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	NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA NRA Hunting Annual / 1975 US, National Rifle Association of America. 1974, 1st Printing. Trade Paperback, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight copy, minor edgewear, minor age toning. Hunts, Tips, Articles, Region, Area, and State by State commentary, Records, Technique, Statistics, and more. Well illustrated! 159 pages + rear ad. Very Good. USD 9.95 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 878] Book number: 561219 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BRAKEFIELD, TOM Hunting Big Game Trophies / A North American Guide - An Outdoor Life Book NY, Outdoor Life / Sunrise Books. 1976, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, brown bindings, light shelfwear, unmarked text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear and rubs, small closed short tears, edge splots, and a small blank sticker on the upper front cover. A excellent hunter's reference and guide to hunting North America Big Game. With chapters on Outfitters/Guides, Whitetail, Pronghorn, Bears, Moose, Caribou, Elk, Mountain Goat, and etc. With Gun & Scopes, Avoiding Common Mistakes, Boone & Crockett Club Scoring, Trophy Hunting, Physical Conditioning, Setting up a Trophy Room, the Hunting Horse/Horsemanship, Wildlife Photography, Choosing a good Taxidermist, and more! Well illustrated in b&w. 446 pages.. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 17.94 [Appr.: EURO 12 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1583] Book number: 578445 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BRIDGE, RAYMOND America's Backpacking Book / Revised Edition NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1981. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, Clean Unmarked Text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light edgewear with a creased inner front fold. A great illustrated reference featuring equipment selection, packing techniques, trip planning, physical conditioning, insect and animal precautions & safety, clothing selection, first aid and emergencies instructions, trail nutrition, meals & recipes, map & compass usage, site selection, hiking with children, mountain, desert, forest, snow, and river hiking and camping, rough terrain hiking, survival techniques, advice, tips, examples, making your own equipment, and much more! 390 pages... Illustrated in b&w. USD 17.41 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.5 \| JP¥ 1537] Book number: 577860 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	DALRYMPLE, BYRON Deer Hunting With Dalrymple / A Lifetime of Lore on the Whitetail and Mule Deer US: McKay. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. First Edition. 1978, in Brodart Protective Cover,tight-bright copy, jacket has upper edge tatters,minor interior soiling/stains. A very detailed Whitetail and Mule Deer Hunters Reference Manual,from best hunting times of the day to tasty venison recipes. 248 pages of professional Q&A's, reference,tips, and hunting secrets. Food or trophy hunters advice, never come home empty handed again!. USD 12.42 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 \| £UK 7.5 \| JP¥ 1096] Book number: BQB387 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	DARNER, KIRT Hunting The Rockies: Home Of Tthe Giants Marceline, MO, Wadsworth Publishing Company. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0961482125) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and Clean Copy, color pictorial bindings, big game sketch decorated endpapers, no names, unmarked text. An outstanding detail packed biographical hunt and hunters true story collection filled with the adventure, background, regional descriptions, and the essence of each critical hunt. With Regional Big Game Hunts and Hunting Ranch Exotic Game Hunts. 201 pages. Illustrated with color and b&w photos. Very Good+. USD 54.95 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 \| £UK 33.25 \| JP¥ 4850] Book number: 908071 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	FITZ, GRANCEL North American Head Hunting NY, Oxford University Press. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, green cloth bindings, light shelfwear, one small spot discoloration was noted on the upper spine, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear and rubs with a faint old splash soiled/stained area near the spinal crown. An outstanding autobiographical adventure story collection filled with suspese, daring, and the essence of each critical hunt based on the author's experiences from 1925 to 1955 as he became the first man in history to successfully hunt all 24 classes of North American Big Game Animals that can be legally taken. 188 pages. Very Good/Very Good. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 578381 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	SHOOTER'S BIBLE INC., DISTRIBUTED BY STOEGER PUBLISHING CO. The Original Mauser Magazine Sporting Rifles / Manufactured By the Mauser-Werke A.-G. Oberndorf a. Neckar NJ, Shooters Bible Inc. / Stoeger Arms Corp. 1964, Vintage Edition. Soft Cover, Oblong 8 3/8" Wide x 5 1/2" Tall. Original 1964 Issue, Shooter's Bible 1964 Printing with Early Models of Sporting Mauser Rifle and Carbine with Types and Special Models, Sights, Construction, Pocket Automatic Pistols, Machine Pistols, Specifications, Maker and Factory Histories, Rim Fire Small Bore 22 Caliber Rifles, Ammunication and Ballistics, Dimensions, Stripping and Assembling, Rifle Parts, Cleaning, Sighting and Aiming, and etc. Illustrated in crisp detailed b&w.56 pages. Booklet #6654.. Very Good+. USD 49.95 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4408] Book number: 908495 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	KAUFFMAN, HENRY J. The Pennsylvania-Kentucky Rifle NY, Bonanza Books. 1960, Later Printing. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Out OF Print, Tight/Bright and clean copy, maroon cloth bindings, black titles, small original vintage bookseller label on the upper first front freepage near the spine, unmarked text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear with small edge chipping, a few closed short tears, and light cover rubbing. A detailed and facinating illustrated reference on the origins, evolution, makers, models, design, and decoration of the Famous Pennsylvania and Kentucky Percussion and Flintlock Rifles. With notable gunsmiths, notable examles, histories, biographies, parts, operation, and more. Illustrated with photos and drawings in b&w. 374 pages. Near Fine/Very Good. USD 69.95 [Appr.: EURO 46.75 \| £UK 42.25 \| JP¥ 6174] Book number: 902398 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	LENK, TORSTEN, TRANSLATED BY A. URQUHART, J. F. HAYWARD - EDITOR The Flintlock: Its Origin and Development NY, Bramhall House. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 9" Wide x 11 1/4" Tall. Tight/Bright copy, green cloth bindings, black spinal titles, small and very neat original bookstore retailer "Vroman's of Pasadena, CA" sticker affixed to the upper first front freepage, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear with a few closed edgetears, small corner splits, and has been neatly taped from the interior. Translated from Swedish by G. A. Urquhart. A very well illustrated exhaustive reference on the origin, the development, the construction, form, technial improvements, and decoration of the Flintlock. This revised and corrected English language edition was originally published in Sweden in 1939. Includes 134 full page illustrations in b&w. 188 pages. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 79.95 [Appr.: EURO 53.5 \| £UK 48.25 \| JP¥ 7056] Book number: 903194 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	MAJOR, HARLAN Sure You Can Fish! US: Funk & Wagnalls Co. 1945. Hard Cover. Very Good/No dust Jacket. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. light soiling/browning, light edgewear, light interior foxing, small pen pricemark inside. This book was created to help the men at war in the Pacific Theater during WWII devise tackle from common items, to hook everything from Minnows to Marlin! Full of long forgotten backcountry and survival how-to's!. USD 15.42 [Appr.: EURO 10.5 \| £UK 9.5 \| JP¥ 1361] Book number: BQ615Z6 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	NONTE, GEORGE C., JR. Firearms Encyclopedia / An Outdoor Life Book NY, Harper & Row. 1978, Later Printing. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, brown cloth bindings, gilt titles, unmarked text, the front cover panel features an embossed rifle and shotgun illustration, light edgewear, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light edgewear, light rubbing, and a few closed edgetears. A through Z coverage, illustrations, examples, terms, recommendations, advice, tips, and more for sportsmen, hunters, competitive shooters, gun collectors, amateur gunsmiths, research, and reference. 341 pages. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 14.95 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1319] Book number: 901319 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ROSA, JOSEPH AND ROBIN MAY The Pleasure of Guns: The Intricate and Beautiful Work of Famous Gunsmiths London, GB, Octopus Books, Ltd. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 0706403681) Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Out OF Print, Tight copy, brown cloth illustrated bindings, brown spinal titles, the attractive pictorial binding has shelfworn and rubbed panel edges and covers, has light shelf bumping and is slightly bowed from years of storage. The interior text, color photes and color illustrations are umarked and Excellent! An Enjoyable Detail Packed Illustrated History of the Gun. In its Early forms from the Invention of Gunpowder, Matchlocks, Wheel-locks, Flintlocks, Percussion Locks, Pistols, Sporting Rifles, Revolvers, Derrengers, to the Early through WWII Rapid Fire Machine Guns. 96 pages.. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. USD 12.42 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 \| £UK 7.5 \| JP¥ 1096] Book number: 906420 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	SAM & LURA TOUCHSTONE Taxidermy Success Training US: Audio Visual Production, 1973. 1968/69, softcover, bound labeled training course with official course notebook.Nine prepunched booklets that start with how to prepare deer using taxiderny tools and supplies, various small animals, large game including carnivores, head mounts, rump mounts, mounting media, birds, fish, instant mounting, animal rugs, novelty mounts in which you combine different species, building a business, and gener al information. Also included are rabbit and Jack-O-Lope head mounting instructions, mounting shed antlers, permanent ways to reinforce fish fins, skunk mounting and deodorizing, mounting Pecarry (Javelina), Boar, Armadillo:Shell Baskets & Mounting, and Degreasing Birds. These are well illustrated with many b&w photos and can be used to learn the trade or start an interesting hobby. Very Good cond ition with light wear in attractive binder. USD 35.42 [Appr.: EURO 23.75 \| £UK 21.5 \| JP¥ 3126] Book number: 564775 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.

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	NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA NRA Hunting Annual / 1975 US, National Rifle Association of America. 1974, 1st Printing. Trade Paperback, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight copy, minor edgewear, minor age toning. Hunts, Tips, Articles, Region, Area, and State by State commentary, Records, Technique, Statistics, and more. Well illustrated! 159 pages + rear ad. Very Good. USD 9.95 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 878] Book number: 561219 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BRAKEFIELD, TOM Hunting Big Game Trophies / A North American Guide - An Outdoor Life Book NY, Outdoor Life / Sunrise Books. 1976, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, brown bindings, light shelfwear, unmarked text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear and rubs, small closed short tears, edge splots, and a small blank sticker on the upper front cover. A excellent hunter's reference and guide to hunting North America Big Game. With chapters on Outfitters/Guides, Whitetail, Pronghorn, Bears, Moose, Caribou, Elk, Mountain Goat, and etc. With Gun & Scopes, Avoiding Common Mistakes, Boone & Crockett Club Scoring, Trophy Hunting, Physical Conditioning, Setting up a Trophy Room, the Hunting Horse/Horsemanship, Wildlife Photography, Choosing a good Taxidermist, and more! Well illustrated in b&w. 446 pages.. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 17.94 [Appr.: EURO 12 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1583] Book number: 578445 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BRIDGE, RAYMOND America's Backpacking Book / Revised Edition NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1981. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, Clean Unmarked Text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light edgewear with a creased inner front fold. A great illustrated reference featuring equipment selection, packing techniques, trip planning, physical conditioning, insect and animal precautions & safety, clothing selection, first aid and emergencies instructions, trail nutrition, meals & recipes, map & compass usage, site selection, hiking with children, mountain, desert, forest, snow, and river hiking and camping, rough terrain hiking, survival techniques, advice, tips, examples, making your own equipment, and much more! 390 pages... Illustrated in b&w. USD 17.41 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.5 \| JP¥ 1537] Book number: 577860 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	DALRYMPLE, BYRON Deer Hunting With Dalrymple / A Lifetime of Lore on the Whitetail and Mule Deer US: McKay. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. First Edition. 1978, in Brodart Protective Cover,tight-bright copy, jacket has upper edge tatters,minor interior soiling/stains. A very detailed Whitetail and Mule Deer Hunters Reference Manual,from best hunting times of the day to tasty venison recipes. 248 pages of professional Q&A's, reference,tips, and hunting secrets. Food or trophy hunters advice, never come home empty handed again!. USD 12.42 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 \| £UK 7.5 \| JP¥ 1096] Book number: BQB387 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	DARNER, KIRT Hunting The Rockies: Home Of Tthe Giants Marceline, MO, Wadsworth Publishing Company. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0961482125) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and Clean Copy, color pictorial bindings, big game sketch decorated endpapers, no names, unmarked text. An outstanding detail packed biographical hunt and hunters true story collection filled with the adventure, background, regional descriptions, and the essence of each critical hunt. With Regional Big Game Hunts and Hunting Ranch Exotic Game Hunts. 201 pages. Illustrated with color and b&w photos. Very Good+. USD 54.95 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 \| £UK 33.25 \| JP¥ 4850] Book number: 908071 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	FITZ, GRANCEL North American Head Hunting NY, Oxford University Press. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, green cloth bindings, light shelfwear, one small spot discoloration was noted on the upper spine, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear and rubs with a faint old splash soiled/stained area near the spinal crown. An outstanding autobiographical adventure story collection filled with suspese, daring, and the essence of each critical hunt based on the author's experiences from 1925 to 1955 as he became the first man in history to successfully hunt all 24 classes of North American Big Game Animals that can be legally taken. 188 pages. Very Good/Very Good. USD 16.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1496] Book number: 578381 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	SHOOTER'S BIBLE INC., DISTRIBUTED BY STOEGER PUBLISHING CO. The Original Mauser Magazine Sporting Rifles / Manufactured By the Mauser-Werke A.-G. Oberndorf a. Neckar NJ, Shooters Bible Inc. / Stoeger Arms Corp. 1964, Vintage Edition. Soft Cover, Oblong 8 3/8" Wide x 5 1/2" Tall. Original 1964 Issue, Shooter's Bible 1964 Printing with Early Models of Sporting Mauser Rifle and Carbine with Types and Special Models, Sights, Construction, Pocket Automatic Pistols, Machine Pistols, Specifications, Maker and Factory Histories, Rim Fire Small Bore 22 Caliber Rifles, Ammunication and Ballistics, Dimensions, Stripping and Assembling, Rifle Parts, Cleaning, Sighting and Aiming, and etc. Illustrated in crisp detailed b&w.56 pages. Booklet #6654.. Very Good+. USD 49.95 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 \| £UK 30.25 \| JP¥ 4408] Book number: 908495 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	KAUFFMAN, HENRY J. The Pennsylvania-Kentucky Rifle NY, Bonanza Books. 1960, Later Printing. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Out OF Print, Tight/Bright and clean copy, maroon cloth bindings, black titles, small original vintage bookseller label on the upper first front freepage near the spine, unmarked text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear with small edge chipping, a few closed short tears, and light cover rubbing. A detailed and facinating illustrated reference on the origins, evolution, makers, models, design, and decoration of the Famous Pennsylvania and Kentucky Percussion and Flintlock Rifles. With notable gunsmiths, notable examles, histories, biographies, parts, operation, and more. Illustrated with photos and drawings in b&w. 374 pages. Near Fine/Very Good. USD 69.95 [Appr.: EURO 46.75 \| £UK 42.25 \| JP¥ 6174] Book number: 902398 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	LENK, TORSTEN, TRANSLATED BY A. URQUHART, J. F. HAYWARD - EDITOR The Flintlock: Its Origin and Development NY, Bramhall House. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 9" Wide x 11 1/4" Tall. Tight/Bright copy, green cloth bindings, black spinal titles, small and very neat original bookstore retailer "Vroman's of Pasadena, CA" sticker affixed to the upper first front freepage, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear with a few closed edgetears, small corner splits, and has been neatly taped from the interior. Translated from Swedish by G. A. Urquhart. A very well illustrated exhaustive reference on the origin, the development, the construction, form, technial improvements, and decoration of the Flintlock. This revised and corrected English language edition was originally published in Sweden in 1939. Includes 134 full page illustrations in b&w. 188 pages. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 79.95 [Appr.: EURO 53.5 \| £UK 48.25 \| JP¥ 7056] Book number: 903194 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	MAJOR, HARLAN Sure You Can Fish! US: Funk & Wagnalls Co. 1945. Hard Cover. Very Good/No dust Jacket. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. light soiling/browning, light edgewear, light interior foxing, small pen pricemark inside. This book was created to help the men at war in the Pacific Theater during WWII devise tackle from common items, to hook everything from Minnows to Marlin! Full of long forgotten backcountry and survival how-to's!. USD 15.42 [Appr.: EURO 10.5 \| £UK 9.5 \| JP¥ 1361] Book number: BQ615Z6 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	NONTE, GEORGE C., JR. Firearms Encyclopedia / An Outdoor Life Book NY, Harper & Row. 1978, Later Printing. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, brown cloth bindings, gilt titles, unmarked text, the front cover panel features an embossed rifle and shotgun illustration, light edgewear, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light edgewear, light rubbing, and a few closed edgetears. A through Z coverage, illustrations, examples, terms, recommendations, advice, tips, and more for sportsmen, hunters, competitive shooters, gun collectors, amateur gunsmiths, research, and reference. 341 pages. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 14.95 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1319] Book number: 901319 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ROSA, JOSEPH AND ROBIN MAY The Pleasure of Guns: The Intricate and Beautiful Work of Famous Gunsmiths London, GB, Octopus Books, Ltd. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 0706403681) Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Out OF Print, Tight copy, brown cloth illustrated bindings, brown spinal titles, the attractive pictorial binding has shelfworn and rubbed panel edges and covers, has light shelf bumping and is slightly bowed from years of storage. The interior text, color photes and color illustrations are umarked and Excellent! An Enjoyable Detail Packed Illustrated History of the Gun. In its Early forms from the Invention of Gunpowder, Matchlocks, Wheel-locks, Flintlocks, Percussion Locks, Pistols, Sporting Rifles, Revolvers, Derrengers, to the Early through WWII Rapid Fire Machine Guns. 96 pages.. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. USD 12.42 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 \| £UK 7.5 \| JP¥ 1096] Book number: 906420 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	SAM & LURA TOUCHSTONE Taxidermy Success Training US: Audio Visual Production, 1973. 1968/69, softcover, bound labeled training course with official course notebook.Nine prepunched booklets that start with how to prepare deer using taxiderny tools and supplies, various small animals, large game including carnivores, head mounts, rump mounts, mounting media, birds, fish, instant mounting, animal rugs, novelty mounts in which you combine different species, building a business, and gener al information. Also included are rabbit and Jack-O-Lope head mounting instructions, mounting shed antlers, permanent ways to reinforce fish fins, skunk mounting and deodorizing, mounting Pecarry (Javelina), Boar, Armadillo:Shell Baskets & Mounting, and Degreasing Birds. These are well illustrated with many b&w photos and can be used to learn the trade or start an interesting hobby. Very Good cond ition with light wear in attractive binder. USD 35.42 [Appr.: EURO 23.75 \| £UK 21.5 \| JP¥ 3126] Book number: 564775 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.