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DAVIS, Henry E. (1879-1966). The American Wild Turkey. Georgetown: Small-Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1949. 8vo. Illustrated with frontispiece by Walter A. Weber, gravures by E. Stanley Smith. Publisher’s beige buckram, front board and spine stamped in gilt and green (minor rubbing to binding); publisher’s dust jacket (one small tape repair to jacket verso, spine a bit toned, some mild edgewear, rubbing, mild creasing and marginal chipping). FIRST EDITION OF THIS LANDMARK BOOK ON TURKEY HUNTING, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE FFEP TO THE FORMER SHOOTING EDITOR OF FIELD & STREAM MAGAZINE: “To Warren Page with my compliments Henry E. Davis Florence S. C. April 2, 1951”. “This is the cornerstone of any turkey hunting library and arguably the most important book ever written on the subject.” (Casada p. 64).