFO, United Kingdom

WAGSTAFF, DAVID, ET AL.. UPLAND GAME BIRD SHOOTING IN AMERICA. The Derrydale Press, New York, 1930.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Description: Limited to 850 copies. Five full-page color plates with tissue-guards and numerous plates in black and white. Edited by Eugene V. Connett. Spine extremities are frayed with some loss of cloth. Bottom of rear cover shows old water-staining. Please see photos. Frontispiece has small water-stain at bottom free corner. The plate and tissue-guard are foxed. Other plates are clean. Siegel 45. 249pp. Size: Large Quarto

Seller: Glenn Books, ABAA, ILAB, Prairie Village, KS, U.S.A.

Wagstaff, David; Arthur B. Lapsley; W. Arnold Hanger; Clarence H. Mackay; Erastus T. Tefft; Henry L. Ferguson; H.P. Sheldon; Paul A. Curtis; W. Averell Harriman; Lawrence B. Smith; Horace Lytle; P.N.B. Galwey-Foley; Wiliam E. Baker Jr.; Eugene V. Connett; Lewis S. Thompson. UPLAND GAME BIRD SHOOTING IN AMERICA.. Derrydale Press, New York, NY, 1930.

Price: US$275.00 + shipping

Description: xxv, [iii], 249 pages of text including an index. Original brown hardcover cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration on the spine and front cover with minimal shelfwear. Minor spotting to the rear cover. The top edge of the closed page edges is coated in gilt, with the other page edges deckled. Approximately one dozen pages have small spots of brown foxing to the page edges or margins. Previous owner's bookplate neatly affixed to the inside front cover. Contains illustrations by Lynn Bogue Hunt, Edgar Burke, William J. Schaldach, Bert Cobb, and others. Limited to 850 copies. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition.

Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

CONNETT, Eugene V. (ed.). UPLAND GAME BIRD SHOOTING IN AMERICA; Introduction by Col. Lewis S. Thompson. Illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt, Edgar Burke, William J. Schaldach, Bert Cobb, and others. Derrydale Press, New York, 1930.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Description: First edition, 1/850 unnumbered copies. Large 4to. xxv, (2), 249 pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates, color plates, line drawings, illustrated endpapers. Contributors include David Wagstaff, Col. H.P. Sheldon, Capt. Paul A. Curtis, and Horace Lytle, among others. Siegel 45: "Some of America's most knowledgeable sportsmen were contributing authors to this excellent and timeless work." Original gilt-stamped decorated brown cloth, top edge gilt. Fine and bright.

Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.

Connett, Eugene, ed.: Wagstaff, David, et al.. UPLAND GAME BIRD SHOOTING IN AMERICA. The Derrydale Press, New York, 1930.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Description: xxv,[1],249pp., plus sixty-four plates (five colored). Quarto. Original brown publisher's cloth, gilt, t.e.g. Hinges starting, light edge and corner wear. Text somewhat tanned, with occasional foxing, plates fine. Overall, about very good. First edition, one of 850 copies. A series of instructional essays on hunting different types of game in the United States, illustrated with color plate reporductions of paintings Edmund Burke, A.B. Frost, Lynn Bogue Hunt, and others. "Some of America's most knowledgeable sportsmen were contributing authors to this excellent and timeless work" - Siegel. SIEGEL 45. FRAZIER C-11-a.

Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.

Wagstaff, David, Arthur B. Lapsley, W. Arnold Hanger, Clarence H. Mackay, et al. Upland Game Bird Shooting in America; Introduction by Col. Lewis S. Thompson. The Derrydale Press. 1930. New York., 1930.

Price: US$375.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Illustrated cloth. 850 copies. Oversize book. Illustrations with three colored plates. Some wear to spine top and bottom. Also authored by: Erastus T. Tefft, Henry L. Ferguson, Col. H. P. Sheldon, Capt. Paul A. Curtis, W. Averell Harriman, Law rence B. Smith, Horace Lytle, P.N.B. Galwey-Foley, William E. Baker, Jr., and Eugene V. Connett, Editor. Driven game, American sportsmen.

Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.

Connett, Eugene. Upland game bird shooting in America. Derrydale Press, New York, 1930.

Price: US$437.50 + shipping

Description: Edition limited to 925 copies, this 1/850 of the regular edition, folio, pp. xxv-[xxvi], [2], 249; 133 illus. throughout, including 5 color plates after Lynn Bogue Hunt, Edgar Burke, and Richard Tacke; bottom edge of covers waterstained, else a very good, sound copy in original gilt-decorated brown cloth.

Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.

Connett, Eugene V.. Upland Game Bird Shooting in America. , 1930.

Price: US$517.50 + shipping

Description: (DERRYDALE PRESS). Connett, Eugene V., ed. Upland Game Bird Shooting in America. New York: Derrydale Press, 1930. Sm. fol. Unpaginated. Brown ribbed cloth. Derrydale Press office dummy, consisting of the front matter, title, table of contents, and first page of text, as well as the first six plates; the remainder of the book is blank. There are a couple of brief pencilled notes, a tipped-in empty photographer's glassine envelope, and a few laid-in NRA "We do our part" stickers. The front cover is stamped identically to the trade edition cover, but the spine is unstamped. A unique Derrydale Press working copy!

Seller: Joseph J. Felcone Inc., ABAA, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.

Connett, Eugene V. [Editor]. Upland Game Bird Shooting in America. The Derrydale Press, New York, 1930.

Price: US$4500.00 + shipping

Description: Deluxe edition, No. 32 of 75 copies, with original signed etching by Schaldach. 64 plates (5 in color) by Hunt, Burke, Schaldach, Frost, et al. xxiv, [iii], 249 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Siegel notes, "Some of America's most knowledgeable sportsmen were contributing authors to this excellent and timeless work" and Frazier states, "Certainly one of the handsomest of the great big beautiful Derrydales that Connett produced . one of the most ambitious projects that [he] attempted". One of the most highly sought-after of Derrydale titles, and magnificent in this deluxe edition. Siegel 45; Frazier C-11-D; Biscotti p. 92 Original brown morocco, gilt with decorative running border on both covers featuring birds and dogs and enclosing title on upper cover, panelled spine gilt with game bird vignettes and title, t.e.g., by Stikeman, N.Y. Upper joint and small portion of headcap professionally conserved with highest quality invisible repair. Fine 64 plates (5 in color) by Hunt, Burke, Schaldach, Frost, et al. xxiv, [iii], 249 pp. 1 vols. 4to Deluxe edition, No. 32 of 75 copies, with original signed etching by Schaldach.

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

CONNETT, Eugene V. III (1891-1969).. Upland Game Bird Shooting in America. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1930., 1930.

Price: US$5000.00 + shipping

Description: CONNETT, Eugene V. III (1891-1969). Upland Game Bird Shooting in America. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1930. 4to., (12 4/8 x 9 4/8 inches). Half-title, title-page printed in bisque and black. With an etched frontispiece signed by William J. Schaldach, 5 colour plates and illustrated throughout in black and white from paintings and photographs by numerous artists including Lynn Bogue Hunt, Edgar Burke, M.D., Schaldach, and Bert Cobb. Original publisher's deluxe binding or brown morocco, gilt by Stikeman, top edges gilt, others uncut (front cover detached). Limited edition, number 10 of 75 deluxe copies of a total edition of 925. From the Preface: "The lack of an American book on shooting covering driven game, the problems of private preserves, the spaniels and retrievers, in addition to the more widely understood shooting of our wild upland game birds, has lead the editor to plan this volume". With contributions by David Wagstaff, Col. H.P. Sheldon, Arthur B. lapsley, Capt. Paul A. Curtis, W. Arnold Hanger, W. Averell Harriman, Clarence H. Mackay, Lawrence B. Smith, Erastus T. Tefft, Horace Lytle, Henry L. Ferguson, P.N.B. Galway-Foley, William E. Baker, Jr. and Connett. The Derrydale Press was established in 1927 by Connett III. An important publisher of outdoor books for a North American audience, the Derrydale Press is known for producing iconic books on the outdoors as well as hunting, fishing, horse sports, hiking, and sporting art. At the time Connett founded the press, it was the only publisher exclusively devoted to outdoor materials in the world.

Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Connett, Eugene V., ed. Upland Game Bird Shooting in America. The Derrydale Press, New York, 1930.

Price: US$5750.00 + shipping

Description: DeLuxe Edition, one of 75 copies, with signed etching by Schaldach as frontispiece, this copy unnumbered and marked "Presentation Copy" in ink. Original etching by Schaldach and 64 plates (5 in color) by Lynn Bogue Hunt, Edmund Burke, Schaldach, A.B. Frost, et al. 1 vols. 4to. Siegel notes, "Some of America's most knowledgeable sportsmen were contributing authors to this excellent and timeless work" and Frazier states, "Certainly one of the handsomest of the great big beautiful Derrydales that Connett produced . one of the most ambitious projects that [he] attempted." One of the most highly sought-after of Derrydale titles. This publisher's presentation copy is in a three quarter chestnut morocco binding of the type produced for Connett by MacDonald, apparently an unrecorded variant binding; an earlier bookseller's card suggests that it one of five copies thus. Siegel 45; Frazier C-11-D; Biscotti p. 92 Three quarter chestnut morocco and cloth over boards, spine gilt with sporting vignettes and title, t.e.g., others uncut. Some minor rubbing, else a fine copy (largely unopened) Original etching by Schaldach and 64 plates (5 in color) by Lynn Bogue Hunt, Edmund Burke, Schaldach, A.B. Frost, et al. 1 vols. 4to DeLuxe Edition, one of 75 copies, with signed etching by Schaldach as frontispiece, this copy unnumbered and marked "Presentation Copy" in ink.

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

CONNETT, Eugene (ed.). Upland Game Bird Shooting in America. Introduction by Col Lewis B. Thompson. Illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt, Edgar Burke, William J. Schaldach, Bert Cobb, and others. Derrydale Press, New York, 1930.

Price: US$6500.00 + shipping

Description: First edition, the De Luxe issue, 1/75 copies. Large 4to. xxv, (2), 249 pp. Illustrated from photographs, old prints, and plans, plates, five in color, illustrated endpapers; the frontispiece is an original etching, signed by Schaldach. Contributors include David Wagstaff, Col. H.P. Sheldon, Arthur B. Lapsey, Capt. Paul A. Curtis, W. Arnold Hanger, W. Averell Harriman, Clarence H. Mackay, Lawrence B. Smith, Erastus T. Tefft, Horace Lytle, Henry L. Ferguson, P.N.B. Galwey-Foley, William E. Baker, Jr., and the editor. Siegel 45: "Some of America's most knowledgeable sportsmen were contributing authors to this excellent and timeless work." A little rubbing to corners and joints, but a fine copy. Publisher's brown morocco, gilt, gilt ornaments and title on spine, boards richly gilt with a wide border, gilt sporting ornaments at the corners. (#4374).

Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.