Tales of the Chase: Hound-Dogs, Catfish, and Other Pursuits Afield Unknown - 1991

Silver City, New Mexico, U.S.A.: High Lonesome Books, 1991. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. prelims+ 209pp., ill. Good to very good with only very light wear. "In this collection of fifteen essays and three pieces of short fiction, M.H. Salmon recalls a life of sport in which he never ties a fly and rarely swings on a bird. Instead he roams the Southwest, Midwest and north woods in search of what Williams Faulkner called 'the ancient and unremitting contest,' which is the pursuit of game with hounds. Along the way he reflects on mountain men, wilderness, urban blight, and hunting ethics; mules, chewing tobacco, trotline fishing and other scenes in a vanishing rural America; and some great game fish, like Smallmouth Bass, his 'dream fish', and the surprising catfish.".

Silver City, NM: High-Lonesome Books, 1991. Softcover. Fine. 209 p. 23 cm. B&w illustrations. Paperback.

NM: High Lonesome Books. Very Good. 1991. First Edition. Softcover. 0944383114 . Ex-library with sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Book is bound as well as stapled. Only light wear overall. Interior pages clean & tight, other than the occasional spot. Light soiling to outer edge of pages. Illustrated. 210 pages. A literate, thoughtful, and sometimes humorous look at running dogs, rural America, and angling for fishes big and small. A collection of 15 essays and 3 pieces of short fiction, in which the author recalls a life of sport in which he roams the Southwest, Midwest and North woods in search of what William Faulkner called "the ancient and unremitting contest", which is the pursuit of game with hounds. Along the way, he reflects on mountain men, wilderness, urban blight, and hunting ethics; mules, chewing tobacco, trotline fishing and other scenes in a vanishing rural America.... (385noto) ; 8vo .

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High Lonesome Books, 1991-11. Paperback. Good.

Silver City: High-Lonesome Books, 1991. First edition. paperback. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.209.

High-Lonesome Books, 1991. First Edition. Trade paperback. Fine. High-Lonesome Books, 1991. First Edition. 210pp., illustrations Fred Barraza, photos by the author. 8vo. Foxing discoloration outside edges of textblock, uncreased spine, near fine trade paperback.

Silver City, NM: High-Lonsome Books, 1991. First Edition . Paper Back. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Barraza, Fred. 209pp.+adverts; SC white w/brwn.&blk.; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. "A literate, thoughtful, and sometimes humorous look at running dogs, rural America, and angling for fishes big and small" illus.&photos.

Silver City, NM: High-Lonesome Books, 2012. Second edition. Hardcover. New. 6 x 9, 245 pgs, b&w illustrations. In this collection of twenty essays and five pieces of short fiction. M.H. Salmon recalls a life of sport in which he seldom casts a fly and rarely swings on a bird. Instead, he roams the Southwest, Midwest, and the north woods in search of what William Faulkner called "the ancient and unremitting context," which is the pursuit of game with hounds. Along the way he reflects on mountain men, wilderness, urban blight, and hunting ethics; mules, trotline fishing and other scenes in a vanishing rural America; and some great game fish, like Smallmouth Bass, his "dream fish," and the surprising catfish, which ultimately offers both a lively challenge and a metaphor for life itself. Finally, in "Home with the Hounds," there is the all-day pursuit of a forty-pound Brush Wolf, and "the ambivalence any sentient hunter feels on killing an animal that has provided… Leer más