Search Results: Game In the Desert by Jack O'Connor

Derrydale Pr, 2014. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 360 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches.

Paperback / softback. New.

Derrydale Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated , pp. 360 Reprint of the 1939 Edition . Papeback. New.

Derrydale Pr, 2014. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 360 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Lyon, MI: Derrydale Press, 1993. Limited Edition. Leather. Fine. Pages are clean and unmarked. Brown leather boards are clean and square. Binding is tight. Text block is clean. Pictures available upon request.

Lyon, Mississippi: The Derrydale Press, (1993), 1993. Hardcover. Fine/No dust jacket as issued. 4to. T. J. Harter. pp. xx, [2], 1-298. Illustrated. One of a limited edition of 2500 copies. Full leather binding with title and author in gilt. Marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Big game hunting in the American Southwest. A slight scratch on the rear cover. No previous owner's names or marks. A handsome, gift quality copy.

Derrydale Press, 1993. New/No Dustjacket as Issued. In original publisher's shrinkwrap. Bound in leather. Limited to 2500 copies. A collectable, classic work of the sporting field. An account of hunting various game in the American Southwest and northern Mexico: deer, antelope, bighorn sheep, elk, desert pig, quail, bear, mountain lion, jaguar--and even wild turkey! John Woolf O'Connor (January 22, 1902 – January 20, 1978) was a writer and outdoorsman, best known as a writer for Outdoor Life magazine, where he served as Shooting Editor for 31 years. O'Connor was well known among shooters and hunters as a proponent of the .270 Winchester and 7x57mm Mauser (.275 Rigby) cartridges, and for his extensive knowledge of hunting and shooting. O'Connor wrote over a dozen non-fiction books including Game in the Desert, The Rifle Book, The Complete Book of Rifles and Shotguns, The Big Game Animals of North America, The Art of Hunting Big Game in North America, and Sheep and… Read More

Derrydale Press, 1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM. hardcover. Like New. 1.1024 in x 9.1339 in x 6.5748 in. A nice copy. Clean text, solid binding. 1 / 2,500 limited edition by Derrydale Press. Larger format hardcover with brown leather boards and gilt lettering. Only a hint of shelf wear. Overall a lovely copy of a scarce book.

Derrydale Press, 1993-01-01. hardcover. New. 5x0x9. Brand New! Still in factory shrink wrap. Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available.

NY: The Derrydale Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1939. Limited 1st edition. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 298 pages .

New York. : The Derrydale Press., 1939. Limited edition, #284 of 950 copies. . Hardcover, green faux snakeskin, gilt titles. . Very good, some fading to spine title, bookplate to pastedown, no dust jacket as issued. . 4to.. Illustrated by T.J. Harter.

New York: Derrydale Press, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Quarto (25.5 cm), pp. xx, [ii], 298. Faux green snakeskin boards, with gilt-stamped titling. #706 of 950 copies printed. Deckle edge, complete with all black and white photos, color frontispiece and plates by illustrator TJ Harter. Text block has foxing, spine is faded with edge wear, splatter marks on p. 67 and facing plate. Former owner's name on first blank leaf. Absent the box it was published with [Biscotti, p. 320].An Arizona native and long-time celebrated shooting editor at Outside Life, O'Connor "was literate, sardonic, and understated, the only 'gun writer' ever reviewed in The New Yorker," Stephen Bodio writes in A Sportsman's Library, about a later version of the book. "[T]his handsome, entertaining, still-useful volume had been perhaps the most important book for introducing the literate American hunter to the modern, post-Teddy Roosevelt West."

New York: Derrydale Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1939. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 298 pages; Copy #908 of 950. Light stain on lower frontispiece and endpapers, else fine. In a custom slipcase. .

New York: Derrydale Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1939. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 298 pages; Copy #829 of 950. Just a touch of rubbing and wear to covers. Name and date on 2nd free endpaper. .

New York: Derrydale Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1939. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 298 pages; Copy #650 of 950. .

New York : Derrydale Press, 1939. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. T.J. Harter. Limited edition of 950 copies, this is copy number 343, and includes the rare publisher's box with the paste on label. Green fabricoid binding with snakeskin pattern, gilt stamped titles, green endpapers. Illustrated by T.J. Harter including color frontis with tissue guard, and 10 plates in black and white, plus 12 black and white photographs, selected bibliography, 298 pages. Chapters on Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, Bighorn Sheep. Pronhorn Antelope, Elk, Black and Grizzly Bear, Jaguar, Mountain Lion, Game Birds, Coyote, Wild Turkey, and Javelinas. Close to new copy, titles on spine a little dull, publisher's box has minor signs of wear, photos on request. Heller 262.

New York: The Derrydale Press, 1939. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. T.J. Harter. Copy number 25 of a limited edition of 950. Although not called for this copy is inscribed and signed by the author on a front endpaper "For Eben B. Knowlton/with the best of wishes/Jack O'Connor/June 1939". Very scarce signed in the first printing of this O'Connor classic. Green frabricoid snakeskin covers with gilt titles, color frontispiece with tissue guard and 10 plates in black and white plus 12 black and white photographs, green endpapers, bibliography, 298 pages. Heller 262, Siegel 146.