THE WILD TURKEY BOOK Wayne Fears AMWELL PRESS leather SIGNED ltd ed HUNTING

.THE WILD TURKEY BOOK by Wayne Fears (editor) was published by the AMWELL PRESS in 1981.
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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.
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THE WILD TURKEY BOOK is a splendid anthology of turkey hunting by writers stretching from John James Audubon, through writers like Mark Twain, George Bird Grinnell, Archibal Rutledge, Edward Mcllhenry, Robert Ruark, Havilag Babcock, Corey Ford, Roger Latham, Earl Kennamer, Ed Zern, Charles Elliot, Rob Keck and Wayne Fears, (among others).

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Illustrated throughout with ORIGINAL  black and white drawings Tom Hennessey. Also includes a color frontispiece.
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Beautiful light BROWN leather, spine lettered and pictorially decorated in gilt with the picture of a turkey and turkey tracks, covers double-gilt-ruled, in a patterned light BROWN slipcase.

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THE BOOK AND SLIPCASE ARE IN FINE CONDITION. THERE IS A FORMER OWNER'S NEAT EMBOSSED SEAL ON THE LOWER CORNOR OF THE LIMITATION PAGE.

                
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LIMITED EDITION OF #604/1000 COPIES, SIGNED BY WAYNE FEARS (THE EDITOR), TOM HENNESSEY (THE ILLUSTRATOR) AND JIM RIKHOFF (THE PRESIDENT OF "THE NATIONAL SPORTING FRATERNITY").
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-6 1/4" by 9 1/4".
-274 pages.
-foreward by Thomas F. Rogers
-type for this volume was set by American-Stratford Graphic Servics, Inc. Brattleboro, Vermont.
-printed on acid-free paper, and Smythe-sewn and custom bound by the American Book-Stratford Press, Inc, Saddle Brook, New Jersey.

-edited by Wayne Fears.
-Designed by Remo R. Duchi.
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THE WILD TURKEY BOOK is an anthology of excellent stories written about wild turkeys by some of America's best known outdoor writters. These were the men who know the thrill of the first gobble just as day breaks on a spring morning. Most of these stories are disappearing rare classics. May your sons' sons enjoy these stories and the thrill of an early morning turkey hunt, enjoy.
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I'll be listing a near complete set of Amwell Press titles during the course of the new year, don't miss out, all are in fine to very fine condition, signed, with slipcases. Many titles are out-of-print and difficult to find.

NOTE: any glare is from my camera, not the book.