Geoffrey Boothroyd, Boothroyd on British Shotguns. Amity, OR: Sand Lake Press, 1993. [viii], 222,[32—reprint of 1914 Webley & Scott catalog], [xv—index] pages. Hardbound in dust jacket. Illustrated, index. Copy #2 of a printing of 1500 copies. Illustrated, index. Warmly inscribed and signed to Worth Mathewson on the inside front. Book fine; dust jacket about good. $100. Click Here to Buy
David Hagerbaumer, Waterfowling These Past Fifty Years ; Especially Brant (with a Foreword by Dwight Schuh). Amity, OR: Sand Lake Press, 1998. 182 pages. Hardbound (large format) without dust jacket (likely issued thus). Illustrated. Copy #1 of an edition of 1000. Signed and warmly inscribed to Worth Mathewson by the author. Fine. $325.
David Hagerbaumer and Dwight Schuh, The Bottoms. Clinton, J: Amwell Press, 1987. 126 pages. Hardbound (large format) in leather with fold-over slipcase with silk lining. Copy #17 of 250 signed by the authors and publisher. This one also features a warm inscription from Hagerbaumer, who did the artwork for the book, to Worth Mathewson with a pencil sketch of a decoy on the title page. All edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon marker. Book is very fine and slipcase near fine (the white linen shows hints of dirt and is also slightly wrinkled in back bottom corner. A real treasure. $300.
Worth Mathewson, Best Birds, Upland & Shore. Amity, OR: Sand Lake Press, 2000. 220 pages. Hardbound (large format) in dust jacket. Illustrated by David Hagerbaumer. Signed copy #1 of 1000. Book and dust jacket very fine. $150.
Another copy, but this on #1 of a special edition of 35. Hardbound (large format), slipcase, all edges gilt, and with an original drawing by David Hagerbaumer, who illustrated the book, on the front inside. It shows a dove in flight across a harvested grain field and is signed and inscribed by the artist: “For you, Worth, with my highest regards, as a friend and fellow outdoorsman. Dave 3/2/2001.” A truly special “one of a kind” item. The book and slipcase are in fine condition. $700.
Worth Mathewson, Hunting Log, 1979-2018. Amity, OR: Sand Lake Press, 2019. 250 pages. Paperbound. Copy #1 of a limited edition of 200. Signed on title page. Records a lifetime of wingshooting (with a bit of turkey hunting mixed in). Fine. Rare because of the low printing. $100.
Worth Mathewson (Editor and Comiler), Old Wildfowling Tales. Volume II, [vi], 241 pages. Hardbound (no dust jacket; likely issued thus). Illustrated. A collection of 38 classic tales. 2nd printing. Signed by Mathewson. Very good (corners lightly bumped). $30.
Worth Mathewson (Editor and Compiler), Old Wildfowling Tales, 1877-1910 (with a Foreword by Harold Duebbert) . Amity, OR: Sand Lake Press, 2004. Volume III, 248 pages. Hardbound (lacks dust jacket and probably issued thus). 30 classic tales. Signed by Mathewson on title pages. Near fine (a bit of wear to gilt of front, otherwise fine). $75.
Worth Mathewson (Editor and Compiler), Old Wildfowling Tales. Volume IV (1866-1931). Amity, OR: Sand Lake Press, 2017. 240 pages. Paperbound. A collection of 40 classic tales. Signed by editor on title page. Fine. $35.
Worth Mathewson, Reflections on Snipe. Amity, OR: Sand Lake Press, 1995. Xiv, 130 pages. Hardbound (no dust jacket, as issued) in mottled leather. Illustrated by Eldridge Hardie. Copy #1 of 600. 1st edition. Very fine. $325.
Worth Mathewson (Editor), Upland Tales. Amity, OR: Sand Lake Press, 1992. [vi], 271 pages. Hardbound in dust jacket. Illustrated by John Paley. Signed by Paley and Mathewson, with a dandy drawing of a woodcock pasted opposite the title page. Copy #1 of an edition of 750. A collection of 40 fine tales of upland hunting from the late 19th and early 20th century. Delightful reading. Book and dust jacket fine. $80.
Worth Mathewson, Waterfowling: Best Days. Amity, OR: Sand Lake Press, 2010. 436 pages. Hardbound in dust jacket AND with a slipcase (highly unusual to have both but it adds an extra layer of protection to the book). Copy #1 of a limited edition of 25. Signed. Illustrated, all edges gilt, slipcase featuring ornate decorative gilt. Book, dust jacket, and slipcase fine to very fine. A truly special item. $350.
Worth Mathewson (Editor and Compiler), Western Bird Hunting. Amity, OR: Sand Lake Press, 1989. Vi, 289 pages. Hardbound (no dust jacket; probably issued thus). Illustrated. Signed copy of first printing of 500. A collection of 35 stories by noted authors. Fine. $80.
Worth Mathewson (Compiler), Wildfowling Tales, 1888-1913. Salem, OR: Sand Lake Press, 1989. [vi], 186 pages. Hardbound in grey buckram (without dust jacket, possibly as issued). A collection of 29 stories from the pages of Outing magazine. Signed by the compiler on the title page. Fine. $50.
J. Pringle, Twenty Years’ Snipe-Shooting. Salem, OR: Sand Lake Press, 1990. X. 324 pages. Nicely done reprint of the 1899 original. Mottled faux leather binding in slipcase, with both featuring artwork in gilt. The is the second reprinting by Sand Lake Press (the first was 200 numbered copies in 1988, this one 300 numbered copies of which this is #1. X, 324 pages. Illustrated. Book and slipcase very fine. $110.