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THE EAST AFRICA HUNTERS Anthony Dyer AMWELL PRESS signed LIMITED hunting KUHN THE EAST AFRICA HUNTERS Anthony Dyer AMWELL PRESS signed LIMITED hunting KUHN Click images to enlarge Description THE EAST AFRICAN HUNTERS by Anthony Dyer was published by the AMWELL PRESS in 1979 as part there AFRICAN HUNTING HERITAGE series. This the first book in the series, very rare. ********************************************** The AMWELL PRESS is the publishing arm of THE NATIONAL SPORTING FRATERNITY founded in March, 1976 by Jim Rikhoff. He is well know and liked throughout the sport publishing industry as a result of his early work as founder of the Winchester Press. Because of his popularity within the industry, he was able to get a who's who of international big game hunters and sport hunters as authors. The titles in the series include original works by professional hunters, books by active sport hunters, anthologies that contained selections from both contemporary hunters and classic works and reprints of sought after titles. The titles are limited to 1000 copies with beautiful leather bindings and slipcases. These titles are all SIGNED by the author or editor or both and by Jim Rikhoff. In many editions you will find great photographs from the authors personal collections while in others you will find illustrations from artists that capture the feel of the stories. ********************************************* THE EAST AFRICAN HUNTERS chronicles and describes the numerous licensed professional hunters who worked in East Africa for nearly a century. Anthony Dyer was a professional hunter in Kenya and served as the last president of the East African Professional Hunters Association (EAPHA). ******************************************* ** Illustrated throughout with ORIGINAL line drawings and a full-color frontispiece by the artist BOB KUHN, along with numerous plate's of black and white PHOTOGRAPHS from The East African Professional Hunters Association's private collection. ********************************** Beautiful dark BROWN leather, spine lettered and pictorially decorated in gilt with in design of a rhino, front cover giltstamped with the EAPHA's medallion etched in gold on the front, covers double-gilt-ruled, in a light BROWN slipcase. ********************************* THE BOOK AND SLIPCASE ARE IN VERY FINE CONDITION. ********************************* LIMITED EDITION OF #520/1000 COPIES, SIGNED BY ANTHONY DYER (THE AUTHOR) AND JIM RICKOFF (THE PRESIDENT OF "THE NATIONAL SPORTING FRATERNITY"). ********************************* - 7 1/8" by 10 1/4". - 316 pages. - foreward by Jim Rikhoff. - composed in 11/13 Baskerville typeface by the American-Stratford Graphic Services. - printed on acid-free paper, and Smythe-sewn and custom bound by Murphy-Parker Book Binders, Philadelphia. - Edited by Bernard Minarik. - Designed by Monica Sullivan. ********************************************* THE EAST AFRICAN HUNTERS is the first book in the Amwell Press's AFRICAN HUNTING HERITAGE COLLECTION. This "FIRST EDITION" sold out in less than a year. An extremely rare edition and one of the hardest to find, enjoy. ********************************** During this year I'll be listing addition AMWELL PRESS titles, each title sold seperately. I'm always selling titles by the BRIAR PATCH PRESS, PREMIER PRESS, SAFARI PRESS, FLYFISHER'S CLASSICS LIBRARY, and JOHN CULLER Limited Editions, as well as LEATHER fishing and hunting titles by other publishers. ********************************** Note: any glare is from my camera, not the book. Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting Create your brand with Auctiva's Customizable Templates. Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com. Track Page Views With Auctiva's Counter