141. Graham, Edward H.

The Land and Wildlife.

New York, Oxford University Press, 1947. 8°. XIII, 232 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

142. Clark, Atwood.

Gun Dogs and their Training.

London, Philip Allan, 1935. Small-8°. VII, 253 pages with several illustrations. Original Hardcover. Good condition only with stronger signs of external wear. Interior excellent. [The Sportman’s Library]

143. Smith, Lawrence B. [Lon Smith].

Shotgun Psychology – Theory and Practice regarding Shotguns, their construction and functioning and how to learn to shoot them correctly.

New York / London, Charles Scribner’s and Sons, 1938. 14.5 cm x 21 cm. XX, 295 pages with several illustrations. Modern, professional Hardcover-binding (Beautiful full blue cloth). Excellent condition. The image shows this book together with similar publications.

144. Childerhose, R.J. / Trim, Marj.

Pacific Salmon & Steelhead Trout.

Vancouver, Douglas & McIntyre, 1979. Quarto. 158 pages with 14 colour plates of salmon and steelhead trout, many photographs and diagrams. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed by the author to J.Ronald MacLeod (Roddy).

145. Veitch, James (Royal Exotic Nursery).

A Manual of the Coniferae – Containing a General Review of the Order; a Synopsis of the Hardy Kinds Cultivated in Great Britain; Their Place and Use in Horticulture, Etc., Etc. With numerous woodcuts and illustrations.

First Edition. London (Chelsea), James Veitch & Sons (Royal Exotic Nursery), 1881. Large Octavo. Frontispiece, 350 pages. Original, beautifully illustrated Hardcover. Excellent condition of the binding with with only minor signs of external wear. Binding a little shaky.

146. [English History Collection] – Hardman, Sir William.

A Mid-Victorian Pepys – The Letters and Memoirs of Sir William Hardman. Annotated and Edited by S.M. Ellis.

First Edition. London, Cecil Palmer, 1923. 22.7cm x 14.5cm. XI, 316 pages. With 13 historic illustrations. Hardcover. Original green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Good condition with external signs of wear.

147. [Puttnam, David] Norman, Diana.

The Morning Gift.

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1985. 8°. 285 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Front endpaper missing. Beautifully inscribed and signed by Diana Norman to producer David Puttnam: “The only thing of value i can give you – a sample of my own blood, sweat + tears – With my best Love – Diana”. From the personal library of producer David Puttnam.

148. Browning, Gareth H.

The Children’s Book Of Wild Flowers And The Story Of Their Names. Illustrated by M. C. Pollard.

London / Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, Ltd., 1929. 16 cm x 21 cm. Frontispiece, 250 pages, 50 illustrations. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Sunning to spine, chipped dustjacket, slightly shaken, otherwise in Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

149. [Inanna / Ishtar] Wolkstein, Diana / Kramer, Samuel Noah.

Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth – Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer.

Harper Perennial, 1983. Octavo. 256 pages. Original, illustrated softcover. New / Excellent condition.

150. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] / Barrett, William.

Irrational Man – A Study in Existential Philosophy.

Garden City / New York, Doubleday Anchor Books, 1958. Octavo. [4], 278 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. First edition of this early engagement with Existentialist philosophy in English and certainly one of the books that defined the terrain for the Beats and later for the Hippy “movement.” Fine in very good+ dust jacket. From the library of sociologist Kurt Wolff.