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The Big-Game Rifle (First Edition) by O'Connor, Jack - 1952

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The Big-Game Rifle (First Edition) by O'Connor, Jack - 1952

The Big-Game Rifle (First Edition)

by O'Connor, Jack

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952.

FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING.


371 pages + index.


Illustrations throughout.


Very Good in Good Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages; slight wear; dust jacket is fairly clean with some wear; also has a piece of tape at bottom of spine; price clipped. 

"From the white-tailed deer and the mountain sheep to the lion and the rhinoceros, Jack O'Connor covers every existing species of big game, every available rifle used in it's quest. Factory rifles and custom-built rifles, rifles for forest game, for mountain game, for soft-skinned and thick-skinned animals, cartridges of every known category; every kind of big-game ammunition, sight, sling, and scabbard--all are lucidly described and clear illustrated--and a gallery of illustrations which makes this the definitive book in its field."--from the front flap.

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  • Bookseller LaCelle Rare Books US (US)
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  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher New York: Alfred A. Knopf
  • Date Published 1952
  • Keywords HUNTING,HUNTER,UNITED STATES,CANADA

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Xiii, 371, Xi Pp. Cream Buckram. First Printing. Near Fine,No Marks, No Wear But A Little Browning And Foxing To Cloth.
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Knopf, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Long Beach, CA: Safari Press, 1994. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing by Safari Press with 1 in the numberline. Clean unmarked copy, very nice, dust jacket in mylar. Illustrated with photographs, 371 pages plus index.
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Safari Press, USA, 1994. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book Size: Large 8vo ( 9 to 11 inches). Item Type: Book. Edges slightly spotted or marked. ISBN: 1571570004. ISBN/EAN: 9781571570000.. 9781571570000
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Safari Press, 1997-01-28. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First printing from this press. 64 pp of reproduced photographs and designs. The volume has a gently curled spiune tail. The unclipped dust jacket, protected in a sleeve, hasd two creases on the top corner of the front flap.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. First edition, in the "Borzoi Books for Sportsmen" series. Tall 8vo. xiii, (3), xi pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates, tables. Heller 265: "One of the top-notch books on the subject, and with many of the photos being of bagged game." Glue residue on front pastedown from removed bookplate, rear hinge cracked, else very good. Cream cloth. (7332).
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Knopf, 1952-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. First Edition. Dust jacket is rubbed, chipped, and missing some small pieces. Book has some small stains on cloth and corners bumped. Previous owner's name is on the inside front board. Owner's military stamp on endpaper, title page and outside page edges. Some red pencil marks and notes throughout the book. Overall inside pages are clean and binding is tight.
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Knopf, 1952-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 9x6x2. First edition, stated. Not pretty. No writing or marks to text. First few pages have a few pin holes to bottom corner. Cream-colored cloth cover has an embossed design on front; large band of dark discoloration across top, and lighter discoloration along bottom edge, front and back. Small bend on front cover board. Cover corners are square, binding is solid with completely intact hinges. Jacket is Poor, with heavy discoloration on front, spine and edges. Large tears on front flap crease on front edge crease on spine, plus multiple smaller chips and tears. Slightly musty. Strictly a reading/reference copy. Books that sell for $9 or more ship in a box; under $9 in a bubble mailer. Expedited and international orders may ship in a flat rate envelope rather than a box due to cost constraints. All US-addressed items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation.
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