Ending Aug 15, 2023 11:11 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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G. GROUSE (pseud., GORHAM L. CROSS). Partridge Shortenin'
Estate / Collection: The Property of a New England Family
[HUNTING-AMERICA]
G. GROUSE (pseud., GORHAM L. CROSS). Partridge Shortenin'; Being an Instructive and Irreverent Sketch Commentary on the Psychology, Foibles, and Footwork of Partridge Hunters. [Wellesley Hills, MA]: Privately printed, [1949]. First edition, one of 100 copies, this example inscribed by the author to the Derrydale Press author Philip Babcock, with a mounted photograph of Cross taped below the inscription. Publisher's pale green cloth. 9 x 6 inches (23 x 15 cm); unpaginated.; frontispiece, illustrations in text after photographs. Minor fading to cloth. Bookplate of William M. Paine.
A charming, funny and informative book, the subject of which is far broader than the title implies. Such varied topics as speed-boating, fishing for landlocked salmon and muskellunge, wildfowling for partridge, woodcock, duck and other quarry, archaeology, discussions of sporting gear, equipment etc. wittily enliven these pages.
Sold for $347
Estimated at $200 - $300
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: The Property of a New England Family
[HUNTING-AMERICA]
G. GROUSE (pseud., GORHAM L. CROSS). Partridge Shortenin'; Being an Instructive and Irreverent Sketch Commentary on the Psychology, Foibles, and Footwork of Partridge Hunters. [Wellesley Hills, MA]: Privately printed, [1949]. First edition, one of 100 copies, this example inscribed by the author to the Derrydale Press author Philip Babcock, with a mounted photograph of Cross taped below the inscription. Publisher's pale green cloth. 9 x 6 inches (23 x 15 cm); unpaginated.; frontispiece, illustrations in text after photographs. Minor fading to cloth. Bookplate of William M. Paine.
A charming, funny and informative book, the subject of which is far broader than the title implies. Such varied topics as speed-boating, fishing for landlocked salmon and muskellunge, wildfowling for partridge, woodcock, duck and other quarry, archaeology, discussions of sporting gear, equipment etc. wittily enliven these pages.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, ending Aug 15, 2023
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Successful Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on August 15, 2023
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
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NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held a successful auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on August 15, 2023. Offered was a summer miscellany of sporting material, Americana, fine bindings, literature, autographs, maps and more!
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