Fine Books and Manuscripts
Sat, Apr 18, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 522
Recollections of My Fifty Years Hunting and Fishing.
Estimate: $100 - $200
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[Hunting and Sporting] Mershon, Wm. B. Recollections of My Fifty Years Hunting and Fishing. Boston: The Stratford Company, 1923. first edition. Publisher?s textured maroon cloth titled in gilt. Frontispiece depicting ?The Last of His Race;? an image of the ?last wild turkey in Michigan? killed by the author. Illustrated. 8vo. Ends slightly rubbed, Bentley Historical Library loan plate on front pastedown, previous ownership stamp to ffep. A near fine copy. Hand M379; Bruns 164. The author ?killed the last wild turkey in Michigan? and planted Michigan?s first brook trout.
