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May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

All orders ship by next business day! This is a used hardcover book. Pages have no markings and has some wear. Dust jacket is included and has wear and small tears. The cover/boards have wear. For USED books, we cannot guarantee supplemental materials such as CDs, DVDs, access codes and other materials. We are a small company and very thankful for your business!

Hardcover, no jacket. Limited, numbered edition. Clean, unmarked, tightly bound. Light wear. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available!

May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Henry Holt, New York, 1958, second printing. Not illustrated. 5.5" x 8.5". 184 pp. Black paper covered boards, brown cloth spine. "Tales of dogs, of men, and of that aristocrat of game birds, the bobwhite quail". Very good.

1961, 3rd printing, Holt Rinehart and Winston. HB (no dj, black and red boards) 184pp, VG (covers and their titles bright, interior clean and unmarked, binding tight)

Hardcover green cloth boards with gold lettering and decorations. No dust jacket. Book appears unused. Clean, unmarked, bright, and tightly bound. Prompt shipping.

Some small pieces missing to dustjacket at spine; previous owner name. These leisurely reminiscences of a philology professor's hunting experiences, set in southern United States, bring with them a wealth of literacy, wisdom, and humor. Havilah Babcock, whose stories in national outdoor magazines have made him a favorite to the hunting and fishing enthusiasts, creates in his anecdotes of the idiosyncrasies of the hunter and the hunted, an atmosphere of comfortable confidence. He speaks informally, and with the easy tone of the Southern gentleman who is talking of the land he knows, shares his enthusiasms, his exasperation, and his mellow insight into man and animal. These stories will have an obvious appeal to anyone who has ever held or dreamed of holding a fishing rod or a gun in his hand, as well as to the reader who enjoys Americana and the penetrating musings of a southern country gentleman. Over the course of Havilah Babcock?s career, the South Carolina-based author and educator penned some of the most humorous and insightful hunting and fishing stories ever told?his tales of pursuing bobwhite quail of particular merit and wit. he published unforgettable articles in Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, and Sports Afield, as well as classic books such as My Health is Better in November and Tales of Quails ?n Such. He is considered to be one of the finest, most good-natured sportsmen to ever put pen to paper.

Typed Letter from previous owner to author and Author's Typed Letter response attached to front endpapers. Black hardcover with white lettering to red spine. Front pastedown has photograph of the author and information about the book from a DJ. No DJ though. Spine faded as well as top edges with wear to corners and spine ends. Some foxing to rear endpapers. Binding tight. Pages clean. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.

184pp "The eighteen articles and stories in this collection-many of which have already appeared in Field & Stream and other sportmen's magazines-tell of hunting dogs and game birds, fresh-water fishing, and rollicking adventures with the gallant bobwhite quail. " Book is slightly cocked Endpapers aaat end of book are slightly soiled Dust jacket Dust jacket has chips and tears Removalbe, protective mylar cover over dust jacket.