{"product_id":"outdoor-life-complete-book-of-hunting-fresh-water-fishing-boxed-set","title":"Outdoor Life Complete Book of Hunting \u0026 Fresh Water Fishing — Boxed Set","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1010\"\u003eCOMPLETE BOOK OF HUNTING\u003cbr data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"998\"\u003eClyde Ormond\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1067\"\u003eCOMPLETE BOOK OF FRESH WATER FISHING\u003cbr data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1051\"\u003eP. Allen Parsons\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1069\" data-end=\"1237\"\u003eA vintage two-volume Outdoor Life reference set covering hunting, game animals, waterfowl, upland birds, freshwater angling, tackle, techniques, and fly identification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1454\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1265\"\u003eComplete Book of Hunting\u003c\/em\u003e includes illustrations by Douglas Allen. \u003cem data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1345\"\u003eComplete Book of Fresh Water Fishing\u003c\/em\u003e includes a foreword by Ray Bergman, detailed drawings by Ray Pioch, and a color section depicting 152 flies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1456\" data-end=\"1829\"\u003eBoth hardcover volumes retain their illustrated dust jackets and are housed together in the original orange slipcase. Comparable versions of this boxed presentation are cataloged from the early to mid-1960s. The exact dates and printing statements for this particular set cannot be confirmed without photographs of the copyright pages. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"1854\"\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"2243\"\u003eAuthor: Clyde Ormond; P. Allen Parsons\u003cbr data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"1897\"\u003ePublisher: Outdoor Life \/ Harper \u0026amp; Row\u003cbr data-start=\"1935\" data-end=\"1938\"\u003ePublication Year: Circa 1963\u003cbr data-start=\"1966\" data-end=\"1969\"\u003eEdition: Outdoor Life two-volume boxed-set edition\u003cbr data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2022\"\u003ePrinting: Exact printings unverified\u003cbr data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2061\"\u003eFormat: Two hardcovers with dust jackets in original slipcase\u003cbr data-start=\"2122\" data-end=\"2125\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr data-start=\"2142\" data-end=\"2145\"\u003eCountry of Printing: United States\u003cbr data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2182\"\u003ePublisher\/Series Number, if applicable: Outdoor Life series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2245\" data-end=\"2254\"\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2256\" data-end=\"2269\"\u003eGood overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2271\" data-end=\"2718\"\u003eBoth illustrated dust jackets show visible age and handling wear, including rubbing, edge and corner wear, creasing, small chips, and short tears. The jacket for \u003cem data-start=\"2433\" data-end=\"2459\"\u003eComplete Book of Hunting\u003c\/em\u003e has wear and small losses at the head and foot of the spine, rubbing along the folds, and scattered surface marks. The jacket for \u003cem data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2628\"\u003eComplete Book of Fresh Water Fishing\u003c\/em\u003e has wear at the spine ends and corners, light scuffing, and minor edge tears and creases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2720\" data-end=\"2927\"\u003eThe original orange slipcase shows rubbing, bumped and worn corners, fraying and abrasion along the upper and lower edges, and general shelf wear. The case remains present and continues to hold both volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2929\" data-end=\"3171\"\u003eThe hardcover boards, copyright pages, page edges, hinges, and complete interiors were not photographed and therefore cannot be fully assessed. No signature, inscription, bookplate, or ownership marking is visible in the supplied photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3173\" data-end=\"3189\"\u003eCOLLECTOR’S NOTE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3191\" data-end=\"3474\"\u003eA complete period Outdoor Life boxed set retaining both illustrated dust jackets and its original slipcase. The books combine substantial illustrated reference material on North American hunting and freshwater fishing and have decorative appeal as a matched mid-century sporting set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3476\" data-end=\"3484\"\u003eSHIPPING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3486\" data-end=\"3569\"\u003eCarefully packed and shipped with protective materials to help ensure safe arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kenneth Lane Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48969446981787,"sku":null,"price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/3208\/6939\/files\/IMG_0234.heic?v=1783897309","url":"https:\/\/kennethlanerarebooks.com\/products\/outdoor-life-complete-book-of-hunting-fresh-water-fishing-boxed-set","provider":"Kenneth Lane Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}