24-signed-limited-edition-hunting-books-from-amwell-press
Lot 7412
(24) Signed, Limited Edition Hunting Books from Amwell Press
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
All limited editions signed by author/editor/contributor and Jim Rikhoff (all numbered 435/1000 unless otherwise noted). Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1973-1986. All bound in leather in various colors, with gilt stamped lettering and designs, in slipcases. Lot includes the following titles: The Complete Wildfowler by Grits Gresham (Winchester Press, 435/500), Backtrack by Charley Dickey (896/1000), Mixed Bag by Jim Rikhoff (952/1000), The Grizzly Book by Jack Samson, The Whispering Wings of Autumn by Gene Hill and Steve Smith, The Wild Turkey Book: An Anthology edited by J. Wayne Fears, The Duck Hunter's Book edited by Lamar Underwood, Strayed Shots and Frayed Lines edited by John E. Howard, The Fishing's Only Part of It by Dana Lamb, Opening Shots and Parting Lines by Charley Dickey (Winchester Press), Ridge Runners and Swamp Rats by Charles F. Waterman, Covey Rises and Other Pleasures by David H. Henderson, Confessions of an Outdoor Maladroit by Joel M. Vance, On Bears and Bear Hunting by Duncan Gilchrist, Classics of American Sporting Fiction edited by Michael McIntosh, Fair Chase by Jim Rikhoff, The Last Book: Confessions of a Gun Editor by Jack O'Connor, Stalking Game From Desert to Tundra by Arthur Popham, Jr., A Listening Walk by Gene Hill, Hunting the Southwest by Jack Samson, Sundown Covey by David H. Henderson, Pavement's End by Art Smith and edited by Pat Smith, Water's Edge by Art Smith and edited by Pat Smith, Hunting The Southlands edited by Lamar Underwood.

The lot also includes the following (3) titles: John Macnab by John Buchan (signed and limited edition 435/1000 from Macdonald Publishers, 1980, in slipcase); The Bobwhite Quail Book edited by Lamar Underwood (second printing/first trade edition from Amwell Press, 1981); River Gods & Spotted Devils edited by John Culler and Chuck Wechsler (deluxe limited edition 375/500 from LiveOak Press, 1988, in slipcase).

Most DOA 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.; largest 10 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.

All good to near fine with the majority in very good condition; occasional foxing (mostly at edges), scuffing, slight separation from text block, or slightly cocked spine; slipcases generally very good with occasional scuffing or toning.