Jack O'connor

O'CONNOR, JACK; RIKHOFF, JIM (FOREWORD). The Best Of Jack O' Connor. The Amwell Press, Clinton: 1985.

192 pages. Most of the stories herein were written for Outdoor Life in the more than three decades that Jack O'Connor was on the staff of that magazine. These are pictures of what hunting was like in the first six decades of the twentieth century. Hardcover, no dustjacket but with a slip case. Very Good condition.

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Anderson, Robert: Jack O'Connor : The Legendary Life of America's Greatest Gunwriter, Huntington Beach, CA, U.S.A. Safari Press, Incorporated 2001
ISBN: 1571572546 New

Crisp, BRAND NEW copy sporting bright red boards with crisp black lettering to spine. Contents and boards pristine. All that mars it is its lack of dustjacket. Wonderful photos in three sections at center of book printed on glossy paper. A biography of Jack O'Connor, a leading writer in the firearms field. Text also includes data on handloading and firearms from O'Connor's perspective. 261 pages. Second Edition No DJ Hard Cover

[SW: Jack O'connor. Guns. Firearms. Biography. Firearms & Shooting Sports]

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O'Connor, Jack (Signed): The Big-Game Rifle Illustrated, New York Alfred A. Knopf 1952 ; fester Einband / hard cover; Schutzumschlag / dust cover; sig.; 1. Ed.
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371 pages plus xi page index. Sixty-two pages of black and white photographic plates. Signed and inscribed by author upon front endpaper. "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 its quest. Factory rifles and custom-built rifles, rifles for forest game, for mountain game, for soft-skinned and thick-skinned animals; cartridges in every known category; every kind of big game ammunition, sight, sling, and scabbard - all are lucidly described and clearly illustrated. In addition there are unforgettable anecdotes of action wherever big game is found - and a gallery of illustrations which makes this the definitive book in its field." - from dust jacket. Tight and square. Unmarked. Moderate wear and soiling to cream-coloured coarse cloth-covered boards. Above-average wear to dust jacket which bears multiple yellowed tape repairs and is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Signed First Edition Fair Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; First Edition

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O'Connor, Jack; Jim Rikhoff: THE BEST OF JACK O'CONNOR, 1984 New Jersey The Amwell Press
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Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket Edition: Second Printing 2nd printing. Large brown hardcover with gilt decoration in illustrated slipcase showing photo of O'Connor with a bighorn sheep. Pages clean and tight other than previous owner's name stamp (very small) inside both covers. B/w photos. Cover has light wear/rubbing at corners, light scuffing to front and bumping to one rear edge, no tears. Slipcase has a little fading to rear and light bumping to bottom corners and one edge, otherwise very good. A compilation of O'Connor's best articles and essays, most written during his more than three decades on the staff of that magazine; excerpts from his novels; and sections on hunting in the Southwest, the High Country, Africa and Asia. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; (1160) (*Note: due to heavy weight, extra shipping will apply to some locations)

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