Spiller B L (4 results)

1936 New York, 1st edn, 200pp, illus, limited edition of 950 numbered copies. A very delightful book, masterfully written by one of upland gunning's finest authors and their dogs. Title vignettes illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt. Very good plus copy; amorial book plate, signed and sinscribed by author.…

1937 New York, 1st edn, 197pp, illus, limited edition of 950 numbered copies. Classic Spiller tales, as only he could tell them. Stories on deer, bear hunting and salmon and trout fishing, bird dogs. Firelight is a series of autobiographical hunting essays centered around grouse hunting (Spiller's great passion), rural life, and the characters who inhabit that world. The tone is warm, humorous, and nostalgic-Spiller at his storytelling peak. Very good plus, spine ends ever so slightly rubbed.…

Condition: Near Fine. 1935 New York, 1st edn, 207pp, 9 full page illus, limited to 950 numbered copies. In the opinion of many grouse hunters, this volume is the most interesting and informative book ever written on the subject of grouse shooting. First published by Derrydale Press as a limited edition, the present edition contains the same text and fine drawings that appeared in the original. Through a series of reminiscences, anecdotes and stories, Mr. Spiller brings practical advice to the grouse and woodcock hunter. Illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt. A near fine copy, no bookplate, writing, clean pages, tight hinges.…

Condition: Near Fine. 1938 New York, 1st edn, 238pp, illus, limited edition of 950 numbered copies. An informal, reflective book, not pretending to be a complete work on either the natural history of the grouse or on grouse-shooting, and yet one which contains much authoritative information on both of the two closely related subjects, which have comprised the author's lifetime hobby; together with reminiscences about places, people, dogs and guns, and recounting of many grouse-shooting experiences in the woodland covers of Maine and New Hampshire. The long awaited companion to his 1936 classic, Grouse Feathers. Illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt. A near fine copy, no bookplate, writing, clean pages, tight hinges.…