Mickel Earl (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good, clean, tight condition. Green hardcover. Text is free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reference work documents the history, craftsmanship, and personalities behind handmade turkey calls in the United States, focusing on both historical and contemporary call-makers. Richly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, the volume profiles numerous craftsmen, their distinctive styles, regional traditions, and individual calls. It includes biographical sketches, collecting information, and extensive visual documentation of box calls, slate calls, tube calls, wingbone calls, and other forms associated with wild turkey hunting culture. Signed by author on title page. Quarto, 11 1/4" tall. 264 pp. Paper-covered boards. No dust jacket presumed as issued). From private collection. Small ding along back board's joint. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed and inscribed by Earl Mickel on first blank page. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. Very Good; Softcover; Covers are clean and glossy with minor handling-wear around the edges; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and text pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 1.9 lbs; Green covers with title in white & yellow lettering; 1994, Earl E Mickel Publishing; 253 pages; "Turkey Callmakers Past and Present Mick's Picks: Stories and History of Callmakers," by Earl E. Mickel.

Paperback. Condition: Good. I found a short note on one page of the owner winning a calling contest with that call. Otherwise about very good with only light wear. Nice clean used book.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Color photographic lacquered boards; 4to; 258pp; illustrated with b/w & color photos plus drawings; not issued with dust jacket. Mickel successfully killed a wild turkey in 49 of the states (Alaska has no wild turkeys) and also used a call or calls made in the states of the kill. Plus there are 150 short biographies of talented call-makers as well. Some very light sunning along the fore edge of the front board o/w a near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed and personalized by Earl Mickel on the title page. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. First edition of each of these 2 books on turkey hunting in the U.S. TURKEY CALL MAKERS PAST AND PRESENT: Considered the definitive text on turkey callmakers. Mickel spent a year traveling around the U.S. interviewing hundreds of call makers to produce his "Mick's Picks." Features both the turkey calls and biographies of their makers. "Each call maker is as unique as the calls he produces, and it's high time each is recognized for his contribution to American folk art and this great phase of outdoor life." -- from the rear cover. Quarto glossy pictorial paperwraps; profusely illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs; 253 pages including index and page for notes. Very good or better with light rubbing to edges and few creases including one to bottom rear corner. BOB CLARK'S CURE FOR TURKEY FEVER: "While first-hand fieldwork is the key to getting to know the gobbler, there's nothing like the valuable information derived from reading the words delivered by an expert such as Bob Clark to set the stage for your next trip to the greening woods - no matter if it will be your first or your five hundredth." - from the foreword by Tom Fegley. Covers hunting in different seasons and areas in the U.S.; the breeding cycle, nature, and distribution of wild turkeys in the U.S.; "Understanding Turkey Calling Devices"; traveling with firearms; taxidermy; "Cooking Wild Turkey," and more. Quarto glossy pictorial paperwraps; well illustrated with black-and-white photographs and line drawings; 160 pages including 2 pages for notes. Very good with rubbing to spine folds touching edges of spine lettering in few areas. INSCRIBED BY CLARK at base of title page and with recipient's name at top. Both books are quite scarce. Signed.