Davis Marcellus L (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hard Cover. No Jacket. 7 x 10. 60 pages - 3 stories. Good + Foreword by Nash Buckingham, illust. by Fred McCaleb. Inscribed by Henry Davis. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover (x-lib). Condition: G-VG. No Jacket. Three southern fox-hunting stories: 'The Stanger,' 'E-String' and 'The Leader of Tates' Band.' Ex-library with usual markings and labels. Dust jacket flyleaf text glued to ffep.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fred F. McCaleb (illustrator). 1st Edition. Pub by J.B. Lippincott Co., 1938, NAP, presumed 1st edition thus. NOT exLib. As-New cond. hardcover w/ Fine unclipped ($2.50) pict dustjacket now in clear protective cover. Tan cloth over bds w/ bright gilt dog running across front cover, & bright gilt lettering on spine. Publisher's light purple top edge. Book is complete, intact & unmarked. Illustrations and decorations in b&w by Fred F. McCaleb. 59pp. Square, straight, tight, bright & clean, overall As-New/Fine cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by McCaleb, Fred F. (illustrator). 59 pp; Foreword by Nash Buckingham; boards show light wear/soil; previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown; some fading to EPs, else sound, clean VG copy. B&W illus. throughout. 59 pp.; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. McCaleb, Fred F. (illustrator). Assumed First Edition. Signed on ffep by Henry Davis, "To Kyle W----, gentleman, sportsman & friend". Tight binding, corners bumped slightly. DJ is preserved in mylar, has not been price clipped (originally $2.50). Has some creases and chipping along the edges, a 3" by 1" piece is missing from the back, top right corner and a 3/4" by 1" piece from the bottom of the spine. No text on spine appears to be missing. Illustration on dj front is intact.Interior is lightly soiled and unmarked with b/w illustrations throughout. Three real stories of real foxhounds from a father and his two sons. 59 pages. Signed by Author(s).

First edition (not stated per publisher's standard practice). 59 pages. Hardcover: H 25.5cm x L 17cm. Dust jacket separated along spine which has paper loss of bottom 10cm and top 4cm; soiled and toned panels and flaps mostly intact but still with chipping particularly at corners; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Off-white cloth with some staining/soiling to boards; gilt stamped dog vignette at front board center and spine's gilt stamping all remain fairly bright. Dark purple top edge; light foxing to fore-edge and bottom edge; occasional foxing spots to interior pages. Binding is firm. A very good copy in only a fair dust jacket. Features three fox-hunting reminiscences: "The Stranger" by Marcellus L. Davis, "Tate's Band" by Henry P. Davis, and "E-String" by C.T. Davis - Charles T. Davis. With a Foreword by renowned Tennessee outdoor writer and columnist Nash Buckingham. Dardanelle, Arkansas native Marcellus L. Davis served as American consul general to the British West Indies during President Grover Cleveland's administration and was also judge of the Arkansas fifth judicial circuit. The book's other two contributors were the judge's sons - Henry Davis was a newspaper and magazine columnist/editor as well as secretary of the American Wildlife Institute and Charles Davis was Arkansas poet laureate from 1923 to 1945.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by McCaleb, Fred F. (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. VG+ hardcover in a VG dust jacket which has been wrapped. The dust jacket has some edge wear. Foreword by Nash Buckingham. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 58 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated by Fred F. McCaleb (illustrator). No indication of printing. INSCRIBED by the illustrator in the year of publication. Foxing to boards and endpages, else good in a good (edge worn with several large chips) dust jacket.

1938 Grey cloth brds.DJ Sm. chips in jacket.Nice copy. DJ in mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. Fred McCaleb (illustrator). 1st Edition. This first edition features three fox-hunting reminiscences: "The Stranger" by Marcellus L. Davis, "Tate's Band" by Henry P. Davis, and "E-String" by C.T. Davis - Charles T. Davis. Includes a Foreword by renowned Tennessee outdoor writer and columnist Nash Buckingham. Dardanelle, Arkansas native Marcellus L. Davis served as American consul general to the British West Indies during President Grover Cleveland's administration and was also judge of the Arkansas fifth judicial circuit. The book's other two contributors were the judge's sons - Henry Davis was a newspaper and magazine columnist/editor as well as secretary of the American Wildlife Institute and Charles Davis was Arkansas poet laureate from 1923 to 1945. The dust jacket that has some minor chipping is protected in a mylar cover. Off-white cloth boards; gilt stamped dog vignette at front board center and spine's gilt stamping all remain fairly bright. Light purple top edge; Binding is tight and firm. Beautiful illustrations by Fred F. McCaleb.There is a 1968 letter from Henry Davis, the Sporting Dogs editor of Sports Afield in the front of the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The deluxe edition with a signed etching to front by Fred F McCaleb. This is copy 42 or 250, signed by both authors. Brown cloth boards with a gilt hound to front and gilt lettering to spine.Gold endpapers There is foxing to some pages, bright copy,

Condition: Very Good. The deluxe edition with a signed etching to front by Fred F McCaleb. This is copy 49 or 250, signed by both authors. Brown cloth boards with a gilt hound to front and gilt lettering to spine.Gold endpapers There is foxing to some pages and to the original etching. Binding is tight. Slight wear to edges. A charming account of hunting with dogs in America.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. First Edition. Deluxe edition in Good to Very Good condition, a little handling wear to spine, gilt decoration to front still strong, decorated brown cloth boards, unusual gilt endpapers, slight foxing and small stain to top verso frontispiece and rear endpaper, SIGNED by Henry P Davis and C.T. Davis, authors, with original SIGNED etching frontispiece by Fred F. McCaleb. Limited edition, only 265 signed and numbered copies, this is number 87. Very scarce. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good binding. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. A collection of three short stories on fox hunting in the South. "The Stranger;" "E-String;" and "The Leader of Tate's Band." With a few full page illustrations and text illustrations. Gray cloth. Some chipping and tears to the edges of the Very Good dustjacket. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket.