Appendix XV to the Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1922. Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 938. Contribution from the U.S. Fisheries Biological Station, Fairport, Iowa. "The orange-spotted or red-spotted sunfish, Lepomis humilis, is a small, highly colored centrarchid of wide distribution. It is found throughout the Mississippi drainage...especially abundant in small sandy streams of the lower Missouri basin and is well adapted to both stream and pond life..." 16 pp. including bibliography. 7 illustrations. 5 tables. Grey paper covers. Faint ex.mus. stamp on front cover... View More...
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin No. 2154. Issued January 1961. "Trout are now being grown in more and more farm and ranch ponds in the cooler parts of the United States. Trout from these ponds are fast growning and, surprisingly enough, are firm and equal in flavor to the best trout from streams and mountain lakes. This bulletin tells how to plan and manage farm and ranch ponds to grow trout for foor and recreation and lists some essentials for commercial production." 17 pp. Pamphlet with paper covers. Corners are bent, edges with some creasing, covers edges are sligh... View More...
Research Report 39. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior. 28 pp. Grey stiff paper covers. Ex. museum stamp on front cover. Light wear to corners and edges. Document is sealed with white circle sticker, has never been opened or read, and is in VG+ condition. View More...
Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 868. Appendix IV to the Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1918. 25 pages. 12 b/w plates. Ex. museum with stamp and identification numbers on front cover and title page. Creasing to covers and corners slightly bumped. Interior is tight and clean. View More...
Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 805. Appendix VIII to the Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1913. 28 pages. Six b/w plates. Ex. museum with stamp and identification numbers on front cover, and stamp on title page. Paper wraps with discoloration on top edge of front cover, bumped corners, small chips to spine edges. Small ink smudge on back of last plate. Interior is tight and clean. Pamphlet in VG condition. View More...
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 812. Appendix IV to the Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1914. 16 pp. Figures and map. U.S. Government Document. Green stiff paper covers. Corners and edges lightly rubbed. Ex. museum stamp and identification numbers on front cover, stamp on title page. Document in VG condition. View More...
A Resolution Authorizing Investigation of the National Defense Program as it Relates to the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries. March 26, 1942. Printed for the use of the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries. 131 pp. White paper covers. Staple binding. Front top corner creased, minor dirt smudges on back, creasing along joints and spine. Ex. library stamp on front cover, red ink underlining below 'Congress' on front cover title. Interior pages are clean, no marks, text is easily legible. Document in VG- to VG condition. View More...
Volume I. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. Investigational Report No. 23. "Copper in food has long been looked upon with suspicion." 12 pp. U.S. Government document. Paper wraps with normal wear to corners and edges. Crease through middle of document from poor storage. Pamphlet in VG condition. View More...
From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Volume XXVIII, 1908. Paper presented before the Fourth International Fishery Congress held at Washington, U.S.A., September 22 to 26, 1908. Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 680. Issued April 1910. Pages 801-809. One B/W plate at conclusion of paper. Green stiff paper covers with creased corners, wear to edges. Ex. museum stamp and identification numbers on front cover, stamp on title page. Interior pages clean, no marks. Document in VG- condition. View More...
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin 1983. "This bulletin tells how to have good ponds. It explains how to manage such ponds to assure rapid production of an ample supply of fish. It points out the importance of selecting suitable sites, building good dams and spillways, and protecting ponds from flood and erosion. It tells how to stock the pond with fish. These things insure a lasting pond that may be fished many times a year." 29 pp. White paper covers with image of fish on front. Cover edges are faded and worn, corners bumped, soiling to back cover. Minor chipping to l... View More...
With Discussion. Address before the Fourth International Fishery Congress held at Washington, U.S.A., September 22 to 26, 1908. Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 653. Issued February, 1910. Pages 211-217. Green paper covers with browning along edges, small ink spots to front and back. Bumped corners. Ex. library stamps and identification numbers on front cover. Stamp also on front freepaper. Interior is tight and clean. Document in Good+ condition. View More...
Fishery Bulletin 88. Volume 54. United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Pages 247-258. Unopened document in paper wraps. Light creases, dirt smudges, and some fading to covers. Interior appears to be tight and clean (unable to fully examine due to document being sealed). VG- condition. View More...
Two separate softcover books. KLAMATH RIVER FISHING with "a riffle-by-riffle, hole-by -hole guide to over 200 miles of Klamath River fishing, including 5 detailed maps 79 pp; and CALIFORNIA STEELHEAD FISHING with a detailed guide-complete with maps to 17 rivers, including the Russian, Eel, Smith, Mad and Scott 96 pp. Very light rubbing to corners. All are Very Good+ to Near Fine exteriors and interiors are all tight, clean and VG+ to Near Fine. View More...
Reprint of speech given by Senate Hawes to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1925 in support of the "Black Bass Law," making it illegal to sell Black Bass in interstate commerce and declare it a game fish rather than a commercial fish. Taken from the Congressional Record - House Proceedings and Debates of the Second Session of the Sixty-Eighth Congress of the United States of America, Volume LXVI, Part 3, January 20 to February 7, 1925. 6 pp. Reprinted and bound in stiff blue paper covers. Document in NF condition. View More...
Included in this volume are all the Game-Fishes of the United States inhabiting the fresh water lakes and streams east of the Rocky Mountains, and the marine and brackish waters of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Many black and white fish drawings and other full page black and white illustrations. 410 pp. plus 4 pages of "Fishing - Sport - Travel" book ads. Color plate, on frontis. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine edges rubbed and a bit frayed. Slightly worn at top and bottom of spine gutters. Top edge gilt. Bottom ed... View More...
A Chanticleer Press Edition. 304 pages with index. Light blue cloth covers with dark blue spine and gilt title. Corners are rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, rubbing and wear to cover faces. Gift inscription on free endp. Interior clean. Bruns H155. View More...
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 792. Appendix III to the Report of the U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1913. 24 pp. Three b/w plates. Green paper cover with black title lettering. Light wear to cover corners and edges, discoloration to front cover edges and spine, top spine end bent, spine creased. Ex. musuem stamp and identification numbers on top of front cover, black ink stamp on title page. Interior pages are tanned along edges, otherwise clean and tight. Document in VG- condition. Please note: this is an original paper document, not an electronic copy, E-book ... View More...
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries Investigational Report No. 13. Volume I. Grey paper covers with creased corners, crease through middle of entire document, edges browning. Ex. museum stamp on front cover. Some bottom corners on interior pages are dog-earred/creased, causing discoloration on paper. Otherwise interior is tight. Document in Good+ condition. View More...
From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Volume XXXIX, 1923-24, Document No. 944. Pages 51-140. Four foldout maps/charts and several b/w photographs of Northwest lakes. Green paper wrap is completely separated from interior document, is browning along edges, bumped corners, and small ink stains to back. Ex. library with stamp and identification numbers on front cover and title page. Interior clean. Pamphlet in Good+ condition. View More...
