George Bird Evans Editor (9 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. No DJ. NOT the signed/limited. 1986 second edition. Clean text. Shelving code NW shlff GA.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Large 8vo., 330 pp. Illustrated with black and white photos. Later print. A collection of the author's best stories on quail, waterfowl, dogs and guns culled from his nine books and numerous articles. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket that has a touch of wear at the spine extremities.…

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Some slight edgewear to dustjacket. Gathered here are many of the finest contemporary sporting writers: George Bird Evans, Charles Waterman, Gene Hill, Michael McIntosh, Jim Fergus, and many others. Each offers a unique story of his singular relationship with the dog (or dogs) that shaped his life. The anthology is completely original with none of the stories previously published. Well produced and finely illustrated by the famous artist Bruce Langton.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Amwell Press, Clinton, NJ, 1986. 8vo. Book is in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked. Boards and bindings are strong with very minor shelf and edge wear. No DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Signed and inscribed by editor, George Bird Evans, on half title page. Book is in Fine condition. Clean, brown cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. A tight, solid binding and clean, unmarked pages. Full of great black and white hunting photos of Buckingham and friends. Dust jacket in Near Fine condition. A couple of tears to jacket edges have been tape repaired from jacket's interior and barely visible from the exterior. Dust jacket in protective mylar wrap. Book will be carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery. See photos. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Gilt-stamped brown cloth; 8v0; 330pp; illustrated with b/w photos; color photographic dust jacket; later printing with the plain endsheets. A collection of the author's best stories on quail, waterfowl, dogs and guns culled from his nine books and numerous articles. Plus an entertaining, "Portrait of Nash" by the editor. Book is in VG condition while the jacket has a vertical band of sunning along spine of front panel This copy uncommonly inscribed & dated by Evans on the half title page. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fifteenth Printing. Mylar-wrapped dust jacket; not price-clipped; white lettering and color photograph of an arrangement of Nash Buckingham's hunting possessions, including a magnum duck gun, shooting hat, gloves and duck call, duck decoy, and more; dust jacket in fine condition; signed and inscribed by editor George Bird Evans on half-title page: "For Charles Johnston - with the hope that you will feel the touch of hand from Nash Buckingham to me to you. George Bird Evans, Old Hemlock, November 1983"; one caption below a B&W photograph of Nash Buckingham with a Burt Becker magnum gun and a dog has been partially crossed out in black ink, but the text is still visible beneath; presumably this was done by the editor, Evans, as the ink appears to be crossing out a possibly incorrect dog name; else interior book clean and like new; tight binding; numerous B&W photographs printed in between pgs. 20 and 21. George Bird Evans (1906 - 1998) was an American author, artist, dog breeder, and sportsman, recognized widely as one of the world's leading authorities on upland gunning and bird dogs. Nash Buckingham (1880 - 1971) was an American sportsman, prolific writer, and outspoken conservationist, widely renowned and beloved as an outdoor writer during his time. Evans - with whom Buckingham was friends - selected, annotated, and edited some of Buckingham's best writing, creating The Best of Nash Buckingham. ; B & W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 320 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tan and green cloth; 8vo; 258/286pp; sewn-in ribbon bookmarks; illustrated with drawings by Donald Shoffstall; plain paper-covered slipcases; each volume limited to 1000 numbered copies (both # 896); signed by author, artist & publisher; the true 1st editions. A collection of stories written about America's favorite upland subjects dating from 1783 to date of publication. Authors include: Forester, Bumstead, Hallock, Seton, Hammond, Mershon, Phillips, Rutledge, Sheldon, Norris, Holland, Foster, Spiller, Woolner, and others. Perhaps the most popular of all Amwell upland shooting titles. Quite hard-to-find as a set, especially with matching limitation numbers. Both books are in VG condition, internally bright & clean. The slipcases show light wear primarily to bottom edges. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Gilt-stamped brown cloth; 8v0; 330pp; illustrated with decorated endpapers plus b/w photos; color photographic dust jacket. A collection of the author's best stories on quail, waterfowl, dogs and guns culled from his nine books and numerous articles. Plus an entertaining, "Portrait of Nash" by the editor. Book is in VG condition while the jacket has a chip or two along top edge. This copy of the 1st printing (with pictorial end sheets) additionally contains a signed presentation from John Olin, publisher and owner of Winchester Press.…