NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. THE ANIMALS OF EAST AFRICA. 1969. 200pp W/ INDEX. EVER WONDER WHAT THOSE AFRICAN ANIMALS YOU READ ABOUT IN SAFARI BOOKS LOOK LIKE? THIS WILL SHOW YOU. WELL DONE; LOTS OF GREAT PHOTOS AND DRWAINGS. FINE $15

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. WILDERNESS U.S.A. 1973, STATED 1ST. 344pp. FOLIO. TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE WHENEVER THE MOOD COMES OVER YOU WITH THIS CHARMING WORK--CLASSIC GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY PHOTOS AND IN DEPTH TEXT. SUPER REFERENCE FOR PLANNING A TRIP OFF THE BEATEN PATH... VF IN F+DJ. $22.50

Nelson, Norm. Hunting Whitetail Deer. 1981, 1st. 206pp. Illus w/ photos. How to bring home North America's No. 1 big game animal. Coffee stain on back cover and minor spotting to last 11pp at lower corner, otherwise Fine in nr fine dj. $14

NELSON, NORM. HUNTING THE WHITETAIL DEER. 1980, 1ST. "HOW TO BRING HOME AMERICA'S NO. 1 BIG-GAME ANIMAL". SILVER STAMPING ON BROWN SIMULATED LEATHER. VF $15

Norris, Dr. Charles. Eastern Upland Shooting. Countrysport. Traverse City, Mi. 1989. 408p. Intro by his friend, George Bird Evans. Dr. Norris was lucky enough to have had the means to hunt far and wide even through the dismal Depression years. Inck=luded in this book are hunts from Eastern Canada to our sunny South. Grouse, woodcock, pheasant, bobwhite of course. Also covers rail birds. Author goes through his gun diary to relate dogs used, weather conditions, guns, as well as bird behavior. Photo section shows the Little Purdey he willed to George Bird evans, as well as action shots of birds and dogs in the field. A very good book for every uplander's library. Fine in vg+ dj. ISBN: 0924357010 hunting, grouse, ruffed, woodcock, bowhite, quail, pheasants, ring-necked, ringnecks, dogs, shotguns, bird guns, purdey, english, setters, pointers, german shorthaired pointers, brittany spaniels, rails, railbirds, rail birds, shotshells. $24

O'Connor, Jack. The Best of Jack O'Connor. 1977. 1st trade ed limited to only 1000 copies. Amwell Press. 4to (Large 11 1/4" x 8 3/4" format. Later printgings were smaller.) 192pp. Edited by his friend and publisher Jim Rikhoff. What can I add that the titles doesn't say? The 34 stories of the best of the best! Special photo section. Brown cloth cover with gold gilt spine lettering. Very minor corner wear, still fine in vg+ dj.with a photo of a young Jack O'Connor. Fine in vg+dj. hunting, deer, mule, whitetail, elk, big, stone, sheep, Africa, lion, leopard, gemsbok, India, wild, boar, tiger, rams, wild, sheep, bighorn,stone, desert, mule, deer, bear, grizzly, brown, black, polar. $90

O'Connor, Jack. The Best of Jack O'Connor. Amwell Press. 1977, 1st trade ed limited to only 1000 copies. 4to (Large 11 1/4" x 8 3/4" format. Later printgings were smaller.) 192pp. Edited by his friend and publisher Jim Rikhoff. What can I add that the titles doesn't say? The 34 stories of the best of the best! Special photo section. Brown cloth cover with gold gilt spine lettering. Very minor corner wear, still fine in vg-, plastic covered dj with a photo of a young Jack O'Connor. Fine in vg- dj. hunting, deer, mule, whitetail, elk, big, stone, sheep, Africa, lion, leopard, gemsbok, India, wild, boar, tiger, rams, wild, sheep, bighorn,stone, desert, mule, deer, bear, grizzly, brown, black, polar. $80

O'CONNOR, JACK. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS. 1961 , 1ST ED IF JACK THOUGHT IT WAS COMPLETE, IT SURE WAS! FINE $30

ANOTHER. NEAR FINE IN NEAR FINE DJ $25

ANOTHER. LATER PRNTG. SAME GREAT INFO IN A DINGY COVER, BUT W/ TEXT FINE; KID DOODLING ON INSIDE BACK COVER AND BFEP, BOOKPLATE AND TAPE MARKS IN FRONT. $10

ANOTHER. 1972, REVISED AND UPDATED. F IN TAPED DJ $25

O'Connor, Jack. Game in the Desert Revisited. 1977. 1st ed. Amwell Press. #531/950 SIGNED, numbered, leatherbound, slipcased copies. One of the early and more difficult to find Amwell titles. Jack O'Connor's fans are many. You are probablly one of them. Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase, as new/as new, mint/ mint deer, mule, whitetail, big, horn, desert, hunting, Jack O'Connor, javelina, turkey, elk, quail, bob white, masked, mearn's, Gambel's, Gambel, mearns, blue, scaled, jaguar, mountain lion, cougar, puma, dove, white-wing, pronghorn, antelope, southwest. $400

O'CONNOR, JACK. THE SHOTGUN BOOK. Knopf. A Borzoi Book for Sportsmen. 1965, STATED 1ST. 332PP PLUS INDEX. Covers all aspects of shotguns, their design, and uses. Begins with a brief history and then goes in American and European doubles, pumps autos, shotgun barrels, chokes, patterning, stock, fit, various purposes--hunting, game specific, skeet, trap, etc--Loads for specific game, shotshells, components, elements of shooting, hitting, learning trap, skeet, handloading ;and more. Very complete and still pertinent. Fine in vf, edgeworn at spine and top front, but intact vg dj. shotguns, hunting, shooting, trap, skeet, shotgun, clay targets, auto, pump, double, barrel, over, under. $30

O'Connor, Jack. The Last Book, Confessions of a Gun Editor. Amwell Press. 1981. 1st ed limited to 1000 SIGNED, numbered and slipcased copies, this being #852/1000. This was indeed Jack's final book. He pulled no punches while writing it. SIGNED BY Bradford O'Connor--Jack died before ever seeing it and the entire edition is signed by Brad) and Jim Rikhoff. This copy is Mint in mint slipcase. hunting, shooting, shotguns, rifles, ballistics, art, writers, Africa, rams, elk, moose, lion, buffalo, big game, dangerous, game, safaris, sheep. $350

O'Connor, Jack. The Rifle Omnibus. 1976. 1st ed. Winchester Press for National Sporting fraternity Limited. SIGNED. This is three complete books in one: The Modern Rifle by Jim Carmichael, 342pp; The Hunting Rifle by Jack O'Connor, 314pp; and The Accurate Rifle by Warren Page, 238pp. SIGNED BY ALL THREE AUTHORS AND JIM RIKHOFF, PUBLISHER. Limited edition of only 750, SIGNED, numbered, leatherbound and slipcased copies with silk marker ribbon sewn in. Very Fine in vf slipcase. $575

O'CONNOR, JACK. THE RIFLE BOOK. 1978,3RD ED. 337PP OF RIFLE INFO. ILLUS W/ PHOTOS AND DRAWINGS. NO DJ, F $25

O'CONNOR, JACK. THE SHOTGUN BOOK. 1965, STATED 1ST. 332PP PLUS INDEX. EXPLAINS EVERYTHING! FINE IN FINE DJ $40

Another. 1965, 1st. Fine w/o dj. Gold gilt stamped red cloth cover. $30

O'CONNOR, JACK. THE SHOTGUN BOOK. 1965, STATED 1ST ed. 332PP PLUS INDEX. EXPLAINS EVERYTHING! Photos. Bright gold gilt stamping on red cover, Fine in chipped but clean and vg+ dj. A very clean copy. $30

O'Connor, Jack. The Complete Book of Rifles and Shotguns. 1961, later prntg. If Jack thought it was complete, it was! Spine lettering rubbed, no dj. Better than good. Interior fine. $15

ORDEMAN, JOHN. TO KEEP A TRYST WITH THE DAWN: AN APPRECIATION OF ROLAND CLARK. 1989. LTD ED OF 1000, SIGNED AND NUMBERED. THIS COPY ALSO INSCRIBED BY JOHN. MANY ILLUS, SOME IN COLOR. 4to, 118pp NEAT TO BROWSE THRU OR AS A REFERENCE. VF IN F DJ $65

ORDEMAN, JOHN. WILLIAM SCHALDACH, ARTIST, AUTHOR, SPORTSMAN. 1988, 1ST. LTD ED OF 1150 NUMBERED COPIES. 4to, 118pp. SCHALDACH AND CLARK WERE TWO OF NOT many MORE THAN THAT WOULD COULD paint with WITH ART AND WORDS. This copy also inscribed by Ernie Hikock, who collaborated with Ordeman, and wrote the Foreword. WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS MAN? VF $70

ORMOND, CLYDE. BEAR! 1961, 1ST. FOREWORD BY JOE FOSS. COVERS ALL FOUR NORTH AMERICAN BEARS, RIFLES AND HABITS AS WELL AS HABITAT AND MORE. vg in vg dj. $15

ORMOND, CLYDE. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF HUNTING. 1962. 1st. Covers big game, upland game birds and waterfowl. fine in vg dj $15

ORMOND, CLYDE. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF HUNTING. 1964, NOT 1ST. 467pp W/ INDEX. YOU TRY TO WRITE THAT MANY! AN UNDER VALUED BOOK THAT HAS LOTS OF GOOD INFO FOR BEGINNER OR VETERN HUNTER. WELL ILLUS. FINE INTERIOR IN SOILED COVER W/O DJ. $10

OUR LIVING WORLD OF NATURE. 1967, 1ST. THESE BOOKS WERE DEVELOPED JOINTLY WITH THE US DEPT OF THE INTERIOR. ALL ARE VERY COMPLETE AND WELL ILLUS W. COLOR PHOTOS, DIAGRAMS, AND APPENDICES A T THE END. 4to, EACH ABOUT 110-125PP. COLOR PICTORIAL HARD COVERS; NEVER HAD DJ'S. WE OFFER THESE:

THE LIFE OF THE MOUNTAINS. PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE HIGH PLACES. Fine $10

THE LIFE OF THE DESERT. TELLS ALL. Fine $10

DON'T BE PUT OFF BY THE LOW PRICES, THESE ARE VERY USEFUL BOOKS.

OUTDOOR LIFE. DEER HUNTER'S YEARBOOK. HARD COVER, 4to. WELL ILLUS. ABOUT 180pp. I HAVE 1990 AND 1985. BOTH FINE. EACH $10

OUTDOOR LIFE, EDITORS OF. THE STORY OF AMERICAN HUNTING AND FIREARMS. 1959, 1ST. FOLIO, 172pp. FROM THE INDIANS TO THE PRESENT. WELL ILLUS IN COLOR AND B/W. FINE IN FRAYED DJ $25

Ovington, Ray. A Sportsman-Artist's Game Bag. Amwell Press. 1989. 1st ed. limited to 1000 SIGNED, numbered and slipcased copies, this being #838/1000. larger format--4to. Illustrated with the author's own specially commissioned original art. 335pp. Color plates and b&w. Relates the author's experiences hunting and fishing for upland game birds, waterfowl, deer, trout, bass, salmon, and bear. Includes chapters on American water spaniels, curly-coated, flat-coated and labrador retrievers. Fine in fine slipcase. SIGNED by author/illustrator and by Jim Rikhoff, President NSFL. hunting, fishing, deer, whitetails, salmon, atlantic, landlocked, bass, smallmouths, largemouths, trout, bear, black, waterfowl, wildfowl, wood duck, wigeon, goose, geese, canada, decoys, collecting, water spaniel, dogs, woodcock, grouse, pheasant, turkey. $55

PAGE, LAWRENCE AND BURR, BROOKS. ROGER TORY PETERSON FIELD GUIDE TO FRESHWATER FISHES. 1991. SPECIAL LEATHERBOUND 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. AS NEW. $30

Page, Warren. The Rifle Omnibus. 1976. 1st ed. Winchester Press for National Sporting fraternity Limited. SIGNED. This is three complete books in one: The Modern Rifle by Jim Carmichael, 342pp; The Hunting Rifle by Jack O'Connor, 314pp; and The Accurate Rifle by Warren Page, 238pp. SIGNED BY ALL THREE AUTHORS AND JIM RIKHOFF, PUBLISHER. Limited edition of only 750, SIGNED, numbered, leatherbound and slipcased copies with silk marker ribbon sewn in. Very Fine in vf slipcase. $575

Parker, Eric, editor. Colonel Hawker's Shooting Diaries. Derrydale Press. 1990. Ltd ed. 300p w/ index. Bound in redcloth with gold gilt lettering and shooter on front cover and spine, a.e.g., marker ribbon bound in and in red slipcase. Covers the shooting of the well known Col. Parker from 1802-1853. He sure had some good times, and you can share them with him. Book and slipcase are As New. hunting, woodcock, grouse, pheasants, wildfowling, waterfowling, ducks, geese, snipe, shore birds, rails, birds, shooting, shotguns, brant, swans, Manton, Joe, Lancaster, Charles, Greener, guns, makers. $35

Peper, Eric and Rikhoff, Jim , editors. Fishing Moments of Truth and Hunting Moments of Truth, 2 volume set. Winchester Press. 1973. 1st ed. Limited Edition of only 750 copies, these being #232. Anothologies of fishing and hunting trips when honesty of one form or another comes into play. 206pp and 208pp, 8vo. Drawings, including color plates by Milton C. Weiler. Authors include Nick Lyons, Ed Zern, Lee Wulff, Roderick Haig-Brown, Charles Ritzz, Art Flick, Dana S. Lamb, Arnold Gingrich, Homer Circle, Jim Carmichael, Archibald Rutledge, Warren Page, George Bird Evans, John Jobson, Lamar Underwood, Gene Hill, Jack O'Connor, Elgin Gates and many more. Partial leather with gilt stampings. Two Volumes in one slipcase. Mint/mint. $125

PEPER, ERIC AND RIKHOFF, JIM EDITORS. HUNTING MOMENT OF TRUTH. 1973, 1ST. ANTHOLOGY OF SOME WONDERFUL STORIES TOLD BY THE LIKES OF ZERN, CARMICHAEL, RUTLEDGE, PAGE, BRISTER, O'CONNOR, JOBSON, GATES, WATERMAN, HILL...GOOD BOOK! ILLUS BY THE IMCOMPERABLE MILT WEILER. HAVE 7, VF IN DJ'S THAT ARE MOSTLY F. EACH $25

Petrie, Chuck. Why Ducks Do That, 40 Distinctive Waterfowl Behaviors Explained and Photographed. 2006. 1st. Willow Creek. 95pp, 12mo. Spectacular photos good enough for carvers to use for paintings and patterns. Nicely done. Be the first on your block to know these truths about ducks. New in pictorial hardcover, no dj issued. $15.95

Petzal, David. The Experts' Book of Upland Bird and Waterfowl Hunting. 1975, 1ST. 315pp W/ INDEX. PHOTOS. Twelve EXPERTS--Woolner, Dalrymple, Waterman, Carmichael, Evans, Reiger, and others tell all. Extra chapter about the authors! GOOD REFERENCE. Fine in fine mylar protected dj hunting upland game birds waterfowl wildfowl ducks geese goose ruffed grouse woodcock pheasant turkey guns bird dogs gun dogs pointing dogs flushing dogs retrievers $14

PETZEL, DAVID. THE EXPERT'S BOOK OF THE SHOOTING SPORTS. 1972, 1ST. 320pp W/ INDEX. PHOTOS. SIXTEEN EXPERTS--WATERMAN, CARMICHEAL, HAGEL, PAGE, BAUER, AND OTHERS TELL ALL ON HANDGUN, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS AS WELL AS OPTICS. GOOD REFERENCE. Fine $14

Phair, Charles. Atlantic Salmon Fishing. Premier Press. 1985. #685/3000, leatherbound, gilt stamped and aeg with marker ribbon. The Premier Press books were splendidly made with fancy endpapers, raised hubs, pigskin leather, the works. 219pp, folio. Originally published in 1937 by Derrydale Press, this is a beautiful book. Written by a man who knew his subject and was enthusiastic in its persuit and protection. Illustrated by Ogden M. Pleissner and Robert Nisbet, N.A., and from photos, drawings and maps. Dark blue leather with gilt decoration. Mint. $65

PHAIR, CHARLES. ATLANTIC SALMON FISHING. 1985, PREMIER PRESS. REPRINT OF ORIGINAL DERRYDALE. FOLIO, LEATHERBOUND, GILT DECORATED. NUMBERED LTD ED. ILLUS BY OGDEN PLEISSNER, ROBERT NESBIT ANDW/ PHOTOS, DRAWINGS AND MAPS.. AWESOME!! very fine. $55

Peterson, Brian, R, Complier. The Great Duck Misunderstanding, and Other Stories. 2005. 1st ed. 352pp. Like to laugh? This compilation is the best of American fishing and hunting humor. About 100 stories of wit and fun in the outdoors by American sportsman--Ed Zern, Steve Mulak, Ted Nugent, Milton Berle (?!?), Buck Peterson, Bruce Cochran, Nelson Bryant, Homer Circle, George Reiger, and a host of others. Brand new, just off the presses. Get yours first and be the life of the party. New in pictorial wraps. $24.50

PINCHER, CHAPMAN. A STUDY OF FISH. 1948, STATED 1ST AMERICAN ED. 343pp, ILLUS BY AUTHOR. SO NAMED BECAUSE IF HE'D CALLED IT "ICHTHYOLOGY" IT MAY HAVE SCARED PROSPECTIVE READERS. NOT YOU, OF COURSE. SPINE FADED, COVER SOILED. VG $10

Phair, Charles. Atlantic Salmon Fishing. Derrydale Press. Lyon, Ms 1993. Hardcover 4to.193p. Color plates by Ogden Pleissner, b/w plates, illustrations, maps, gilt decorated bonded-leather binding. Edition limited to 2500 copies. A scarce and sought-after American book on salmon fishing. First published by The Derrydale Press in 1937. NEW in original shrink wrap. $35

PHAIR, CHARLES. ATLANTIC SALMON FISHING. 1985, PREMIER PRESS. REPRINT OF ORIGINAL DERRYDALE. FOLIO, LEATHERBOUND, GILT DECORATED. NUMBERED LTD ED. ILLUS BY OGDEN PLEISSNER, ROBERT NESBIT ANDW/ PHOTOS, DRAWINGS AND MAPS.. AWESOME!! AS NEW $30

Pollard, H.B.C. and Barclay-Smith, Phyllis. British and American Game Birds. Derrydale Press, Lyon, MS 1993 Limited Edition Hardcover. Illustrated by Philip Rickman. Leatherbound, gilt decorated/lettered, color pictorial of two peasants tipped in front cover. AEG. Limited edition of 2500 copies. Color Illustrations. NEW in publisher's shrink wrap. $20

POPE, DUDLEY. GUNS. 1972. 256pp, LARGE 4to. OVER 300 ILLUS, 39 IN COLOR. FROM DERRINGERS TO HOWITZERS, THIS BOOK IS ABOUT "GUNS"! FINE $25

Popham, Arthur, Jr. Stalking Game from Desert to Tundra Amwell Press. 1985. 1st ltd ed of 1000 (#655) SIGNED by author and publisher, Jim Rikhoff, leatherbound, slipcased and with marker ribbon bound in, this is the usual deluxe Amwell presentation. Illustrated with photos from the authors private collection. Popham ws a student of Jack O'Connor both in the college classroom and in the hunting field. Big game hunting for deer, mule and whitetail, rams, stone and bighorn, elk, caribou, brown bear, kermode bear (white black bear), moose, bison (American buffalo), proghorn antelope, African lion, cape buffalo, sable, Urial sheep, and a few more. Very Fine in very fine slipcase. hunting, deer, mule, whitetail, sheep, ram, stone, bighorn, elk, caribou, brown, bear, kermode, white black bear, moose, bison, American, buffalo, proghorn, antelope, African, lion, cape, buffalo, sable, Urial sheep, hunting, stalking, game, big $80

Popowski, Bert.Crow Shooting. A.S. Barnes and Company. New York. The Sportsman's Library Series. 1946, 1st, 1st prntg. Hardcover, 216p. INSCRIBED: "TO ALL SIMMONS AND HIS TRUSTY CAMERA--BEST REGARDS…BERT POPOSKI, DECEMBER 1946". I have to assume Al Simmons is the one who took the photos in the book! B/w photographs, cartoon illustrations by Gordon Elliott, decorated endpapers, pictorial cloth. Crow hunting is not as well promoted as it once was--politically incorrect. But is is great fun and something we can do when no other seasons are open. This copy is rather special because of the INSCRIPTION BY THE AUTHOR, it is the 1st issue, and it retains a very good, edge worn and chipped dj." hunting, shooting, crows, varmints, call, guns, blinds, corvus, ornithology, decoys. $55

POPOWSKI, BERT. CALLING ALL GAME. 1952, 1ST. ALL THE USUAL, PLUS ANTELOPE, MOOSE, BEAVER, POSSUM. DUCKS, GEESE, TURKEYS OF COURSE. AND MORE. EX-SPORTS ILLUSTRATED EDITORIAL LIBRARY, LACKS DJ, BUT A NICE CLEAN COPY. ILLUS W/ CARTOONS, FINE. $20

Potter, Charles S., Jr. Following the Flight. 1999. 1st ed. 145pp, 8vo. Follow the migrating waterfowl south as they migrate from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. One man's oddessy. Art work by David Maass, with over 20 of his prints and other skethes. Beautiful book. Scarce. As new in as new dj. $85

Proper, Datus C. Pheasants of the Mind. Prentice Hall Press. 1990. Stated 1st edition. Illus by Eldridge Hardie. Now a classic, the author takes us on a quest for reality on several levels. New in new dj, never sold to a customer. I just found it in my surplus inventory! hunting, pheasants, ring-necked pheasant, ringneck, grouse, ruffed, woodcock, quail, bobwhite, waleye, carp, pike, dogs, labrador, retriever, setters, pointers, flushers, german shorthaired pointers, english, game, recipes, upland, game, birds $30

PULLING, PIERRE. GAME AND GUNNER. 1973, 1ST ED. OBSERVATIONS ON GAME MANAGEMENT AND SPORT HUNTING. COVERS BIG GAME AND SMALL, WATERFOWL. GOOD AMMUNTITION AGAINST "ANTI-HUNTERS". WHAT WE SHOULD ALL KNOW. FINE $15

Queeny, Edgar M. Prairie Wings. Ducks Unlimited. 1947, folio, 256pp. Classic flight studies and much more. Color frontispiece and sketches by Richard E. Bishop. A cornerstone book for any wildlife, ornithology, waterfowl library. Fine with very fine interior. A very nice copy in all respects. hunting,waterfowl,ducks unlimited,richard bishop,waterfowling,wildfowl,wildfowling,ducks,geese,mallards,pintails,ornithology,natural history,flight,birds,flying. $125

QUINN, TOM. THE WORKING RETRIEVERS, THE CLASSIC BOOK FOR THE TRAINING, CARE, AND HANDLING OF RETRIEVERS FOR HUNTING AND FIELD TRIALS. 1998, REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION. 257pp, 4to. ILLUS W/ PHOTOS, DIAGRAMS, DRAWINGS. QUINN IS ONE OF AMERICA'S TOP BREEDERS AND TRAINERS OF RETRIEVERS--LABS, GOLDENS, CHESSIES, AND OTHERS. GREAT BOOK! Very fine very fine dj. hunting, retrievers, gun, dogs, waterfowl , upland, game $40

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