JOHN TOBIAS Sportsman ( Galley Proof )
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1937. Aiden L. Ripley. 1st edition, galley proof. Wraps. 1st edition, 1937. Limited edition of 950 with this being unmarked, believed to be a galley proof as none of the illustrations are included. Very Good. 8vo., 204 pp. Bound in publishers blue paper wraps with title on paper label on spine. Some finger soiling to wraps and pages but otherwise clean an unmarked. Very Good. Item #25521
The Derrydale Press was an American book publishing company founded in 1927 with headquarters on Park Ave. in Manhattan, New York. It was the creation of Princeton University graduate Eugene V. Connett III (1891–1969). He told Time magazine that he got the Derrydale name "from a bottle of whiskey and a map of Ireland."
An important publisher of outdoor books for North American audiences during the first half of the 20th century, according to a 1938 Time magazine article, it was the only publishing house in the world devoted exclusively to sporting books.
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