{"product_id":"1910-illustrated-nys-forest-fish-game-gift-of-franklin-d-roosevelt","title":"1910 Illustrated NYS Forest, Fish \u0026 Game, Gift of Franklin D. Roosevelt","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhipple, James S.; et al. \u003cstrong\u003eAnnual Reports of the Forest, Fish and Game Commissioner of the State of New York for 1907-1908-1909. \u003c\/strong\u003eAlbany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company, State Printers, 1910. First Edition. [12511\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e]Green cloth with bright gilt titles to front \u0026amp; spine, binding is clean, the front board has been chewed near the bottom of the front long edge, a few creases in the spine cloth, 11 1\/2 x 9 inches, tight. Two stamps on the tp, \"Compliments of Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Senator, 26th District.\" 407 clean pp. of text plus many plates, with 24 in colors. The rear end paper hinge is open for four inches near the top. Good. Hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis series is Plum 2043.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the gift stamp of the future President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was elected to the New York Senate in 1910, and resigned his seat in 1913 to become Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe color plates in this volume are Adirondack Forest Scene, The White Pine Blister Rust, The Old Hunter, A Fair Angler, Hungarian Partridge, Highlands of the Hudson Forest Reservation, The Woodcock, The First Day A-Field, Ruffed Grouse, Mongolian Pheasant, Small-Mouth Black Bass, Lake Trout, Male Brook Trout, Bullhead Catfish, Female Brook Trout, Sunfish, Salmon, Chub Sucker, Game Always in Season, The Quail, Birds in Winter (Ruffed Grouse), Ruffed Grouse in Flight, Woodcock, and Young Woodcock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe illustrators are Willian B. Gillette (1864-1937), contributing the 8 color fish plates. Henry Sumner Watson (1868-1933), his prints are signed \"Hy S. Watson,\" and he contributed both b\/w and color plates. C. Messerschmitt contributed the color plates of wildfowl. Gillette was a noted watercolorist based in Troy, New York, especially known for depictions of game birds and fish. Watson worked for \u003cem\u003eField \u0026amp; Stream\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eScribner's Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and was known for outdoor sporting scenes. The full first name for \"C. Messerschmitt\" is not identified in the available records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the desirable series of Adirondack-focused volumes published by the State near the turn of the century. Full of full-page plates and reports on State Forests, Hatcheries, Forest Fires, Deer, Elk, Beaver, Game Birds, Lake Fish, Reforesting, Insects, Railroads, Saltwater Fish, Shellfish, Trout, Pike, Perch, Hunting, Pheasants, \u0026amp;c., \u0026amp;c.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haaswurth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45357455769666,"sku":"ABE12511","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0191\/6066\/2082\/files\/DSC09069.jpg?v=1791227574","url":"https:\/\/www.haaswurth.com\/products\/1910-illustrated-nys-forest-fish-game-gift-of-franklin-d-roosevelt","provider":"Haaswurth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}