5 Vintage Hunting Books Shotgun Duck Waterfowl Jack O'Connor 1st Ed HC DJ Lot

by Various Artists, Various Authors, Various Contributors, Various Hands, Various Other Authors, Various Writers

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5 Vintage Hunting Books Shotgun Duck Waterfowl Jack O'Connor Vintage five-volume hardcover sporting and hunting collection centered on shotguns, duck hunting, waterfowl, upland birds, decoys, and classic American field sports. An appealing shelf lot for the hunter, sporting-book collector, outdoorsman, or collector of mid-century hunting literature. The collection includes: The Shotgun Book — Jack O'Connor — Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. Stated First Edition, hardcover with original dust jacket. O'Connor's extensive treatment of shotguns and wingshooting, including shotgun history, actions, gauges, barrels, chokes, stocks, ammunition, ballistics, shooting technique, game shooting and related subjects. Moss, Mallards & Mules and Other Hunting & Fishing Stories — Bob Brister — Winchester Press, 1973, hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated by Stanley Farnham. Duck Decoys and How to Rig Them — Ralf Coykendall — Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Originally published 1955; this copy is the Eighth Printing, July 1973, hardcover with dust jacket. The Duck Hunter's Handbook — Bob Hinman — Winchester Press, 1974, hardcover with dust jacket. The Experts' Book of Upland Bird & Waterfowl Hunting — edited by David E. Petzal — Simon and Schuster, 1975, first printing indicated by complete 1–10 number line, hardcover with dust jacket. A substantial multi-author sporting reference covering pheasant, grouse, quail, turkey, upland guns, duck hunting, goose hunting, retrieving dogs and related subjects. An

• Publisher: Various
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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