Inscribed
De Shootinest Gent'man and other tales. Introduction by Col. Harold P. Sheldon.
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1934.
First edition, edition of 950 copies, this copy unnumbered and marked for Review. Illustrated with photographs. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed. Original blue cloth, with full-color reproduction of canvasback ducks by Dr. Edgar Burke inset in upper cover. Fine fresh copy Siegel 76; Frazier B-20-a. Item #346605
First edition of one of the most beloved books of American sporting stories. The title story was first published in Recreation magazine in 1916, collected in John C. Phillips’ Classics of the American Shooting Field (1930), and here Connett inaugurated a series of four fine collections of Buckingham’s stories.
Boldly inscribed on the flyleaf, For Elmer and “Mikie” Maywald with the author’s every good wish for a long happy life together … Nash Buckingham, At home, Memphis, Tennessee”
In choice condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Free International Delivery
