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Very little wear. The fourth edition of a classic Mountaineers book, now scarce. The spine is square and uncreased; the pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

A pocket-sized book, part of a larger series by Collins' Clear-Type Press (Collins Illustrated Pocket Classics). Illustrated. The Compleat Angler was originally published in 1653 and underwent a number of revisions over the centuries. Presented as a discussion of the virtues of fishing between the fisher Piscator, the hunter Venator and the falconer Auceps. What was… Read more about this item

A popular fly-tying reference that tells you how to tie and where/when to use nymphs. This copy has been used, as evidenced by the bent cover corners. The pages, however, are clean, tight and unmarked, and the spine is square and uncreased. A rather rare book on the market today. If fly fishing is your obsession, you need this book… Read more about this item

Very little wear to the book or dust jacket. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with a large number of illustrations, only a few in color. The dust jacket is price-clipped and faded over the spine. This book will ship at over two pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price.

A sailor's charts of currents around Canada's Vancouver Island and Washington's San Juan Islands. Although a few decades old, I suspect the currents haven't changed much. Very little wear, does not look as though it's been used much over the past 30+ years. Kind of rare, too. Just what your yacht needs.

First edition. Very little wear to the book. Owner's name and address inside the front cover. Map on the endpapers. Many black and white photographs. Dust jacket is price-clipped and shows a small amount of wear at the corners. A rare book, my search found no other first editions.

Front cover has some dents and creases at the lower right corner. The spine is square and uncreased. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with many black and white photos plus a section of color photos near the center. First published in 1961.

Trade paperback. Very little wear. The spine is square and uncreased; the pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The memoir of a former National Park ranger.

Stated first edition (in this series). A reprint from the original (ca. 1920), translated from the original Swedish by F. H. Lyon. The author was the husband of author Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen). Green textured paper covered boards with gilt print on the spine. Book shows little wear other than some spotting on the top page edges (only on the… Read more about this item

First edition, in this format. Green textured paper covered boards with gilt print on the spine. Minor edge wear to book and dust jacket. Little else. Deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with a few black and white photographs. The publisher included a disclaimer on the copyright page related to their use of the original language and attitudes, which… Read more about this item

Some wear at the edges and corners. A 2 cm tear at the top left corner of the front cover. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. This magazine-sized book has many black and white photographs on fish and and how to catch them. A rare book.

No dust jacket. Brown fabric covered boards with black and gilt print on the front and spine. Wear to the fabric at the corners, with a board showing at the lower front right corner. Minor crimping at the top and bottom of the spine. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with full page, colored plates of each featured… Read more about this item

Book shows very little wear. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Dust jacket shows wear along the top edge as it appears it was cut a couple of mm too tall. Much less wear along the lower edge. The off-white areas of the dust jacket are discolored over the spine, on the back cover and… Read more about this item

Gently worn. Small chips at the corners and edges. Spine has a single crease but remains square. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, other than a few scattered spots on the page edges. Two sections of photographs. A fairly rare book. A memoir of Lois and Herb Crisler's time in the Alaskan wild,… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. Paper covered boards show very little wear, with one small tear (5 mm) at the lower right front corner. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with many illustrations. Owner's name and a small notation inside the front cover, dated 1928. As special and rare as this book is, even more special is an inclusion that comes with… Read more about this item

Small amount of wear at the corners. Not bad at all for 119 years old. Light tan fabric has darkened a bit and there are a few small brown spots on the front cover. Decorations on the front and spine are still clear and bright. Pages are clean, tight and intact. No significant yellowing. … Read more about this item

This book appears to have been stored under something heavy and got a little damp while there. The indentation and bend can be seen in photos 2 and 3. The water stain, which I have attempted to show in photo #9, serendipitously landed in the generally blank space at the top edge at the spine. It appears… Read more about this item

Little wear, mainly at the corners. Pages are clean, tight and intact. Many full color illustrations. This book will ship at about three pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price.

Little wear. Bumps at the corners and a single spine crease. Other than some numbers written on the title page, the 372 pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

Little wear, mainly at the corners. Note inside front cover. 260 pages, full color illustrations, with highlighting and notes. Learn to Scuba.