RECOLLECTIONS SHOOTING GUEST George "Bird" Evans AMWELL PRESS signed HUNTING ltd

Description: RECOLLECTIONS SHOOTING GUEST George "Bird" Evans AMWELL PRESS signed HUNTING ltd Click images to enlarge Description RECOLLECTIONS OF A SHOOTING GUEST: Including the Unfinished Manuscript of Charles C. Norris by George "Bird" Evans was published by the AMWELL PRESS in 1978. ********************************************** The AMWELL PRESS is the publishing arm of THE NATIONAL SPORTING FRATERNITY founded in March, 1976 by Jim Rikhoff. He was know and liked throughout the sport publishing industry as a result of his early founding of the Winchester Press. Because of his popularity with the industry he was able to get a who's who of international big game hunters and sport hunters as authors. The titles in the series would include original works by professional hunters, books by active sport hunters, anthologies that contained selections from both contemporary hunters and classic works and reprints of sought after titles. The titles are limited to 1000 copies with beautiful LEATHER bindings and SLIPCASES. These titles are all SIGNED by the author or editor or both and by Jim Rikhoff. In many editions you will find great PHOTOGRAPHS from the authors personal collections while in others you will find ILLUSTRATIONS from artists that capture the feel of the stories. ********************************************* RECOLLECTIONS OF A SHOOTING GUEST: Including the Unfinished Manuscript of Charles C. Norris is a great collection of fishing and hunting (bird) stories by George Bird Evans. ********************************************* Illustrated throughout with specially-commissioned ORIGINAL artwork by Gordon Allen, consisting of black and white line-drawings. ********************************** Beautiful GREEN leather, spine lettered and pictorially decorated in gilt with the picture a dog and grouse, front cover gilt stamped with an stamp of the National Sporting Fraternity, covers double-gilt-ruled, in a GREEN slipcase ************************************ THE BOOK AND SLIPCASE ARE IN FINE CONDITION. ********************************* LIMITED EDITION OF #508/1000 COPIES, SIGNED BY GEORGE "BIRD" EVANS (THE EDITOR), GORDON ALLEN (THE ARTIST,) AND JIM RIKHOFF (THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL SPORTING FRATERNITY). ********************************* -6 1/4" by 9 1/4". -187 pages. -preface by Jim Rikhoff. -forward by Kay Evans. -type for this volume was set by Kingsport Press, Kingsport, Tennessee. -printed on acid-free paper, and Smythe-sewn and custom bound by the Kingsport Press, Kingsport, Tennessee. -Designed by Monica Sullivan. ********************************************* RECOLLECTIONS OF A SHOOTING GUEST draws on the relationship between Evans and Norris as told through letters and anecdotes of bird shooting and fishing for trout and salmon. This is one of the more desirable Evans and Amwell titles. ********************************** During the next few months I will be offering a number of additional AMWELL PRESS (leather, signed, slipcased, limited editions) each sold seperately. I am also selling selected FLYFISHER'S CLASSICS LIBRARY, BRIAR PATCH PRESS, BRIAR PATCH PRESS, WOLF LIBRARY CLASSICS, GEORGE BIRD EVANS AND SAFARI PRESS Limited Edition titles, as well as other LEATHER "Hunting & Fishing" titles from other publishers. NOTE: any glare is from my camera, not the book. Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image HostingCreate your brand with Auctiva's Customizable Templates. Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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