Arthur R Macdougall (80 results)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1963). (1963) 1964 1st UK edition. 8vo (142 x 209mm). Pp224. B/w illustrations by John Pimlott, pictorial end-papers. Grey library binding. Ex-library copy, usual faults and stamps, fep excised. Good clean reading copy in worn dust-wrapper. An attractive collection of articles and essays by a first-rate American writer, touching occasionally on shooting as well as fishing. Contents include:- Adam was the father of all anglers; The gray ghost and stuffed shirts; The old-fashioned rules; The sedulous sons of science; Trout eat this and that; Matchsticks and so on; More about matchsticks and so on; The fly a little girl tied; How to fish the wrong way right; The best fly is not yet; Certain uncertain certainties; Rods and rods; Of ponds and lakes and men; If I had my life to live over; Help save the duck hunters; A hell of a mess; Trout fishing through the ice; Cold-storage memories; How to be an outdoorsman; Bonasa umbellus umbellus; About a hound dog; The porcupine is a Roman; Where to fish for trout in Maine; Look under the boat; The man I rowed; Tenting in a tent; Dinnering out; When the Shadbush blows; The almighty thump; I want him; The big one gets away; But don't cuss; Jacob of the Bunter Pool; The evidence at Brandy Pond; Fried trout and salt pork; Tight lines. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Brown hard covers with darker brown illustration on the front cover. Cream colored cloth spine with dark brown lettering that is clean and unmarked. Covers exhibit light bumping and wear on bottom edges. Light soiling and bumping to spine ends. Light soiling and yellowing to page ends. Text and the b&w illustrations are slightly yellowed due to age. Otherwise clean and unmarked. Hinges are tight. Illustrated dj is in a protective mylar cover with light soiling and shelf wear to covers, hinges and spine. "A series of stories, which have never appeared in print before. Some are funny, some sad, some nostalgic, but all touched by the authors love of nature, his wit, his vast experience as a trout fisherman and his talent as a writer." All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-lib unless stated. Pimlott, John (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. * Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Stain on binding but no other marks or tears. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine; no signs of wear, mylar cover. * Illustrated by John Pimlott. * First Printing. John Pimlott (illustrator).

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1963). (1963) 1964 1st UK edition. 8vo (142 x 209mm). Pp224. B/w illustrations by John Pimlott, pictorial end-papers. Cream bonded leather printed in red and gilt. Very good in used, tanned and clipped dust-wrapper. An attractive collection of articles and essays by a first-rate American writer, touching occasionally on shooting as well as fishing. Contents include:- Adam was the father of all anglers; The gray ghost and stuffed shirts; The old-fashioned rules; The sedulous sons of science; Trout eat this and that; Matchsticks and so on; More about matchsticks and so on; The fly a little girl tied; How to fish the wrong way right; The best fly is not yet; Certain uncertain certainties; Rods and rods; Of ponds and lakes and men; If I had my life to live over; Help save the duck hunters; A hell of a mess; Trout fishing through the ice; Cold-storage memories; How to be an outdoorsman; Bonasa umbellus umbellus; About a hound dog; The porcupine is a Roman; Where to fish for trout in Maine; Look under the boat; The man I rowed; Tenting in a tent; Dinnering out; When the Shadbush blows; The almighty thump; I want him; The big one gets away; But don't cuss; Jacob of the Bunter Pool; The evidence at Brandy Pond; Fried trout and salt pork; Tight lines. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1963). (1963) 1964 1st UK edition. 8vo (142 x 209mm). Pp224. B/w illustrations by John Pimlott, pictorial end-papers. Cream bonded leather printed in red and gilt. Boards slightly bumped and used, end-papers stained. Good-plus in poor dust-wrapper. An attractive collection of articles and essays by a first-rate American writer, touching occasionally on shooting as well as fishing. Contents include:- Adam was the father of all anglers; The gray ghost and stuffed shirts; The old-fashioned rules; The sedulous sons of science; Trout eat this and that; Matchsticks and so on; More about matchsticks and so on; The fly a little girl tied; How to fish the wrong way right; The best fly is not yet; Certain uncertain certainties; Rods and rods; Of ponds and lakes and men; If I had my life to live over; Help save the duck hunters; A hell of a mess; Trout fishing through the ice; Cold-storage memories; How to be an outdoorsman; Bonasa umbellus umbellus; About a hound dog; The porcupine is a Roman; Where to fish for trout in Maine; Look under the boat; The man I rowed; Tenting in a tent; Dinnering out; When the Shadbush blows; The almighty thump; I want him; The big one gets away; But don't cuss; Jacob of the Bunter Pool; The evidence at Brandy Pond; Fried trout and salt pork; Tight lines. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1963). (1963) 1964 1st UK edition. 8vo (142 x 209mm). Pp224. B/w illustrations by John Pimlott, pictorial end-papers. Cream bonded leather printed in red and gilt. Minor faults. Good-plus in slightly used dust-wrapper. An attractive collection of articles and essays by a first-rate American writer, touching occasionally on shooting as well as fishing. Contents include:- Adam was the father of all anglers; The gray ghost and stuffed shirts; The old-fashioned rules; The sedulous sons of science; Trout eat this and that; Matchsticks and so on; More about matchsticks and so on; The fly a little girl tied; How to fish the wrong way right; The best fly is not yet; Certain uncertain certainties; Rods and rods; Of ponds and lakes and men; If I had my life to live over; Help save the duck hunters; A hell of a mess; Trout fishing through the ice; Cold-storage memories; How to be an outdoorsman; Bonasa umbellus umbellus; About a hound dog; The porcupine is a Roman; Where to fish for trout in Maine; Look under the boat; The man I rowed; Tenting in a tent; Dinnering out; When the Shadbush blows; The almighty thump; I want him; The big one gets away; But don't cuss; Jacob of the Bunter Pool; The evidence at Brandy Pond; Fried trout and salt pork; Tight lines. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. worn with tears and chipping. The book is in fair condition with a dust jacket that exhibits noticeable wear, including tears and chipping along the edges. The binding remains intact, and the pages are clean, showcasing the illustrations beautifully. Despite the jacket's condition, the book maintains its charm and readability. Milton C. Weiler (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Very Good- dust. First Edition. The dustjacket is now protected in a new, removable archival sleeve. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ; 224 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Green cloth-covered boards, crisp corners, all pages good; jacket has sone edge wear and is in a plastic cover. Shipped in a box. Milton Weiler (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good copy of the 1946 printing. Covers have light rubbing wear. Text block is clean and tight with small soiled spot on inside front end paper. K51.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 94 page softcover (only issued in softcover) with illustrations by Paul Plumer. The author's last book. Light wear, no owner's names: about very good. Ships in a box.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback 1st ed 1st printing. 224 pp Illustrated. The book is in very good condition. There is a small neat inscription on page 4.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. No additional print dates. The book is bound in green linen with title and author in gilt on the spine. Spine leans. Corners and spine caps lightly rubbed. Light tan off-setting on the endpapers from the dust jacket and light foxing on the preliminaries and on ending pages. A presentation statement on the first free endpaper" Presented to Commissioner Harland A Ladd In Appreciation from the Bingham Country Club". Signed by the author and the following page. Otherwise, pages are clean, smooth and unmarked. the dustjacket is in fair condition with chipping around all edges. The original price is on the front flap. Known as "the Fishing Parson", the author was a Congregational Church minister and avid outdoorsman whose stories were first published in Field and Stream magazine in the 1920's and 30's. Best Known for his Dud Dean yarns. Dramatically illustrated in black and white by American artist Milton C. Weiler , considered one of the finest sporting artists of his generations. Milton C. Weiler (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1946). 1946 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 219mm). Ppxii,171. B/w illustrations by Milton C. Weiler. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Numerous faults, working copy only. Lacks dust-wrapper. Arthur R. Macdougall's Dud Dean stories appeared in American sporting magazines in the 1930s, and were first published in book form privately by the author. This is the first trade edition of one of the most popular of his collections. Dud Dean, "the lovable Maine guide who combines a potent mixture of fishing, philosophy, and sharp down East humor, with plenty of action." Chapters include: Introduction; Dud's country, its men and fishermen; The angler from Athens; Dark of the Moon; Crazy stiller goes a-fishing; Once in the stilly night; Men and mice; Dud guides a lady; Bass are bass; A moonlight canonade; Red flannel; The latest dog; Dud's Irisher. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Green cloth covers with gold lettering and design on the front cover and gold lettering on the spine. All are clean and unmarked. Covers exhibit light wear, bumping and soiling to spine ends and corners. Light soiling and wear to upper and lower edges. Small writing on the inside front cover. Light soiling and yellowing to page ends. Light yellowing and foxing to the inside front and back covers. Yellowing to text, ffep's and bfep's due to age. Text and the illustrations are otherwise clean and unmarked. Hinges are tight. Price-clipped illustrated dj is in a protective mylar cover with multiple small chips and soiling on edges, spine ends, edges, hinges and corners. Light shelf wear and soiling to covers. Introducing a new fiction character. "Doc Blakesley is a small town doctor, angler exceptional, country philosopher, There was never an angler like him. Be it lake, brook or cow pasture puddle, Doc could fish it successfully." All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-lib unless stated. Greene, Stanley (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover reprint with illustration of a fly fisherman in a river scene on the front cover. Made using the same text plates and illustrations by Stanley Greene as in the limited edition. Scarce and collectible in that this copy does not have the author's name on the bottom front cover like most copies. Small spot on front cover, light toning to edges of covers, else very good and tight with no previous owner's names. Ships promptly in a box.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Illustrated by Milton Weiler. Good+ with previous owner's name and light soiling and wear. Interior clean and tight. G+/none.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963, SIGNED, 224p. First Printing Stated, illustrated by John Pimlott. Great stories and an good looking book. One of the best of this author's many titles. White cloth spine with gray/brown spine title, gray/brown covers with illustration of two trout, illustrated endpapers, dust jacket. A Very Good+ copy with light wear and soiling, SIGNED by Author on dedication page. In a Very Good+ dust jacket with light wear and soiling, not price clipped. A Clran Tight Copy See Photos. John Pimlott (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. This fine copy is bound in white cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and borders to the upper board, tight, white, bright and square. There is a small neat inscription to the title page The price clipped dust wrapper is lightly sunned to the spine and there is some mild edge wear so best described as very good plus condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. The author has written the perfect fisherman's companion, a book to seize upon at night, when a man's mind turns so often to thoughts of fishing, or in the winter, looking ahead to the season to come, when the trout just aren't rising. Ref EEE2. John Pimlott (illustrator).…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1963). 1963 1st edition. 8vo (135 x 202mm). Pp224. B/w illustrations by John Pimlott, pictorial end-papers. Grey pictorial paper-covered boards with white cloth spine titled in grey. Ex-libris book-plate of angling book collector Colin Pitt to end-paper verso, gift inscription to half-title, some foxing and slightly used but a good-plus copy in slightly used and price-clipped dust-wrapper. An attractive collection of articles and essays by a first-rate American writer, touching occasionally on shooting as well as fishing. Contents include:- Adam was the father of all anglers; The gray ghost and stuffed shirts; The old-fashioned rules; The sedulous sons of science; Trout eat this and that; Matchsticks and so on; More about matchsticks and so on; The fly a little girl tied; How to fish the wrong way right; The best fly is not yet; Certain uncertain certainties; Rods and rods; Of ponds and lakes and men; If I had my life to live over; Help save the duck hunters; A hell of a mess; Trout fishing through the ice; Cold-storage memories; How to be an outdoorsman; Bonasa umbellus umbellus; About a hound dog; The porcupine is a Roman; Where to fish for trout in Maine; Look under the boat; The man I rowed; Tenting in a tent; Dinnering out; When the Shadbush blows; The almighty thump; I want him; The big one gets away; But don't cuss; Jacob of the Bunter Pool; The evidence at Brandy Pond; Fried trout and salt pork; Tight lines. .…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. No additional dates, no print remarks. The book is bound in tan cloth with title and author on the spine. Light wear on corners and spine caps. A bookplate appears to have been removed from the front paste-down. Light foxing /toning on the endpapers and edges. Otherwise pages are clean, smooth and unmarked. The dust jacket is in good condition with a .75" tear on the bottom edge of the front panel and chipping on the top end of the spine panel. and corners. The original price is on the front flap. Known as "the Fishing Parson", the author was a Congregational Church minister and avid outdoorsman whose stories were first published in Field and Stream magazine in the 1920's and 30's. Best Known for his Dud Dean yarns. Dramatically illustrated in black and white by American artist Milton C. Weiler , considered one of the finest sporting artists of his generations. Milton C Weiler (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The book is bound in green cloth with title and author in gilt on the spine. Corners are sharp and spine caps softened. Sprinkle of foxing on the top edges. Name of a previous owner in pencil on the front paste-down. Otherwise, pages are clean, smooth and unmarked. The binding if firm. The dust jacket in in good condition with small tears on the corners and chipping on the top end of the spine panel. The original price is on the front flap. Known as "the Fishing Parson", the author was a Congregational Church minister and avid outdoorsman whose stories were first published in Field and Stream magazine in the 1920's and 30's.Best Known for his Dud Dean yarns. Please see all images. Stanley Green (illustrator). …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD +++. FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING. SOLID & CLEAN IN BETTER THAN V.G. D/J. UNIQUELY ILLUSTRATED. TROUT & FLIES ENDPAPERS. A SERIES OF FISHING STORIES FOR THE TROUT FISHERMAN, NONE OF THESE STORIES HAVE APPEARED BEFORE IN PRINT. 224pp. SCANS ON REQUEST. THANKS. JOHN PIMLOTT (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good dark green cloth hardcover, no inscriptions or marks. Spinr darkened, titles still legible. A collection of humorous fishing stories by Arthur R. MacDougall, Jr. ; Black & white drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 110 pages. Illustrated by Sranley Greene (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good copy of the 1946 printing signed by the author. Covers have light rubbing wear. Text block is clean and tight with former owner's name and book plate on front endpaper. Location K51. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. The book is in fair condition, with a dust jacket that shows signs of wear, including edge tears and chipping. The hardcover binding remains intact, ensuring the book's durability. Inside, the pages are clean, with no inscriptions or library markings, making it a well-preserved copy for its age. worn with edge tears and some chipping. Milton C. Weiler (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original ivory cloth covers, gilt and red title block to the spine with red illustration of an angler and double gilt framing to the upper panel, fish illustrations to the cream end papers, red dyed upper edges. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 224 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrated headers. A little age darkening to the closed upper edges. Near Fine condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading to the red of the spine, rubs to the corners, gutters and fore edges, rub to the red of the front cover, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ANGLING & SPORT FISHING. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. x, 76pp. Inscribed by author to front free endpaper. Bound in green cloth with a paper label to spine and to front cover. Tiny bumps to upper corners of boards, with light to medium wear in a few places on exterior, mainly at extremities. Light soiling and mild tanning to cloth, with several tiny spots to spine. Mild bumps to corners of a small number of pages, though this is not offensive. Some mild tanning to interior, with a touch of soiling to endpapers. Overall, a good, clean, sound, and largely attractive copy. Inscribed by Author(s).…