Highland Sport - A Grimble
1894 - Chapman and Hall Ld, London - First Edition
Illustrated with 11 full page plates by Archibald Thorburn. A large [29x22cm] volume, with personal recollections and views on fishing and shooting in the highlands of Scotland. Grimble was the first to call for a close time to the Salmon fishing season in Scotland after witnessing the alarming drop in catch, and rise in netting technology and quantity. He was successful.
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Wild Sports of the Highlands - Charles St. John
1893 - John Murray, Scotland - Ninth Edition
Illustrated throughout with wood-engravings by Harrison Weir, Charles Whymper etc
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The Log From the Sea of Cortez - John Steinbeck
1951 - Viking Press, New York - First Thus : separate "Log" portion issue & first appearance of "About Ed Ricketts"
Steinbeck is known to have said he liked this book best of his work. The narrative portion of the book, Sea of Cortez, by Steinbeck & Edward F. Ricketts, was published in 1941, this is the first appearance of "About Ed Ricketts" by Steinbeck.
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