Upcoming Timed Auction

Sporting & Travel Books

Soft close begins Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 10am EST

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Timed Auction of Sporting & Travel Books Closing on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 10am
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NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle will present a timed auction of Sporting & Travel Books closing on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 10am. This exciting auction offers rare books, manuscripts and photographs on angling, sport and travel around the globe. Featured is Property from the very fine Collection of Alastair Bradley Martin. Offered are finely bound editions of The Compleat Angler and other standard works on angling and shooting. Offered from the Collection of John Valle Sporting Books are titles on big game, books by Theodore Roosevelt, and two original paintings by John Seerey-Lester.

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Consignments are currently being accepted. We invite you to contact us for a complimentary auction evaluation. Our specialists are always available to discuss the sale of a single item or an entire collection.

For information, please contact Peter Costanzo at 212-427-4141, ext 248, or Edward Ripley-Duggan at ext. 234, or email [email protected]

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Hillary Bradley
212-427-4141, ext 242
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Peter Costanzo
212-427-4141, ext 248
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Louis LeB. Webre
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Including Property From

Collection of John Valle Sporting Books
Property from the Collection of Alastair Bradley Martin
The Property of a New England Family

A Selection of Auction Highlights

Lot image - [ANGLING--BINDING] WALTON, IZAAK The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Mans Recreation, Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing not Unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers.

[ANGLING--BINDING] WALTON, IZAAK The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Being a Discourse of Fish and Fi...

C Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Lot image - ABBOTT, HENRY A complete collection of Abbotts Birch Bark Christmas gift books.

ABBOTT, HENRY A complete collection of Abbott's "Birch Bark" Christmas gift books. New York: privately printed, 1914-1932. M...

C Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Lot image - [ROOSEVELT, THEODORE] Banquet of the Hamilton Club of Chicago on the Thirty Fourth Anniversary of Appomattox Day The First Day of Peace Monday, April the tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety nine. The Auditorium.

[ROOSEVELT, THEODORE] Banquet of the Hamilton Club of Chicago on the Thirty Fourth Anniversary of Appomattox Day "The First Day...

C Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot image - [ANGLING] WEST, LEONARD. The Natural Trout Fly and Its Imitation.

[ANGLING] WEST, LEONARD. The Natural Trout Fly and Its Imitation.

C The Property of a New England Family Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Lot image - [YUKON-HUNTING] BANNON, ARTHUR H. A Hunters Summer in Yukon Territory.

[YUKON-HUNTING] BANNON, ARTHUR H. A Hunters Summer in Yukon Territory.Columbus, Ohio: F.B. Toothaker, 1911. First edition. P...

C Collection of John Valle Sporting Books Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Lot image - SEEREY-LESTER, JOHN Original painting titled Departure at Daybreak.

SEEREY-LESTER, JOHN Original painting titled Departure at Daybreak. Oil on panel depicting Roosevelt on horseback being led...

C Collection of John Valle Sporting Books Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Lot image - [GOLF] JONES, ROBERT TYRE (BOBBY), Jr. AND O. B. KEELER. Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr.

[GOLF] JONES, ROBERT TYRE ("BOBBY"), Jr. AND O. B. KEELER. Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr.

C The Property of a New England Family Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Lot image - CUSTER, GEORGE ARMSTRONG Envelope addressed to Mrs. Genl. Custer, in his hand.

CUSTER, GEORGE ARMSTRONG Envelope addressed to "Mrs. Genl. Custer", in his hand. The envelope has two three-cent stamps affi...

C Collection of John Valle Sporting Books Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Lot image - [BIG GAME HUNTING] CARPENTER, DONALD A. Hunting Big Game in the Sierras of Chihuahua.

[BIG GAME HUNTING] CARPENTER, DONALD A. Hunting Big Game in the Sierras of Chihuahua.[Mansfield, Ohio: M.A. Pollock, 1906 (p...

C Collection of John Valle Sporting Books Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot image - [ANGLING] WALTON, IZAAK. The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Mans Recreation ... with Original Memoirs and Notes by Sir Harris Nicolas.

[ANGLING] WALTON, IZAAK. The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation ... with Original Memoirs and Notes by Sir Harris..

C Property from the Collection of Alastair Bradley Martin Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Lot image - [DERRYDALE PRESS] SMITH, JEROME V.C. Trout and Angling. Being Part Two of the Fishes of Massachusetts.

[DERRYDALE PRESS] SMITH, JEROME V.C. Trout and Angling. Being Part Two of the Fishes of Massachusetts. New York: The Derryda...

C Property from the Collection of Alastair Bradley Martin Estimate: $700 - $1,000

Lot image - BATES, Jr., JOSEPH D. Atlantic Salmon Flies and Fishing.

BATES, Jr., JOSEPH D. Atlantic Salmon Flies and Fishing.

C The Property of a New England Family Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Lot image - RIPLEY, ALDEN LASSELL Original drawings for the 1942-1943 Federal Duck Stamp, American Widgeon

RIPLEY, ALDEN LASSELL Original drawings for the 1942-1943 Federal Duck Stamp, American Widgeon

C The Property of a New England Family Estimate: $800 - $1,200