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SCENIC PORTAGES
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ARONSON: A RETROSPECTIVE, Exhibition Catalogue,1979  $57.75
AUGUSTE LEPERE by Elisabeth Luther Cary, 1914  $25.
HARVEY BREVERMAN:SELECTED GRAPHICS 1970 - 1974, Exhibition, 1974  $12.50
DAVID HOCKNEY: Prints and Drawings 1978. $7.75
PRINTS BY EVAN LINDQUIST & ED BERNSTEIN  1979. $15.50
HIDDEN MARSH & AUSPICIOUS RIVER by G. Miller Haskins  1989. $15.75
THIRTY YEARS OF J. L. STEG, 1948 - 1978  New Orleans MOA. $62.50
LOIS DODD: 25 YEARS OF PAINTING  by Mona Hadler  1996. $19.50
MARIA MARTINEZ: FIVE GENERATIONS OF POTTERS by Susan Peterson, 1978  $87.50
NEIL GRAYSON: THE "ME" COLLECTION, 1991  $97.75
ROBERT DAVIDSON, An exhibition of Northwest Coast Native Art, Inuit Gallery, 1989  $37.50
ROBERT RIVERS: DRAWINGS PRINTS & SCULPTURE, 2001  $45.00
THE WATCHFUL PORTRAITS OF Y. Z. KAMI, Cornell University, 2003  $19.75
THE ADIRONDACKS by Nathan Farb. 1991. Full-color photography. $9.50
THE WESTERN ART OF CHARLES M. RUSSELL. 1975 - First Printing. $7.50

 

 
GREAT ESCAPES
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Adirondack Album by Barney Fowler Adirondack Cabin by Robbin Obomsawin Adirondack Forest & Stream - An Outdoorsman's Reader by Donald Wharton A Lady in the Lake - The True Account of Death and Discovery in Lake Placid by George Christian Ortloff Adirondack Heist by Jeffrey G. Kelly An Adirondack Sampler - Day Hikes for All Seasons by Bruce Wadsworth Woodswoman by Anne LaBastille


Adirondack Album by Barney Fowler SC. (c)1974 Filled with b&w photos and stories from days gone by. Loose signature else very good. $9.75
Adirondack Cabin by Robbin Obomsawin. Photos by Nancy Battaglia.  HC/DJ. 2004 1st Ed. ISBN: 158685741X. Sm tear in dj and spine bump else VG+. $8.75
Adirondack Forest & Stream - An Outdoorsman's Reader by Donald Wharton. Signed. SC, X-Lib with labels and stamps. Loose signature but complete. Reading copy. $9.75
A Lady in the Lake - The True Account of Death and Discovery in Lake Placid by George Christian Ortloff. SC. 2nd Printing, 1987. Cover crease else Near Fine. $75.
Adirondack Heist by Jeffrey G. Kelly. SC. 2nd Prtg, 2004. ISBN: 0966342321. A plot to steal a priceless Rodin sculpture near Crown Point! Some page wrinkling from clear water stains. $5.50.
An Adirondack Sampler - Day Hikes for All Seasons by Bruce Wadsworth. SC, 3rd Ed. G+. $4.25.
Woodswoman by Anne LaBastille. SC, 13th Ed. A young ecologist's life in the log cabin she built herself in the Adirondack wilderness. Good tight copy. $5.25.

 
Cabins & Vacation Houses. A Sunset Book Mama Poc - An Ecologist's Account of the Extinction of a Species by Anne Labastille Ice Fishing by Jerry Chiappetta Reach for the Wilds - Adirondack Reidings Vol II by Edwin A. Reid Guide to Adirondack Trails: West - Central Region by Arthur W. Haberl Fish Management in New York Farm Ponds by Eipper & Regier


Cabins & Vacation Houses. A Sunset Book.
SC, 3rd Ed, 1975. Filled with great ideas for Summer and Winter.  Light wear. VG. $9.75
Mama Poc - An Ecologist's Account of the Extinction of a Species by Anne Labastille. HC/DJ. First Ed, 1990. X-Lib with stamps, pocket and DJ. ISBN: 0393028305. $4.25.
Ice Fishing by Jerry Chiappetta. SC. 1975. ISBN: 0811720411. "Comfortable, safe, big-catch ways of angling through a hole." Spine cracks else normal wear. $7.75.
Reach for the Wilds - Adirondack Reidings Vol II by Edwin A. Reid. SC, Signed. Some knowledgeable insight into the beautiful wilderness we love. Light wear. $7.75.
Guide to Adirondack Trails: West - Central Region by Arthur W. Haberl.
SC with fold-out map. 2nd Ed, AMC Forest Preserve Series, Vol V. ISBN: 0935272402. Good used copy. $5.
Fish Management in New York Farm Ponds by Eipper & Regier, Cornell Ext Bulletin 1089. SC, 1962. What to stock, where to get them, how to manage them for best fishing in your pond. Light age browning, back cover and spine tear else VG. $37.50.

 

Adirondack Mountain Adventure by Arthur L. Bensen

Frontier Town, North Hudson, NY bumper sticker/decal

The Population Characteristics of New York State by W.A. Anderson The Complete Book of Bowhunting by Chuck Adams Pittsford Now and Then by Pittsford Vermont Historical Society Practical Gemmology - A study of the identification of gem-stones, pearls and ornamental minerals by Robert Webster, FGA Sebago Lake Land - In History, Legend and Romance by Herbert G. Jones


Adirondack Mountain Adventure by Arthur L. Bensen.
The story behind the Frontier Town Theme Park in North Hudson, NY, written by its founder. SC. New, purchased at auction. $59.75
Frontier Town, North Hudson, NY bumper sticker/decal. New, purchased at auction. $9.95
The Population Characteristics of New York State by W.A. Anderson
. HC. Cornell Univ Bulletin 839, April 1947. Withdrawn from Cornell Univ Library stamp. Charts, tables and text compare NY State with U.S. statistics for the time period. VG for age. $17.50.
The Complete Book of Bowhunting by Chuck Adams. HC/DJ. 1st Printing, 1978, Winchester Press. Small tears in the DJ otherwise Near Fine. $19.50.
Pittsford Now and Then by Pittsford Vermont Historical Society. SC, Oct 1980. Hundreds of early b&w photographs. Near Fine. $25.
Practical Gemmology - A study of the identification of gem-stones, pearls and ornamental minerals by Robert Webster, FGA. HC/DJ. NAG Press, London. 5th Ed, 1976. ISBN: 719800110. Recognized as the standard work for those learning how to identify gems and ornamental minerals. Light foxing else Near Fine. $37.75.
Sebago Lake Land - In History, Legend and Romance by Herbert G. Jones. SC. 1946. Light age tanning of spine and covers else VG+. $15.50.
 
The Foxfire Books: Vol 1, 2, & 3. Edited by Eliot Wigginton The Trout Book, A Complete Angler's Guide by Frank Sargeant The Basics of Pistol Shooting. NRA Whitetail Strategies, Vol II by Peter Fiduccia A Guide to Hunting Pennsylvania Whitetails by Tom Fegely Advanced Whitetail Hunting Techniques by Bob McGuire Steel Shot and Lead Poisoning in Waterfowl, National Wildlife Federation

The Foxfire Books: Vol 1, 2, & 3.
Edited by Eliot Wigginton. SC. This set ships within the U.S. only and via book rate. $35.
The Trout Book, A Complete Angler's Guide by Frank Sargeant. 1992, Larsen's Outdoor Publishing. X-Lib. SC. $7.50.
The Basics of Pistol Shooting. NRA. SC. $7.50.
Whitetail Strategies, Vol II by Peter Fiduccia. Inscribed by the author. ISBN: 1585748528. 2005, 1st. HC. $7.75.
A Guide to Hunting Pennsylvania Whitetails by Tom Fegely. ISBN: 0964327805. 1994. SC. $9.95
Advanced Whitetail Hunting Techniques by Bob McGuire. Published by the author. 1983. SC. $7.75
Steel Shot and Lead Poisoning in Waterfowl, National Wildlife Federation. October, 1983. SC. $17.50
 

OFF THE BEATEN PATH (in search of interesting topics)
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Sport Diver Manual by Jeppesen Sanderson How to Raise and Train a Labrador Retriever by Stan Henschel Tuolumne Meadows High Sierra Hiking Guide #4 by Schaffer & Winnett White-Tailed Deer in the Southern Forest Habitat Patterns & Patchwork Mountain Dulcimer Fingerpicking Made Easy by Sue Carpenter Public Papers of Roswell P. Flower Governor 1894 Eskimo Rolling by Derek Hutchinson Trail Design, Construction, and Maintenance by Birchard & Proudman

Sport Diver Manual by Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc. SC. 6th Prtg, 1977. Light soiling at outside page edges else VG+. $7.50
How to Raise and Train a Labrador Retriever
by Stan Henschel. TFH Publications. 1964. SC. $9.95
Tuolumne Meadows High Sierra Hiking Guide #4 by Schaffer & Winnett. 2nd Edition, 1977. Includes color topo map. VG+. $7.50.
White-Tailed Deer in the Southern Forest Habitat. Proceedings of a Symposium at Nacogdoches, Texas, 25-26 March, 1969. SC. 8"x10.5", 130pp. VG. $25.
Patterns & Patchwork Mountain Dulcimer Fingerpicking Made Easy by Sue Carpenter. SC. 1991. ISBN: 0962902802. Covers show wear; contents VG. $27.50.
Public Papers of Roswell P. Flower Governor 1894. HC. Includes Gov's Annual Message touting that NY State is finally free from debt; interesting facts and figures about commerce on the Canal System and more. No DJ, cover stain and some foxing, overall very good for its age. $25.
Eskimo Rolling by Derek Hutchinson. SC. 2nd Edition, 1992. Cover wear else VG. $7.50.
Trail Design, Construction, and Maintenance by Birchard & Proudman, Appalachian Trail Conference. SC. Some foxing of covers, content VG+. $9.75.
 

The Outdoorsman's Cookbook by Arthur H. Carhart

Howard Johnson's Presents Old Time Ice Cream Soda Fountain Recipes

Wild & Famous Fish & Game Cookbook by George Manthei Alabama's Aboriginal Rock Art by Bart Henson & John Martz Adirondack Fish & Game Recipes by Fran Betters A Minnesota Doctor's Home Remedies for Common and Uncommon Ailments by John E. Eichenlaub, M.D. LEICA Pocket Companion by Joseph D. Cooper (Vermont) Folk Medicine by D.C. Jarvis, M.D.


The Outdoorsman's Cookbook by Arthur H. Carhart. SC. 1962. "How to plan, pack for, and cook zestful meals in camp or on the trail." VG. $7.50.
Howard Johnson's Presents Old Time Ice Cream Soda Fountain Recipes or How to Make a Soda Fountain Pay. Winter House Ltd. 1971. SC. $26.50
Wild & Famous Fish & Game Cookbook by George Manthei. SC. First Edition, 1991. ISBN: 1878816012. "A treasury of fish & game recipes and stories." VG. $7.50.
Alabama's Aboriginal Rock Art by Bart Henson & John Martz. SC. 1979. An early study of what and where to find it. Photos and illustrations. VG+. $9.75.
Adirondack Fish & Game Recipes by Fran Betters. SC. 1993. "A compilation of some of my best fish & game recipes and stories, along with some of the most far out recipes you've ever heard of. " VG+. $9.75.
A Minnesota Doctor's Home Remedies for Common and Uncommon Ailments by John E. Eichenlaub, M.D. SC. March, 1962. The wisdom of an old-fashioned family doctor. VG+. $7.50.
LEICA Pocket Companion by Joseph D. Cooper. Universal Photo Books. 1962. SC. $39.75

Folk Medicine by D.C. Jarvis, M.D. SC. 1982. A New England almanac of natural health care from a noted Vermont country doctor. Slight age tanning of pages else Like New. $9.50.

 
Maurice Chevalier

Peter Pan Souvenir Program with Sandy Duncan

Maurice Chevalier "80 berges" Theatre Programme with ticket stub. Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, Paris, Octobre 1968. SC. 9" x 12", 16pp, photos. Some wear to covers else VG+. $25.
Peter Pan Souvenir Program
.. Touring play starring Sandy Duncan &
     Christopher Hewett. SC. $12.50

 
 
 

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