[Rarebooks] fs: Roland Clark, GUNNER'S DAWN (1937) & POT LUCK (1945)

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Clark, Roland. GUNNER'S DAWN.

New York; The Derrydale Press: 1937.
Edition limited to 950 copies.

Roland Clark was one of the premier wildfowl artist of the 20th century. 
This was his second book of gunning tales, coming between "Stray Shots" and 
"Pot Luck". As John Holman writes in the Introduction to "Pot Luck"- "As a 
teller of tales that grip the hearts of men who go out in the early dawn 
and cast their decoys on rosy waters, or tramp the frosty uplands, he is 
hard to surpass".

Hardcover. 7.5"x10.25", 125 pages, an original signed etching as the 
frontispiece, plus 5 color and 14 b/w plates; color plates with tissue 
guards; publisher's full, gilt-ruled leather with a gilt duck emblem 
stamped on the front; covers with minor wear, a little rubbing, abrasion, 
etc., gilt duck somewhat rubbed. Contents with a bit of light spotting on 
the tissue guards and very minorly on a few color plate margins. Bookplate 
on front pastedown with minor offsetting on the ffe. [04841] $500.00

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Clark, Roland. POT LUCK.

West Hartford, VT; The Countryman Press: 1945.
Edition limited to 460 copies.

Roland Clark was one of the premier wildfowl artist of the 20th century. 
This was his third book of gunning tales, following "Stray Shots" and 
"Gunner's Dawn". As John Holman writes in the Introduction- "As a teller of 
tales that grip the hearts of men who go out in the early dawn and cast 
their decoys on rosy waters, or tramp the frosty uplands, he is hard to 
surpass".

Hardcover. 6.5"x10", 101 pages, 1 b/w and 6 color plates, and line 
illustrations, by Roland Clark. Publisher's tan/brick cloth with gilt duck 
vignette; slipcased. A little light soil, but a very nice copy. [04840] $225.00

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collection of books about "sporting" arts including some nice 
Derrydales.  Topics include upland gunning, waterfowling, fishing, 
horse-related sports, and a few more, of varied subject, all of which may 
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