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Wolfe Library Classics - Hunting & Shooting Sports

Wolfe Library Classics

Starting in 1984, and ending in 1990, Wolfe Publishing of Prescott, Arizona produced a series of reprints of classic gun and hunting related books. The books were produced in a limited edition of 1500 copies of each title. The books have cloth-covered boards, in various colors, with the Wolfe logo in gilt on the front cover, quarter dark-brown leather, with gilt lettering on the spines. There are 36 titles in the series - here is a list of titles in the order in which they were released.
  1. The Hunting Rifle, Col. Townsend Whelen
  2. Big Game Rifles and Cartridges, Elmer Keith
  3. Practical Dope on the Big Bores, F.C. Ness
  4. Handloading Ammunition, J.R. Mattern
  5. Alaskan Yukon Trophies Won and Lost, G.O. Young
  6. The Book of the Rifle, T.F. Fremantle
  7. African Rifles & Cartridges, John 'Pondoro' Taylor
  8. Textbook of Pistols and Revolvers, Julian S. Hatcher
  9. Military and Sporting Rifle Shooting, Capt. Edward C. Crossman
  10. A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa, Frederick Courtney Selous
  11. Modern Sportsman's Gun & Rifle Vol 1, J.H. 'Stonehenge' Walsh
  12. Modern Sportsman's Gun & Rifle Vol 2, J.H. 'Stonehenge' Walsh
  13. Modern American Pistols and Revolvers, A.C. 'Ralph Greenwood' Gould
  14. The American Shotgun, Col. Charles Askins
  15. Wilderness Hunting and Wildcraft, Col. Townsend Whelen
  16. Keith's Rifles for Large Game, Elmer Keith
  17. Field, Cover, and Trap Shooting, Adam H. Bogardus
  18. The Rifle in America, Philip B. Sharpe
  19. Hunting Trips in North America, Frederick Courtney Selous
  20. Shotguns, Elmer Keith
  21. Advanced Gunsmithing, W.F. Vickery
  22. Woodchucks and Woodchuck Rifles, C.S. Landis
  23. Hunting the Alaska Brown Bear, John W. Eddy
  24. Complete Guide to Handloading, Philip B. Sharpe
  25. Hunting Big Game - Volume I (Africa and Asia), Col. Townsend Whelen
  26. Hunting Big Game - Volume II (The Americas), Col. Townsend Whelen
  27. Experiments of a Handgunner, Walter F. Roper
  28. The Wilderness Hunter, Theodore Roosevelt
  29. The Book of the Springfield, Edward C. Crossman
  30. Practical Dope on the 22, F.C. Ness
  31. The Ultimate in Rifle Precision, Col. Townsend Whelen
  32. Textbook of Automatic Pistols, R.K. Wilson
  33. East Africa and Its Big Game, Captain Sir John C. Willoughby
  34. Identification of Firearms and Forensic Ballistics, Major Sir Gerald Burrard
  35. Small Arms Design and Ballistics - Volume I, Col. Townsend Whelen
  36. Small Arms Design and Ballistics - Volume II, Col. Townsend Whelen

I am no longer stocking books in this series. This page is being provided as a reference for collectors.

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