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I have a green hard bound gold leaf copy of Ye Sylvan Archer, volume III, titled Legends of the Longbow. It is limited edition number 815 of 1250 signed by Glen St. Charles. It is in 99% condition with only the cover being opened fully the binding and pages are still very stiff. I'm trying to find a value or see if anyone needs it to complete a collection. Thanks, Brad
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Strungtight Pick up the other six volume's. It will give you some nice reading / research material. As Terry states, A joy to read!!! As a bonus a signed series in the Archery library.
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I have eleven volumes, far from a complete set- there are 20-something books in the series if I remember correctly. They were published by my ex brother-in-law Doug Mauldin under the Derrydale Press label. Doug gave me the ones I have from returns and blemished books, but at the time I didn't have the resources to complete the set. They're a tremendous source of archery history, and each book is signed by Glenn St. Charles. As Brad mentioned, 1250 limited edition sets were produced. I already have the one Brad is offering.
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Ye Sylvan Archer's is a 7 Volume set and is part of Legends of the Longbow. There are an additional 22 books to complete the series all worthy reads and a nice addition to any archers library.
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Yes, Ye Sylvan Archer was an incredible magazine and a wonderful read. I am missing only one of the original mags to have a complete set, but the ones I read are the Derrydale Legends books, for obvious reasons. The entire Derrydale set is a wonderful opportunity to read the books that Glenn chose as the best archery and bowhunting books to republish. Those who subscribed to the whole series have a treasure on one bookshelf! I will never part with mine.
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The Legends of the Longbow Series: A Limited Edition of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Numbered Copies printed by Douglas C. Mauldin at The Derrydale Press in 1992 - 1994. Twenty-nine volumes known, Thirty-one Titles, bound in leather, with raised bands on the spine, with silk ribbon bookmarkers, all edges gilt. Signed by Glenn St. Charles
The Adventurous Bowmen Field Notes On African Archery, by Saxton Pope
American Archery, by Dr. Robert P. Elmer
The Archer's Craft, by Adrian Eliot Hodgkin
Archery by Dr. Robert P. Elmer
Archery by C J Longman & Col H Walrond
Archery: The Technical Side by C N Hickman, Forrest Nagler & Paul E Klopsteg eds
A Bibliography of Archery, by Fred Lake and Hal Wright
The Book Of Archery, by George Agar Hansard
Book Of The Long Bow, by Robert P. Elmer M.D. and Charles Allen Smart; editors
Complete Book Of The Bow and Arrow, by G. Howard Gillelan
Fred Bear's Field Notes, by Fred Bear
The Grey Goose Wing, by E. G. Heath with Glenn St. Charles
Hunting the Hard Way by Howard Hill
Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Saxton Pope
Ishi In Two Worlds, by Theodora Kroeber
Sagittarius by Bob Swinehart
A Study of Bows and Arrows by Saxton T Pope
Target Archery: With a History of the Sport in America, by Dr. Robert P. Elmer
Toxophilus by Roger Ascham / Archery: Its Theory and Practice by Horace A Ford
Turkish Archery and the Composite Bow by Paul E Klopsteg
Modern Methods in Archery by Natalie Reichart & Gilman Keasey
Wild Adventure, by Howard Hill Forward by Errol Flynn
Ye Sylvan Archer, (Volumes I - VII), by J. E. Davis
The Witchery of Archery, by J. Maurice Thompson
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There are several volumes in that series that I wish I had, most notably those by Dr. Robert P. Elmer (... plus a few others).
Mike
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I have the Elmer books, and they're the ones I consult the most. I won't part with them.
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Some of those books have actually increased in value to the point of being a bit high. I'm shy just a few but more then several I own are original prints and not Derrydale Press, although the addition of Mr. St. Charles personalization makes it all the better. The pursuit is what makes it all fun.
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Thank you all. I'd love to find someone who needs it to add to their collection, until then it'll be here.
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Those Elmer books are great, I used to read an old original copy at the universities library before the series came out. I got three of his books soon after they came out. I even accidentally bought an extra copy of Target Archery.
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I believe there are six books Elmer was involved in. Arab Archery, The Book of the Long Bow and American Archery in the original are somewhat uncommon. I completed my set about 15 years ago. These titles are probably less expensive now because most of the serious collectors [ones willing to pay to compete the set] have mostly filled their cabinet and our dollar is worth "somewhat" less. As time runs out on copyrights, many older books are being reprinted at reasonable rates.
I did purchase the set of "Sylvan Archer" because it was easy to get the information contained within the magazines, and that's all I wanted. As well I picked up a couple other titles I reference regularly to save wear and tear on the original editions.
The series was/is a reasonable alternative to acquire a great deal of historical reference.
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