The Orvis Anthology: The C. F. Orvis Outdoor Writing Awards
Riverwood Press, 1984.
Limited Edition. Hardcover.
#2 of a Limited Edition of 300 copies. With a tipped-in colophon signed by Tom Rosenbauer, Leigh H. (Perk) Perkins, and John Merwin and with an Orvis Company corporate embossed gold seal. First Edition.
The C. F. Orvis Company Writing Contest was established in 1981 to promote excellence in writing that deals with fly fishing, bird hunting, and the conservation of bird and game species. This anthology is a distillation of the best writing about hunting and fishing from the years 1981 and 1982. Contest judges were Nick Lyons, Paul Schullery, Perk Perkins, John Merwin, and Tom Rosenbauer.
Illustrated by Ernest Lussier. Contributors: Gene Hill, Harrison O'Connor, Frank Woolner, George Reiger, Art Lee, Thomas McIntyre, Jim Capossela, William Childress, Lionel Atwill, Kenneth E. Shewmaker, Geoffrey Norman, William Tapply, Boyd Gibbons, Pete Kaminsky, Paul Rundell, Richard Henry, Vance Bourjaily, David Seybold, A. J. McClane, and Jack McLaughlin.
Item #902590ISBN: 0828905274
6-1/4 x 9-3/8", red spine with gilt titles, olive green paper over boards with gilt fish front board, xiv, 210pp, acknowledgments, illustrated.
Little wear to head of spine, very good to near fine in original slipcase.
Price: $100.00