Making Game Essay Woodcock by Guy Valdene (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Chatham, Russell (illustrator). "First Clark City Press Printing: October, 1990" stated, originally published 1985 by another Publisher, dj now enclosed in mylar wrap.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st printing thus. Cream cloth with gilt spine titles; 8vo; 171pp; illustrated with drawings by Russell Chatham; color pictorial dust jacket. A marvelous, well-written paean to the noble woodcock. "The Seneca Indians believed that the Creator made the woodcock from the leftover parts of every other bird. If that is true, his heart must be that of an eagle, for it is big and filled with the unique courage required to wander in solitude through the mysterious forests of his continent." (from Chapter One) A must read for any woodcock enthusiast. This copy is in near-fine, collectible condition and a bit more attractive than the 1st edition, published by Willow Creek Press in 1985.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Chatham, Russell (illustrator). Octavo (20 cm), pp. 171. First Clark City Press Edition. Beige cloth boards with pictorial jacket. Black and white drawings throughout by Russell Chatham, whose painting graces the jacket. "ValdÃÂ ne's writing is at once evocative and biting, gracefully balancing the obsessions of a naturalist, sportsman, and gourmand.".

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Brown cloth with darker brown spine & cover titles; 8vo; 202pp; issued without dust jacket; illustrated with tipped-in color frontispiece print and identical color cover paste-on, "Woodcock Moon: Northern Michigan" plus text drawings, all by Russell Chatham. A marvelous, well-written paean to the noble woodcock. " The Seneca Indians believed that the Creator made the woodcock from the leftover parts of every other bird. If that is true, his heart must be that of an eagle, for it is big and filled with the unique courage required to wander in solitude through the mysterious forests of his continent." (from Chapter One) A must read for any woodcock enthusiast. This copy of the true 1st edition is in near fine, collectible condition, possibly unread.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Chatham, Russell (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Stamped with author's signature by his daughter-in-law, prior to his death, but after he developed Parkinson's and could no longer manage the task. Octavo (20 cm), pp. 171. Beige cloth boards with pictorial jacket. Black and white drawings throughout by Russell Chatham, whose painting graces the jacket. "ValdÃÂ ne's writing is at once evocative and biting, gracefully balancing the obsessions of a naturalist, sportsman, and gourmand.".

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Chatham, Russell (illustrator). First Thus. [10], xi-xvi, [2], 19-202 pp. Book:Inscribed on Half Title page Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed By Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Chatham, Russell (illustrator). First Thus. [10], xi-xvi, [2], 19-202 pp. Book: Signed on Title page Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Oshkosh (Wisconsin), Willow Creek Press, 1985, 1st edition, hardcover, about 9 X 6 inches, 202 pages, illustrated in B&W in text. Book is virtually as new.

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Oshkosh, WI: Willow Creek Press, 1985. 1st edition. 8vo hardcover. 202pp. Color plate frontispiece, illustrations. Near Very Good book. Boards slightly bowed. (American Woodcock, Hunting, Shooting).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Chatham, Russell (illustrator). First Edition. [10], xi-xvi, [2], 19-202 pp. Book: Very light rubbing of corner tips, one slightly bumped. Boldly inscribed on the half title page, then signed and dated at the Gillenville quail plantation in 1988. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed By Author.